Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-21
NEW GENERAL STATUTES.

are indebted 20 Hon, j, q. Is, kOonoe
OF SumteTville, member of the Re-
vision Committee. Mr.. Koonce says
"My attention has been called to the
fact that the Governors proclamation
on the General Statutes OF Florida
bears date of Nov lat, which will
make the new book efIectual December
Let. In view OF the fact that the book
has not yet been thoroughly distribu
ted over the State, think it might be
OF interest To the profession aud those
whOWay have occasion TO use the book
TO give some information which will
enable them TO more readily familiar
lie themselves with the work
I'm the first place, the general plan
OF the book is the same as that Of the
Revised Statutes OF 'e2, which il super
sedes. For the convenience OF the
bar OF the State in comparing the
work and making reference, the Re-
vision Commissioners adopted the plan
Of following each section Of the new
book with the section number Of the
same matter in the Revised Statutes
For example, following the figures
2250. which indicates that section Of
the General Statutes, appear in paren-
theses the figures O773). This indi.
Gates that Section 1878 OF the Revised
Statutes OF 1892 ia brought forward In
the General Statutes as Section 2250
The words and figures on the margin
OF the page opposite this section give
the original act from which the sec.
ton was compiled in the Revised Stat
utes Of '92, towit, Sec. 2, OF Oh. 1920,
Acts of 1879, Every section which is
taken from any act subsequent to the
Revised Statutes OF 1892 is so noted on
the margin opposite the section; for
example, Section 1742 was taken from
Section of Chapter 5l24. acts OF 1898.
Where no reference IL given on mar
gin OF page or by figures in parenthe-
ses it indicates that It Is a section
added by the Revisors (adopted, OF
course, by the Legislature OF l90S).
For instance. Section 1921 lie section
added in this way, and this section
should be noted by the bar Of the State,
as It is one requiring duplicate plead
ings.
Sometimes we changed the word
ing OF a section, and ia such cases the
attention OF the reader IL called by the
word Revised In the margin. An
example OF this is Section 1888. Some
times two or more acts are CONSOLE
dated, and this 10 hlsO noted In the
margin, a., for example, Section 1887,
being Section OF Chapter 4349. Acts
Of 1895, and Sec. OF Chapter AGO,
Acts Of 1898.
"WhereVera section Of the Revised
Statutes Of '92 has been amended by a
subsequent act OF the Legislature II Is
90 noted IN margin for example, Sec
ton $40, this law Was Section 25l7 OF
Revised Statutes and it was amended
by Sec. OF Chapter 1881, Acts 1897
OF course the same plan was followed
where an act OF the Legislature subse.
ouent TO the Revised Statutes was
amended Al still later session OF the
Legislature, ~, for example, Section
1852 &. Section 3 Of Chapter 1851, Acts
OF 1903. as amended by Chapter 5f27,
Acts of 1908
"By keeping these things In mind Il
will be easy for anyone 10 note
changes made IN she laws and soon
become a. familiar with the Genefal
Statutes a. With The old slatuie'. The
name General statutes vas adopted
by the Legislature 10 order that The
book might be easily Distinguished
from the Revision Of 'p2 This book Il
NECESSARILY q large one, containing
4i75 sections, besides che Consultation
Of the state and The United States, %
append IL Of the Acts Of 1905 o. a geo
eral and permanent nature NOS con
tslued 10 ,he body o. the work. 9Th
the lpder 20 sane. sud the GtnerAl
Iudsr Of psatiy 30 passes.
Those uho wsb 'he work 10 $50
rolamrs ean purrbhss o. tte srcfeitfJ
~ ths etats the uab1uud volumst
fo,tsbo Tbsss ihsy viil aud 10 1870