The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-16
I'LL VOTE FOR
COMMISSIONERS
BY DISTRICTS
|NTY ATTORNEY so ADVISES
|EE PRESENT BOARD OF
(COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
County VIII Elect c. mission
5 as Heretofore, Despite Rul-
me of State Authorities

eguuty commissioners have
Oh the advice of the county
ines. to prepare the ballot for
.fusaiug primary so that county
| b,is.ioners will be voted for by
&icts as has been done in the
| instead of being elected from
bounty at large, as will be done
counties, and as we under
i the law has been construed by
|Ettarney general. Under this
| each district elects its own
] ,sioncr, and has no voice in
ktng any member of the board
j than its own representative.
b. opinion of the county attor-
|is given herewith:
AytoW, Florida, May -, 1911
| J. Everett Bryant, Chairman
BARD County commissioners, Bar
h. Florida:
Bar Sir--With reference to the
Sod OF nominating candidates for
Ity commissioners and school
bissioners in the approaching
'ary, which was a subject of dis
ION by your board this morning,
|up0n which an opinion is re-
ted, beg to say that | have
FULLY gone over and considered
Edifterent legislative enactments
ng upon the subject, which are
prised in chapter 5697 of the |
of Florida, approved June 8,
and in that connection | have |
6carfully examined chapter 6469, |
Of Florida, entitled can act to
Fde for and regulating primary
Qons, approved June 3, 1913"
act of June 8, 1907, consists of
nendment of section 27O of the
fal statutes, which section as
(ded reads as follows.
Hated by General Election Law
Except as herein provided all
PonS at primary elections under
Prtlcle, shall be regulated by the
On law of the state in force at
PINE such primary election is
as nearly as the same can be
provided, however, that coun-
Pmmissioners and members of
Roafd OF public instruction shall
mlnated by the several districts
county, instead of by the county
H.
foregoing continues to govern
atter at this time, unless it was
led by the act of 1918 men
act OF 1913 does not in eX-
terms repeal the act of 1907,
II IN conflict Herewith, and to
md the Legislature of 1913
lor moment intended such s
peal BY implication is not fav- {
|Oy the courts, and the legal
nptlon is always against the \
'ou TO repeal where express '
are not used, and it is to be l
IN mind that it is the inten- c
the legislature which con- I
uer to effect a repeal by impli- @
'ne act of 1913 would have
leld to be irreconciliable and C
'ulct with the act of = 1907, i
Is not the case. V
prlnelple of statutory construc- d
~ofe universally adopted than u
uere there are more than one t
upon any subject it is the n
'ne courts, if possible, to so
'hem as to give effect to t
j. ueIl' and even should part S
0ne act be inconsistent with, t
pusnaht to a subsequent act, Il
vn' It does not follow that Il
We OF the former is repealed. Il
j, parts thereof in conflict a
latter act are repealed. b
. nothing in the act of n
/. conflict with or repugnant o.
/ provision, neither is the act
. upon the subject expressly,
opinion, impliedly, re-
l7 That the first section of b,
i law of 1913 provides in s,
2at the nomination of Vi
including county officers, ii
.--aa in the manner provid- in
act and not otherwise; e9
name of no person, whose al
Vi Tor office is required to