Amendments, Election of 11-2-26:

1925 HJR 541 (Article XII, Section 9) {Adopted}

1925 SJR 322 (Article V, Section 44) {Adopted}

1925 HJR 750 (Declaration of Rights, Section 18) {Adopted}

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 541.

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, Relating to Education.

Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

That the following amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to Education be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the Electors of the State at the General Election of Representatives in 1926, for approval or rejection:

Section 9. In addition to the tax provided for in Section 8 of this Article the County School Fund shall consist of the proportion of the interest of the State School Fund and of the one mill State tax apportioned to the county, all capitation taxes collected within the county and all appropriations by the Legislature which shall with all other County School Funds be apportioned and distributed as may be provided by law and shall be disbursed by the County Board of Public Instruction solely for the support and maintenance of public free schools. Provided, that such apportionment and distribution shall be made by general law based upon some declared principle of classification to be determined by the Legislature.

Approved June 4, 1925.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 322.

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, Relating to the Judiciary Department, to be Known as Section 44 of said Article.

Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

That the following amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, to be known as Section 44 of said Article, be, and the same is hereby agreed to, and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida at the next general election, to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1926, for ratification or rejection:

Section 44. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida shall be selected by the Justices thereof at the commencement of the first term of the Supreme Court in the year of 1927, and every two years thereafter.

Approved May 26, 1925.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 750.

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 18 of the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of the State of Florida, Relating to the Ownership, Inheritance, Disposition and Enjoyment of Property in the State of Florida by Foreigners.

Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Florida, Section 18 of the Declaration of Rights of said Constitution, be and the same is hereby agreed to and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the next ensuing General Election, that is to say, that Section 18 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of the State of Florida, be amended so as to read as follows:

Section 18. Foreigners who are eligible to become citizens of the United States under the provisions of the laws and treaties of the United States shall have the same rights as to the ownership, inheritance and disposition of property in the State as citizens of the State, but the Legislature shall have power to limit, regulate and prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition, possession and enjoyment of real estate in the State of Florida by foreigners who are not eligible to become citizens of the United States under the provisions of the laws and treaties of the United States.

Approved June 8, 1925.