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Florida Escambia County Court of Record Amendment (1910)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Escambia County Court of Record Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1910. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported revising the operation of the Court of Record in Escambia County. |
A “no” vote opposed revising the operation of the Court of Record in Escambia County. |
Election results
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Florida Escambia County Court of Record Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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15,041 | 52.79% | ||
| No | 13,450 | 47.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Escambia County Court of Record Amendment was as follows:
| “ | A Joint Resolution Proposing Amendments to Article V, of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to the Judiciary Department. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 39. From and after the adoption of these amendments the Criminal Court of Record in and for Escambia County shall be known as the Court of Record in and for said County, and, in addition to their present jurisdiction, the said Court, and the Judge thereof, shall have, in Escambia County, concurrent with the Circuit Court of said County and the Judge thereof, the same original jurisdiction of all other cases and matters and the same power and authority to issue all writs as the Circuit Court of said County and the Judge thereof, excepting capital cases, and the power to summon and empanel a grand jury. The same rules of procedure and practice and rights of trial by judges ad litem and referees which obtain in said Circuit Court shall obtain in said Court of Record. The Governor may, in his discretion, order any one of the Circuit Judges of the State to hold one or more terms or parts of terms of said Court of Record. Section 40. The Supreme Court of the State shall have appellate jurisdiction in all causes of which jurisdiction is granted to said Court of Record. Appeals and writs of error shall be prosecuted from the said Court of Record to the Supreme Court in accordance with the laws and rules governing such proceedings from the Circuit Court to the Supreme Court. Section 41. All the provisions of the Constitution and all laws enacted in consonance therewith pertaining to the said Criminal Court of Record and the officers thereof, including the manner of the appointment or election and the terms of office and compensation of said officers, shall apply with like effect to the said Court of Record and the officers thereof, except as provided by these amendments. The present officers of said Criminal Court of Record shall be the officers of said Court of Record and discharge the duties and receive the emoluments of their respective offices until the expiration of their present terms of office. The salary of the Judge of said Court of Record shall be two thousand five hundred dollars a year, payable quarterly by the County of Escambia, and may be increased by the Legislature. From and after the expiration of the term of office of the present Judge, the Judge of said Court of Record shall hold his office for four years. |
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.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Fort Myers Press, "AS THE TICKET WILL BE.," November 3, 1910
Footnotes
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