The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-27

NOTICE. oF ELECTIoN

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDAENIS
WHEREAS. the legislature OF
of the State of Florida, did pass
/ four Joint Resolutions proposing
amendments tn the Constitution OF
the State of Florida. and the same
were agreed to by a 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
+ ted to the electors of the State at
| the General Election in November
| Now. THEREFORE,. I. r. A.!
/ Gray, Secretary of State of the
! State of Florida, do hereby give
GENERAL ELECTION
1 will be held in each county in Flor
I ida on Tuesday next succeeding the
I first Monday in November, A. ID
! 1888. the said Tuesday being the
( EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
I for the ratification or rejection %
! the said Joint Resolution propos-
! ing amendments to the Constitu
+ ton of the State of Florida, viz:
a JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
I ing the Amendment of Section %
/ Article X of the Constitution, Re.
lating to the Exemption OF Home.
steads from Taxation; nr
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA: That the following
amendment of Section of Article
y of the Constitution of the State
of Florida relating to the exemp-
/ ton of homesteads from taxa
ton, 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 1888, for approval or re-
lection; that is to say, that the
said Section Z of Article X of the
Constitution be amended so as &c
read as follows:
Every person who has the legal
title or beneficial title in equity to
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
for assessments for special hene-
fits, up to the assessed valuation
of Five Thousand Dollars on the
said home and contiguous real
property, as defined in Article 10,
Section, /, of the Constitution. for
the year 1899 and thereafter. Said
litit may ne ntiu ny lile EUNliFlifSe
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. hut
no such exemption OF more than
Five Thousand Dollars shall he al
lowed to any one person or any one
dwelling house, nor shall the
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
Mating the manner of establishing
the right to said exemption.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
ing an Amendment To Section 2i of
Article of the Constitution of the
State of Florida Relating to the
Publication OF Notice OF Intention
to Pass Local or Special Laws.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURES or THE STATE
OF FLORIDA: That the following
amendment to Section 81 of Article
of the Constitution OF the State
of Florida as amended at the gem
eral election in 1928 he. and tho
same is hereby agreed TO and shalt
be submitted for ratification or re-
lection by the qualified electors OF
the State of Florida voting at the
general election to he held in No
vember, \. -. 1898; that is 10 say,
that Section Fl OF Article 3 OF the
Constitution Of the State OF Flor
ida shall be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 81. In all cases enum-
Grated In the preceding section, all
laws shall he general and OF uni
form operation throughout the
State. hut in all cases not enum-
Grated or excepted in that Section.
the Legislature may pass special or
local laws, except as now or here
after otherwise provided In the
local or special bill shall he passed,
nor shall any local or special law
establishing or abolishing muni-
cipalities, or providing for their
government. jurisdiction and pow
ers, or altering or amending the
same. be passed. unless notice OF
intention 10 apply therefor shall
have been published In the man.
ner provided by law where the
matter or thing to be affected may
published In the manner provided
by law at least thirty days prior
To Introduction into the Legislature
Of any such bill. The evidence that
such notice has been published
shall be established IN the Legis-
! AANuNN hEAANE &AGH UAlA NNAh nH
passed, and such evidence shall be
filed or preserved with the bill In
the office Of the Secretary OF State
iti such manner as the Legislature
shall provide. and the fact that
such notice was established I'm the
Legislature shall in every case be-
recited upon the Journals OF the
Senate and OF the Tf6use OF Repre-.
sentatives: PROVIDED, however.
no publication of any such, Law
shall be required hereunder when
such law contains a provision tn
the effect that the same shall not
become operative or effective until
ratified or approved az referen-
dun election 10 be called ard held
in the territory affected in accord
ance with "a provision therefor con
tanned In such bill. or provided BY
general Law.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
ing an Amendment to Section 2 81
Article IX Of the Constitution Of
Florida Relating 20 Taxation and
Finance bF Adding Thereto n Re-
auiTemNnt That the Legislature
Shall Provide for Raising Rsyenss
20 Defray state Appropriations
Made for the Benefit 81 the Uni
form system III Public Free Schools.