Florida Constitutional Amendments of 1948

Amendments, Election of 11-2-48:

1947 JR 1379 (Article VIII, Sections 14*, 15*) {Adopted}

1947 HJR 1269 (Article IX, Section 17) {Defeated}

1947 HJR 1007 (Article XII, Section 17) {Defeated}

1947 HJR 869 (Article VII, Section 6) {Defeated}

1947 HJR 407 (Article VIII, Section 14) {Defeated}

1947 HJR 179 (Article III, Section 4) {Adopted}

1947 HJR 118 (Article XVII, Section 1) {Adopted}

1947 HJR 93 (Article VIII, Sections 20*, 21*) {Adopted}

1947 HJR 66 (Article V, Section 49*) {Adopted}

1947 SJR 984 (Article VIII, Sections 18*, 19*) {Adopted}

1947 SJR 885 (Article VIII, Sections 16, 17) {Adopted}

1947 SJR 16 (Article V, Section 48) {Adopted}

*For a number of years, some of the section numbers assigned by the Legislature were erroneous; then for several more years, the Legislature omitted the section number from some proposed amendments with the instruction: "to be assigned by the Secretary of State upon ratification."

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JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1379

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to Assessment of Property for Taxes and the Collection of Taxes, by Adding Thereto Additional Sections to Provide that in the County of Saint Lucie, State of Florida, the County Tax Assessor Shall Assess the Property of the County for the Purpose of Levying State, County, School and Municipal Taxes Levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities of the County, and that the County Tax Collector Shall Collect the Said Tax.

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

That the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Saint Lucie, State of Florida, by adding thereto additional sections to be known as Section 13 and Section 14, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1948, as follows:

Section 13. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax assessor in the county of Saint Lucie, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school, and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

(2) The Legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws, to take effect only after approval by the electors of said county at a referendum called for that purpose, specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax assessor, designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 13, and shall likewise, provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

Section 14. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax collector of the county of Saint Lucie, State of Florida, shall collect all taxes levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

(2) The Legislature shall at the Legislative Session of 1949, and from time to time thereafter enact laws, to take effect only after approval by the electors of said county at a referendum called for that purpose, specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax collector designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 14, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care, custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the county tax collector.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1269

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article IX of the State Constitution by Adding Thereto an Additional Section Providing that all Excise Taxes Upon Gasoline or Other Motor Fuel Products Collected and Retained Shall be Used for Public Highway, Street and Airport Purposes, and Prescribing the Distribution and Use of Certain Portions of Said Taxes.

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

That the following amendment to Article IX of the State Constitution by adding thereto an additional section providing that all excise taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel products collected and retained shall be used for public highway, street and airport purposes, and prescribing the distribution and use of certain portions of said taxes, is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State for ratification or rejection at the next General Election to be held in 1948, as follows:

Section 17. All excise taxes now or hereafter imposed upon gasoline or other like products of petroleum or upon all combustible gases and liquids used in internal combustible engines for the generation of power to propel vehicles and aircraft, which are collected and retained shall be used exclusively for the lease, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, operation and maintenance of roads, streets, bridges and rights of way therefor or for airports, or for the payment of indebtedness and interest thereon incurred for the lease, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, operation and maintenance of roads, streets, bridges and rights of way therefor or for airports. Of all state excise taxes collected and retained upon gasoline or other like products of petroleum, except aviation fuel, not less than four cents tax per gallon on such products shall be used by the State Road Department for state road purposes in the manner provided by law. One cent or more tax per gallon upon gasoline or other like products of petroleum, except aviation fuel, shall hereafter be imposed by the legislature and the proceeds retained distributed among the several counties and used in the same manner as the Second Gas Tax is Distributed among the several counties and used by the State Board of Administration, the State Road Department and the several Boards of County Commissioners as provided in Section 16, Article IX, of this Constitution but with no limitation as to duration of such tax; provided 80% surplus funds shall be expended by the State Road Department for state roads in the county as directed by the Board of County Commissioners thereof. Any taxes that may be imposed upon aviation fuel shall be used exclusively for airports and access thereto in the manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section shall repeal or modify Section 16, Article IX, of this Constitution. This Section shall take effect July 1, 1949.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1007

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 17 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Florida.

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

That the following amendment to Section 17 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to education is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the general election to be held in 1948 as follows:

Section 17. (a) the Legislature may provide for the issuance by the county board of education of each county of bonds for the exclusive use of the public free schools within the county, whenever the same shall have been approved by a majority of the votes cast in an election in which a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors residing in such county shall participate, but no bonds shall be issued hereunder which, together with the school indebtedness of such county including special tax school district indebtedness incurred prior to the adoption of this amendment and indebtedness incurred under the provisions of this paragraph, shall exceed fifteen percent of the assessed value of the taxable property of the county according to the last assessment for county purposes prior to the issuance of such bonds. Any bonds issued hereunder shall become payable serially within not to exceed twenty-five years from the date of issuance as prescribed by the Legislature. Whenever any county has voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds a special tax for the payment of the interest on said bonds and the principal thereof as the same shall become due and payable shall be levied on the taxable property within the county in accordance with law providing for the levy of taxes and such tax shall not be applied to any purpose other than the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds.

(b) In addition to the bonds authorized in paragraph (a) above, and subject to the limitations and provisions thereof and of Section 6 of Article IX of the Constitution of Florida, the Legislature may also provide for the issuance of Special Capital Outlay bonds by county boards of education for school capital outlay projects hereafter acquired or constructed, but said bonds shall be limited to projects and amounts approved by the State Board of Education as prescribed by law and shall become payable serially as prescribed by law within not to exceed twenty years from the date of issuance; Provided, that no Special Capital Outlay bonds shall be issued hereunder which, together with the school indebtedness of such county including special tax school district indebtedness, shall exceed twenty per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property of such county according to the last assessment for county purposes prior to the issuance of such Special Capital Outlay Bonds. The principal of and interest on such special bonds shall be payable from a fund established in each county comprised of monies authorized and apportioned by the Legislature for school capital outlay and debt service purposes and monies provided by the county from county school revenue sources including ad valorem taxes, as authorized or required by the Legislature subject to the limitations of the Constitution relating to ad valorem taxes for school purposes. Such bonds shall not be bonds or debts of the state of Florida or enforceable against the credit or taxing power of the State.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 869

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution by Adding Thereto an Additional Section Creating Two Additional Senatorial Districts.

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

That the following amendment to Article VII of the State Constitution, by adding thereto Section 6 creating two additional Senatorial Districts, is hereby agreed to, and submitted to the electors of the State for ratification or rejection at the General Election in 1948, as follows:

Section 6. There is* hereby created two additional Senatorial Districts to be known as the thirty-ninth (39th) and Fortieth (40th) Senatorial Districts. The Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District shall consist of Monroe County. The Fortieth (40th) Senatorial District shall consist of Washington and Calhoun Counties. Nothing herein shall disturb the Thirty-eight (38) existing Senatorial Districts. A special election shall be called in the said Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District and in the said Fortieth (40th) Senatorial District within Seventy-five (75) days after the election in 1948, to elect a Senator from each of said Districts. The Senator elected from the Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District shall hold office from his election, for a term ending on the First Tuesday after the First Monday in January, 1952, and the Senator elected from the Fortieth (40th) Senatorial District shall hold office from his election for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January 1950, and thereafter Senators elected from said Districts shall hold office for a term of Four years. Provided: that the Legislature is authorized by law to alter or abolish said Districts whenever representation in the Senate is reapportioned.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 407

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII to the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to Counties and Cities.

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

That the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, relative to Counties and Cities, to be named Section 14 of Article VIII, provided same is approved by a majority of qualified electors of Dade County who vote on the question of whether or not this proposed amendment should be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida, at the Second Primary Election to be held in May, 1948, be, and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida at the joint election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1948, for ratification or rejection, to-wit:

Section 14. (a) At noon on the day following the certification by the Secretary of State of the adoption of the charter and the election of the commissioners provided for in this amendment, the County of Dade and the City of Miami, and all elected and appointed county and municipal officers and officials, commissions, boards, bodies, authorities and offices, legislative, executive or administrative, whether created by the Constitution or statutes, situate therein, with the exception of other municipalities and municipal offices therein and with the exceptions hereinafter noted, in the territory now comprising Dade County, Florida, shall be, and the same are hereby abolished and terminated, and, in lieu thereof, there is hereby established a political subdivision to be known as the County of Miami, Florida, extending territorially throughout the present limits of Dade County.

(b) the County of Miami shall be a legal municipality and county of this state, with the powers, duties and obligations of a county and a municipal corporation, and shall be entitled to all the powers, rights and privileges and aid from the state, including representation in the State Legislature, which would accrue to it if it were a county or a municipal corporation. All property of Dade County, the City of Miami and other municipalities which may hereafter consolidate with said County of Miami is hereinafter provided, and of all other political subdivisions in said County, except Public School property and except property of the State of Florida, shall vest in said County.

(c) The manner, means and method of creating and electing a Charter Board for the County of Miami, and the election of the first Board of Commissioners, shall be as provided by Special Act of the 1947 Session of the Legislature, and said Act is hereby ratified and confirmed. The charter, after approval, shall be the organic law of the County of Miami and shall supersede all Special Acts and General Acts by virtue of census classification of every kind and nature heretofore or hereafter applicable to Dade County and the City of Miami, or other political subdivisions therein, except those municipalities not consolidated with the County of Miami, provided, however, that such laws and ordinances not inconsistent with the charter or expressly repealed thereby, shall remain in full force and effect until repealed by the Board of Commissioners.

(d) The people of the County of Miami are hereby vested with, and they shall always have, the exclusive power in the making, altering, revising or amending of their charter. The charter, to be adopted as herein provided, shall designate from time to time what portion of said municipalities is a rural area. Homesteads in such rural area shall not be limited as in the city or town. Said County, in addition to the general power of taxation of a county and municipality, shall have the power in those areas not designated as rural, to levy, assess and collect additional excise and ad valorem taxes on the same basis and to the same extent as if a separate municipality and county still existed therein.

(e) The charter, among other things, shall provide:

1. The jurisdiction, powers, duties and functions of such County, its legislative, executive and administrative departments, boards, bodies and officers.

2. The method, manner and means by which other municipalities in said County may consolidate with the County of Miami and for division of the territory into districts, zones or boroughs, provided, however, that no municipality except the City of Miami shall be consolidated with said County, until after the question of such consolidation has been approved by a majority of the qualified voters of such municipality voting on said question.

3. For the performance of all duties and functions required by the State or County officers.

4. Provisions for continuing, amending or repealing the charter of the County of Miami by initiative or referendum.

5. For all officers and employees, whether active or retired, of the County or any consolidated municipality or political subdivision in the said County, to be secure in their seniority rights under Civil Service and to retain all existing pension rights, and for the placing of such officers and employees under Civil Service regulations as may be provided therein.

6. For the election or appointment of all officers and employees and their qualification, terms of office and compensation, including the creation, election or appointment of additional offices to perform any of the duties of the offices existing in Dade County by State law or by the charter of the County.

7. For the manner and method of issuing bonds and revenue certificates of indebtedness and other obligations, provided that the issuance of bonds shall be in conformance with Article IX, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Florida.

8. For the issuance of franchises and by the regulation of public utilities and carriers.

9. The manner and method of enacting ordinances and for the enforcement and penalties for the violation thereof; provided, that persons charged with violations of any ordinances of the County of Miami shall not be entitled to a trial by jury.

The requirement for the inclusion of the above mentioned provisions in the charter shall not be construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the incorporation therein of other powers, duties and limitations thereof.

(f) Bonded and other indebtedness of the political subdivisions in the area consolidated existing at the time of the establishment of such County, or later consolidated therewith, shall be enforceable only against property theretofore taxable therefor.

(g) The Circuit Court, Civil Court of Record, the Criminal Court of Record, Court of Crimes, County Judge, The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in and for Dade County, Florida, Justice of the Peace, Constables, Clerk of the Circuit Court, State Attorney, County Assessor of Taxes, County Tax Collector, Superintendent of Public Instruction, the County Board of Public Instruction, the members thereof, and the County School District, and the members thereof, are hereby preserved, and such Courts, offices and officers shall have the same jurisdiction and shall perform the same duties as now or may hereafter be prescribed by law and such additional duties as may be prescribed by the charter of the County of Miami. Provided, however, that the Clerk of the Circuit shall perform the duties of the Clerk of the Civil Court of Record, Clerk of the Criminal Court of Record, Clerk of the Court of Crimes, which offices are hereby abolished, of Treasurer and Clerk of all boards and bodies now or hereafter created and functioning in the County of Miami. Provided, further, the State Attorney shall perform the duties heretofore performed by the County Solicitor, which office is hereby abolished, and shall be the prosecuting attorney of the Criminal Court of Record and the Court of Crimes.

(h) There is hereby created for said County the office of Police Commissioner, who shall perform the duties and function of the Sheriff and such additional duties as may be prescribed by the charter. The Police Commissioner and all other offices preserved hereby shall be elected and shall be subject to impeachment by the Board of Commissioners and tried by the Judges of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, in the manner prescribed in the charter.

(i) The governing body of said County shall be a Board of Commissioners, the number of which shall be prescribed by the charter. One (1) shall be elected from each district as prescribed by the charter. The powers, rights and liabilities of said Board and the type and form of government to be established in said County shall be prescribed by the charter.

(j) Every officer performing State or County functions in the County of Miami shall draw the same salary or fees from the State of Florida as other officials performing similar functions draw in other counties, and such additional compensation from the County of Miami as may be provided in the charter.

(k) The provisions of Section 20 of Article III, Section 11 of Article VIII, or any other inconsistent provision of the Constitution of the State of Florida hereby shall not be applicable to this amendment.

(l) Any municipality created under the general law of this State or by special legislative act subsequent to January 1, 1945, in the territory comprising the County of Miami is hereby abolished; provided, however, that neither the Town of Bal Harbour Village nor the Town of Bay Harbor Islands, in Dade County, Florida, shall in any wise be affected by subsection (1) in this Section.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 179

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing the Amendment of Section 4, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relating to the Eligibility of Members of the Legislature, Their Compensation and Remuneration.

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

That the following amendment to Section 4, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to the eligibility of members of the legislature, their compensation and remuneration, is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the next general election to be held in November, 1948; that is to say that Section 4 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida shall be amended and as amended shall read as follows:

Section 4. Legislators; Qualifications; Salaries; Etc. Senators and members of the House of Representatives shall be duly qualified electors in the respective counties and districts for which they were chosen. The pay of members of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be ten dollars a day for each day of the session; and in addition thereto they shall be paid for subsistence not more than seven dollars and fifty cents a day for each day of the session, and mileage to be paid to and from their homes to the seat of government by the nearest and most practical route at the rate of not more than seven and one-half cents per mile for not more than four round trips in any regular session nor for more than two round trips in any special or extraordinary session.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 118

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, Relating to the Amendment of Said Constitution.

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

That the following amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII of the constitution of the state of Florida, relating to the amendment of said constitution, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for approval or rejection at the next general election to be held in the year 1948, that is to say, that Section 1 of Article XVII of the constitution of the State of Florida be amended so as to read as follows:

Section 1. Either branch of the Legislature, at any regular session, or at any special or extraordinary session thereof called for such purpose either in the Governor's original call or any amendment thereof, may propose the revision or amendment of any portion or portions of this Constitution. Any such revision or amendment may relate to one subject or any number of subjects, but no amendment shall consist of more than one revised article of the Constitution.

If the proposed revision or amendment is agreed to by three-fifths of the members elected to each house, it shall be entered upon their respective Journals with the yeas and nays and published in one newspaper in each county where a newspaper is published for two times, one publication to be made not earlier than ten weeks and the other not later than six weeks, immediately preceding the election at which the same is to be voted upon, and thereupon submitted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection at the next general election, provided, however, that such revision or amendment may be submitted for approval or rejection in a special election under the conditions described in and in the manner provided by Section 3 of Article XVII of the Constitution. If a majority of the electors voting upon the amendment adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of this Constitution.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 93

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to Assessment of Property for Taxes and the Collection of Taxes, by Adding Thereto Additional Sections to Provide that in the County of Pinellas, State of Florida, the County Tax Assessor Shall Assess the Property of the County for the Purpose of Levying State, County, School and Municipal Taxes Levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities of the County, and that the County Tax Collector Shall Collect the Said Tax.

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

That the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Pinellas, State of Florida, by adding thereto additional sections to be known as Section 13 and Section 14, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1948, as follows:

Section 13. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax assessor in the county of Pinellas, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

(2) The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax assessor, designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 13, and shall likewise, provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

Section 14. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax collector in the county of Pinellas, State of Florida, shall collect all taxes levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

2. The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax collector, designated in paragraph 1 of this Section 14, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care, custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the county tax collector.

Filed in Office Secretary of State May 8, 1947.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 66

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, Relating to the Judicial Department by Adding Thereto a Section Relating to the retirement of Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts.

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

That the following amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, by adding a Section to be known as Section 46 of said Article V, is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the next General Election to be held in 1948, as follows:

Section 46. Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Courts, eligible to retire with compensation, may instead of resigning elect to retire, in which case they shall be qualified to continue to perform all of the functions of their respective offices when called upon by the Chief Justice, if it be a Supreme Court Justice, or by the Senior Circuit Judge of his Circuit, if it be a Judge of the Circuit Court. They shall severally receive the same retirement compensation as if they had resigned. Upon assignment by the Governor to any other Circuit such retired Circuit Judge shall have the same jurisdiction and powers as other Circuit Judges. No such retired Justice or Judge shall be required to perform duties without his consent. Call to duty may be by special or general revocable order. Any Justice or Judge who may have resigned before this amendment becomes operative, may come within its terms by filing a certificate of his willingness to do so with the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 6, 1947.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 984

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to Assessment of Property for Taxes and the Collection of Taxes, by Adding Thereto Additional Sections to Provide that in the County of Broward, State of Florida, the County Tax Assessor Shall Assess the Property of the County for the Purpose of Levying State, County, School and Municipal Taxes Levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts, Port Districts, Drainage Districts, and Any Other Taxing Districts and Municipalities of the County Which by Ordinance Request Their Taxes to be so Assessed and Levied, and that the County Tax Collector Shall Collect and Distribute the Said Taxes.

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

That the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Broward, State of Florida, by adding thereto additional sections to be numbered by the Secretary of State, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1948, as follows:

Section __. From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax assessor in the county of Broward, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school, and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts and municipalities which by ordinance request their taxes to be so assessed.

The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax assessor, designated in the first paragraph of this section, and shall likewise, provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the State, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts, and municipalities, whose taxes may be assessed by the county tax assessor pursuant to the first paragraph of this section.

Section __. From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax collector in the county of Broward, State of Florida, shall collect all taxes levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts, port districts, drainage districts, and any other taxing districts and municipalities, whose taxes may be assessed by the county tax assessor pursuant to the first paragraph of the preceding Section hereof.

The legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax collector, designated in the first paragraph of this Section, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care, custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the county tax collector.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 885

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to Assessment of Property for Taxes and the Collection of Taxes, by Adding Thereto Additional Sections to Provide that in the County of Volusia, State of Florida, the County Tax Assessor Shall Assess the Property of the County for the Purpose of Levying State, County, School and Municipal Taxes Levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities of the County, and that the County Tax Collector Shall Collect the Said Tax.

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

That the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Volusia, State of Florida, by adding thereto additional sections to be known as Section 16 and Section 17, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1948, as follows:

Section 16. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax assessor in the county of Volusia, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all state, county, school and municipal taxes to be levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

(2) The Legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax assessor, designated in Paragraph 1 of this Section 16, and shall likewise, provide by law for the extension on the assessment roll of the county tax assessor of all taxes levied by the State, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

Section 17. (1) From and after January 1, 1950, the county tax collector in the county of Volusia, State of Florida, shall collect all taxes levied in the county by the state, county, county school board, school districts, special tax school districts and municipalities.

(2) The Legislature shall at the Legislative Session in 1949 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensation of county tax collector, designated in Paragraph 1 of this Section 17, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care, custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the county tax collector.

Filed in Office Secretary of State June 16, 1947.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida by Adding Thereto an Additional Section Relating to the Election for the Term of Six (6) Years of the Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County, Florida.

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

That Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida be amended by adding thereto an additional section to be known as Section 48 of said Article relating to the election of the Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County, Florida, and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the General Election to be held on the First Tuesday after the First Monday in November, 1948, as follows:

Section 48. The Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County shall hereafter be elected by the qualified electors of said County as other State and County officials are elected, for a term of six (6) years. The first election for said office shall be held at the General Election in 1950 and subsequent elections shall be held each six (6) years thereafter.

The first term of office under this amendment shall begin on the First Tuesday after the First Monday in January, 1951.

Any vacancy in said office, which occurs prior to said First Tuesday after the First Monday in January, 1951, shall be filled by appointment by the governor and confirmation by the Senate as heretofore provided by the Constitution, but in no case for any longer than the First Tuesday after the First Monday in January, 1951, and the term or tenure of office of any one appointed to said office for the term beginning in 1947 shall expire on said First Tuesday after the First Monday in January, 1951.

Any provision of the Constitution in conflict herewith is hereby repealed.

Filed in Office Secretary of State May 31, 1947.