The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-08-06
Notice of Election.

WHEREAS, The Legislature Of 1897, I'M.
der the Constitution Of 1885, of the State OF
Florida, did pass Three Joint Reso In lions
proposing Amendments to the Constitution
Of the State Of Florida, and the same were
agreed TO by a vote of three.hfths OF all the
Members elneted to each House; that the
vote on said Joint Resolutions were enter.
yeas and nays thereon, and they did deter
mine and direct that the said Joint Resolu.
lions be submitted to the Electors Of the
state at the General Election In November
1893; Now, Therefore. ], John l.. Crawford
Secretary Of State Of the State Of Florida
GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each county In Florida, or
, Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday
In Move nber, A. ID. 1893, the said Tuesday
being the
, for the Ratification or Rejection Of the sale
joint Resolutions proposing Amendments
, to the Constitution Of the State Of Florida
ARTICLE XII.
Section Is, Of Article XVI, shall be and 1,
, amended so as TO read as follows:
! Section ID. The sureties upon the officia
bonds OF oil state, county and municipal OF
f, ficers shall be residents OF, and have suffi
c!ent visible property unencumbered with
, Ia the State, not exempt from sole under lie
| gal process, to make good their bonds; ant
county and municipal officers shall reside
within the county where their principals
upon such bonds reside, and shall have suf
ficient visible and unencumiered property
In such county, that lie not exempt from
sale under legal process TO make good their
liability on such bonds. Provided, "That
any duly organize and responsible Guar
t,., o., 10 nts 40.
domestic, lawfully doing bushes In this
State, may become and be accepted rs sur.
ETY. on all such official bonds"
ARTICLE XIII.
Section 81, of Article v. of the Constitu.
ton OF the State Of Florida is hereby amend.
ed so IS to read as follows.
Section SO. No courts other than herein
specified shall be established in this. Safe,
except that the Legislature may clOtbe any
Rail road Com mission with Judicial Powers
In all matters connected with the functions
of their Office.
ARTICLE xiv.
Add the following ns Section "a, Of Arti.
Gle Ill:
Section "a. Immedi ately upon the I'm.
parchment Of any, Officer by, the House Of
Representatives, he shall be disqualified
from performing any of the duties Of his Of.
fee until acquitted by the Senate, and the
Governor, In such CASE, shall AZ once ap-
point an Incumbent to I'll such office pend
Ing the impeachment proceedings. In case
Of the Impeac hment Of the Governor. The
p esident Of the Senate, or Ia case Of the
death, resignation or liability Of the Presi
ident Of the Senate. the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, shall act as Gov.
ernor pending the Impeachment Proceed
ings against the Governor.
The votes cast in compliance with said
proposed amendments, aad the canvass,
declaration and returns thereof, shall be
subjected TO the same regulations and re.
strictions as are provided by law for gener-
al elections In the State of Florida.
The attention Of the Sheriff is called TO
the law requiring him TO cause Notice Of
said Election to be published In Newspa-
per printed In the county, II there be pa
per In the county, and II there be no paper
published In the county, he shall cause at
least five copies Of this Notice 10 be posted
10 the most public places In the county.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal Of
the State NJ Florida, at Tallahassee, the
Capital, this the 80th day Of July, 1893
IL. 81 JOHN L. CRAWFORD,
Secretary Of State,
To Y. G. ALLEN,
Sheriff OF Washington County.