The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

A Bill To Be Entitied-An act to
create the assistant circuit court OF
the State OF Florida and to create the
office of the judge thereof To pro-
vide for the appointment of and come
pensation Of judge and such assistant
! circuit court, and provide the juris-
! diction of such court and of the judge
| thereof. To designate the duties of
| such judge. To designate certain du-
| ties of the governor and to designate
certain duties OF circuit judges OF the
State of Florida
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the State Of Florida.
Section The assistant circuit
| court of the State of Florida is hereby
created and the office Of the Judge of
such court is hereby created and such
Judge shall be designated assistant
circuit judge Of Florida
Section 2-The term OF office of the
assistant circuit judge of Florida shall
be for the period of six years, and
such Judge shall be appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate
of the State of Florida. The first
shall be appointed under the passage
and approval of this act and a success
sor shall be appointed upon being
nominated by the qualified electors of
the State of Florida, at the expira-
ton of every six years thereafter.
Section 3-The assistant circuit
court of the State of Florida shall be
held at Tallahassee, Florida, in an
office to be provided and furnished by
the state and to be designated by the
secretary of state. The assistant cir
cult judge of Florida shall be paid
$4,000 per annum, and his expenses
when away from Tallahassee, by order
of the governor or upon official busi-
ness, which shall be paid quarterly by
the state treasurer upon warrant
drawn by the comptroller upon the
requisition of the assistant circuit
judge, and with such requisition the
said judge shall file an iternized state
ment of his expenses for which he re-
quests pay by the state. He shall be
allowed clerical aid not TO exceed in
cost the sum of 1920 per annum which
shall be paid in like manner.
Section 4-The jurisdiction Of the
Assistant Circuit Court and the judge
thereof sitting in chambers at the
state capitol shall BE to hear and de-
termine all matters and to exercise
any and all functions which may law
fully be exercised by a circuit judge
in and about matters which may be
submitted to him by son of the dis
ability or disqualification of a circuit
judge, and such orders. judgments and
DEGREES shall be of the force, effect
and dignity Of orders judgments and
DEGREES of the Circuit Court having
jurisdiction Of the cause. The Assis-
tant Circuit Judge shall have power
and authority when directed Oy the
order of the governor to proceed to
any Judicial Circuit in the state of
Florida, and there during the period
for which he shall be so directed and
assigned to perform any and all func-
tions which could lawfully be per-
formed by a Circuit Judge of such
Judicial Circuit, which duties he may
perform either by aiding and assisting
the Circuit judge of such Judicial Cir
cult or Independently and without ref
erence to the Circuit Judge of such
Judicial Circuit. 1t shall be the duty
of the Assistant Circuit Judge to
promptly dispose of such matters as
shall be presented to the Assistant
Circuit Court of Florida for it's official
action in cham bers at the capitOI and