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Florida Guaranteeing of Bonds Amendment (1898)
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| Topic Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Guaranteeing of Bonds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1898. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the guaranteeing of bonds. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the guaranteeing of bonds. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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11,582 | 90.12% | ||
| No | 1,270 | 9.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Guaranteeing of Bonds Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article 16. Against Article 16. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 13. The sureties upon the official bonds of all State, county and municipal officers shall be residents of, and have sufficient visible property unencumbered within the State, not exempt from sale under legal process, to make good their bonds; and the sureties upon the official bonds of all county and municipal officers shall reside within the county where their principals upon such bonds reside, and shall have sufficient visible and unencumbered property in such county, that is not exempt from sale under legal process to make good their liability on such bonds; Provided, "That any duly organized and responsible guarantee or surety company, either foreign or domestic, lawfully doing business in this State, may become and be accepted as surety on all such official bonds. |
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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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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