The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-01
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
10 by vote of three1ffths of al!
the members elected to each House;
that the vote on said Joint Resolutions
We're 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
State at the General Election in No
venlber. 1906.
NOW THEREFORE,, /, H. CLAY
CRAWFORD, Secretary of State of
the State of Florida, do hereby give
EOtice 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 Resoiu-
tons proposing Amend ments to the
Constitution OF the State of Florida,
viz:
A1t1uCLlE ANVIL.
ARTICLE xxx.
That the following amendment to
Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Florida be and 1t 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., 1905, for ratification or
rejection.
Section 80. 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 a 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 overflowed
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, 1evees. dikes. and
reservoirs in such manner as will be
most advantageous to the territory SO
drained, the State of Florida. it's in.
tabitants and the commerce thereof.
Section 33. That the board Of
drainage commissioners are hereby
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| lish drainage districts and fix the
boundaries thereof in the State OF
Florida. That the bard of drainage
commissioners be and 1t is authorized
and empowered to prepare list OF
| lists of all the alluvial or swamp and
overlooked 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 oil
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 HIST or lists
and enter the same upon the tax rolls
of the county Or counties in whicf
such lands may lie and the amount SC
levied by the board Of drainage com
missiOners in such manner and form
as may be prescribed by the board Of
drainage commissioners from time t.
time. which amounts shall be collect
ed by the various tax collectors o.
the counties wherein such levees have
been made as other taxes are collect
ed in accordance with law, and pay
over said amounts collected to thu
board of drainage commissioners, sait
commissioners shall have a lien supe
rior to all other liens upon the taxa
BILE lands in any such drainage dis
tricts to be enforced by tax levy, fo
the cost Of any work done under thu
provisions hereof, or done prior to TN