Florida Criminal Trial Costs Amendment (October 1894)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Criminal Trial Costs Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 2, 1894. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the payment of criminal trial costs. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the payment of criminal trial costs. |
Election results
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Florida Criminal Trial Costs Amendment |
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9,755 | 53.76% | ||
| No | 8,392 | 46.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Criminal Trial Costs Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Sec. 9 of Art. 16 Against Sec. 9 of Art. 16 | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. In all criminal cases prosecuted in the name of the State when the defendant is insolvent or discharged, the legal costs and expenses, including the fees of officers, shall be paid by the counties where the crime is committed, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law; and all fines and forfeitures collected under the penal laws of the State shall be paid into the County Treasuries of the respective counties as a general county fund to be applied to such legal costs and expenses. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
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Footnotes
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