The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-18
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF
1905, under the Constitution of 1885,
of the State of Florida, did pass five
Joint Resolutions proposing Amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
of Florida, and the same were agreed
TO by a vote of three+fifths of all
the members elected to each House;
that the vote on said Joint Resolutions
were entered upon their respective
Journals, with yeas and nays there
on, and they did determine and d.
rect that the said Joint Resolutions
be submitted to the electors of the
vember. 1906.
NOW THEREFORE,, I, H. CLAY
CRAWFORD, Secretary of State of
the State of Florida, do hereby give
rotice that a GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each County in Florida
on Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November. A. D., 1906, the
Said Tuesday being the SIXTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, for the ratification
or rejection Of the said Joint Resolu-
tons proposing Amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Florida,
viz:
ARTICLE XVIII
That the following amendment to
Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Florida be and it is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted to
the electors of the State at the gen.
eral election, to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember A. D., 1906, for ratification or
rejection.
Section 3d. The Governor, the
Comptroller, the State Treasurer, the
Attorney General and the Commits
sioner of Agriculture of the State of
Florida, and their successors in office,
are hereby constituted and designated
as board Of drainage commissioners
and are hereby authorized and en-
powered to establish a system of
canals, drains, levees, bikes and re-
servoirs Of such dimension and
depths. as in the Judgement of said
board of drainage commissioners is
deemed advisable. to drain and re-
claim the swamp and overlooked
lands within the State of Florida, or
such parts or portions thereof as is
deemed best by said board of drain
age commissioners from time to time,
and to provide for the irrigation of
the lands reclaimed. and to maintain
such canals drains, levees, dikes, and
reservoirs in such manner as will be
most advantageous to the territory SO
drained. the State of Florida, its in
habitants and the commerce thereof.
Section &c. That the board oil
| drainage commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered to estab-
| fish drainage districts and fix the
| boundaries thereof in the State OF
| Florida. That the board of drainage
| commissioners be and it is authorized
and empowered to prepare a list OF
lists of all the alluvial or swamp and
overflowed taxable lands within such
drainage district or districts. and
levy thereon an acreage tax not ex
ceeding ten cents per acre per annun
! TO be fixed annually by said board OF
| drainage commissioners, and the va
rious tax assessors of the various
counties embraced in part or in whole
within such drainage district or dis
tricts shall receive such list or lists
and enter the same upon the tax rolls
of the county or counties in which
such lands may lie and the amount SC