The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-06
ARTICLE XVI.
Mis- ELI.A\EOt PROVISIONS.

SEXTON The seat of Government shall be at the City of
Tallahassee, in the county OF Leon.
SEC > Each and every officer of this State including the
members of the Legislature shall before entering upon the
discharge ofhi official duties take the following office
do soemnly affirm that will support protect
and defend the Non~ttuon and Government of the United
and of the Of Florida duly qualified
to hold office under the Constitution of the State that
will we'll and faithfully perform the duties of --
which am now about to enter. SO help me God
SCI 3 The salary of each officer shall be payable quarterly
upon his requisltion
All county officers shall hold their respective Offices
and keep their official books and records the county
their counties and the Clerk Sheriff shall either reside
have a deputy within miles of the county seat
SEC The Legislature provide for the donation of the
public lands actual settlers but such donation shall
coed eighty acres to any person.
SEC g. The Legislature shall provide for the speedy publ
cation and distribution of all laws it may All de-
csons Of the Supreme Court and all laws and judicial de-
cons shall be free for publication by arb person But
judgment of the supreme Court shall take effect until the
OF the Court such shall be filed with the Clerk
OF said Court
SEC l. The Legislature shall any Office the term
of which shall be longer than four years.
SEC s. \ plurality of given election of officers
shall choice when not otherwise provided by this
Constitution.
SEC O. In all criminal prosecuted in the of the
State where the defendant nsvent discharged the State
shall pay the legal and expenses including the fees Of
officers under such regulations shall be prescribed by law
SEC The Governor, Supreme Court and all the admins
officers of the Executive Department shall keep their
offices at the Seat of Government But in case of invasion or
violent eplemics the Governor direct that the offices of
the Government be removed temporarily other place
The Of the Legislature may be adjourned for the
the Departments of the Government shall be removed
place But such removal shall continue longer than the
necessity for the same shall continue.
SEC H. No compensation shall be made to any Off
GER agent employee contractor after the shall have
been rendered. the made shall money be
appropriated paid any claim, the subject matter of
which shall have been provided for by preexstng laws
unless such compensation claim be allowed by bill passed
by twothrs of the members elected each house of the
Legislature.
SCI, H. present Seal of the State shall be and
the Florida and the present State En-
bem shall be and remain the Emblem of the State OF Florida
SEC 49, The suetes upon the official bonds of all the State
officers shall be residents Of and have sufficient visible pro-
pry unencumbered Within the State not exempt from sale
under legal process make good their bonds and the
ties upon the official bonds of all county officers shall reside
within where such county officers reside and have
sufficient visible property therein unencumbered and not e1
SEC a. All State County and Municipal officers shall