The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section 10 of Article XII
of the Constitution of the State of Flor
! 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- Th6~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 70" two years, and who shall have
the supervision of all the schools within
the district; and for the levying and col
lection of n 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 wear on the taxable property of the
district
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Florida Relative to
the Judiciary Department.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature OF
the state of Florida:
That the following amendment to Arti-
Gle V Of the Constitution of the State OF
Florida relative to the judiciary Depart
ment to be numbered Section 43 of said
Article V, be and the same is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted to the
electors a q
tiOn to be held ON the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. d. 1922,
for ratification or rejection, to-wit:
Section as. The Legislature may from
time to time and as the business Of any
circuit requires, provide for the appoint
ments of one or more additional Circuit
Judges for such Circuit. Each such ad-
dtional Circuit Judge shall be appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate, and hold office for six years, and
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 for Circuit
Judges, and all statutes concerning Cir
cult Judges shall apply to him. Where
ever there are two or more Circuit
Judges appointed for q Circuit the busi-
ness may be divided among the Circuit
Judges having jurisdiction in the Circuit
ara III any NouIlN III ltit IITtull 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
and of any County in the Circuit, and the
allotment or assignment of matters and
cases to be heard, decided, ordered, tried.
decreed 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 in a Circuit having less than 750OG
inhabitants by the last Federal or state
census occurring next before the passage
OF the law for his or their appointment.
The Legislature may repeal any law pro-
viding for the appointment of an add-
tional 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 ap-
pontment.