Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-22
NEW GENERAL STATUTES.


following information regarding the
new General Statutes. for which we
are indebted to Hon. ]. c. B Koonce
OF Sumterville, member OF the Re-
vision Committee. Mr.. Koonce saSs:
any attention has been called to the
fact that the Governors proclamation
on the General Statutes OF Florida
bears date Of Nov LIST, which will
make the new book effeetusl d. cember
lst. In view Of the fact that the book
has not yet been thoroughly distribu-
ted over the State, think it might be
OF interestto the profession and those
who may have occasion to use the book
TO give some information which will
enable them to more readily familiar
ize themselves with the work.
"In the frat place, the general plan
of the book is the same az that OF the
Revised Statutes Of '92, which it 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 psren-
theses the figures (1773). This indi-
Gates that Section 1878 OF the Revised
Statutes OF 1892 il brought forward in
the General Statutes az Section 2250.
The words and figures on the margin
OF the page opposite this section give
the original act from which the Sec
tion was compiled in the Revised Stat
utes of '92, towit, Sec. 2. OF Oh, 1929,
Acts Of 1879. Every section which ia
taken from any act subsequent TO the
Revised Statutes Of 1892 lie so noted on
the margin opposite the section; for
mple. Section 1912 was taken from
Section OF Chapter 5l24, acts OF 1873.
Where no reference is given on mar
gin OF page or by figures in parenthe-
ses It indicates that II is a section
added by the Revisors adopted, OF
course, by the Legislature Of l9OS).
For instance, Section 1927 is a section
added in this way, and this section
should be noted by the bar Of the State,
as it lie one requiring duplicate plead
ings.
Sometimes we changed the word
ing OF a section, and in such cases the
attention OF the reader is called by the
word Revised In the margin. An
example Of this is Section 1888 Some
times two or more acts are consoli-
dated, and this is also noted Ia the
margin, as, for example, Section 1887
being Section 2 OF Chapter 494e. Acts
of 1895, and Sec. 2 OF Chapter AGO,
Acts Of 1898.
wherever section OF the Revised
Statutes Of 'e2 has been amended by a
subsequent act OF the Legislature IL IL
90 noted ia margin; for example, Sec
tion 8llO, this law was Section 25l7 OF
Revised Statutes and IL was amended
by Sec. OF Chapter 1881. Acts 1897.
OF course the same plan was followed
where an act Of the Legislature subse.
ouent 10 the Revised Statutes vas
amended AZ still later session Of the
Legislature, as, for example, Section
1852 IL Section 8 OF CHAPTER 525l, Acts
OF 1908, as amended by Chapter 1927
Acts Of 1905.
"By keeping these things In mind It
will be easy for anyone 20 note
changes made IN the laws and soon
become ne familiar with the General
Stat ules ss with the old Statutes. The
name General Statutes Vas adopted
by the Legislature In order that The
book might BE- easily distinguished
from the Revision Of 'e2 This book IL
necessarily q large one, containing
4, f7B sections. besides the Consultation
Of che State and the UnIted States, an
appendix Of she Acts Of 1905 Of . gep-
sral and permanent batare 90, con
taiBed IN she body Of the wo5k. with
che indsH 70 same. and che General
IndeH Of nsarly 30 ptEst.
THOSE Eho vish the woFk In 'HoI
volsmss ear purchase o. The sscfetary
q abe STATE the uuhound TolumFs
f,,faEO These they uill fnd Ia THO