The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-08-04


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 10. 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 q 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 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 Art-
Gle V Of the Constitution of the State of
Florida relative to the Judiciary Depart
n1ert to he numbered Section AZ of said
Article v be and the same is hereby
agreed to ard shall be submitted to the
electors Of the State at the general cleo
ton TO be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, a. d. 1922,
| for ratification or rejection, to-wit:
Section 49, The LeGisla ture may from
time to time and as the business of any
circuit requires provide for the apront-
mcnts of one or more additional Circuit
Judges for such Circuit. Each such adj
Iditional Circuit Judge shall be appointed
nv the iInVprnpF and confirmed nv 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 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 Circuit the bust
ness 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 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. tred,
decrcod or adjudgcd, shall be controlled
| or made when necessary by the circuit
| Judge holding the commission earliest in
Idatc No additional Circuit Judge or
Judges shall he authorized to he appoint
cd IN 8, Circuit having less than '5,0oO
! 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 amy law pro
viding for the appointment of an add
tional Circuit Judge, or additional CIRCUIT
Judges for n Circuit, but such repeal
shall not affect the term. salary and
jurisdiction of a Judge holding an APP
pointmcnt
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 Sec
ton 3 of Article XVI of the Constitution OF
the State of Florida relating to tbs time
OF the payment OF the salafles OF State
officers Is HEREBY agreed to ana Shall DE
suDnr.,cu 90 ula cieCtors OF thc Sta'" l''
a.. g.. !. J,at.Ju al tlo nest LShvf,i |
election of representatives to be held IN
the year A. d. 1922. That is to say. SAID
sc, lon snau ne anIenueu 70 icau as loi-
lows:
SHAH be payable monthly upon ms own !
requIslton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section OF Afuclc NIi
of the Constitution of The State OF FLOR
da, Relating to Census ana Apporu"h-
ment and to Number Of AiCmbeI = Yof -, !
Sena,c and OF me House OF heprcsrhta-
tiVes. |
b. it Resolved by the Legislature of the
State Of Florida;
'rnat the following proposed amendment !
to Section ) OF AruClc NJ oi INC Nous,I'
a ItIlt,. Ttl3II!IZ L.
census and appOrtiOument, and to tar l.
OF members u the senate ana 81
the House Of Representative Vt, ana IA
same ~ hereby, agreed 70 ana EhaH ne
to inc eIcCiOIs Of the Statt 81
tIorIua for approval ur rejection at "a,
n.Nt General Election Of Representative
to he reid on the tirst Tuesday alttf
tine FIRST Monday in November, a. u.
49,; tuat - 70 say, That SectlOh oi
Article Nj Of Ihc Constitution OF Floflda
yhaU be prurndcd 10 read a. follows;
section }. The LcG,siat ure that SHAH
meet \. y, 1923, ana those that shaH
meet every ten years thereafter, Shah
the representation in the Sen
ate, the whole number Of Senators not ,
10 exceed 80 members; and at the same
time shall also apportiOn the representa-
,.,,, A.. lnL Moose u Representatives, {
The counties having one hundred thou- !
sand or more population shali nave louI
each; the counties hav-
ing thirty thousand and not more than ;
one hundred thousand population snail
have three Representatives each; the
having ten thousand iive nun {
dred and not more than thirty thousand :
population shall have two representatives,
racu. AT counties having less than ten
fh0usaId FIVE hundred population shall
have one representative each. The basis 4.
b, .,,,...l,nt, Is provided for IN thIs .
amendment, 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
amendment, and if the Legislature that
shall meet A. d. 1923, or any succeeding
Legislature that shall meet every ten .
years thereafter, shall refuse or fail to .
,pportiOn the representation in the Sem !
ate and in the House Of Represen tatives !
as herein provided, it shall be the duty :
IF the Governor to convene the legisla-
ture in Special Session for the purpose of
making such apportionment, and by pub
lie proclamation and by communication .
to each House to direct the attention of 4