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ascertained by the Governor of this State, or the Comptroller of Public Accounts, by correspondence with the Governors or Accounting Officers of other States having similar claims, growing out of Indian hostilities, and to issue his warrants upon the Treasury for the several amounts due.

Be it further resolved, That said sums, when paid, being clearly within the Act of Congress which provides for the reimbursement of this State for monies advanced and. paid, and obligations contracted by said State, in suppressing Indian hostilities in 1849, and being also within the sum appropriated by said Act, the Governor be requested to demand from the Government of the United States the reimbursement of said amount.

[Passed the House of Representatives, December 31, 1852. Passed the Senate, January 13, 1853. Approved by the Governor, January 14, 1853.]

[No. 35.]

Resolution for the relief of William Watson.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Relief allowed of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Comptroller of Public Accounts be and he is hereby directed to audit, and the Treasurer to pay the claim of William Watson of Jefferson County the sum of thirty-five dollars and thirty-nine tents, being the amount improperly paid by said Watson to the Register of Public Lands.

Reward,

[Passed the Senate, December 16, 1852. Passed the House of Representatives, December 27, 1852. Approved by the Governor, December 31, 1852.]

[No. 36.]

Resolution for the relief of Azor Umstead..

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Florida in General Assembly con vened, That the Comptroller be and he is hereby instructed to audit the account of Azor Umstead, for the amount offered in the reward offered by the Governor in his Proclamation for the capture of Jose Perfino alias Indio, and the Treasurer is hereby instructed to pay the same out of the Contingent Fund.

[Passed the Senate, January 4, 1858. Passed the House of Representatives, January 8, 1855. Approved by the Governor, January 8, 1863.]

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[No. 37.]

Resolution to authorize the Comptroller to purchase Maps of the United States.

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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, Maps. That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and required to purchase two large Maps of the United States, and to cause one to be suitably placed in the Senate Chamber, and one in the Chamber of the House of Representatives.

[Passed the Senate, January 5, 1853. Passed the House of Representatives, January 7, 1853. Approved by the Governor, January 8, 1853.]

[No. 38.]

Resolution authorizing the Comptroller to employ a Clerk, when necessary, during the present session of the General Assembly.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, Clerk allowed. That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized to employ a Clerk, as the necessities of his Office, during the present session, may require.

[Passed the House of Representatives, December 6, 1852. Passed the Senate, December 8, 1852. Approved by the Governor, December 14, 1852.]

[No. 39.]

Resolution relative to copying the Laws of the present session.

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Reepresentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly conened, That the Governor be authorized to employ John Copying laws. Dick to copy the laws passed at this session, under the superintendance of the Secretary of State, for such compensation as was allowed for similar services at the last session of the General Assembly.

[Passed the Senate, December 21, 1852. Passed the House of Represenatives, December 31, 1852. Approved by the Governor, January 5, 1853.]

[No. 40.]

Resolution relative to Printing the Laws of the present session,

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of

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the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That Charles E. Dyke be selected to print the laws and resoluPrinting laws. tions passed by the present General Assembly, on his giving bond to the Secretary of State to execute the same within a proper time.

Be it further resolved, That the Compensation shall be the same per page as that paid for printing the Journals of the present session.

[Passed the Senate, December 20, 1852. Passed the House of Representatives December 25, 1852. Approved by the Governor, December 31, 1852.)

AMENDMENTS

TO THE

Constitution of the State of Florida,

ADOPTED BY THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.

[No. 1.]

AN ACT to Amend the Eleventh Clause of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of this State; and also to Amend An Act Amendatory of the Twelfth Clause of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of this State, and adopted by the Third and Fourth General Assemblies, so as to give the Election of the Judges to the People.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Eleventh Clause of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of this State, and also an act entitled, "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 the term of eight years, instead of during good behavior," be, and the same are hereby so amended as to read as follows, viz: That on the first Monday in October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and on the first Monday in October, every six years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of each of the respective Judicial Circuits of this State, one Judge of the Circuit Court, who shall reside in the Circuit for which he may be elected, and continue in office for the term of six years from and after the first day of January next succeeding his election, 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

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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 said election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof made, in the manner now prescribed or which may here after be prescribed by law, for the election of member to Congress; and it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue a commission, under the seal of the State, to the person receiving the highest number of votes in the Judicial District in which the election is had.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That whenever the General Assembly shall create a separate Supreme Court, or Chancery Court, under the provisions of this Constitution, the Judges thereof shall be elected in the manner provided in the first section of this act, and shall hold their offices for the same term, and be subject to all the provisions of said first section: Provided, however, That the Judges of the Supreme shall be elected by general ticket; and the Judges of the Chancery Court shall be elected by general ticket, or by Districts, as the Legislature may direct.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That should a vacancy occur in either the Supreme, Chancery, or Circuit Court, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue a writ of election to fill such vacancy, and he shall give at least sixty days' notice thereof by proclamation, and the Judge so elected to fill such vacancy shall continue in office from the time he qualifies under his commission, which shall be issued immediately after the final canvass of the votes by which his election is determined: Provided, however, That should it become necessary to fill any such vacancy before an election can be held under the provisions of this Constitution, the Governor shall have the power to fill such vacancy by appointment, and the person so appointed shall hold his office from the date of his commission until his successor shall, be duly elected and qualified.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the second section

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