The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-01

passed in 1905.
Section "a. That the board of
drainage commissioners be and it is
authorized to exercise the right OF
eminent domain in the condemnation
of land for the location Of its canals,
drains, levees, dikes and reservoirs
for the purposes aforesaid and may
enter upon take and use such land as
it may, pending condemnation pro
ceedings, deem necessary Tor such
purposes, and in ascertalning tne COM
pensation to be paid for such land OF
right of way, benefits to be derived
from such drainage shall be CONSIDER
ed by the jury.
Section 35. The Legislature may
provide for the assessment OF bene-
fits derived by lands by reasons OF
such drainage, and the collection
Thereof; the proceeds therefrom shall
be paid to the board of drainage COM
missioners to be used by them for
such drainage purposes.
Approved May 81. 1905.
That Section nine 90 of Article five
90 of the Constitution OF the State OF
Florida be and the same is hereby
dl1cUuCu 0O 40 W lOdu do LO2O"o, vac
Section 9. The salary Of each
Justice of the Supreme Court shall be
four thousand ($4,0O0.S0) dollars a
year. The salary of each Circuit
Judge shall be three thousand five
hundred ($3.500.00) dollars a year."
That the foregoing amendment to
Section of Article v. of the Consti-
tuition is hereby agreed to and the
same shall be submitted to the elec-
tors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general election of
representatives as required by Sec
ton 1, Article XVII of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved May 81. 1905.
ARTICLE xxx.
That the following amendment to
Article V of the Constitution OF the
State of Florida, relative to the Judi
ciary Department, to be numbered
section 80 of said Article v, be and
i Q same is hereby agreed to and
snail be submitted to the electors Of
the State at the general election to
be held ON the first Tuesday afte~
the first Monday in November. A. D.,
1906, for ratification or rejection to-
wit:
Section 80. The annual salary of
che Judges of each of the Criminal
Courts of Record now, or hereafter to
De, established shall be paid quarter
ly by the county where such court Is
established, and shall be as follows:
In counties of less than fifteen thou
sand population, one thousand dol
lars; in counties of from fifteen thou
sand population. one thousand dol
'ars; in counties of from fifteen thou
sand to twenty-five thousand popula-
lation, fifteen hundred dollars; in
counties of from twenty-five thousand
to thirty-five thousand population two
thousand dollars; and in counties OF
more than thirty-five Thousand popu-
lation, twenty-five hundred dollars,
hereby repeating any and all part OK
parts of the said Constitution in con-
flict herewith.
Approved June 6, 1905.
ARTICLE XXI.
That the following amendments to
Article V of the Constitution of the
State of Florida, relative to the Judi
ciary Department, to be numbered
Sections 40, Al, AZ, 43, "A, As, 46 and
Al, of said Article v, be and the same
are hereby agreed to and shall be Sub.
mitted to the electors Of the State at
| the general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, A. D., 1906, for ratification
or rejection. to-wft:
Section 40. There shall be est;ib-
iished in the county of Escambia
whenever the voters of said county
shall so determine by a majority of
the votes cast, on the question at any
general election, a court of record and
there shall be judge of said court
who shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate
who shall hold his Office for six years
and whose salary shall be two thou
sand. five hundred dollars year
payable quarterly by the county OF
Fscambia. The criminal court OF
record now established in Escambia
county shall, upon the adoption OF
these amendments, become and be
the court of record as herein provided
and all officers of such criminal court
of record shall be officers of suci
: court of record, and discharge the
duties and receive the emoluments Of
such until the expiration Of their pres
ent term of Office.
> Section Al. The said court ant
Judge shall have exclusive origlna
jurisdiction Of all criminal cases, not
capital. which shall raise IN Es
Gambia county and shall have in Es
Gambia county, concurrent with the
Circuit Court and Circuit Judge Of
said county, the same original juris
diction OF all other cases and matt err
as the circuit court and circuit Judge
OF said county, and the same power tC
Issue writs Of mandamus. Injunction
quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition
4, habeas corpus and all writs prope,
and necessary TO the complete exer
else of their jurisdiction as the cir
cult court and circuit judge of salt
county, except the power and authori
ty to summon and empanel a Crane
jury.
Section AZ. There shall be ST,
terms Of said court in each year.
Section AZ. There shall be fo
said court prosecuting attorney VIII,
shall be appointed by the Governo
and confirmed by the Senate and VIII,
shall hold hie, Office for four years
His compensation shall be fixed b,