The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-23

| suot IL Nouiu Oe dangerous Clause to insert in
The body OF this Article, and therefore submit a
separate ordinance, which may be adop,ed or
rejected without affecting the ratification of the
| constitution. In this our committee stood to
q Very respectfully,
A. 5. MANN, Chairman.
ARTICLE XIV
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY.
SECTION l. Every male person OF the age of
twenty one years and upwards, VIII shall, at the
lime oil Offering TO vote, be . citizen of the Uni
ted States, or who shall have declared his intep-
tldn u become such in conformity 10 the laws of
The United States and who shall have resided
and had his habita ati1n, domicile home and blace
OF permanent abode in Florida for one year. and
| III the county for six months next PRECEDING the
election at which he shall bfer TO vote, shall in
such county be deemed qualified elector at all
elections under this Constitution. Every elect or
snail VI tue time o his registration take and sub
scribe TO the following oath IL do solemly
swear or affirm that l will protect and defend
the Constitution OF the United States and of the
State of Florida, that am twenty-one wears OF
age, aud have been resident OF the State of Flor
lua Tor twelve months and of this county six
months, and am qualified To vote under the
Constitution of the State of Florida"
CEC. q NO person under guefslianship, non
coDp0s Dentss or insane shall be qualified TO vote
~ any election, nor shall any person convicted
| OF felony by court of record be qualified to
vote at any election unless restored to civil
| rights.
Lee. ). The Legislature shall have power and
snail enact Tie necessary laws to exclude from
every ONCE OF honor, power, trust or profit civil
or military, within the State and from the right
"l suffrage, all persons convicted of bribery,
| perjury larceny, or of infamous crime or who
shall make or become directly or indirectly in
terestcd in any bet or wager the result of which
shai depend upon any election; or who shall
hereafter night duel or send or accept a chal-
lengc to fight, or who shall be a second to either
| parry, or be the bearer of such challenge or ac-
cepance; but the legal disability shall not ac
crue until after trial and convection by due form
| OF law.
DEC A. Any person who shall give, or prom
lse or OHcr TO ylve To All eiectOr any money, re-
ward or other valuable lsI Iteration tor his vote
at an election in this State, or for Withholding
lhe same, or who shall give or promise To give
SUCH consideration To any other person or parry
| Tor such electors vote, or for the Withholding
| thereof, and any etctor who shall receive or
| agree To receive Tor himself or for another, any
money reward or other valuable consideration
! loT his vote at an election, or for withholding
the same shall thereby forfeit the right to vote
at such election, and any elecior whose right to
| vote shall be challenged tor such cause before
the election officers shall be required to swear or
affirm that the matter Of the challenge is untrue
! before hls vote shall be received.
SEC. D. Any person who shall, while ctnll-
date Tor Office br guilty OF bribery, iraul or
| wlI'ul violation Of any election law, shall be-
| forever disqualified from holding an Office of
! trust or pr"ht under The laws of this STATE; and
any person convicted of wilu violation OF the
election laws shall, in addition to any penalties
proylded by law, be deprived of the right OF sut-
lrage absolutely lor II term o! six years
SEC. t. In All elections by the Legislature The
vote shall b. clca roce, and in All elections by
the people the vote shall be by ballot
SEC. l. Every ballot voted when the voter
shall request the same, shall be numbered the
number placed thereon sl, be recorded by Ih
election officers on the list If voters opposite The
| name o1 The voter, with the fact that it vas
done al the voters request. The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not To inquire or dis
! close how any elcctor shall have voted. In all
Cases Oi contested elections the ballots cast may
| he counted, com pared with the list OF voter, and
examined under such safeguards as mly be pro-
vided by law.
| SEC. .. The Legislature at its frs: session
after the ratification of this Constitution shall
by law provide for the registration, by the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court in each county, of all the
legally qualified voters in each county and for
the returns OF elections and shall also provide
that after The completion, from lime To time, of
such registrations no person not duly register ed
according to law shall be allowed TO vote
AN oRDINNACE
To be voted upon separate from the Consttu-
ton, TO become part of The Constitution if
adopted
That in addition to the requisite qualifications
of an elecor Of this State as recited in section |
OF this Article: No person shall be deemed such
qualified elector until he shall have paid each
year capitation tax not to exceed one dollar
shall be provided by law.
A. $. MANN, Chairman
Messrs. Turnbull and Odom offered the fol-
lowing minority report:
The undersigned agree in the main with the
majority report, except as to section 7. The
effect OF this section rs we think will tend TO
destroy the secrecy of the ballot. They also dis
sent from the majority Of the Committee as TO
the ordinance. They believe that il should be
made section OF Article XIV, and not be sub
mitted as separate vote. and so recommend.
Very respectfully,
s. J. TURNBULL,
E. L. ODoM.
Mr. Gibbs gave notice that he would submit a
minority report ON Tomorrow.
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of Committee on City
and County Organization, made the following
report:
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July II, 1885.
Hon SAMUEL PAsCo,
Presjdent of the C5npention
SIR: Your Committee on County, Township
and City Organization, to which was referred
petition from certain citizens of Holmes
COuutJ pay " CHuLSiuS Oh tuc equity llucS vi
said county by which portion OF the territory
of said county would be added to Walton coun-
ty, also a counter petition signed by 267 other
| citizens OF Holmes county, protesting against any
such action,
| Beg leave 10 report that they have had both
| petitions under consideration, and recommend
| that action be taken by this Convention in
terfering with the county lines of said counties.
Very respectfully,
j. f. YoNGE, Chairman.
Mr. Green moved that the re report be received
and adopted; agreed to.
| The consideration of Article XI on Judiciary,
| was resumed
Mr.. Carter moved that further consideration
Of Article Nj be postponed until 10 O'Clock A. Nj
| Tuesday next; agreed to.
Mr.. Hicks gave notice that he would on to.
| morrow move 10 reconsider the vote by which
| the following amendment to seclio 26, Article
| XI, was lost "And quarantine regulations
| wit such limitations may be prescribed by
! law"
Mr.. Walter moved that 500 additional copies
of The journal be printed each day. Mr.. Swear
| ingen moved to lay the motion on the table ;
| agreed to.
Article XII, on Finance and Taxation, was
| read a third time.
| Mr. Challen moved to amend section by
striking out the words tax on just before the
word licenses; tabled.
Mr. Walker, Jr offered to amend section 8 AS
follows: after tax" in 4,h line, add license
| tax" in 81 line; tabled.
Mr.. Walker, Jr., moved TO strike out section
| 8; tabled.
| Mr. Rlouot moved IN strike ont the word