The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-22
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for tAe balance of the unexpired

for tAe balance of the unexpired
term.
Section T. (al The Supreme Court
may hear, consider and determine
cases and exercise all its powers
and jurisdiction as a single body in
bers of the Court shall constitute q
quorum for the dispatch OF bust
ness or il may exercise its power
and turidiction in divisions.
(b) The Circuit Judges shall at
all times be subject to call to the
supreme Court by that Court or the
Chief Justice thereof, and during
the call shall be members thereof as
associate justices to act in place Of
any absent disqualified or disabled
justice or. for assignn5est TO a divi-
SION but no division shall include
more than one circuit Judge a
division shall consist of three mem
bers Of said court exclusive of the
Chief Justice, and the judgment of
division cOncurred in by the Chief
Justice shall be the judgment Of the
Court unless such case involves Cd
capital punishment, or CD the de-
termination of a State or Federal
constitutional question wherein
shall be brought into controversy
the cOnstitutiOnality of a Federal
or State statute. rule, regulation or
municipal ordinance. or l3) there
be dissent to the proposed judg-
ment of a division by member
thereof or the Chief Justice, or Cd
ordered by the Chief Justice to be
considered by two divisions: where
upon it shall require the cOnsidera-
tics of two divisions and the Chief
Justice.
(c) The Chief Justice shall be
the chief administrative officer OF
the Court and responsible for the
dispatch of business and procuring
consistent decisions: he shall not
be required to examine the record
OF cause but may accept the con-
illusions of fact found by a division
and state in the opinion or accom-
panying statement and act upon the
law SO stated and discussed and its
application to such fact. but in
event of an equal division between
those members properly considering
q cause. he shall examine the record
and participate therein as other
justices In the event the Chief
Justice be unable to act for any
cause the Justice longest in con-
tinuous service and able to act
shall act instead with like effect. !
a JOINT RESOLUTION PropOs-
ing To Amend Section ; Article of
the Constitution of the State of
Florida Relating to County Com
missioners-
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEG
STATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That Section 5, of Ar
ticle of the Constitution of the
State of Florida, relating to County
Commissioners, be and the same is
hereby amended. and as amended is
agreed to and shall be submitted to
the electors of the State of Florida
at the general election of Repre-
to be held in 1910 for ap-
prevail or rejection Said Section )
of Article s, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 5. That there shall be in
each of the County COMMISSIONER
as shall exist by law from
time to time in each county a Com
who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of said cOun-
ty, at the time and place of voting
for other county officers, and shall !
hold his office for four years. pro-
yided, however, that the County
Commissioners elected in the gen.
eral election in 1910, from the even /
districts shall serve for
two years, and those from the odd /
districts shall serve for
four years, and thereafter the terms I
shall be four years The powers. !
duties and compensation of such I
County commissioners shall be pre- Z
scribed by law"