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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

ARTICLES.

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10. When trials to be upon presentment or indictment, or otherwise.

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

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to civil

22. The people shall be secure from unreasonable seizures.

23. Treason.-What testimony required to convict of.

24. This enumeration of rights does not impair other rights retained by the people.

ARTICLE I.
Boundaries.

1. State boundaries.

ARTICLE II.

Distribution of Powers.

1. Blending of powers prohibited.

ARTICLE III.

Legislative Department.

1. Legislative powers, where vested. Where sessions of Legislature are to be held.

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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. State board of education.

Powers and duties.

4. State school fund.-To what applied.-From what derived.

5. Principal to remain inviolate.
6. One mill tax levied annually.
7. School tax, how distributed.
8. County school tax.

9. County school fund, what to constitute.

10. School districts.-Duties of trustees of same.-Limitation of school tax.

11. City or town may be school district.-Purposes for which this fund may be used.

12. White and colored children to be kept separate.

13. County and district school fund to be used solely for school purposes.

14. Normal schools.

15. Salaries of all county school officers to be paid from county funds.

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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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