The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-24
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS ARE
TO BE- VOTED ON
WILL BE FOUND ON BALLOT
FOR CONSIDERATION OF
ELECTORS IN GENERAL
ELECTION

Four Constitutional Amend
mentS are to be voted on at the
General Election to be held on
Tuesday, November 8, all of
which will be in condensed form
at the right hand side of the bal
lot to be used by the voters.
Tn first on the list is the
Amendment to Article 10, section
seven, which relates to exemp-
ton of homesteadss from taxation,
providing every person holding
legal or beneficial title to real
property in this state and who re-.
sides thereon and makes the same
his or her permanent home or the
permanent home of others natur-
ally or legally dependent upon
such persons shall be entitled to
exemption from taxation except
for assessment for special bene-
fits up to the assessed valuation
of Five Thousand Dollars.
Second is Amendment to Art
icle Three, section 81, requiring
general and uniform laws on the
subjects mentioned in section 20
and providing that no special bill
shall be passed abolishing mu-
inequalities or affecting their gov
ernmental jurisdiction and pow
ers unless notice of intention to
apply therefore shall have been
published at least 80 days prior
to introduction into the legisla-
ture of any such bill and, requir-
ing the legislature to establish
publication of the same and recite
the same upon the Journals of
the Legislature, but not requiring
the. same in laws containing pro-
visions for a referendum election
Before said law becomes effec
tive.
The third is for the Amend
ment of section two of Article
Nine, requiring the raising of
revenue to defray the expenses of
state government, including state
appropriations for benefit of uni
form system of public free schools
and of the State Institutions of
Higher Learning, and also a suf-
ficent sum to pay the principal
and interest of the existing in
debtedness of the state.
Amendment IA relates to the
State Militia, providing for a
Florida National Guard subject to
the lawful orders of the Cover
nor as COMMANDMENT Chief, pro-
vision for its support and main
tenence in accordance with the
Acts of Congress and regulations
of the United States War Depart
ment, providing for the officers of
the Federally recognized National
Guard, to be appointed or sus
pended, discharged, removed or
retired, solely on the basis of mill
tary proficiency, character and
service, and that qualifications of
officers and soldiers thereof shall
be prescribed in accordance with
specifications OF the United
States War Department. ss d
Names of candidates which will
appear on the ballot are:
United States Senator from
Florida. Claude Pepper, Thomas
E. Swanson.
Representative in Congress.
Fourth Congressional District. of
Florida, Pat Cannon, J. S, G. Gal
lagher.
Attorney General of Florida,
George Copper Gibbs.
Justices of the Supreme Court,
Rivers Buford. Roy Chapman,
Elwyn Thomas.
Railroad Commissioner of Flor
ida, Jerry w. Carter. Eugene
Matthews.
State Senator, oath Senatorial
District. David Elmer Ward.
Representative in the Legisla-
ture, Bernie c. Papy.
Five County Commissioners in
Monroe County: William H Mon
Salvatge. District Il Braxton B.
Warren. District 2; Carl Bervaldi,
District 5: Norberg Thompson.
District 1; r. Jenkins Curry, Dis
trict 5.
Members of the Board Of Pub
lie Instruction: Clarence H.
Pierce. District /: Allan B.
cieare. District >; Ralph X John
son. District 5.