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Florida Justices of the Peace Amendment (October 1896)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Justices of the Peace Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 6, 1896. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the authority of Justices of the Peace. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the authority of Justices of the Peace. |
Election results
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Florida Justices of the Peace Amendment |
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8,327 | 94.78% | ||
| No | 459 | 5.22% | ||
Text of measure
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 22. The justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction in cases at law in which the demand or value of the property involved does not exceed $100.00, and in which the cause of action accrued or the defendant resides in his district; and in such criminal cases, except felonies, as may be prescribed by law, and he shall have power to issue process for the arrest of all persons charged with felonies and misdemeanors not within his jurisdiction to try, and make the same returnable before himself or the county judge for examination, discharge, commitment or bail of the accused. Justices of the peace shall have power to hold inquests of the dead. Appeal from justices of the peace courts in criminal cases may be tried de novo under such regulations as the legislature may prescribe. |
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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