The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-04


eminent domain in the condemnation
of land for the location of its canals
drains, levees, bikes and reservoirs
for the purposes aforesaid and may
enter upon, take and use such land as
IL may, pending condemnation pro
ceedings, deem necessary for sucf
purposes, and in ascertaining the com
pensation to be paid for such land o.
right of way. benefits to be derived
from such drainage shall be consider
ed by the jury.
Section So. The Legislature may
provide for the assessment OF bene
fits derived by lands by reasons OF
such drainage, and the collection
thereof; the proceeds therefrcm shall
be paid TO the board of drainage COM
miss;oners to be used by them fol
such drainage purposes.
Approved May 81, 1905.
ARTICLE xxx.
That Section nine 90 of Article (5)
of the Constitution of the State OF
Florida be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as folDws, viz:
Section 8. The salary of each
Justice of the Supreme. Court shall be
four thousand ($4,0O0.O0) dollars a
year. The salary of each Circuit
Judge SHALL be three thousand five
hundred ($3 100000 dollars a year"
That the foregoing amendment to
Section 9 of Article V. of the Consti-
tuition is hereby agreed to and the
same shall be submitted to the cleo
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
the same is hereby agreed to and
shall 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
the Judges of each of the Criminal
SOul 10 vi ItCIOlu uOW, Vi
be, established shall be paid quarter
ly by the county where such court is
established, and snail be as follows:
In counties of less than fifteen thou
sand population. one thousand dol
lars; in counties of from fifteen thou
ssaHlh population. one thousand dol
lars; in counties ofFfrom fifteen thou
sand to twenty-five thousand popula-
lation, fifteen hundred dollars; in
counties of from twenty-five thousand
to thirty-fve thousand population two
thousand dollars; and in counties Of
more than thirty4ive thousand popu-
lation, twenty-five hundred dollars.
hereby repeating any and all part and
parts of the said Constitution in con-
f1ict 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, ri, AZ, A, As, 46 and
A.. 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 afer the first Monday in !
A. d., 1906, for ratification
or rejection. to-wit:
Section 40. There shall be estab- |
lished in the county of Escambia
whenever the voters of said county I
shall so determine by a majority OF
the votes cast, on the question at any
general election, court of record and
there shall be a 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 a year.
payable quarterly by the county of
Escambia. 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