The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08

for the balance of the unexpired
Section 4. (a) The Supreme Court
may hear. consider and determine
cases and exercise all its powers
and jurisdiction as a single body in
which case a majority of the mem
bers of the Court shall constitute
quorum for the dispatch of bust
neSss or il may exercise its power
and juridiction in divisions.
Obj The Circuit Judges shall at
all times be subject to call to the
Supreme Court by that Cesfrt 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 assignmest to divi-
sion. but no division shall include
more than one circuit Judge A
division shall consist of three men,
bers of said court exclusive of the
Chief Justice, and the judgment OF
a division cOncurred in by the Chief
Justice shall be the judgment of the
capital punishment, or Cd the de-
termination of a State or Federal
constitutional question wherein
shall. be brought into controversy
the eonstitutionality of a Federal
or State statute, rule, regulation or
municipal ordinance. or (3) there
be dissent TO the proposed judg-
ment of a division by a member
thereof or the Chief Justice. or (D
ordered by the Chief Justice to be
considered by two divisions; where
upon il shall require the considera-
tics of two divisions and the Chief
Justice.
(c) The Chief Justice shall be
the chief administrative officer of
t-n II e. i
dispatch of business and procuring
consistent decisions; he shall not
be required to examine the record
of a 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
a 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-
tfnuOuS, service and able to act
shalt act instead with like effect
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos-
ing to Amend Section 5 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 ), of Ar
ticle 8 of the Constitution of the
State OF Florida, relating to County
Commissioners, be and the same is
hereby amended. and as amended is
agreed 20 and shall be submitted to
the electors of the State of Florida
NJ the Onn0r1I aInPfinn Ranra-
sentatives to be held in 1910 for ap-
proval or rejection. Said Section
of Article 8, as amended, shall read
as follows:
section 5. That there shall be in
each of the County Commissioner
districts. as shall exist by law from
time to time in each county a Com
missioner who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of said cOun-
", 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
numbered districts shall serve for
two years, and those from the odd
numbered districts shall serve for
four years. and thereafter the terms
shall be four years The powers
duties and compensation of such
County Commissioners shall be pre-
scribed by law"
A JOINT RESOLUTION PropOs-
ing to Amend Section 9 of Article
TX of the Constitution of the State
of Florida Relating to the Exemp-
ton of Certain Property from Taxa
ton:
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEG
STATURE OF THE STATE OF
TT a Of ri 81
IN of the Constitution of the State
of Florida relating to the eXemp-
tion of certain property from taxa
tion he 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 next general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1910, for rati-
fication or rejection
Said Section of Article N. as
amended. Shall read as follows to-
wit:
.-SectiOn 9. There shall be ex-
empt from taxation property to the
value of Five Hundred Dollars to
every widow and to every person
who is a bona fide resident of the
State and has lost a limb or been
disabled in war or by misfortune
The votes cast in compliance with
said proposed amendments. and the
canvass, declarations and returns
thereof. shall be subjected to the
same regulations and restrictions
as are provided by law for gen.
efSI elections in the State of Flor
fdase
-:sf5eIN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
- have hereunt0 set my hand
f559 and affixed the Great Seal
OF the State of Florida, at
SEAL Tallahassee, the Capital. this
the LIST day of August. a ID.
"a 1870.
R A GRAY.
Secretary of State
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