The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30

| management and control of Boards OF Trustees
TO be appointed by the Governor with the ad
vice and consent Of the Senate. The Governo
and superintendent OF Public Instruction shal
be erctic'o members Of the Board Of Trustees
referred
Mr.. Randolph offered the following addition
section: No municipal election shall be held IL
any city or town within the Stale on the SAM
day as that of general election tabled
The following two sections TO Article XVI OF
Miscellaneous Provisions. offered by Mr.. ChAllen
| OF Duval, ON Tuesday the thirty hrst day OF thu
| Convention, came up for consideration. on tho
second reading: The right OF drainage and the
means to procure il shall he promoted and pro
| tecfed, and the right Of way through inferior
lands for the drainage of superior lands by the
| direct as well AS by the natural course shall be
| provided tor and enforced: Er0rided. That the
cost and drainage Of such easement may be
| assessed in proportion to benefit upon the lands
| of the parties applying for the same and, pro
| rided, further. That the owners of lands bearing
the servitude shall be entitled 10 just compensa-
| ton from the parties so applying.
The right t" collect rates or compensation for
the use OF water supplies to any comfy, city Or
town, or the inhabitants thereof, Is a franchise
and cannot be exercised except by authority of
| and in The manner prescribed by law.
Mr.. Richard moved TO lay the irst section on
| the table
Pending action, Mr. Mcclellan moved to com
| nit the two sections To the Committee on Ju-
dietary Department; agreed to.
Article XVI, on Miscellaneous Provisions, was
| then passed, and engrossed for third reading
Mr.. Thompson gave notice that he would
move 10 reconsider the vote by which his
| amendment to Article =, on Private Corpora
| tions, was lost.
| The consideration of Article XI, on Judiciary,
| was resumed.
| Messrs. Johnston and Sheats were excused
until Tuesday. Page Fowler was granted u
| leave of absence
| Upon motion of Mr.. Mcclellan, The Article
was read by sections, commencing with sec
| ton l.
Section was read and passed
Section was read
Mr.. Lsndrum offered the following substitute
SECTION The Supreme Court shall consist
of n Chief Justice AMI two Associate Justices.
who shall be appointed by The Governor, by and
with the advice and cons nj OF the Senate, and
shall hold their offices tor the term Of: The frst
Associate Justice tor three years and the secsud
Associate Justice for six years, and the Chief
Justice for nine years, that one shall be ap-
pointed every three years after their first ap-
poin'mcnt and confirmation; tabled.
MIR. Sanchez moved to amend As follows
Strike out Chief Justice and two Associates
and insert them :" agreed to.
MIR. Hooker moved To amend AS follows: In
lines and Z, strike out sentence beginning with
" The and ending with office" and inserting
" the Justices Of The Supreme Court shall desg
nate by II every two years one of the number
IL Chief Justice"
Bending discussion Mr. McClrltn offered the
following amendment In 9Th line after the
worl lot insert "by said Justices" accep
ted.
The amendment was adopted
Section was passed ms amended.
Section 2 WAS read
Mr. Chandler moved To amend as follows:
Strike ont the word 4" or " before criminal" IN
line 2, and add after courts in same line, the
words county courts" tabled
MIR. BlOunt moved tu amend by inserting the
words or elected after appointed" in line
one; agreed to-
Section 3 was passed as amended.
Section WAS read and passed.
Section ) was read and passed
Section was read and passed.
Section was read and passed.
Section ) was read
Mr. G,ss offered 10 amend as follows Strike
out in first line the words "shall he appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate"
and insert in lien thereof shall be elected by
the people of the State at large"
MIR. Bethel called the previous question on the
adoption of The amendment offered by Mr.. Goss.
and on the adoption of the section.
The amendment was not adopted
Mr. Bethel Withdrew his motion for the pre-
vous question on the adoption ot the section.
MI! Mcknnon offered the following amend
ment: Strike ont from be in first line to
and" in second line, and insert elected by The
qualified electors of the Judicial Circuit" ta-
beh.
Mr. Wilson, of Polk, moved the previous ques
ton passed.
Section was passed.
Section 8 was read and adopted.
Section 10 was read and passed
Section 1 WAS read and passed.
Section II was read and passed.
Section 13 was read
Mr. Randall f. Duval off tn fol
lows: Insert the words from the county" after
the word absence" in line 3 agreed to-
Mr. Blount moved 10 amend by striking out in
line . the words "who shall be known as" and
insert in lieu thereof the words to be; agreed
TO, and section 13 was passed as amended
Section ii WAS read
Mr.. McKinnOn moved to amend as follows
Section IA Strike out all of the first line and
insert "these shall be elected by the qualified
electors in the Judicial Circuits" tabled.
Section IA was passed.
Section Is read and passed.
Section 16 was read.
Mr.. Blackburn offered to amend as follows
In lines and g. strike out He shall have the
power Of a committing magistrate, and insert
:" He shall have the same jurisdiction in civil
and criminal cases as Justices of the Peace !"
tabled.
Mr. Oliveros moved to amend by striking out
all after the word magistrate" in eighth line;
tabled
Mr.. Blount moved to amend the section by
striking out the words Judges of the County
Courts" and insert in lieu thereof the words
County Judge" in line 4.
Mr.. Chalen offered the following resolution:
Re~loed, That the Sergeant at Arms be instruct
ell TO make thorough examination of the roof
of the Capitol and of the cisterns from which
the water used by the Convention is obtained,
and if the waller is found to be impure that he
furnish pure waiter from some other source
adopted
Convention took a recess until O'Clock