The Florida star., 1902-08-15
Notice of Election.

Whereas The legislature of 1901, under the
| constitution of 1885. of the state of Florida.
did pass two joint resolutions proposing
| amendments to the constitution of the state of
Florida, and the same were agreed 10 by a
vote of three fifths of all the members ell. cted
| 10 each house; that the vote on said joint reso-
lutlons We're entered upon their respective
journals. with the yeas and nays thereon, and
they did determine and direct that the said
joint resolutions be submitted to the electors
OF the state at the general election in Novem-
ber, 1902;
Now, therefore, l, HI. Clay Crawford. secre-
tary OF state of the state of Florida. do hereby
give notice that a general election will be
held IN each cOuntyin Florida on Tuesday ne xt
succeeding the first Monday in November. A.
ID. 1902, the said Tuesday being the 4th day
of November, fOp the ratification or rejection
of the said joint resolutions proposing amend
ments to the constitution of the state of Flor
ida, viz:
ARTICLE XIX.
That the following amendments TO the con-
stltutiOn of the state of Florida be, and the
same are hereby, agreed To, and shall be- SUBJ
united To the electors of the state at the gen
eFal election in 1902 for ratification or Tejec-
ton:
Section 2 of ,rticle of the constitution is
hereby amended So as To read as follows:
The supreme court shall consist of three
Justices, except as hereinafter provided, who
shall be elected by the qualified electors of
the state at the time and places of voting for
members of the legislature, and shall hold
their Office for the term of six years except
those first elected, one of whom, to be desig-
mated by lot in such manner as they may de-
termine, shall hold his office for two years;
another, To be designated in like manner. for
four years, and the third Tor six years, 50 that
one shall be elected every two years after the
first election.
The chief justice shall be designated by lot
by SAID justices, and shall be such during his
term of office. The first election for said
justices shall take place at the first election
for members of the legislature after the rati
ficatiOn OF this constitution and their term of
office shall begin on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January after their elec-
tiOn.
Upon ratification of this amendment to the
constitution the governor. by and with the
consent of the senate. shall appoint three
more justices of the supreme court. each of
WHOM shall have the same powers and
shall receive the same compensation
each of the other justices of the
supreme court, and each of the justices so ap-
pointed shall hold office until the first Tues
day after the first Monday of June in the year
1909 and may further hold office until his
successor shall he elected and qualified, if it
shall be 50 provided by law For the year
1905 and for the subsequent years the legis-
such number of justices of the supreme court
as it may determine and prescribe their terms
of office not To exceed SAX years; provided
that the number Of justices Of the supreme
court holding office at the same time shall not
be less than three. and shall not be greater
than six, aud provided that no justice of the
Suprcme court can by such an act of the lcgis-
lature be deprived Of his office during the
term for which he was elected.
Section OF Acticle of the constitution Is
hereby amended 81 aS To read as follows: The
majority of the Justices of the supreme court
shall onStltut1 quorum for the transaction
of AL business. But when there shall be six
Justices Ot the supreme court, the court may
hear aud determine cases and exercise any of
its powers when sitting either in a body or in
two divisions, under such regulations a. may
he prescribed by law or by the rules of said
court not inconsistent Herewith. The con-
curren"e Of ajority of the members OF the
court sitting III ally cause wherein the court
shall sit aS one body shall be necessary To
decision: and when any member of division
al tn" court shall dissent from the majority of
such division on any question. such question
ohal, he submitted To- the court sitting in Il
body. The number of terms of the supreme
court and the time OF holding the same shall
Toe regulated by law. All terms shall be- held
at the capital uf the state.