The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-07-27

page As, post,)
ARTICLE VI
Suffrage and Eligibility.
Section /. Every male person of the ag
of twenty one years and upwards that shall
at the time of registration, be citizen o
the United states or that shall have de
cared his intention to become such in con
fUrmity to the laws of the United States
and that shall have resided and had hi
habitajiUn. dOmicIe, home and place o
permanent abode in Florida for one year
and in the county for six months, shall il
such county be deemed qualified electo
at all elections under this Constitution
Amended at general election in 1894, se'
page Se pOstD
Section . The legislature, at its frs
session after the ratitiCation of this Con
~titution. shall provide by law for the reg
istration of all the legally qualified voters
in each county. and for the returns of elec-
tons and shall also provide that after
the completion, from time to time, of such
registration. no person not duly registeTe d
according to law shall be allowed to vote
Section 8. Every eleCtOr snail at the
time Of his registration take and subscrhe
to the following oath: Il do solemnly
swear tor affirm that | will protect and de-
fend the Constitution Of the United States
and of the State of Florida that l am
twenty one years Of age, and have been a
resident of the State of Florida for twelve
months and of this county for six months,
and ! am qualified to vote under the Con-
Sttuton and laws of the state of Florida"
Section 4. No person under guardianship,
non cOmpus mentis or insane shall be quail
,,r.,r ,I.ia,al faIarI ao,,r+ ot
reoar,, ~, ,maIisaJ IT, ,,n, a. on, eiantion
,,,Ia,e es,dr'a =, j,,iI rieh+s any
Section ). The Legislature shall have
power to- and shall enact the necessary
r,, t. nas. j,,;J ~ ;iitar'
within ~ State ava fo,, +ba iab+ -
,fsras,. o1, rarso,'s ao,,into. 80 hrihor,,
nari,lry Iarcapy or of irforoo,,s cri,ne ~
r,bo shan rnaits 0r becorne directIt, or ~,
directl,, intnrasto,, in nV. hs+ nr ,ror ~
ra,,It t Ibioi, toi, ~ 49,, ' siu
eIactior o ttm. sbni, hariat+ saht
Az, W '' nan Ti't ,i iIett a
, hai, " ".' 80 ~ " ~ nsnt'
90 49, I'LL ~ L , 70 tS
Iarra n, a,oop.orio 80. ~ ia.d, a.
ahifit, shall 20 acor,o n.i' - .rio,
"olll'E SlalI not accrue until after lrial
"'IS S.j ,Ga,, ~ s'o, ~ =! HuI Ioi VI iaw .
lot,ra ,i ~ ta,, a. ~ 80 Ds nv eeis a.
an eIoctinrs h., w. ,ar,l. ~ - 80 ~
by ballot
aeetoh :. AT any election AT "hlch
e,,dG, et'iGh oI su"Ject ol an! loFeisn country
shall is oller 10 vote uhder the provisions OF
.il'7 IN i.u.i'ii' il Iequheu ny any eieetol'
ma ptouuee to 'he persons Ia"luily
" "u'tolIN 'ou Ecu 70 cohuuC' ana supervise such
bis 5on,aratinHS ir.!. auu yer .'I,eu copy oI
~ ~ uo SO Wy reason thdt sucn copy cannot
- " as S"e 'lIiie Vi saiu eiect'oh' ne
,naI snani oe alio"eu 10 make aniuaVit oetore
,, t, olitSei, se.ne lorth 'he reason why
~! nv - a""n.e 10 iulhish such ceruncale' ana
~ sou a"u"H' pIO'e satisfactory TO the
@ theS shaii aho" sald elector 10
= osnr; anu any h"tulaiiZeu cl'iZeh
iao,e " , 80 ',iai'' II 80 lequreu py any
.ratfo' - 80, ms .ts - s''i.a'e ~ VI ma RAJ.
h VI uuIy ceillheu copy thereo1, ana
u u t"e event 'nat sald eiector cannot pro-
" sr te sam, ne shal pe aiio"ed 10 make
iitipa an, II oeioie proper ofhcer statlng IN
@ iu1 nc ieasoh why II cannot oe 1urnished,
iiu ~ ielaCtory 10 the inspectors or SAID
,. uon ele.'oF sh"H pe allo"ed TO
noIe. NNepealed al general election IN 1874,
Sat;o Tp'' .,
, 80, o. Ane leslsldture snail nave
,i 60. ~ . ~. pay iiie"' OF the CAPITA
i 80 piei equisi'e lor Young ana All
80 ''Ne9 received SNAIL 20 INTO the schooi
utIu.
.,,ah I'm IN lh1 ieslslature snail enact
10 III. WIZ preserve the purity or
e'''' u'ue' inns CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE VII
c,.. - -
soctio, NJ u [1ppoI 'iohiileh''
,dd nrrnbsroa .i.ta. 'epi ieSeHtihs the
,oy dasi.notas US. 49, ~ a. ~sdld alstflcts are
trad - 80, "oee 'e'hls nave not ex-
,,,,D h.ra. anu tmose senators representing even
,,,,.r - [,.,.S,.. " pe eiecteu a II. 1850,
irst s.nate 80 IN VI Ieoe, shall oe ths
nansers of ~ n -s ~, '.ltulloh ana tne
! 1855 shan he .ba az, W We electeo A.
atiyes under mic Cansttt'..t vi iepIeseh-
o,a.o tiS CONSTITUTION, ana the
onstit,t.L .han pesenta.'es thus
,r1ar 80 Cnt.. ue 'He Hrst ieglslature
f1ce oF eoch %. - ~, allo tne 'eihs Oh
ers az tba housa go r. 1ea.o.s anu mem,
xnire ar IN nIantIon VI LepleeehtalVes shaii
ors -, ,t eeIioh ior senators and mem
SsS 80 - 80 vi lepl eseh'duVes A. ID
80, 80 anu III tiat year new senate and
SectiOr . TSn ,.E;H1 eS snall De eiected
0ectloh =. Inc legislatures that convene
u " seal loo' ana thereafter, shall con-
,s sepata ~ t1oi mn ly-two members or
lembera ot ~ t nv. Ilole 'hah sHty-elsht
ba -, ~ " lte "ouse ot representatives.
IN t5y iUois Vi the mouse OF representatives
h., ,o.r,bo.a lur terms OF two years, and
~ tar,,,s - " NV seH"'e snail oe elected
roviG.,i - +oIl years except as hereafter
anate va O'tohs lor members or the
eld ar tho 80 VI Iepieseh'atlVes TO be l
,rn,s nt SAM llIne ana places The
1cts designated by even numbers, shall ex
~, m az tne END OF two years from that date.
-" Nv 80 @ .al.er an senators snail be elected
- r,ha Se 50 mat one haf OF the whole /
u u loer shall De elected bennially. (Amend- t
1st and further amended at general pIse ersn o.
on IN 1895, see page 40, post.) T
section 3. The Legislature that shall meet
= ~ ISo' ana those that shall meet every i
=, r,r.s's,'t thereafter snail apportion the /
sr OF senators not to exceed thirty-two +
eWbeTsi and at the same time shall also r
'p, ~ uoh the representation in the house
IetI esehtauVeb, the whole number OF rep q
Sc ives wv not TO exceed sixty eight mem 3
rres.l me representation in the house of $
e several counties as nearly as possibIe y
'cordlng Ia population; Provided Each :,