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the. general election of representative.
IN I@22 for approval or rejection:
Secllon LV me Legislature may pro
VIDE Tor the division OF any county ol
] counties into convenient scnOoI dis
tricts; and for the election bfenniaIII
Of three school trustees, who shall hoic
! their Office for two years and who
snaIi have the supervision of all the
! schools within the district; and fol
| the Ievying and collection of a dis
! trlct school tax. for the exclusive use
OF pubhc free schools within the dis
trlct, whenever majority Of the
qualified electors thereof that nav q
tax on real or personal property shall
vote IN favor of such levy; provided
that any, tax authorized by this sec
tlon shalI not exceed ten mills on the
dollar IN any one year on the taxable
property OF the district
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
/ Amendment to Article Y of the CON
stitution of the State of Florida Rel
p atIve TO the Judiciary Department
be It Resolved by the legislature of
the State of Florida:
That the following amendment to
state OF Florida relative to the Judi
ciary Department, to be numbered
section 43 of said Article V, be and
the same is hereby agreed to and shall
be submitted to the electors of the
state at the general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
NJ monoay IN November. A. D., 1922. for
rathcatlon or rejection. to-wit:
Sec. 43. The Legislature may from
time TO time and as the business of
any circuit requires. provide for the
appointment OF one or more dditionaI
Circuit Judges for such Circuit Each
such additional Circuit Judge shall be
appointed by the Governor and con-
Hrmed by the Senate. and hold office
Tor SIX years, and shall receive the
same salary and allowances for ex-
penses as other Circuit Judges He
shalI nave all the powers and per-
form all the duties that are or NAV
pc provided or prescribed by the Con-
StiLutIon or by statute for Circuit
Judges, and all statutes concerning
V1[lTeule S1l,,,. ! udges shall apply to him
w nersVer there are two or more Cir
cuit Judges appointed for Circuit the
business may be divided among the
ClrcIit Judges having jurisdiction in
circuit IS may be prescribed by law
ana Where no provision has been made
oy law. tue distribution of the busi-
ness of the Circuit between the cir
cunt Judges of the Circuit and OF any
county in the Circuit. and the afIot-
ment or assignment of matters and
Eases Eases 70 be heard, decided. ordered,
trleC- decreed or adjudged shall be
c0nrroifed or made when necessarv
by the Circuit Judge holding tibet
com con! mission 81. earliest in date No addi-
SionaI circuit Judge or Judges shall
De authorIZeC > be appointed in a
circuit havfE@ less than $4,000 in
habltantS by tie last Federal or State
census occarring next before the pas
sage of tile law for his or their an
polntment. The Legislature NAV re-
peal any law providing for the an
Ppolntment Of an additional Circuit
Judge. or additional Circuit Judges for
circuit, but such repeal shall not
AFFECT the term salary and jurisdiction
or Judge holding an appointment
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section of Article
AVI of the Constitution of the State
or Florida, RaeLa ting to the Time Of
the Payments of Salaries of State
Officers.
Be lie Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of FLORIDA:
sdtia dnat the following mendment to
Sectlon OF Article XVI of the Con-
stltution OF the State of Florida re-
latlng to the time of the payment Of
Ehe salaries OF State officers is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted to
the electors of the State for adontion
or rejection at the next general elec-
non tb OF representatives to be held in
SAID section shall be amended TO read
as follows
Section, 3, The salary of every Off
Srr S. snail be payable monthly upon
has own requisition.
AZ JOINT RESOLUTION Promising an
Amndment to Section 3 Article VII
OF the Constitution of the State of
Florida, Relating TO Census and APP
portlonment, and to Number Of
Members Of the. Senate and of the
Be 1t Resolved by the Legisla ture Of
the State of Florida:
fnat the following proposed amend
mert. to Section of Article VII OF
iHe !l1 CONSTITUTION of the State of Flor
ioAs relating to census and apDortion-
Inent, ana TO the number of members
0l tne Senate and of the House of
be, and the same is
mIeted 10 the electors of the State of
FIor1da for approval or rejection at
tne next GeneraT Election of Repre-
SSntatives to be held ON the first Ties
DAY after the first Monday in Noyem- |
Der, A D., 1922: that is to say. that
section of Article VII of the Con-
81 sStitution OF Florida shall be amend |
ed to read as follows.
Section g. The Legislators that sba1,
meet A. D.. 1928, and those that shall
meet every ten years thereafter, shall |
apportion the representation in the |
Senate. the whole. number. of sena-
tors not to exceed SO members; and
at the same time shall also apportion
q the representation in the House of |
representatives. The counties having
one hundred thousand or more popu-
lation shall have four Representatives
each: the counties having thirty
thousand and not more than one h1,r.
dred thousand population shall have
three Representatives each; the cOu7r- !
ties having ten thousand five hundred
ana not Haore than thirty thousand
population shall have two Represen-
tatiyes each. All counties having less |
than ten thousand five hundred pe,pu-
latiQn snail have one Representa- tive
eaeh The basis Of apportionment as
provided for in this amendment. SHAH
be the Federal Census next preceding
the apportionment made hys the Legis-
!afure- Every County shall have at
least one Representative. The Cow
ern0r shall, by special message to
eacA House at the appropriate ses-
sion of the legislature. direct the at
tention Of each House 10 the provisions
Of this amendment and If the Leefs-
lature that shall meet A. D., 1928. or
any succeeding Legislature that shall
meet every ten years thereaftr, shall
refuse or fail To apportion the repre-
sentation in the Senate and in the
House Of Representatives as herein
provided. II shall be the duty of the
Governor 70 convene the Legislature
in Special Session for the purpose Of
making such apportionment and by
public proclamation and by commuii- |
cation to each House to direct the at
tention of each House to the pro-
visions of this amendment
sec 2 That any and all provisions