The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-20
Legal Advertisements.
NOTICE. OF ELECTION.

WHEREAS, The Legislature Oh
1905. under the Constitution of 1885,
OF the State of Florida, did pass hve
Joint Resolutions proposing Amend
mentS to the Constitution Of the State
of Florida, and the same were agreed
10 by vote OF three-fifths OF al
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 di-
rect that the said Joint Resolutions
be submitted to the electors of the
State at the General Election in No.
vember. 1906.
NOW THEREFORE,, l, H. CLAY
CRAWFORD. Secretary of State OF
the State of Florida, do hereby give
notice that a GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each County in Florida
on Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November. A. D., 1905, tine
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 tC
Article XVI OF the Constitution of the
State Of Florida be and it is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted tt
the electors of the State at the gen
eral election, to be held on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember A. D., 1906, for ratification OF
rejection.
Section 80. The Governor, tnt
Comptroller, the State Treasurer, the
Attorney General and the Commits
siOner Of Agriculture of the State o
Florida. and their successors in Office
are hereby constituted and designated
as a board of drainage comr1iss toner's
and are hereby authorized and EN-
powered to establish system o
canals, drains, levees, bikes and re
servoirs of such dimension AM
depths, as in the judgement of sai'
board of drainage! commissioners i
deemed advisable. to drain and Tt
claim the swamp and ovcT1uwe'
lands within the State Of Florida, o
such parts or portions thereof as i
deemed best By said board of drain
age commissioners from time to time
and to provide for the irrigation O
the lands reclaimed. and to nlaintail
such canals drains, levees, bikes, an
reservoirs in such manner as will b
most advantageous to the territory s.
drained, the State of Florida, its In
habitants and the commerce thereof.
Section 3S. That the board Q
drainage commissioners are hereb
authorized and empowered to estat
lish drainage districts and fix tn
boundaries thereof in the State G
Florida. That the board of drainag
commissioners be and 1t is authorize
and empowered to prepare a list Q
lists of all the alluvial or swamp an
oyerhowed taxable lands within sue
drainage district or districts, an
levy thereon an acreage tax not e.
ceeding ten cents per acre per annuI
to be fixed annually by said board G
drainage commissioners, and the VI
rious tax assessors Of the variou
counties embraced in part or in Who'll
within such drainage district or di
| lllCID OndAl lCCSlNS OuCu lOI vi llOl
and enter the same upon the tax roll
Of the county or counties in whic
such lands may lie and the amount S
levied by the board of drainage con
missioners in such manner and forl
as may be prescribed by the board {
drainage commissioners from time
! time which amounts shall be collec
ed by the various tax collectors {
the counties wherein such levees hay
been made as other taxes are collec
ed in accordance with law, and pa
over said amounts collected to tn
board OF drainage commissioners, sal
commissioners shall have a lien sup
rior to all other liens upon the tax
bic lands in any such drainage di
,ricts to be enforced by tax levy, Il
the cost of any work done under tn
provisions hereof, or done prior to tn
,, adoption of this amendment under tn
provisions Of an act of the Legislator
PASSED in 1905.
Section a. That the board {
drainage commissioners be and it
authorized to exercise the right {
eminent domain in the condemnatio
of land for the location Of its canal
drains, levees, bikes and reservoir
for the purposes aforesaid and ma
enter upon. take and use such land {
. 1t may, pending condemnation pr
ceedings, deem necessary for sue
purposes, and In ascertaining the COZ
pensation to be paid for such land
right of way, benefits TO be derive
from such drainage shall be conside
ed by the jury.
! Section 35. The Legislature ms
provide for the assessment OF ben
fits derived by lands by reasons
, such drainage, and the collectic
, thereof; the proceeds therefrom shs
, be paid to the board of drainage col
missioners to be used by them 4
such drainage purposes.
Approved May 81. 1905.
, ARTICLE xxx.
, That Section nine go of Article e.
) (5) Of the Constitution of the State
) Florida be and the same is herel
amended so as to read as follows, vi
Section 9. The salary OF ea'