The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-08

of Florida, approyed February 10. 1888 also. an
act f6r the relief OF Charles Gwynn, James
SEFW0od, Joseph Acostk ana John Smith It Mon
rue c0nAty. flsdsaS Nss - 'Haf asss49sss
Mr.. Bryan, of Orange. Offered ME- fealewiag
resolution RsOIpsd, Thai the, Attorney sGeneral
be requested 70 furnish this Assembly with 4 llst
| of the railroad and canal c0mpanfes % whom
lands Wese specially gran1eti BY the legislative
sessions Of 1877 and 1919 that hsEs not eomplied
t with The laws granting such charters; which Was
4 Mr. Maore olEerrd sise f,lfowinv resolution. b
Rssaired. That the Committee on Agriculture
and the Committee on Immigra ton are reQuesied
to act together as one committee 10 consider the
practicablify OF establishing Bureau OF Agri
eutture and Immigration, sad to report bv bsR
or otherwise; which was adopted. b.s s9
The following bills were introduced and
placed among the orders of the day
By Mr.. Green ASSEMBLY bill f29: to be
enfitled ansact 10 amena section Q Of Chapter
a106s Laws Of Florida. being an actin referencr
to fees, approved March 4, 1819.a 81 ~
By Mr Hnson - Assembly s bin No. 1ao; ,; TO
Brownson and Others, OF Gadsden county
BTgAr. d-7Assemhly bill No. s131 TO
be entitled an act to incorporate the Pine Grove
Camp Ground, IN euwannee county, m this
! BY Mr.. Oonant--Assembly bill No. x1s9: 10
be entitled an act for the relief Of the heirs Of
John Broward
By Mr.. Spear-Assembly bill No 1873: to be
entitled an act TO authorize the Board of Com
missioners of State Institutions to purchase
small tract Of land. w.
By Mr. Perry-Assembly bill No 1874: to be
entitled an act TO suppress gaming
By Mr.. Bryant, Of Polk-Assembly bin No
1876: to be entitled an act to amend section
167 of title Of Laws Of Florida relating to rem
edes in civil action.
By Mr.. Bryant of Polk-Assembiy bin No
1856: to be entitled an act to grant certain
powers to Justices of the Peace.
By Mr.. Marquis Assembly bill No 1877 TO
lie entitled an act to provide for the payment of
witnesses IN certain cases.
By Mr.. Enthusiastically bill No 1873 :
to be entitled act to prohibit unmarried
females from living with married females
By Mr.. enthusiastically bill No. 139: 10
be entitled an act 10 amend an act entitled sec
ton 13 and repeal sections 10 IA and Is of an
act to establish and keep in good repair the
public roads and highways in this State
By Mr.. Enthusiastically bill No. 140 TO be
entitled an act to incorporate the Monticello and
Georgia Railroad Company.
BY Mr. Byrne-Assembly bill No. 141 !: to be
entitled an act relative TO the Sabbath day.
BY Mr.. Cooper Assembly bill No l42 TO be
entitled an act to make certain regulations OF
practice and pleading in actions of ejectment
Mr. Neel moved to reconsider Senate bill Ne
81; which was agreed to, and the bill was recon
sidered.
Mr. Bevill, of Hamilton, moved that all Joint
resolutions proposing amendments to the Consti-
tuition which have been or may hereafter be pre-
sented to the Assembly, be spread upon the
journals in full; which was agreed to.
The following joint resolutions, proposing
amendments to the Constitution, were intro
duced; and referred TO the Committee on Con
stitutional Amendments.
BY Mr.. Reynolds Section of Article 16 OF
the Constitution Of this State shall be and is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECTION 3. The several Judicial Circuits of the
Circuit Courts shall be as follows: The First Ju-
dicial Circuit shall be composed Of the counties
of Escamba, Santa Rosa, Walton, Holmes,
Washington and Jackson; the Second judicial
Circuit shall be composed of the counties of
Gadsden, Liberty. Calhoun, Franklin, Leon,
Wakula and Jefferson; the Third Judicial Cir
cult shall be composed of the counties of Madison
Taylor, Lafayette, Hamilton, Suwannee and
Columbia; the Fourth judicial Circuit shall be
composed OF the counties OF Nassau, Duval, Ba-
ker, Bradford, Clay and St. Johns; the Fifth Ju-
dcial Circuit shall be composed OF the counties
OF Putnam, Alachua, Levy, Marion and Sumter
the Sixth Judicial Circuit shall be composed of
tee tee Polk and Mcniroee? te eseQgDpGSh dd.a. Mana,
Circuit shall be composed of the counties of VO-
lusia, Brevard, Orange and Dade; P0oidsd.
That the Legislature shall at all times have the
mower to change the boundaries of said Circuits,
other any or all of said counties, or any new
county that may be formed out of the same, and
to increase or reduce the number of said Circuits
and the Judges thereof; and the orders, judg
ments and DEGREES of said Circuit Courts and the
Judges thereof shall have the same force and eff
feet as to the execution thereof in any other Cir
cult as they have in the Circuit where rendered,
except that they shall not be lien real estate
in other counties than those where rendered,
unless rendered as now required BY law.
BY Mr. Bevill, Of Hamilton: Section Of Ar
ticle of the Constitutions is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
SEC. s. The Secretary Of State shall have the
administrative supervision of all matters per-
tanning to public instruction, the supervision of
buildings devoted to educational purposes. and
the libraries sbelmging to the University and
common schools. He shall organize Historical
Bureau for the purposes OF accumulating such
matter and Information as may be necessary for
compiling and perfecting the history OF the
State. He shall also establish a cabinet o. min
erals and other natural productions. l
Section of Article amended so as to read as
follows
SECTION g. The Secretary Of Siab shall have
general supervision OF the educational interests
of the Stale His duties shall be prescribed by
law.
Section 0 of Article 8 amended so as to read
as follows: n
SECTION 0. The Secretary If State. Attorney
General and Governor shall constitute body
corporate, to be known as te Board of Educa-
ton Of Florida. The SECRETARY OF State shall be
President thereof.
The duties of the Boar of Education shall be
prescribed by the Legislature. Also the follow
ing:
Section fS of Arsiee of the Constitution, is
hereby amended assolleWs: 19ssssis3
The Office of superintendent of Common
Schools is hereb- abolished, and the duties of
said Superinterdent are hereby devolved upon
the County commissioners Of the several coun-
ties in the safe, and the said Board OF County
Commissielers is hereby made the School
Board o. the several counties in lieu Of the
School Board, as now provided for by the
Constjation. Also the following: ~ 81 81
See I6, Act 5 of the Constitution is hereby
amaided so as to read as follows:
5ECTToN 16. The Governor shall be assisted
b cabinet Of administrative officers consisting
4 Secretary Of State, Attorney General
Comptroller, Treasurer, Surveyor General. Ad-
iuiant General and Commissioner of Immigrar
ton, and the Secretary OF State shall perform
the duties Of the eupcfintendAnt of pubEic In
sfructiOn Such efacers shall be appointeiahy
the Governor and confrmed BY tha Senate, and
shall hold their Offices the same time as the
Governor, or until their successors shall be
appoihted, confirmed and qaalIIIe1 gfl4 saAslaS
EA,s0 the following 6eciioa 1 Of Article II Of
the Constitution IS hereby amended 80 as tsrsaa
sssTror s i. Every male person Of tiie agssof |
twentyzope yeals and upwarsas, OF whatever fzce,
coSor, ssstienaliayxsr pseriess. eondtion, Who
shalL st the time Of offering to vote, be citizen
OF the United Etates, OF who shall have declared
his irtention to become such ID couformftya to
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