The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-11-11
Under the New Constitution.

The New Constitution having been
ratified, Article VII, "Census and APP
portionment," will be read with interest,
as it furnishes the information Floridians
now desire
SECTION /. The Senators representing the
odd numbered districts, as said districts are now
designated, whose terms have not expired, and
those Senators representing even Numbered dis
,ricts, to be elected A. d. 1886, under the Con-
siltution OF 1863 shall be the first Senate under
this Constitution; and the members of the AS
scmbly to be elected A. d. 1886, shall be the
first House Of Representatives under this
Constitution, and the Senate and House of Rep
rcsentatiyes thus constituted shall be the first
Legislature under this Constitution, and the
terms of Office Of each Of the said Senators and
members OF the House of Representatives shall
expire al the election for Senators and members of
the House OF Representatives A. d. 1888, and in
that year new Senate and House OF ltcpresen-
tatiyes shall be elected.
SEC. 2 The Legislatures that convene in the
year 1889 and thereafter, shall consist of not
more than thirty-lwo members OF the Senate,
and of no; more than sixty-eight members of the
House of Representatives. The members Of the
House Of Representatives shall be elected for
terms of two years, and the members OF the Sen
ate shall be elected for terms OF four years, ex-
cept as hereafter provided, the elections for
members OF the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatves to be held at the same time and places.
The terms of Senators elected in 1888 from dis
tricts designated by even numbers, shall expire
at the end Of two years from that date, and
thereafter all Senators shall be elected for four
wears, so that one half of the whole number
shall be elected biennially.
SEC. g. The Legislature that shall meet A. d.
1891 and those that shall meet every ten years
thereafter, shall apportion the representation in
the Senate, the whole number OF Senators not
to exceed thirty two members and at the same
time shall also apportion the representation in
the House of Representatives, the whole num-
Der Of Representatives not to exceed sixty-clght
members The representation in the House OF
Representatives shall be apportioned among the
several counties as nearly as possible according
TO population: Procided, Each county shall
have one representative at large in the House
Of Representatives, and no county shall have
more than three Representatives
SEC f. When any Senatorial District is com
posed of two or more counties, the counties OF
which such district consists shall not be entirely
separated by any county belonging to another
district. Any new county that may be created
shall be entitled 10 one member in the House OF
Representatives until the next apporlionment
thereafter and shall be assigned when created
to one Of the adjoining Senatorial Districts as
| shall be determined by the Legislature.
SEC 5. The Legislature shall provide for an
| enumeration of ali the inhabitants of the State
| by counties for the year 1895, and every ten
| years thereafter.
Section 2, of Article III, "Legislative
| Department" reads as follows:
The regular sessions Of the Legislature shall
be held biennially, commencing on the first
| Tuesday after the first Monday in April, A. d.
1887, and on the corresponding day OF every Sc
cond year thereafter but the Governor may con-
| vene the same in extra session by his prOclama-
ton. Regular sessions of the Legislature may
extend to sixty days, but no special session con-
vened by the Governor shall exceed twenty