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

- hsN av. voted therefor Every newly established county
shall be held liable for its proportion OF the then e1stg
ites of the county which shall De formed
rated upon the basis value of the property
personal subject taxation within the
additional territory county shall be held liable
proportion of the liabilities Of such other county
ing Of such acquisition, to be rated upon Inc OASIS
of the assessed value Of NIL property subject to taxation WILLIE"
such acquired territory
Mr. Johnston lay the substitute on the table,
Which agreed to.
Mr. Tayor offered the following substitute section 3,
Article VIII
SEC The Legislature shall have power and shall
tabsh whenever the electors of area OF ter
ritory containing hundred miles, and nve
hundred qualified electors shall by majority vote OF the eec
within such territory shall have voted at any general
election for the formation of such county NO new county
shall be established containing of than SIX
miles and less than five hundred qualified electors
Every newly established county shall be held liable for its
proportion of the Indebtedness of county or counties from
which the territory composing such county was TAKEN
existing of the formation of such county rated
the Of assessed value of all property SUBJECT TO
within territory taken from such county or coun
every county acquiring additional territory from an
other shall be liable for its proportion OF the aDtes
of such county from which such territory taken existing
the time of such to be rated upon the basis OF
the assessed value of all property subject to axatoh Within
to change county lines but the boundary lines OF no county
ntereed with within less than
ten miles of any established county site.
Mr. Parker to lay the substitute the table;
Which agreed to.
Mr.. Malone offered to amend as follows:
PROVIDED shall any county hereafter
organized be entitled separate in the
lature until such counties shall have 800 legally
qualified voters.
The question upon the adoption of the amendment
offered by Mr.. Malone;
Which agreed to.
Mr. Maxwell moved that section g. WILL be adopted
amended, and moved the previous question.
The previous question ordered.
Section was adopted as amended
Section read.
Mr.. Nee offered amend follows
Strike twothirds in lines and 3, and insert ma
jority" Strike out eight in line A, and insert " ten
Mr.. Carter moved to lay the amendment the table
" Which was not agreed to-
The question then upon the adoption OF the amend
ment
Which was agreed to- and the amendment was adopted
Mr.. Broome offered the following amendment:
Strike the, in line g and insert SUCH, and strike
out all after removal in second line;
Which adopted
Mr.. Randolph offered the following amendment:
Provided That the the county
seat may be temporarily located by law
Which was adopted
The question upon adoption of the section
amended;
agreed to- and the section declared adopted
amended.
The following additional section read
There shall be appointed by Governor, by
and with the of the Senate and for each county
five County Commissioners Their terms of office shall be
four and their powers duties and shall be
Mr.. Walter moved to lay the section the table.
The yeas and nays were called for.
The
burn, Bush, Carson Chaen, Chandler, Conover Fowler
Gibbs Goodbread Goss Greeley Green Hargret Hicks Hun
Landrum, Lesley Lewis Mann, Miller, MITCHELL Mex
Nee Parker Petty Randall of Duval Robertson Rowe
Sheats Thompson, Tolbert, Tompkins Walter Wilson Of
Polk and Manatee and Zpperer-37
Nays-Mr President, Messrs Bennett, Bethel, Blount
Broome Clarke of Jefferson Clark of Jackson Coke Cook
Davidson, Davis Duncan, Edge, Fogarty, Genovar
ellis, Hatch, Hausman, Henderson, Herndon, Hooker
Hope HUMPHREYS Johnston Jones, Love, Lutteroh
Malone, Marshall Maxwell, Milton Morgan, Mcclellan
Odom Orman Parkhill Parsons Paterson Peot. Randel
of Madison, Randolph, Richard, Scott Speer, Stone
Swearngen Taylor Tedder Turnbull, Wadsworh, Walker
Jr., Weeks Wilson of Clay, Wylly and Yonge-56
So the motion to lay the table not agreed to.
The question upon the adoption of the additional
ton.
Mr. Sweangen moved to amend by striking out the words
four years and insert " two years -
Which was accepted and agreed to.
Mr. Walter following substitute for the aadi
tlOnal section:
The County Commissioners county shall
of five MEMBERS but the election held for choosing
the there shall ballot the
of than three voted for for said office and
of the the five receiving the greatest
number shall be declared elected and shall
said Board.
Mr.. Cocker moved o lay the table.
The yeas and nays called for
The vote
Yeas-Messr Baker, Bell of Brevard and Dade Bennett
Bethel Blackburn Boun Carter Carson Clarke of Jefferson
Clark of Jackson, COker Cook Davidson, Davis, Duncan
Edge Fogarty, Genovar, s HATCH Hausman, Henderson,
Herndon Hooker, Hope, HUMPHREYS Ives johnston jones'
Landrum Lesley Love- Lutteroh Malone MARSHALL Maxwell
Milton, Morgan, Mcclellan, Odom Orman Parker larkhil
Parsons Paterson Pelot, Randel of Madison, Randolph
Richard Robertson Scott Sheas Spee Stone. Swearingen
Taylor Tedder Turnbul WadswOh Weeks Wilson OF Clay
Wilson of Polk and Manatee Wyy and YOnge-64
Nays-Messrs Boome Bush Carr Challen Chandler, Con
over, Fowler, Gibbs Goodbead Goss, Greeley Green IIa