Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


amendments 20 the Constitution OF the State
of Florida, and the same we're agreed to by
vote Of three-hfths Of all the members
elected to each House that the ote on aid
respective Journals with yea, and iays there.
on, and they did determine and direct that
che said Joint Resolutions be submitted 10
the electors of the State at the General Flee.
ton in November, 1906.
NOW, THEREFORE, /. II. CLAY CRAW.
FORD. Secretary of State OF the State Of
: Florida, do hereby give notice that
GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each County IN Florida on
Tuesday neNt succeeding the first Monday in
November, A. d., 1900 the said Tuesday
being the
SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER.
for the ratification or rejection OF the said
Joint Resolutions proposing Amendments 70
The Constitution OF the State Of Florida, via:
ARTICLE XVIII.
That the following amendment 10 Article
XVI Of the Constitution OF the State Ut
Florida be and Il Is hereby agreed to and
shall be submitted to the electors OF the State
AT the general election, 20 be held on tho
frst Tuesday after the first MondIy in No.
vember, A. d., 1900, for ratlhcaton or re-
lection.
Section a. The Governor. the Comptroller
the State Treasurer, the Attorney. General and
the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State
OF Florida, and their successors in office are
hereby constituted and designated as board
OF drainage commissioners, and ATE hereby
authorized and empowered to establish
system of canals. drains. leyecs, dlkes and
reservoirs Of such dimension and depths, as
In the judgment OF said board of drainage
commissioners Is deemed advisable, TO drain
and reclaim the swamp and overlooked lands
within the State OF Florida, or such parts or
portions thereof as is deemed best by said
board Of drainage commissioners from time 10
NnW he ftNn nj
the lands reclaimed. and TO maintain such
canals, drains, levees, dikes and reservoirs
in such manner as will be most advantageous
TO the territory so drained the state OF Flor
ida is inhabitants aud the commerce thereof.
Section a. That the board of drainage
commissioners are hereby authorized and en-.
powered to establish drainage districts aud
FIX the boundaries thereof N the state OF
Florida. That the board Of drainage COM
missioners he and II is authorized and en,'
powered 20 prepare list OF lists OF all the
alluvial or swamp and overlooked iaNahe AMI,
within such drainage district or districts ana
lew thereon an acreage tax not exceeding
ten cents per acre per annum to be hNed
annually by said board Of drainage commits
sioners, and the various tax assessors OF tne
various counties embraced m part or ~ NRo,e
within such drainage district or districts shall
receive such list or lists and enter the same
uuon the tax roll, Of the county or counties
In which such lands may lie and the amount
40 levied by the board Of drainage commits
sioners In such manner and form as may oe
prescribed By the board Of drainage cnWmis
siorers from time TO time. which amounts
shall be collected by the vatiuus tax couec''
ors Of the counties wherein sucn lele'' ha'c
beep made as other taxes are collected ~ &C
cordance with law, and pay over said amounts
collected 10 the board OF drainage commission
ers: said commissioners shall haG nch
superior to all other liens upIn VIC IN'I.e
lands In any such drainage districts 70 be
-rforced hv tax levy. for the cost ~ any w"fk
done under the provisions hereof, Or uone
prinr 10 the adoption of this amendment w
der tue provisions Of an act "i VIC Les'sa
seton a. That the board of drainage
commissioners ne and II is authorized To g.
srci,c the right OF eminent domain III VIC
condemnation ~ land for the location ~ Us
~,n,is draiua levees bikes and reservoirs
f,r the purnose aforesaid and may cnl,t
ut1r. 'ekc aud use such land a. u may peIu.
ina condemnation proceeding Nccm n'''''a,N
H. surh purpose and IN asecria nne w, I
s,.,,,.o,,ti'n to be paid for such land ~
r,,h, ~ vay benefits 90 be derived T. m SUCH
dr-,r-r. shall l., considered hy 'he lub,
SECTION re- we lcri.N'nre way W9'le
g.. ,tr ,.srs.rlcnt of bcuefr derived hv
T.. d.. r,...o % such 'anasr. and NC !
~ol'er,,or thereof. me 0ro,rcf- 'Nrfeif'il N'hI
Nc rqil % 'lc bard o. lrs zee commissioner
A. &. u.cd nv them for such d''''.s" ''''''''
Approved May -. 1905
ARTICLE NNlN.
Th, Section nine 90 q Article I'VE 'Hl
he arI the same ls hereby srIrntrI s' - |
q read as folioN. W. t...,.,. a.
"-..t,on D. The .any oi c'.b I'''"' 't |
The ~uprrme Court shall bc tour 'n''''nI
tSi ooo.oll dollar, . Nr1r no ''"lN t /
Zach Circuit Judge shall bc iHtcc W"e,A"N
Ave hundred tsJ 10000 dollar year.
That the Foregoing amendment Z" section
az Article V Of the Constitution !, het.
s,s,s.d a. and the same shall bc submitted
40 ,br electors OF the State tof aWfoNa' OF
,,;ec,,on Al the next general c'c' ton ~ ,te.
,,,-.ntatiyes a. required BY Section - NHie'e
XVII OF the Constitution.
Approved Nav jisr 1905.
ARTICLE NIX.
Th,, the following amendment ~ Article
y - the Constitution OF the state 81 flotli@'
relative TO the Judiciary Department !"
nuubefed section 70 Of sad Nn'fe
.sd ,br .ame a hereby agreed 90 ard shall ne
s.'t.,i,,sd 4, the electors Of the state a. the
rrneral election 70 BE- held % The pct y
- a., ~, 6tst MONDAY m November n -
90 for ratification OF rejection, :" 81 -
S-ef,on 40 That annual salary OF thr l1s1
Al e.eh Of the Criminal Courts 9t HW".u
a.. ~ hereafter 90 ~. established shall ~
49, .,.,,s,iy h, the county shefe such cpuft
...,ki,.hr1 and shall - a. toilnst IN
s,,,,,,s. N less than hiiecn thousand f'pl
80 ooe thousand dolar. 20 onuni'Fs oi
g.. 6ftrcu thousand population ono thnA~Hi
A.ys,,. n counties Il IRON hfesu theHs@ha
A. ,,-,rt, h,e thousand population. hi'een h4"
AZ, dnll.r~ IN couutle, - f'"E tseni.h,c
she,ssand 10 thifty-6vs thoasana P'ls
10 thousand dollar. and IN eplh'Fh - -
80, ,biy1v-fve thousand population. '~ehy ,
q. h,,rAr,d dsiars kerebY fst~al.ng ifT 80
~ -. "A the I'D Consrtu'ian tn t"uoN'
h<rewiih
Appro,ed Jane s. iS7'
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