The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-10

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an Amendment to Article ~. of the
| Constitution of the State of Florida
Relative to the Executive Depart
! ment, by Adding thereto an Add
tiona1 Section to- Create Game and
| Fresh Water Fish Commission.
ISLATURE OF. THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That the following
Amendment to Article " of the
| Constitution of the State of Florida
relative to 1.-The Executive Depart
/ ment by adding thereto an additional
| Section to be known as Section 80 of
! said Article Nv, creating a Game and
lFresh, water Fish Commission be
land the same is hereby agreed sto
and shall be submitted to the Elec-
4 tors of the Statesof Florida for rati-
| fication On fejeefianSat the General
Election to be held on the first Tues
day afterethe first Monday in No
MEMBER 1892, as follows:
ls Section 80. 4. From and after
| january, 1, 1913, the manag cement,
restoration, conservation and reg
Eibearing animals, and fresh water
bfish, of the State Of Florida, and the
acquisition, establishment, control,
and fnanAgemef1t; of hatcheries
! sa4fctuarfe& Trefuges, reservations,
land all other property now or here
| after owned or used for such pur-
Gposes by the State of Florida, shall
i be vested IN a Commission to be
knownas the Game and Fresh Water
| Fish Commission. Such Commits
sion shall consist of five members,
/ one from each congressional dis
/ trict, as existing on january 1, 1871,
who shall be appointed by the Gov
| ernor, subject to confirmation by
! the Senate. The members so APP
! \ Vark rrsf
their members as Chairman of the
1 Commission.
| 2. The first members of the Com
mission shall be appointed on Janu-
Eary /, 1913 and shall serve respec-
ticely for one, two. three, four and
! five years. At the expiration of each
| of such terms a successor shall be
appointed to serve for term of five
/ years.
/ 3. The members of the Commits
sion shall receive no compensation
for their services as such, but each
/ commissioner shall receive his
{ necessary travelling or other ex-
/ penses incurred while engaged in
/ the discharge of his official duties,
! but such shall not exceed the sum of
/ $600.00 in any one year:
/ A. Among the powers granted to
| the Commission by this Section shall
| be the power to fix bag limits and to
/ fix open and closed seasons. on a
statewide, regional or local basis,
as it may find to be appropriate,
/ and to regulate the manner and
method of taking, transporting, stor-
ing and using birds, game, fur bear
ing animals, fresh water fish, rep
tiles and a1nphibians. The Commits
ision shall also have the power to
acquire by purchase. gift, all prop
erty necessary, useful or convenient
| for the use of the Commission in the
Eexercise of its powers hereunder.
/ S. The Commission shall appoint.
fix the salary of, and at pleasure re-
move, a suitable person, as Director,
and such Director shall have such
| powers and duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Commission in pur-
suance of its duties under this Sec
ton Such Director shall. subject to
| the approval of the Commission, ap-
point, fix the salaries of, and at
pleasure remove, assistants. and
other sesxfBz8&ees who shall have such
powers and duties as may be assign
I ed to them by the Commission or the
Director. No Commissioner shall be