The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-02

OTIS IHefeOI, VINO are freen0lderS,
shall vote in favor of the issuance of
such bonds
Whenever any such special tax
school district has voted in favor of
the issuance Of such bonds, a tax not
to exceed five mills on the dollar, in
any one year, on the taxable property
within the district voting for the is
sue of bonds shall be levied in ac-
cordance with law providing for the
leVying of taxes, to become a fund
for the payment of the interest and
redemption of such bonds
Proposing Amendments to Sections
One %, Sixteen Q6) and Seven
teen 40, of Article Three go, of
the Constitution of the State Of
Florida, Relating to the Legislative
Authority. of the State of Florida
Be 1t Resolved BY the Legislature of
The State OF Florida:
That the following amendments to
Section One "a, Section Sixteen (16),
and Section Seventeen QO, as
lamended, of Article Three CD of the
constitution of the state of Florida,
be, and they are hereby agreed to, and
shall be proposed and submitted to
the electors of this state for approval
or reelection at the next general cleo
ton hereafter, that is to say:
Section One "a of said Article
Three CD shall be amended so as to
read as follows:
Section L. ID The legislative au-
thority of this state shall be vested in
a legislature consisting of a senate
and house of representatives and
shall be designated, The Legislature
'of the State of Florida, but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves power to
propose laws and amendments to the
constitution of the state, and to en-
act or reject such laws and amend
ments at the polls independent of the
legislature, and also reserve at their
own option the power to approve or
reject at the polls any act, item, or
section of any act, or resolution, of
the legislature;
(2). The first power reserved by
the people is the initiative, and TWEEN
ty 900 per centum of the legal vot-
ers shall have the right to propose
any legislative measure. and twenty
five (25) per centum shall nave the
right to propose amendments to the
constitution by petition, and every
such petition shall include the full
text of the measure so proposed;
(3). The second power reserved is
the referendum, and it may be or
dered, except as to laws necessary
for the immediate preservation of
public peace, health and safety, eth
er by petition signed by twenty 600
per centum of the legal voters, or by
the legislature;
ca. The percentage of legal vot-
ers hereinbefore stated shall be bas-
ed upon the total number of votes
cast at the last general election for
the state officer receiving the high
est number of votes cast at such cleo
ton
(5). All petitions submitted under
the power of the initiative shall be
known as Initiative Petitions" and
shall be filed with the secretary of
state not less than four ca months
preceding the date of the election at
which the measures so proposed are
TO be voted upon, and all petitions
submitted under the power of the ref
erendum shall be known as Refer
with the secretary of state not more
tnan sixty 600 days after the final
adjournment of the session of the leg
islature. which shall have passed the
measure to which the referendum is
applied. the filing of a referendum pc
tition against any item, or section of
any act. or resolution, shall not pre-
vent the remainder of such measure
from becoming effective;
90. ANY measure or amendment
to the constitution proposed under
the initiative, and any measure to
which the referendum is applied. shall
be referred to a vote Of the qualified
electors of the state, and shall be-
come law when approved by ma
jority of the votes cast thereon, and
upon proclamation of the governor,
and not otherwise;
u. The veto power of the govern
| or shall not extend TO initiative or ref
erendum measures approved by a ma
jority of the qualified electors;
(S). The reservation of the power
of the initiative and referendum j