The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30
FOUR O'CLOCK p. N.


The Convention resumed its session.
President PascO in the chair
quorum present.
The consideration Of Article NJ, on Judiciary,
was resumed.
Section 90 as amended was pending.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Thompson
was again read dnd laid on the table
Mr.. Sanchez, offered the following amendment
to section %, MS amended by Mr.. Hooker: In
sert In sixth line after The word "such after
" cases y" excepting felonies; agreed to.
Mr.. Sanchez moved the adoption of Article
NJ, on Judiciary, as amended, and moved the
previous question and the Article was adopted
by vote of % to "a.
Article XIV came up for consideration on its
second reading
Section was read
Mr.. Blount offered the following four sections
as a substitute for section 1
SECTION 1. Every male person of the age of
twenty years and upwards, who shall, at the
time of registration, he citizen of the United
States or who shall have declared his intention
to become such in conformity to the laws OF the
United States, and who shall have resided and
had his habitatiOn, dOmicile home and place OF
permanent abode in Florida for one year, and in
the county for six months and shall have paid
his poll tax for the year in which such election
shall be held and for the year preceding, il he
was then subject TO such tax, shall in such coun-
ty be deemed qualified elector at all elections
under this Constitution.
SEC 2. All poll taxes shall be payable on the
first day OF January of each year. Upon the
payment Of any poll tax the Tax Collector shall
give receipt therefor, sealed with a seal TO be
provided for that purpose, and shall register the
name and election precinct of the person pay
ing such tax. He shall at each election furnish
to the inspectors of election OF each precinct a
certified list OF the qualified voters of that pre-
cinct, and no person shall be allowed to vote
unless his name shall be on such certified list or
he shall exhibit his poll tax receipt 10 the inspec
tors of election
SEC. 8. Every elector shall, at the time of his
registration, take and subscribe TO the following
oath IL do solemnly swear affirm that will
project and defend the Constitution OF the
United States and of the State of Florida, that
am twcntyone years OF age, and have been a
resident of the State Of Florida for twelve
months and OF this county SIX months, and | am
qualified to vote under the Constitution of the
State of Florida"
SEC. f. No person shall vote except in the
election precinct in which he appears by the reg
lister TO reside; but the Legislature shall provide
an easy method Of changing the register so as tc
conform to an actual change Of residence from
one precinct to another.
Mr.. Mann moved to indefinitely postpone the
substitute
MIR. Blount Withdrew the substitute for thu
present, and moved the following resolution
and asked that it be considered instead OF TIT
| pending question:
| Ieesolced, That the payment of poll tax shall
be prerequisite TO voting at any election in thl
state.
Mr.. Baker claimed that the motion could only
be entertained by suspending The rules
The President ruled that the house could il i
saw fiji entertain the motion without the sus
| pension of the rules
| The question was, shall the decision of th
Chair be sustained?
| The yeas and nays were called for, and tn
| Chair was sustained
| The question was upon section of Articl
NV as reported by the committee. Mr. Pal
sons offered the following amendment TO sec
| ton
Aflcr tue words offer to vote" in sixth line
insert " and shall have paid all capita ton take
thot have been assessed against him for the tw
years next preceding"
Pending discussion, the Convention took
recess until 8 p NJ.