Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-21
NEW GENERAL STATUES.

OF Sumterville, member of the Re-
vision Committee. Mr. Koouce says
"My attention has been called to the
tset that the Governors proclamst ton
on the General Statutes OF Florida
bears date of Nov lat, which will
make the new book effectual December
let. In view OF the fact thst the book
has not yet been thoroughly distribu
ted over the State, think it might be
of interest to the profession and those
whOpay have occasion 10 use the book
TO give some information which will
enable them to more readily familiar
lie themselves with the work.
"In the first place, the general plan
OF the book is the same as that Of the
Revised Statutes OF '92. which il super
sedes. For the convenience OF the
bar of the State in comparing the
work and making reference. the Re-
vision Commissioners adopted the plan
OF following each section of the new
book with the section number Of the
same matter in the Revised Statutes.
For example. following the figures
2250. which indicates that section OF
the General Statutes, appear in paren-
theses the figures (l779). This indi.
Gates that Section 1873 OF the Revised
Statutes of 1892 ia brought forward ia
the General Statutes as Section 2250.
The words and figures on the margin
OF the page opposite this section give
the original act from which the Sec
ton was compiled in the Revised Stat
utes Of '92, towit, Sec 2, OF Oh, 1929,
Acts of 1879, Every section which Ia
taken from any act subsequent to the
Revised Statutes OF 1892 is so noted on
the margin opposite the section; for
example, Section 1742 was taken from
Section OF Chapter 5l24, acts OF 1873.
Where no reference is given on mar
gin OF page or by figures in parenthe-
sea IL indicates that Il is q section
added by the Revisors (adopted, Of
course, by the Legislature OF leOS).
For instance. Section 1927 is a section
added in this way, and this section
should be noted by the bar Of the State,
as IL lie one requiring duplicate plead
ings.
Sometimes we changed the word
ing of a section, and in such cases the
attention OF the reader IL called by the
word Revised in the margin. An
example OF this is Section 1888. Some
times two or more acts are cOnIoli.
dated, and this IL slso noted In the
margin, as, for example, Section 1887, |
being Section 2 OF Chapter 43i9, Acts
Of 1895, and Sec. 2 OF Chapter AGO,
Acts Of 1893
wherever section Of the Revised
Statutes Of '92 has been amended by
subsequent act OF the Legislature II IL
90 noted IN margins for example, See'
ton s4l0, this law was Section 25l7 Of
Revised Statutes and IL was amended
by Sec Of Chapter 1881, Acts 1897
OF courSe the same plan was followed
where an act OF the Legislature subse.
uuent 60 the Revised Statutes was
amended 81 still later session Of the
Legislature, ~, for example, Section
1852 il Section . Of Chapter b25i, Acts
OF 1903, as amended by Chapter 1927
Acts Of 1908
"By keeping the'e things In mind Il
will be easy for anyone 10 note
changes made IN the laws and soon
become as familiar With che General
Statutes ~ With the old Statutes, The
name General Statutes VAS ADOPTED
by the Legislature IN order that che
book might be- easily distinguished
from the Revision Of 20. This book Il
necessarily = large one, containing
4.i7B sections, besides the ConstiIaiion
Of the State aud the UbIted siAiss. nn
appendix OF the Acts Of ip15 Of geo
eral and pefmhueni nature nos con
tsioed 10 The bodJ Of ths work. 9Th
The indrH 20 sane, apd the 0sasral
Indsr Of ueariy 90 passes.
chose uho uith The Wcfk DO $50
volumes Gao purchase % the Secretary
a the State tts usb0urd tolgmst
foftsB0. Th,se tbsT wiil hnd 10 twa
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