for taxation, and that the said town of Wildwood may 1907. prescribe by proper ordinances the time for the collection of taxes for said municipality.

nances.

Sec. 4. That all ordinances heretofore passed and all Former ordiacts done by the Town Council and Mayor of the said town of Wildwood are hereby declared of full force and validity.

Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 11, 1907.

CHAPTER 5869-(No. 274).

AN ACT to Extend the Time Limit Within Which the
Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Company is
Required to Complete the Construction of Its Road.

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

tended.

Section 1. That the time limit for completing the con- Time exstruction of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Company from Boca Grande in Lee County, Florida, to Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida, be and the same is hereby extended until the first day of July, A. D. 1910; Provided, however, that this extension shall not be construed as carrying with it any land grant.

Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Approved May 27, 1907.

RESOLUTIONS

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1907.

(No. 1.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section Nine (9) of Article Five (5) of the Constitution of Florida Relating to Judicial Salaries.

Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: That Section Nine (9) of Article Five (5) of the Constitution of the State of Florida be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz:

Section Nine (9). The salaries of Justices of the Supreme Court, Circuit Judges and Judges of Criminal Courts of Record shall be fixed by the Legislature.

Sec. 9 of Art. 5

tution.

That the foregoing amendment of Section Nine (9) of Amendment to Article Five (5) of the Constitution of Florida is hereby of the Constiagreed to, and the same shall be submitted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection at the next general election of Representatives hereafter, as required by Section One (1) of Article Seventeen (17) of said Constitution.

Approved May 27, 1907.

(No. 2.)

JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of the State of Florida Relative to Education, to be Known as Section Sixteen of Said Article, Providing for the Levy of a Special Tax for the Support and Maintenance of the University of the State of Florida, the Florida Female Col lege, the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and the Colored Normal School.

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

That the following Amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of the State of Florida, to be known as Section

1907. 16 of said article be, and the same is, hereby agreed to Amendment and shall be submitted to the electors of the State at the to Art. 12 of next general election of Representatives, to be held in the year 1908, for ratification or rejection:

the Constitu

tion.

Special tax for State Institutions of Learning.

Sec. 16. A special tax of one mill on the dollar of all taxable property in the State shall be levied annually for the support and maintenance of the University of the State of Florida, the Florida Female College, the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb and the Colored Normal School, which shall be paid into the State Treas. urer and set apart by him to the credit of the State Board of Education to be apportioned and disposed of for the benefit of said institutions as required by the act creating and maintaining the same, known as Chapter 5384 of the Laws of Florida, approved June 5, 1905. Approved June 3, 1907.

Amendment

Art. 5 of the

(No. 3.)

JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section Thirty-five of Article Five of the Constitution of Florida, Relating to Establishments of Courts.

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

That the following amendment to Section Thirty-five to Sec. 35 of of Article Five of the Constitution of Florida is hereby Constitution. agreed to and shall be proposed and submitted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection at the next general election hereafter, that is to say, said Section Thirty-five of said Article shall be amended so as to read as follows:

Courts.

Section 35. No courts other than herein specified shall be established in this State, except that the Legislature may provide for the creation and establishment of such additional Judicial Circuits as may from time to time become necessary, and for the appointment by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate of additional Circuit Judges therefor, whose terms of office and general jurisdiction shall be the same as is herein provided for

the Circuit Judges herein already provided for, and may clothe any railroad commission with judicial powers in all matters connected with the functions of their office. Approved June 3, 1907.

1907.

(No. 4.)

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 19.

Whereas, The propagation and culture of oysters in the waters of the State of Florida has been very much neglected in the past, and,

Whereas, With our immense stretch of seacoast oyster culture could be carried on with great profit to the individual citizen, and could be made to return a large revenue to the State itself, and,

Whereas, We very much desire all the information possible to derive upon the subject of enacting legislation which will best promote the industry of oyster culture, protect and encourage the same; therefore

Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate Concurring:

First:

ture.

That we hereby ask the Fish Commission of the United Oyster cul-States to send to Tallahassee at the earliest practicable day, an expert in the matter of oyster culture in order that he may address the Legislature on the subject mentioned, and advise with us fully on the necessary and proper legislation in the premises.

Second:

That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Honorable Fish Commission at Washington, D. C., immediately upon its passage.

Approved May 1st, 1907.