The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-04
CONSTITUTIONS MENDMENTS TO BE VOTF1
UPON AT STATE ELECTION, NOV. 6, 1905

=, and all OfncerS OF such Criminal ~.
of record snail be officers oF 80
court OF record, and dischargo -,
! duties and receive the emolum M -:
such until the expiration of tbeir ~
ent term of office. P'SS
Section Al. The said Court
judge shall have exclusive ORIG
jurisdiction of all criminal cases -
capital. which shall raise in r. =
Gambia county and shall have in ?
Gambia county, concurrent with =.
Circuit Court and Circuit judge !.
said county, the same Original i,.'@'
diction of all other cases and MAJ
/ as the circuit court and circuir ina
of said county, and the same DOVE
issue writs of mandamus. iniuncri,,
| quo warranto, certiorari, prohibirio'
| habeas corpus and all writs nro, /,
and necessary to the complete er..
else of their Jurisdiction as the .,
cult Judge of said county. exceDt Il.
authority to summon and emDana, !,
grand jury.
Section AZ. There shall be =,
terms of said court in each year
Section 43. There Shall 10 ~.
said court a prosecuting attorney WI,
shall be appointed by the Goyerro.
and confirmed by the Senate and VII,
shall hold his Office for four wears
His compensation shall be fixed b.
law.
Section A. All offenses triable I,
said court shall be prosecuted u2a,
information under oath to be filed h
the prosecuting attorney, but ma
grand jury Of the circuit court 70,
said county may indict for any ofers,
triable in the court of record. Upoo
the firding of such indictment the eff.
curt Judge shall commit or bail the
accused for trial in the court q,
record. which trial shall be UPON in.
formation.
Section As. The clerk Of said
court shall be elected by the electors
of Escambia county and shall Ofce
for four years, and his cOmpensa.
ton shall be fixed by law. The Sher.
iff OF Escambia county shall be the
executive officer of said court. and hi;
duties and fees shall he fixed by law.
Approved June 6. 1905.
ARTICLE XXXI.
That the following amendment 70
the Constitution of the State o!
Florida be. and the same is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted 70
the electors of the State at the gen
eral election in 1906 for ratification
or rejection:
Section 1. EITHER branch Of the
Legislature, at regular session thert-
of, may propose amendments 20 this
c Constitution; and if the same be
agreed to by threeIfifths Of all the
members elected to each house. S!cl
proposed amendments shall he enter
ed upon their respective Journals VIII
the yeas and nays and shall be pub
hshed in one newspaper in each c'an
ty where a newspaper IS puhlisn'I
for one month Immediately preceding
the next general election of Repre-
sentatives, at which election mo saTi
shall be submitted to the electors q
the State. for approval or rejec'!c
If a majority of the electors voting
upon the amendments at such elc'
ton shall adopt the amendInents he
same shall become a part of tire Con
stitution. The proposed amendmenis
shall be so submitted as to enah'e .a'
electors to vote on each amendme1'
All amendments ado9'e.
at the election at which this IS s'r
mitted or heretofore adopted hr '15
electors are hereby declared a part o.
the Constitution from the date Of RE
adoption of the same.
Approved June 6, 1905.
The votes cast in compliance viii
said proposed amendments. and ia
canvass, declarations and return.
thereof. shall be subjected to 'a1
same regulations and restrictions a.
are provided by law for Genera
Elections In the State ofFlorida
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
have hereunto set my hand and al
fixed the Great Seal of the State Of
Florida. at Tallahassee. the CAPITA,
this first day Of August. A. D.. 1905.
q. 81 H. CLAY CRAWFORD
Secretary of State
To ]. c. Van Pelt, Sheriff Escamaa
County.