1848. copies of the above resolution forwarded to our Senators and Representative in Congress. [Passed the Senate, January 5th, 1849. Passed House of Representatives, January 10th, 1849. Approved by the Governor, January 12, 1849.] No. 28. Resolution asking Congress to grant a quarter section of land to the County of Benton, to establish a County Site thereon. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Representative in Congress be requested to urge upon Congress the County site of passage of a law granting to the county of Benton, in this State, a quarter section of land, for the purpose of establishing a county site thereon, to be located in such place as may be hereafter fixed upon as the permanent county site of said county. Benton. Be it further resolved, That a copy of the above resolution, duly certified, be forwarded by the Governor to each of our Senators, and to our Representative in Congress. [Passed House of Representatives, December 14, 1848. Passed the Senate, December 16, 1848. Approved by the Governor, January 6, 1849.] County site of No. 29. Resolution asking of Congress the grant of a quarter section of land for the county site of Calhoun County. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Representative in Congress be requested to urge the passage of a law, granting to Calhoun County one-quarter section of land, for the purpose of establishing a county site thereon, to be located in such place as may hereafter be determined upon. Be it further resolved, That the Governor, at his earliest convenience, transmit this resolution to our Senators and Representative in Congress, earnestly requesting their immediate attention to the same. Passed House Representatives, December 16, 1848. Passed Senate, December 18, 1848. Approved, January 6, 1849. No. 30. Resolution urging upon Congress the passage of a law granting a quarter section of land to the County of Washington, for the purpose of locating a County Site thereon. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and 1848. Representative in Congress be requested to urge upon Congress the County site of passage of a law granting to the county of Washington one quarter Washington. section of land for the purpose of fixing thereon the county site of said county; said quarter section to be located in such place as may hereafter be fixed upon as the permanent county site of said county. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward to each of our Senators, and to our Representative in Congress, a duly certified copy of the above resolution. Passed the House of Representatives, December 16th, 1848. Passed the Senate, December 18th, 1848. Approved by the Governor, January 6th, 1849. No. 31. Resolutions asking from Congress a grant of a quarter section of land for Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Representative in Congress be, and they are hereby requested to use their best exertions to procure the passage of an act or reso- County site of lution by Congress, granting to the county of Holmes one hundred Holmes. and sixty acres of land, at or near the place selected for a county site in said county, for the purpose of building a Court-house in said county. Be it further resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolution, after being duly authenticated, be forwarded by the Secretary of State of this State, one copy to each of our Senators, and one to our Representative in Congress. [Passed House of Representatives, December 19th, 1848. Passed Senate, December 23d, 1848. Approved by the Governor, January 6, 1849.] No. 32. Preamble and Resolutions relative to the establishment of certain mail routes. 1848. Mail routes in distance from thirty to fifty miles: And whereas, also, it is believed that a mail route from Tampa to the above named settlements will defray all expenses, and compensate the Government for the establishment of said mail routes: Therefore Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators Senators and and Representative in Congress be, and they are hereby, requested Rep. request'd that, as soon as they shall have received instructions from the citi to procure the establishm❜t of Zens of any or each of the above named settlements, designating the most suitable and convenient place for establishing a post office in their and each of their respective settlements, to use their influence to get the aforesaid mail routes established, and also the post offices, according to the instructions which may be given them by the citizens of said settlements. Be it further resolved, That the Governor of this State be requested, that, immediately after the passage of the above resolution, to send, or cause to be sent, a copy of the same to our Senators and Representative in Congress. Passed House Representatives, December 29, 1848. Passed Senate, December 30, 1848. Approved, January 10, 1849. Mail line from Oulusta to Garey's Ferry. No. 33. Preamble and Resolution asking Congress to establish a Mai! Line therein named. WHEREAS a mail route has been established by law from Alligator, in Columbia county, to Oulusta settlement, in the same county: And, whereas, the mail is only to be carried to that settlement and then back on the same route to Alligator, thereby only affording a very indirect means of communication with the more eastern part of our State, and, at the same time, denying mail facilities to large num. ber of citizens of Columbia and Duval counties: And, whereas, to continue the aforesaid mail lines from Oulusta, by New River and Clay Hill, to Garey's Ferry, would be of great convenience to those citizens now destitute of all mail advantages, and cost very little additional expense to Government: Therefore: Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Representative in Congress be requested to use their best exertions to get a law passed at the present session of Congress to extend the mail line from Oulusta, in Columbia county, to Garey's Ferry, in Duval county. Be it further resolved, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to send a copy of this preamble and resolution, duly certified, to each of our Senators and our Representative in Congress. Passed the House of Representatives, December 22nd, 1848. Passed the Senate, December 30th, 1848. Approved by the Governor, January 10, 1849. No. 34. Resolution relative to a contemplated mail route in the County of St. Lucie. WHEREAS, the inhabitants of St. Lucie have hitherto enjoyed no mail facilities whatever : 1848. Mails in St. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representative requested, to use Lucie. their best exertions to have the mail line extended from New Smyrna, in Orange county, to Fort Pierce, in St. Lucie county; and also from Fort Pierce to Cape Florida, in Dade county. Passed House Representatives, December 20th, 1848. Passed the Senate, December 23d, 1848. Approved January 6, 1849. No. 35. Resolution authorizing his Excellency the Governor to employ a fit person to copy the Laws, &c. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized to employ a proper person to copy the Copying Laws laws passed at this session, for such compensation as may be hereafter allowed by the General Assembly. Passed Senate, December 30, 1848. Passed House of Representatives, January 1, 1849. Approved, January 4, 1849. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. Adopted by the Third and Fourth General Assemblies. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TWELFTH CLAUSE OF THE FIFTH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, SO THAt the Judges OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR A TERM OF EIGHT YEARS, INSTEAD OF DURING GOOD BEHAVIOUR. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That the twelfth clause of the fifth article of the Constitution of this State be so amended as to read as follows, viz: That, at the expiration of the present term of office of the Judges of the Circuit Courts, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, the Justices of the Supreme Courts and the Judges of the Circuit Courts shall be elected for a term of eight years, and shall hold their offices for that term, unless sooner removed under the provisions made in this Constitution for the removal of judges, by address or impeachment; and for wilful neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground for impeachment, the Governor shall remove any of them, on the address of two-thirds of the General Assembly: Provided, however, That the cause or causes shall be stated at length in such address, and entered on the journals of each house; and provided, further, That the cause or causes shall be notified to the judge so intended to be removed, and he shall be admitted to a hearing in his own defence, before any vote for such removal shall pass; and in such cases, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and entered on the journals of each house respectively. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the judges first appointed under this amended Constitution shall be divided by lot into four classes— the first class shall hold his or their office or offices for the term of two years, the second for the term of four years, the third for the term of six years, the fourth for the term of eight years. THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the Senate by the constitutional majority, December 22, 1847. Passed the House of Representatives, by the constitutional majority, January 6, 1848. FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed House Representatives, by the constitutional majority, December 8th, 1848. Passed Senate, by the constitutional majority, December 12, 1848. |