The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-20

Justice of the Supreme Court shall be
four thousand (s4,000.00) dollars a
year. The salary of each Circuit
! Judge shall be three thousand five
hundred (sS.500.0O) dollars year"
That the foregoing amendment 10
I Section 9 of Article V. of the Constr
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 Oh
| representatives as required by Sec
1 ton 1, Article XVII of the Constitu-
! ton.
Approved May 81. 1905.
i ARTICLE xxx.
i That the following amendment to
Article v of the Constitution Of the
State OF Florida, relative to the Judi
ciary Department, to be numbered
4 section 80 of said Article v. be and
4 e same is hereby agreed to and
snail be submitted to the electors 81
the State at the general election to
be held on the first Tuesday afte~
the first Monday in November. A. D.,
500, for ratification Or rejection to
wit:
Section 49, The annual salary OF
} me Judges of each of the Criminal
D Courts of Record now, or hereafter to
Ue. 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 popula-
iation, fifteen hundred dollars; in
counties of from twenty-five thousand
to thirty-fve thousand population two
: thousand dollars; and In counties oil
more than thirty-five thousand popu
laton, twenty-five hundred dollars
hereby repeating any and all part OF
|, parts of the said Constitution in CON
fiict herewith.
) Approved June S. 1905.
ARTICLE XXI.
: That the following amendments to
4 Article v of the Constitution Of the
4 State of Florida, relative to the Judi
$ ciary Department, to be numbered
!. Sections 40, Al, AZ, 40, "A, As, 46 and
d a.. Of said Article v, be and the same
ri are hereby agreed to and shall be sub
S mitted to the electors of the State al
/ the general election to be held on the
!. first Tuesday after the first Monday ir
4 November, A. D., 1906, for ratification
n or rejection. to-w:t:
4 Section 40. There shall be estab
g lished in the county of Escambit
o whenever the voters of said county
l. shall so determine by a majority o.
the votes cast, on the question at AMI
+ general election, court of record an(
v there shall be a judge of said cour
= who shall be appointed by the Gov
Q ernor and confirmed by the Senate
4 who shall hold his Office for six year:
o and whose salary shall be two thou
a sand five hundred dollars a year
y payable quarterly by the county o
d Escambia. The criminal cent o
h record now established in Escambi;
a county shall. upon the adoption o
p these amendments, become and b,
n the court of record as herein provideS
If and all officers of such criminal cour
a. of record shall be officers Of sucl
IS cour. CT record, and discharge th,
e duties and receive the emoluments o
s. such until the expiration Of their pres
s ent term of office.
IS Section fl. The said court ant
n Judge shall have exclusive I origIna
% Jurisdiction of all criminal cases, no
L capital, which shall raise in ES
N Gambia county and shall have in Els
u Gambia county, concurrent with tn,
o Circuit Court and Circuit Judge o
L said county, the same original juris
IL diction Of all other cases and matters
e as the circuit court and circuit judge
L of said county, and the same power Il
y issue writs Of mandamus. injunction
le quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition
d habeas corpus and all writs prope
E. and necessary to the complete exer
r. else of their jurisdiction as the cir
s. cult court and circuit Judge of sail
u county, except the power and authori
le ty to summon and empanel a grant
Is jury.
Re Section ~. There shall be 81.
e terms of said court in each year.
Section 43. There shall be fl
Of said court prosecuting attorney VIII
is shall be appointed by the Governo
of and confirmed by the Senate and VIII
N shall hold his Office for four years
S, His compensation shall be fixed b
rs law.
" Section A. All offenses triable 1
Is said court shall be prosecuted upo
o. information under oath to be filed b
n the prosecuting attorney, but tn
n. grand jury of the circuit court fo
De said county may indict for any offens
ID triable in the court Of record Upo
r. the finding of such indictment the eli
cult Judge shall commit or bail tn
~ accused for trial in the court {
e. record, which trial shall be upon il
OF formation
IN Section As. The clerk of sal
lH court shall be elected by the electol
n of Escambia county and shall hold O
Or fee for four years, and his compens
ton shall be fixed by law. The she
LII of Escambia county shall be tn
executive officer Of said court, and b
va duties and fees shall be fixed by Law
Of Section 46. The same rules of DIT
1y cedure and practice which obtain
z: the circuit court of the county sha
ch obtain in the court of record. and a