The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-09
COMPLETE TITLE
OF BUcKMAN BILL
Showing in Vivid Outline An Of Its
Numerous Provisions.

lege BILL" which passed the Senate
Friday evening, is document Of formi-
daSle length, and entirely too long for
publication in our limited space. We
therefore give below copy Of its title,
which will convey a very fair idea of it's
purposes and provisions. The vote in
detail on the final passage Of the bill
through the Senate was as follows:
Yeas-SenatOrs Adams, Afford, Bas-
kin, Blount, Canova, Crews, Davis, Gil
len, Harris, HUMPHREYS, Jackson, New
Ian. Sans, Stockton, Wadsworth, West
10.
Nays-Mr. President, Senators Bal
ley, Grill, Hudson, zim-6
The bill, as II passed both houses, was
in the shape of a substitute offered by
the House committee accepted by the
author of the bill, Mr.. Buckman Oh Du-
val. The title Of this substitute fol-
lows:
A bill to be entitled an act to abolish
the Florida Agricultural Collegs, now
officially designated as the University
of Florida, located at Lake City; the
West Florida Seminary, now known as
the Florida State College, located at
DeFuniak Springs; the East Florida
Seminary, located at Gainesville; the
South Florida College, located at Bar
tow; the Florida Agricultural Institute,
located In Osceola county, and 10 vacate
and revoke their charters, powers,
franchises and privileges, and to abol-
ish their boards Of trustees, managers
and officers; to declare their assets and
property the property Of the State OF
Florida, and to vest the title to same in
the State Board Of Education IN trust
for the purposes provided IN this act;
to require the conveyance Of title and
the delivery Of ell property and assets
of said abolished institutions to the said
State Board of Education by the trus-
tees, managers or other persons having
the title, possession, custody or control
of the assets Of said institutions; re-
quiring an accounting and reports there
from, including statement Of all their
liabilities and the auditing Of the same;
providing for the payment Of the in
debtedneas Of said institutions; revok-
ing and abOlishinR all continuing appro-
priations made or granted thereto;
for the repeal of sections 27S, 90,
2s0, 2Sl, 262, 289, 2S4, 2s6, 296, 2s1, 2es,
2S9, go, 201, 292, 203, 90, goo, 296, 291,
198 and 800 Of the Revised Statutes Of
Florida, relating. to the creation and
tural College, It's organization, powers,
rights and privileges and matters per-
tanning thereto; for the repeal Of Sec
tions Sol, 800, 303, 3O4, sos, 800, 500,
500, 800, $40, 81, 3l2, 3l8, 8l4, 3l5,
BIG, 3l7, 31S, $40, 800, 321, 822, 328,
825, 326 and 327 Of the Revised Statutes
Of Florida relating TO the organization,
creation and establishment Of the Sem
inaries East and West Of the Suwannee
River, their location, powers, rights,
privileges and matters pertaining
thereto; the repeal Of Section 26S Of
the Revised Statutes Of Florida relat-
ing to the establishment Of a White
Normal School at DeFuniAk Springs,
and providing for the election Of .
faculty therefor; the abolishinR Of the
Normal and lndultrial department Gre
Ated In the st. Petersburg Normal and
burg, and the repeating Of Chapter 1898
of the Laws OF Florida, entitled 'an
act TO assist in the maintaining an In
1ustrial and Normal department in the
St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial
School; TO create scholarships therein
Ind 10 make appropriations therefor"
approved May Is, 1901; providing that
no further appropriations or State aid
shall be made TO said institution, the
striking from the name Of said institu-
lion Of the words Normal and Indus
trial" and the rellnquishing to the
county of Marlborough Of all interest
by the State In and TO the
said school or It's property by reason of
The appropriations made and aid grant
I'd thereto; for the amendment Of Sec
ion 269 Of the Revised Statutes Of the
State Of Florida relating TO the estab-
nent Of q normal school for colored
and providing for the election
II faculty therefor; the establishment,
creation and location of the University
II the State 70 be know as the Univer-
Iity of the State Of Florida, and one
Iemale Seminary 70 be known as the
Florida Female College, and for the
and support Of same;
for the change Of location Of
he Institute for the Blind, Deaf and
Dumb now located at st. Augustine,
Ind its enlargement, maintenance and
support; providing for the maintenance
support and greater efficiency of the
Colored Normal School located at Tai
ahassee, and for the change Of location
II the same as may be desired; for the
.reation Of q Board of Control to man
IGe and control all Of said institutions
.reated and provided TO be supported
md maintained by this act, and TO pro-
ride for their appointment, teEIns of
'fice, manner OF their succession, or
yaniEatiOn, compensation, modes and
of payment and matters con-
lected herewith; granting unto said
(COatia2od on Sspeath Daae.