The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

Section 1a) Under cur present Cor~a-..
ID In the power of such ol3ces vhile -
n ire il not in session 10 block IT, 49,
government and the Chief Executive I. 80
less There 10 no cootrol over An o1.sa
refuses 70 discharge bis duty OF perver,el, 49,
charges Il improperly, exceFf by The o.,xf os-
process Of law. which ID prove1bialIv .say
and while this remedy is being pursued ;e,.
able harm and dai-sage may be done - ~ Pr
teresis Of the State u
S. The life tenure Of once ID sio,,.hss
6. An additional court 10 provided for
counties Is IL may be needed, with jur;.i;..:Sea
10 CIVIL cases not Involving more than i've -.
dred dollars ia value and over misIem..sa-
ARTICLE ", Section 49, These courts ~, ~
lievc the Circuit Courts in the more nor.,,.
comics where the dockess are oyerhp,t."s
ard as the Legislature has perfect move, !.
ganizing these courts the terms NAV ~ -
ranged Is 70 afford . speedy trial Of a.
charged with offences within their jurisdicfio,
ard the more frequent Jail deliveries win -,
much expense TO The State Should the an,o-,'.
Of business not justify the continuation Of NJ.
court in any county where IL il orgauized az
Legislature has power 10 abolish IL
T. When The Judge il disqualified to ,rv...
instead OF the expense and delay OF s1mmo-'
ing Judge from another Circuit or OF send;.-
the parties and witnesses To another county -
get hc ring the sr'tors may, If they N -
agree to have their case tried by an a,:orn.ss
who, for the sI cial case has all the r.ow,rs :;
the regular Judge OF the Circuit (Art Y -
1917
g. Criminal Courts Of record are prov;daa T..
with six terms year in all counties where thev
are desired by majority Of The regis,ered
voters. In these cpurts all criminal cases No,
capital may be tried. TART V. Secs 24-39l
g. The Legislature has power to establ,eh new
counties This cannot be done at all under The
Consti ltion of 1858. matter how gre.,
the necessity. (Art VIII, Sec 81 Ia the south.
ern part OF the State. which is now rapidly he
coming populous and wealthy, several COUNTS.
already have such an amount Of business ana
are 50 large in extent that ii is burdensome n
the people To attend The courts and arrange their
affairs which have TO be transacted at the county
site. This provision is the only means OF relief
in the near future.
10 The County Commissioners are 10 he g.
lected from districts into which the counties
are TO be divided. art VIII, Sec ST. Thev
cannot all be taken from one part of the COUNTY
as they may DOW be, but each portion will he
represented. As this body has TO pass upon
questions OF valuation OF lands, location AZ
bridges and roads, selection Of jurors, establish.
ment of election precincts and other important
questions relating 10 matters all over the county
il is manifest that the board should include in ia
membership those whose local knowledge and
information will aid the entire body in coming
TO fair and just conclusions
II. A more complete system for the Assess
ment of taxes is provided for by allowing he
County Commissioners in counties where II i,
deemed necessary, TO divide their county into
taxation districts and to appoint an assistant as
SCISSOR for each district. (Ar- VIII, Sec. n
Very much property owned largely BY non resi-.
dents now escapes taxation, but more thorough
system will bring it upon the tax books. values
will be more fairly equalized than they have
been, and the increase in the taxable property
will reduce the rate Of taxation and relieve ihose
whose property now bears more than IFS share Of
this burden. Ii is estimated that but little more
than half OF the property of the State bears liz
proper share of taxation under the system which
now prevails. If the omission is equal to only
one half or one-fourth of this amount. grave
injustice is done those whose property is neces-
sarily over-taxed by such omission. s. PAsCo.