The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-03
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IS
. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing the
Amendment OF Section 80. of Article III
of the Constitution of the State of Flor
ida. Relating to Appropriations:
/ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGlSLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment Of Sec
ton 30. Article III of the Constitution OF
the State of Florida relating to appropri-
atoms is hereby agreed to and shall be
submitted to the electors of the State
of Florida for ratification or rejection ct
the next General Election to be held In
November, A. D. 1916: that is to say that
said Section 30, Article III of the Con-
stitution of the State of Florida shall be
amended and as amended shall read as
follows:
SECTION go Laws making the APP
preparations for. the salaries of public
expenses of the State shall contain pro-
visions on no other subject nor shall an
appropriation be an incident of any other
bill; all state appropriations except APP
propriations for the county schools. coun-
ties, cities. or other political subdivisions
of the State, appropriations for perma-
nent improvements and buildings for
state institutions as provided for by laws
enacted at the 1945 legislature or prior
legislatures and for pensions. retirement
funds and trust funds. shall be included
in one general appropriation bill or any
amendment or supplement thereto. ana
shall be for no longer than two years
All appropriations made prior to the
adoption of this section which are con-
trary to the provisions of this section
shall expire as of July l. 1947.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 277
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article v of the Consti-
tuition of Florida by Adding Thereto en-
Additional Section Relating to the Flee
ton of the Judge of the Court of Record
in and for Escambia County and the
County Solicitor of said County.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG1SLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
SECTION /. That Article v of the
Constitution of the State of Florida be
amended by adding thereto an additional
section to be known as Section 48 Of
said Article. relating to the election of
the Judge of the Court of Record in and
for Escambia County and the County
Solicitor of said County and the same IS
hereby agreed to. and shall be submitted
for ratification or rejection at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
vember, 1916. as follows:
SECTION 48. The Judge of the Court
of Record in and for Escambia County
and the County Solicitor of said County
shall hereafter be elected by the qualified
electors of said county as other state and
county Officials are elected. me tlTSL
election of the Judge of the Court Of
Record in and for Escambia County and
of the County Solicitor of said county.
shall be held at the General Election in
1913, to take office the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in January, 1919.
for a term of four years. The term or
tenure of office of anyone heretofore
or hereafter appointed to either of the
offices herein mentioned shall not be exc
tended hereby. Any vacancy in either
of said offices which occurs prior to said
first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
January. 1919, shall be filled by appoint
ment by the Governor and confirmation
by the Senate as heretofore provided by
the Constitution. but in no case for any
longer than until the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January, 1919 and
the term or tenure of office of anyone
appointed to either of said offices for
the term beginning in 1947 shall expire
on said first Tuesday after the first
Monday IN January. 1919.
SECTION 2. Any provision Of the
Constitution In conflict herewith u here
by repealed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREBY have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State Of Florida at
Tallahassee the Capital, this the 1st day
of August, A. =. 1916.
(SEAI4 r. A. GRAY,
Secretary Of Stata