The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-13

notice. oF ELECTIoN

of the State Of Florida, did pass
four Joint Resolutions proposing
to the Constitution of
the State of Florida. and the same
We're agreed to by vote of three
fifths of all the members elected to
each house; that the votes on said
Joint Resolutions were entered up
on their respective Journals, with
the yeas and nays thereon, and they
did determine and direct that the
said Joint Resolutions be submit
ted to the electors of the State at
the General Election in November
1888.
Now, THEREFORE,, 1, r. A.
Gray Secretary of State of 1.-The
State of Florida, do hereby give
GENERAL FIE6rIoN q
win be held IN each county IN Flor
ida on Tuesday next succeeding tho
first Monday in November, A. d
1888. the said Tuesday being the g.
EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
for the ratification or rejection OF
ing amendments to the Constitu.
ton of the State of Florida, viz:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
ing the Amendment of Section Z %
Article X of the Constitution, Re.
lating to the Exemption of Home.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA: That the following
amendment of Section Z of Article
Y of the Constitution of the State
of Florida relating to the exemp-
ton of homesteads from taxa
tion, be, and the same is hereby
agreed to. and shall be submitted
to the electors of the State at the
General Election of Representa-
tives in 1898. for approval or re-
lection; that is to say, that the
said Section Z of Article X of the
Constitution be amended so as to
read as follows:
Every person who has the legal
title or beneficial title in equity 10
real property in this State and who
resides thereon and in good faith
makes the same his or her per-
manent home, or the permanent
home of another or others legally
or naturally dependent upon said
person, shall be entitled to an ex-
emption from all taxation, except
fits, up to the assessed valuation
of Five Thousand Dollars on the
said home and contiguous real
property, as defined in Article 10,
Section l, of the Constitution. for
the year 1899 and thereafter. Said
jointly, or in common with others,
and said exemption may be appor-
toned among such OF the owners
as shall reside thereon, as their re-
spective interests shall appear. but
no such exemption of more than
Five Thousand Dollars shall be al
lowed to any one person or any one
amount of the exemption allowed
any person exceed the proportion
ate assessed valuation based on
the interest owned by such person
The Legislature may prescribe APP
propriate and reasonable laws reg
ulating the manner of establishing
the right to said exemption.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos.
ing an Amendment to Section 81 OF
Article 3 of the Constitution of thG
State of Florida Relating TO ths
Publication of Notice of Intention
to Pass Local or Special Laws.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA: That the following
amendment to Section 21 of Article
of Florida as amended at the gen
eral election i'm 1928 be, and tbs
same is hereby agreed To and shall
be submitted for ratification or re,
lection by the qualified electors OF
the state of Florida voting at tht
general election to he held in No
vember, A. ID. 1898: that Is 20 say
that Section 21 of Article 3 OF tn,
CONSTITUTIONS of the State of Flor.
ida shall be amended so as 10 reat
as follows:
Section 81. In all cases enum.
Grated in the preceding Section, al
laws shall be general and of uni
form operation throughout the
State, but in all cases not enum.
Grated or excepted in that Section
the Legislature may pass special OF
local laws, except as now or here.
after otherwise provided in thu
Constitutions: PROVIDED that nC
local or special bill shall be passed
nor shall any locale or special Law
establishing or abolishing mum.
cipalities, or providing for theii
government, jurisdiction and pow.
ers, or altering or amending Tho
same, be passed, unless notice ol
intention to apply therefor shall
have been published In the man
ner provided by law where tbs
matter or thing to be affected may
be situated. which notice shall b.
published in the manner provided
to Introduction into the Legislature
OF any such bill. The evidence thai
such notice has been published
shall be established In the Legis.
lature before such hill shall b.
passed. and such evidence shall b,
I filed or preserved with the bill ia
/ the office of the Secretary Of State
In such manner as the Legislature
shall provide, and the fact thai
such notice was established In thu
Legislature shall In every case 10
reetted upon the Journals OF ths
Senate and Of the House OF Repre-.
sentatlves: PROVIDED. however
no publication % eany such Law
shall be required hereunder wheF
such law contains a provision q
the effect that the same shall moi
become operative or effective uuti
ratified or approved at a refersn.
DUN election TO be called and helt
in the territory affected IN accord.
ance with provision therefor con.
tanned In such bill, or provided b.
general law.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos.
Ing an Amendment 60 Section o,
Article N OF the Constitution 81
Florida Relating 20 Taxation and
Finance by Adding Thereto a Re.
auirement That the Legislator,
Shall Provide for Raising Revenus
10 Defray state Appropriation
maze Tor tire Benefit OF the TINT.
form System Of Public Free Schools
and Of the state Institutions 81
Higher Learning a. a Part OF IN.
expenses OF the State and on A.
Equality Therewith.
BE IT RESOLVED ny TIKI
LEGISLATURE or THE STATE
OF FLORIDA: That the follow IN /
amendment 81 Section 2 OF Ariel.
TX % the Constitution of Ft0Ffda
relating 20 taxation and finance b.
and the same - hereby agreed q
and shall be submitted % the auaif,
fed aieelOrs 81 the State % Flgrids
Tor ratification or rejection AZ IN,
ne1f ensuing general eieetlon e
be held IN November. 1898 That Il
20 say that section 81 Arffe8e -
of the Consultation OF FLORIDA B,