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15. Enacting clause.

16. Each law restricted to but one

subject.

17. Formalities to be

observed in passing bills, and how they

shall be signed.

18. When laws are to take effect. 19. Statement of receipts and expenditures of public money to be made.

20. What local and special legislation is prohibited.

21. Laws to be uniform in effect.Local or special laws, how published and how passed.

22. Suits against the State. 23. Lotteries prohibited.

24. County and municipal governments to be uniform, unless otherwise provided.

25. General laws for certain corporations required.

26. Laws for regulating elections. 27. To make provision for election

officers.

29. Governor to sign bills before they become laws-Veto power and how exercised. When bills not signed are to become laws.

29. Impeachment trials.

30. Appropriation laws restricted to one subject.

31. United States Senator, how elected.

32. Criminal laws not retroactive. 33. Statute of limitations not to be retroactive.

ARTICLE IV.
Executive Department.

1. Executive power, how vested and styled.

2. Election of Governor, and term of office.

3. To be eligible for the office of Governor.

4. Governor to be commander-inchief of militia.

5. Governor to transact all executive business.

6. To see that all laws are ex

ecuted.

7. Vacancies, how filled.

8. Governor may convene Legislature, when.

9. Shall report condition of State

to each Legislature. 10. Power in case of disagreement about adjournment of Legislature.

11. May suspend collection of fines and grant reprieves.-Powers in case of treason.

12. Pardoning power, where vested, duties, etc.

13. May call upon Supreme Court for construction of constitution.

14. Grants and commissions, how signed and sealed.

15. Power of Governor as to suspension from office.-To report suspension to the Senate.When suspended officer to resume duties of office.

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ARTICLE V.

Judiciary Department.

1. Judicial powers, how vested. 2. Supreme Court, how elected.Term of office.-Chief Justice, how designated.

3. Who eligible to office of judge. 4. Majority a quorum.-Terms of court.

5. Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court.-Power to issue certain writs.

6. Legislature to prescribe how circuit judge may be called to sit in Supreme Court.

7. Clerk of Supreme Court. 8. Circuit Courts.-How judges are appointed. Terms and exchange of Circuits.

9. Salaries of Supreme and Circuit Court judges.

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15. State attorney, how appointed.Duties and term.-Sheriff and clerk, how elected.-Duties and term.

16. County judges.

17. Jurisdiction of the same. 18. Legislature may organize County Courts in certain cases.Jurisdiction of each court.Prosecuting attorney.

19. Judges ad litem, how and when appointed.

20. Referees may be appointed.Powers and duties.

21. County commissioners to divide counties into justice districts. -Justices of the peace to be elected.

22. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace.-Appeals, how tried.

23. Constables. 24. Criminal Court of Escambia county and other counties, how established.

25. Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts. 26. Terms.

27. Prosecuting attorneys for such courts.

28. Manner of trying offenses in such courts.

29. County Courts to have no criminal jurisdiction in certain counties.

30. Clerk of Criminal Courts, how

elected, duties.

31. State attorney may be county solicitor.

32. Such courts may be abolished.

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3. Major and brigadier-generals. 4. When to be called out.

ARTICLE XV.

Public Health.

1. State and county boards of health.

2. Powers of State board of health. 3. Powers of county board.

ARTICLE XVI.
Miscellaneous Provisions.

1. Seat of government.

2. Oath of officers of State. 3. Salaries, how payable.

4. County officers to hold offices at county site.

5. Donation of land to actual settlers.

6. Law and decisions of Supreme Court to be published.

7. Limit of term of office.

8.

Plurality of votes to constitute choice at elections.

9. When State is to pay costs in criminal prosecutions.

10. What State officers to be kept at seat of government. 11. Extra compensation to officers and payment of certain claims require two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature.

12. State seal and State emblem. 13. Qualifications required of sureties on all official bonds.

14. Duration of term of office of all officers.

15. Persons holding federal or any foreign office may not hold State office.-No one to hold two State offices at one time. -Exceptions.

16. Property of corporations not exempt from taxation, except a ship canal across Florida, and religious and charitable corporations.

17. Persons holding office must give personal attention to same. 18. Salaries to be deducted for fallure to perform duty.

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