The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-09-03
Election o{Ice.

WHEREAS, The Legislature az 1871. on.
wv der the COnatltntf0n ut 1SSS al ths
State of Florida did pass Joint Resolution
nrnnosing an amendment 10 the Constitution
Of the State of Florida, and the same was
agreed to by vote Of three tfths of all the
members elected to each house that the vote
ON the said Joint Resolution was en- cred
nnoD their respective Journals with the yeas
and NAYS thereon, and they did determine and
direct that the said Joint Resolution be sub.
mitted to the electors of the State Mt the GEN
eral election to be held in each county in
Florida, on Tuesday, next succeeding the first
Monday in October, 1892 the said Tuesday
being the 4ih day of the said October. The
said Joint Resolution reads as follows:
ARTICLE /.
Section Of Article X Of the constitution
is hereby amended SO as to read as follows
" The exemption provided for in Seciiol
l of Article X of the Constitutio,
of Florida shall inure to the widow
ard descendants of the party entitled
10 such exemption in the following proper.
lions, viz: One-half thereof 10 the widow, if
there be widow, atd the remaining half to
the child or children AZ his or their de-
scendanis, the latter taking the interest their
parent or parents would take il alive. fthere
be no child, chi ldrcn or descendants, then the
exemption shall inure 10 the widow. if there
be no will. rs provided in Section of this
Article. II there be no widow, then the cS-
emption shall inurc to The descendants OF
the party entitled thereto, aud such exemp
tions shall apply % all debts except as speci
fed in Section OF said Article
Now, therefore, notice OF such determine
ton is hereby given, with The following in
strUc ions: Any elector desiring to vote al
s. CHI election in favor Of the said ann ndment
shall have written or printed on the same
ballot on which the names of the person or
persous vot, d for for any office or offices AT
said election are written or printed, nd on
the same side thereof as such names are writ
ten or printed, the words - For the Amend
ment;" and any elector desiring 90 vote
against the said amendment, shall have writ
ten or printed on sucn ballot, on the side
thereof above prescribed, the words Against
the amendment"
The votes cast on this question sna.. oe
canvassed and declara ion aud return Thereof
shall be made by the inspectors, and by the
County Canvassing Board, and by the state
Canvassfng Board, in the same manner and at
the same times as votes cast for persons tor
offices at said election required by law to
be canyassed, declared and returned.
The attention Of the sheriffs is called to the
law requiring them TO cause notice of the
said election 70 be pub ishcd in n newspaper
printed in the county, il there be a paper IN
the county if here be m paper published ip
the county they shall cause st least five copies
If This D0'ice 10 be posted in The most public
places III the count
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
SIT my hand and nave j, rennfo affixed
the Great seal of Florida. AZ Tali1has-
see, ;hr capital, ti.s 22d day ot JUle.
y. d. 80.
JEO l.. CRAWFORD.
Secret ny II Site.
t. John A. Poar'e, Sheriff Lon county.
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