The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-10-14
THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
Ioiot Res buttons Passed By The
Last State Legislature
ALL THREE ESSENTIAL
Aoeodment Of Article XIX, r, laiive 10
l;uuor ffic-ArticIe Y, Judiciary De-
oarmeni, Establishment Of Courts

oartmeni, Establishment Of Courts
Whereas, the Legislature of 1909, un
dar the Constitution of 1885, of tn,
State of Florida, did pass three Join
Resolutions, proposing amendments t,
the Constitution Of the State of Flor
ia and the same were agreed to by 8
vote of three Gfths of all the member.
elected to each house, that the votes on
said Joint Resolutions were entered
uuon their respective Journals with yea:
and nays thereon, and they determine
and direct that the said Joint Resolu-
lions be submitted to the electors Of
the State at the General Election il
November, 1910.
Now, therefore, |. H. Clay Crawford
Secretary of State for the State OF
Florida, do hereby give notice that a
General Election will be held in each
county in Florida on Tuesday next sue.
ceeding the first Monday in November,
A. D. 1910, the said Tuesday being the
eighth day of November, for the rati-
ficatiOn or rejection of the said Joint
Resolutions proposing amendments to
the Constitution of the State of Flor
ida, viz:
Senate Joint Resolution, Proposing an
Amendment of Article XIX of the
Constitution of the State of Florida,
relating to the Manufacture and Sale
or Other Disposal, of Intoxicating
Liquors or Beverages.
Be i resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
That Article XIX of the Constitution
Of the State of Florida be, and the same
Is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Article XIX. Section l. The manu-
facture and sale, barter or exchange of
all intoxicating liquors and beverages,
whether spirituous, vnous or malt, are
hereby forever prohibited in the State
vi Florida. except alcohol for medical,
scientfc or mechanical purposes; and
vine for sacramento purposes the sale
Of which alcohol and wine for purposes
Aforesaid, shall be regulated by law.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall enact
nitable laws for the enforcement of
the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 3. This Article shall go into
effect on the first day of July A. D. 1911.
Joint Resolution Proposing Amend
ments to Article v of the Constitution
Of the State of Florida, Relative to
the Judiciary Department.
BE 1t Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State of Florida:
That the following amendme hts to
Article Y of the Constitution of the
State of Florida, relative to the Judi
ciarv Department, to be numbered
Sections 80, 40 and Al of said Article
", be and the same are. hereby agreed
to and shall be submitted to the elect
ors of the State at the general election
to be held on the first Tuesday atler
the first Monday in November A l.,
1910 for ratification or rejection, to-"!t:
Sec 80. From and after the adoption
Of these amendments the CrlmlNa!
Court of Record in and for Escanibla
County shall be known as the Couft OF
Record in and for said county, and, III /.
addition to their present jurisdiction.
the said court. and the judge thereof, /.
snail have in Escambia county, concur .
rent with the Circuit Court of sand
county, and the judge thereof, the same
original jurisdiction of all other Csc !
and matters and the same power ana .
authority to issue all writs as the Cir /
cult Court of said county and the Judge
t!9ereof, excepting capital cases, ana
Inc power to summon and empanel
grand jury.
The same rules of procedure and
nights of trial by judges ad Item and
[elerees, which obtain in said Circuit
court, shall obtain in said Court OF
record The Governor may, in his dis,
cretion, order any one of the Circuit
Judges of the State to hold one or
more terms or parts of terms OF SAID
Court of Record.
, Sec. 49,, The Supreme Court of the
state shall have appellate jurisdiction
q all causes of which jurisdiction Is
Iranted to said Court Of Record. APP
peals and writs of error shall be prose-
suted from the said Court of Record to
'ne Supreme Court in accordance with
ne laws and rules governing such pro-
;seedlngs from the Circuit Court to the
supreme Court.
Sec Al. All the provisions OF the
constitution and all laws enacted IN
'onsonance Herewith pertaining to the
'sld Criminal Court of Record and the
'mcers thereof, including the manner
! the appointment or election and the
erms Of Office and compensation OF
's'u officers shall apply with like eftect
. the said Court of Record and the
,1cers thereof, except as provided py
eese amendments. The present ofhcers
! said Criminal Court of Record shali
Y the officers of said Court OF RECORD
20 discharge the duties and receive
ne emoluments Of the respective ofnces
ntil the expiration Of their present
INNS OF Office. The salary OF the ]uoge