CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ARTICLES. 1. Boundaries. 2. Distribution of powers. 3. Legislative department. 4. Executive department. 5. Judiciary department. 6. Suffrage and eligibility. 7. Census and apportionment. 8. Counties and cities. 9. Taxation and finance. 10. Homestead and exemptions. 11. Married Women's property. 12. Education. 13. Public instruction. 14. Militia. 15. Public health. 16. Miscellaneous provisions. 17. Amendments. 18. Schedule. 19. Local option, Section 10. When trials to be upon present ment or indictment, or other wise. 11. Public, speedy and impartial trial guaranteed to all. Attendance of witnesses compulsory. Copy of indictment to be furnished accused. 12. Twice in jeopardy. Life and liberty not to be taken without due process of law. 13. Freedom of speech and press. 14. When costs are payable. 15. Rights of petition. 16. Imprisonment for debt. 17. Ex post facto law. 18. Rights of foreigners. 19. Slavery not tolerated. 20. Right to bear arms. 21. Military subordinate to civil power. 22. The people shall be secure from unreasonable seizures. 23. Treason.-What testimony re quired to convict of. 24. This enumeration of rights does not impair other rights retained by the people. ORDINANCES. PREAMBLE. Declaration of Rights. Section 1. Natural and inalienable rights. 2. Purposes of government. Para mount allegiance. 3. Jury trial. 4. Courts open to all. 5. Religious freedom. 6. No preference to be given any church or sect. 7. Habeas corpus, to be granted speedily and without cost. 8. Bail not to be excessive nor punishment cruel. 9. Bail may be given, except for capital offenses. ARTICLE I. Boundaries. 1. State boundaries. ARTICLE II. Distribution of Powers. 1. Blending of powers prohibited. ARTICLE III. Legislative Department. 1. Legislative powers, where vest ed.-Where sessions of Legislature are to be held. Section or appointment of certain officers. 29. Governor to sign bills before they become laws-Veto power and how exercised.-When bills not signed are to be come 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. Section 2. When to commence.--To be bi ennial. 3. When members of House of Representatives are to be chosen. 4. Shall be electors.-Pay of Sena tors and members of the house. 5. Members forbidden to hold cer tain offices. 6. General powers of each house.- Presiding officers, how elect ed. 7. What office-holders ineligible. 8. Change of residence to create vacancy. 9. Each house may punish for dis orderly conduct. 10. Power to compel attendance of witnesses. 11. Quorum.--Power of less than quorum. 12. Each house to keep a journal. 13. The doors of each house to be kept open and session to be public, except executive ses sions. 14. Originating bills and amending same. 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 ex penditures of public money to be made. 20. What local and special legisla tion 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 govern ments to be uniform, unless otherwise provided. 25. General laws for certain corpo rations required. 26. Laws for regulating elections. 27. To make provision for election ARTICLE IV. Erecutive 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-in chief of militia. 5. Governor to transact all execu tive business. 6. To see that all laws are ex ecuted. 7. Vacancies, how filled. 8. Governor may convene Legisla ture, when. 9. Shall report condition of State to each Legislature. 10. Power in case of disagreement about adjournment of Legisla ture. 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 constitu tion. 14. Grants and commissions, how signed and sealed. 15. Power of Governor as to sus pension from office.-To report suspension to the Senate.When suspended officer to resume duties of office. to Section 16. Appointment of militia officers. Adjutant-General and his duties. 17. Board of commissioners of State institutions. 18. Governor may veto items of ap propriation bills. 19. When president of Senate or Speaker of House of Represen tatives, is to act as Governor. 20. Cabinet officers, how elected and term of office. 21. Secretary of State and his duties. 22. Attorney-General and his duties. 23. Comptroller, his duties. 24. Treasurer, his duties. 25. Superintendent of Public In struction, his duties, 26. Commissioner of agriculture, his duties. 27. Cabinet officers to make full re ports to Governor to be laid before each Legislature. 28. Cabinet officers to be installed the same day as Governor. 29. Salaries of Governor and cabi net.-Extra compensation forbidden. ! Section 10. Enumeration of judicial circuits, 11. Jurisdiction, original and ap pellate.-Power to issue certain Writs. 12. Extra territorial jurisdiction in chancery cases may be al lowed by law. 13. Judges to report defects in laws Attorney-General.-Attorney-General to report to Legis lature. 14. Circuit judge to appoint court commissioners.-Powers, . du ties, etc. 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 Coun ty Courts in certain cases.Jurisdiction of each court. Prosecuting attorney. appointed. Powers and duties. counties into justice districts. - Justices of the peace to be elected. 22. Jurisdiction of justices of tho 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 crimi nal 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. 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. 6. 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 charge of Circuits. 9. Salaries of Supreme and Circuit Court judges. ex |