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from such drainage shall be consider
ed by the Jury.


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 therefrom shall
be paid 10 the board Of drainage COM
missioners to be used by them tor
such drainage purposes.
Approved May 27. 1905.
ARNCIIE xxx.
That Section nine 60 of Article five
(5) OF the Constitution of the State of
Florida be and the same is hereby
amended 50 as to read as follows, viz:
Section 9. The salary of each
Justice of the Supreme Court shall be
four Thousand ($4,000.00) dollars a
year. The salary of each Circuit
Judge shall be three thousand five
hundred fs3.500.00) 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
! same is hereby agreed to and
snail 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.,
1905, for ratification or rejection to-
wit:
Section 80. The annual salary Of
the Judges of each of the Criminal
Courts of Record now, or hereafter to
De, established shall be paid quarter
ly by the county where such court is
established, and shall be as follows:
In counties Of less than fifteen thou
sand population, one thousand dol
lars: In counties of from fifteen thou
sand population. one Thousand dol
'ars; In counties of from fifteen thou
sand to twenty-five thousand poprla-
iation, fifteen hundred dollars; in
counties of from twenty-five thousand
to thirty-f1ve thousand populat ton two
thousand dollars; and in counties of
more than thirty-fve Thousand popu-
lation, twenty-five hundred dollars,
hereby repeating any and all part or
parts of the said Constitution in con-
fiict 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, Al, AZ, 43, A. As, As and
AZ, 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 after the first Monday In
November. 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
shall 50 determine by a majority OF
the votes cast, On the question at any
general election, court Of record and
CuSIS oiLdli We q JuuSo vi SdIu COuTt
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 EscanIbia
county shall, upon the adoption of
these amendments, become and be
the court of record as herein provided
and all officers of such criminal court
of record shall be officers Of such
court of record, and discharge the
duties and receive the emoluments of
such until the expiration of their pres
ent term Of Office.
Section Al. The said court and
judge shall have exclusive origInaI
jurisdiction of all criminal cases. not
capital. which shall raise in Es-
Gambia county and shall have in Es
Gambia county, concurrent with the
Circuit Court and Circuit Judge Of
said county. the same original juris-
dictiOn OF all other cases and matte rs
as the circuit court and circuit Judge
Of said county, and the same power 10
Issue writs Of mandamus. Injunction.
quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition
habeas corpus and all writs proper
and necessary to the complete exer-
else of their jurisdiction as the cir.
cult court and circuit Judge of said
county, except the power and authori-
ty TO summon and empanel a grand