The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-08-20
Notice of Election.

WHEREAS, The Legislature OF 1897, m
der the tOn stitutiOn NJ 1854. OF the State OF
Florida, did pass Three Joint Resolutions
proposing Amend m ents 70 the nstitu ton
Of the State Of Florida, and the sumo were
~ reed 10 by u vote Ofthree .fiflbs OF all the
Members elneted 10 each House; that the
vote on said joint Resolutions were enter.
ed upon their respective Journals. with the
yeas and nays thereon, and they did deter.
mine and direct that the said Joint Resoiu-
lions be Submitted to the Electors Of the
state at the General Election In November.
1898; Now, Therefore, !, John l.. Crawford,
Secretary OF State OF the State OF Florida,
do hereby give notice that n
GENERAL ELECTION
VIII b. held in each county IN Florida. on
Tuesday next succeeding the tirst Monday
10 Move nber, A. ID. 1898, the said Tuesday
being the
ElGHTd DAY OF NOVEMBER,
for the Ratification or Rejection II the said
JOilt Resolutions proposing Amendments
to the Constitution Of the State Of FLORIDA,
ARTICLE XII.
Section IL, OF Article XVI shall be and is
amended so as 10 read as follows:
Section IL The sureties upon the Official
bonds OF all state, county and municipal Of
hcers shall be residents Of, and have sufH.
c!ent visible property unebcumbeSed with.
ID the state, not exempt rom sole under lie.
gal process, 10 make good their hoods; and
the sureties upo0 the Official bonds Of all
county and municipal officers shall reside
within the county where their principals
lpon snch bonds reside, and shall have SUI
ficien visible and unencumtsTed property
In such county, that Is not exempt from
sale under legal process to make good their
liability on such bonds. Provided, "Tbst
any duly oryaDized and responsible Guar.
antee or Surety Company, either foreign or
domestic, lawfully doing bushes In this
state, mar become and be accepted ss sur
ETY. on oil such Official bonds. {"
ARTICLE NH.
Section 81 Of Article v. Of the Constitu-
tiOn Of the State or Florida is hereby amend.
ed ~ IS 10 read r. follows.
Section 70. No courts other than herein
specified shall be established in this Safe,
except that the Legislature may clotbe any
Rail rond Commission with Judicial Powers
In all matters connected with the functions
Of their Office.
ARTICLE XIV.
Gle Ill:
Section "a. Immedi ately upon the I'm.
peachment Of any Officer by the House Of
Representatives, he shall be disqualified
from performing any Of the duties Of his OF.
Governor, In such cas-. shall NJ once Sp-
point an incumbent TO fill such Office pend
IL = the impeachment proceedings. In case
OF the Impeachment Of the Governor, the
n esident Of the Senate or 10 case OF the
death, resignation or ina bility Of the Pyesi
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
amendments, and the canvase,
declaration and returns thereof, shall be
subjected TO the same regulations and re-
strictioos as are provided by law for gener-
al elections In the State OF Florida.
The attention OF the Sheriff is called 10
The law requiring him 10 cause Notice Of
said Election TO be published in Newspa.
per printed In the county, II there be q pa
per In the county, and II there be no paper |
published In the county, he shall causc at
least i've copies Of this Notice to be posted !
In the most public places in the county.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereunto ]
vet ny hand and affixed the Great Seal Of
he State NJ Florida, at Tallahassee, the |
Capital, this the S0th day Of July, 1893
IL. So JOHN L. CRAWFORD,
Secretary Of State,
TO Y. g. ALLIES,
Sheriff OF Washington County.