The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

ida, Relating to Education.
| Be 1t Resolved by the LEGISLATURE of
| the State of Florida:
That the following amendment to Sec
| tion 10 of Article XII of the Constitution
of the State of Florida relating to edu-
cation be, and the same is hereby, agreed
to and shall be submitted to the electors
of the State at the general election OF
representatives in 1922 for approval or re-
| lection:
Section TO- The Legislature may pro-
vide for the division of any county or
counties into convenient school districts:
and for the election biennially of three
school trustees, who shall hold their off,
ces for two years, and who shall have
the supervision of all the schools within
the district; and for the levying and col
| lection of a district school tax, for the
exclusive use of public free schools within
| the district, whenever a majority of the
qualified electors thereof that pay a tax
on real or personal property shall vote in
favor of such levy; provided, that any
| tax authorized by this section shall 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 V of the Constitu-
| tion of the State of Florida Relative to
the Judiciary Department.
| Be II Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
That the following amendment to Arti-
| Gle of the Constitution of the State Of
| Florida relative to the Judiciary Depart
lment. to be numbered Section 43 Of said
Article " be and the same is hereby
Iagreed to and shall be submitted to the
electors of the State at the general cleo
tion to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. ID. 1922
for ratification or rejection. to-wit:
Section 49, The Legislature may from
iENaA tn ttENan a1 hn htNgi gAf
circuit requires provide for the appoint
ments of one or more additional Circuit
Judges for such Circuit Each such ad
ditional Circuit Judge shall be appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate, and hold office for six years. and
shall receive the same salary and allow
ances for expenses as other Circuit
Judges He shall have all the powers
and perform all the duties that are or
may be provided or prescribed by the
Constitution or by statute tOr Circuit
Judges and all statutes concerning Cir
cult Judges shall apply to him. Where
ever there are two or more Circuit
Judges appointed for Circuit the bust
ness may be divided among the Circuit
Judges having jurisdiction in the Circuit
ard in any County in the Circuit as may
be prescribed by law, and where no pro-
vision has been made by law, the distri-
| button of the business of the Circuit
| between the Circuit Judges of the Circuit
allotment or assignment of matters and
cases to be heard, decided, ordered, tried
decrced or adjudged, shall be controlled
| or made when necessary by the Circuit
Judge holding the commission earliest in
| date. No additional Circuit Judge or
Judges shall be authorized to be appoint
| ed i'm a Circuit having less than 75.OOG
| Inhabitants by the last Federal or State
census occurring next before the passage
| OF the law for his or their appointment.
Ptpl1 fttsn Nlnl "a
viding for the appointment of an addi-
| tonal Circuit Judge, or additional Circuit
Judges for a Circuit, but such repeal
| shall not affect the term, salary and
| jurisdiction of a Judge holding an APP
| pointment.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section of Article XVI
of the Constitution of the State of Flor
ida Relating to the Time of the Payment
of Salaries of State Officers
| BE 1t Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
That the following amendment to See
! tion of Article XVI of the Constitution of
the State of Florida relating to the time
| of the payment of the salaries of State
officers is hereby agreed to and shall be
submitted to the electors of the state for'
adoption or rejection at the next general
election of representatives to be held in
the year A. D. 1922. That Is to say. said
SeCllOn Sndil Dt bIutHucu W Itdu dS lDl-
lows:
Section 8. The salary of every officer
shall be payable monthly upon his own
requsition.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section of Article VII
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Flori-
da, Relating to Census and Apportion-
ment and to Number of Members of the
Senate and Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
That the following proposed amendment
to Section of Article VII of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Florida, relating to
census and apportionment, and to the
number of members of the Senate and Of
the House of Representatives be, and the
same is hereby. agreed to and shall be
submitted to the electors of the State Of
Florida for approval or rejection at the
next General Election of Representatives |
to he ned on the first Tuesday after |
the first Monday in November, 4. D. |
1922; that is to say. that Section of |
Article VII of the Constitution of Florida |
shall be aInended to read follows:
Section 3. The Legislature that shall
meet a. ID. 1923, and those that shall |
meet every ten years thereafter, shall
appoTtign the representation in the Sen
ate, the whole number Of Senators not |
to exceed 3S members: and at the same |
llfne SDaD bISO dpDOiilOH inc JtpItStbbd-
ton Ia the House of Representatives.
The counties having one hundred thou
sand or more population shall have four
each; the counties hav-
ing thirty thousand and not more than
one hundred thousand population shall
have three Representatives each; the /
having ten thousand five hun 4
dred and not more than thirty thousand
shall have two representatives
each. Ali counties having less than ten
FIVE hundred population shall
have one representative each. The basis
Of apportionment, Ms provided for in this
shall be the Federal Census
next preceding the apportionment made
by the Legislature. Every County shall
have at least one Representative. The
Governor shall. by special message to
each House at the appropriate session of
the Legislature, direct the attention of
each House to the provisions Of this
and il the Legislature that
shall meet A d. 1923. or any succeeding
Legislature that shall meet every ten
yea thereafter, shall refuse or fail to
apportiOn the representation in the SEN
ate and in the House of Representatives
as heI Elm provided, 1t shall be the duty
Of the Governor to convene the legisla-