The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-28

| Section 10. The Legislature may
provide for the division of any county
| tricts; and for. the election biennially
| of three school trustees, who shall hold
their office for two years, and who
shall have the supervision of all the
schools within the district; and for the
| levying and collection of district
| school tax, for the exclusive use OF
public free schols within the district.
| whenever a majority of the qualified
electors thereof that pay tax on real
| or personal property shall vote in favor
of such levy; provided, that any TAI
I authorized by this section shall not ex-
coed ten mills on the dollar in any one
year on the taxable property OF the dis
trict.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
| Amendment to Article v of the Con-
stitution of the State OF Florida
Relative to the judiciary Depart
ment.
/ the State of Florida:
That the following amendment to
| Article V of the Constitution OF the
| State of Florida relative to the Jud1c1-
| ary Department, to he numbered Sec
| ton 40 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 Mon
| day in November, A d. 1922, for ratf-
| fication or rejection, to-wit:
| time TO time and as the business OF
any circuit requires, provide for the
| appointment of one or more additional
1 Circuit Judges for such Circuit. Each
such additional Circuit Judge shall be
appointed by the Governor and con-
/ firmed by the Senate, and hold office
/ for six years, and shall receive the
same salary and allowances for ex-
| penses as other Circuit Judges. lie
| shall have all the powers and perform
an the duties that are or may be pro-
L vii cd or mr. cd ha
| or by statute for Circuit Judges. and
all statutes concerning Circuit Judges
| shall apply to him. Wherever there
/ are two or more Circuit Judges APP
pointed for a Circuit the business may
| be divided among~the Circuit Judges
/ having jurisdiction in the Circuit and
| in any County in the Circuit as may be
| prescribed by law, and where no pro
| vision has been made by law, the dis
i tribution of the business of the Circuit
| between the Circuit Judges of the Cir
| and the allotment or assignment OF
| matters and cases to be heard, decided,
/ shall be controlled or made when nee
| essary by the Circuit Judge holding
1 the commission earliest in date. No
i additional Circuit Judge or Judges
| shall be authorized to be appointed in
/ a Circuit having less than $4,000 inhab-
4 itants by the last Federal or State CEN
sus occurring next before the passage
1 of the law for his or their appoint
ment. The Legislature may repeal any
i law providing for the appointment of
| an additional Circuit Judge, or addi-
1 such repeal shall not affect the term,
| salary and Jurisdiction of Judge
holding an appointment
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
I Amendment to Section of Article
1 XVI of the Constitution of the State
of Florida, 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
Section 3 of Article XVI of the Con-
stitution of the State of Florida relat-
ing 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
of representatives to be held in the
| year A. d. 1922. That is to say, said
section shall be amended to read as
| follows:
/ Section g. The salary of every off,
Ger shall be payable monthly upon his
own requisition-
| A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing al
Amendment to Section of Article
| VII of the Constitution of the State
| of Florida. Relating to Census and
Apportionment, and TO Number %
Members of the Senate and Of the
House of Representatives
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State of Florida:
That the following proposed amend
ment to Section of Article VII of the
| Constitution of the State of Florida. re-
1ating to census and apportionment
| and to the number OF members or the
senate and of the House of Represen.
tatives be. and the same Is hereby
| agreed to and shall be submitted to thu
| electors of the State of Florida for ap-
provaI or rejection at the next Genera
| Election of Representatives to be helf
ON the first Tuesday after the frs
| Monday in November. A. ID. 1922; thai
is to say. that Section OF Article vi
| of the Constitution of Florida shall be
amended to read as follows:
Section 8. The Legislature that shall
"A meet A. d. 1928. and those that shall
meet every ten years thereafter, shall
| apportion the representation IN tht
| Senate, the whole number or Senators
not to exceed 80 members: and at tns
| same time shall also apporuon the rep
resentation in the House or Represen'
tatives. The counties having one hun
dred thousand or more population shall
have four Representatives each: tn,
counties having thirty thousand ans
not more than one hundred THOUSAND
population shall have three Represen'
tatives each; the counties having TEL
thousand five hundred and not NOR.
than thirty thousand population shal
have two Representatives eacn. Al
| counties having less than ten thOuSans
five hundred population shall nave on
Representative each. The basis OF ap
, | poTtionment as provided for in thi
amendment shall be the Federal Cen
sus next preceding the apportfonmen
made by the Legislature. Every CounL,
shall have at least one RepresenIatlFs
| The Governor shall, by special messag
> to each House at the appropriate ses
| sion of the Legislature, direct the az
{ tention Of each House TO the prqs[siJ :
frrEa that shall meet A ID. 1923, or an,