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The Florida Constitution, in Article V, Section 2(a), vests the power to adopt rules for the "practice and procedure in all courts" in the Florida Supreme Court, which has adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Although Title VI of the Florida Statutes is labeled "Civil Practice and Procedure", the statutes it contains are limited to ...
One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.
Title 49 of the United States Code is a positive law title of the United States Code with the heading "Transportation.". The title was enacted into positive law by Pub. L. 95–473, § 1, October 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 97–449, § 1, January 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2413; and Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745 (subtitles II, III, and V-X)
The long title (properly, the title in some jurisdictions) is the formal title appearing at the head of a statute (such as an act of Parliament or of Congress) or other legislative instrument. The long title is intended to provide a summarised description of the purpose or scope of the instrument.
Title IX: Electors and Elections (Chapters 97–107) Title X: Public Officers, Employees, and Records (Chapters 110–122) Title XI: County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations (Chapters 124–164) Title XII: Municipalities (Chapters 165–185) Title XIII: Planning and Development (Chapters 186–191) Title XIV: Taxation and Finance ...
The elected Property Appraisers of Florida's 67 counties are the state constitutional officers responsible for maintaining the integrity of the homestead tax exemption program. No one in Florida "automatically" obtains a homestead exemption. Instead, a homeowner on title (or the beneficiary of a trust, a person legally or naturally dependent ...
An enacting clause is a short phrase that introduces the main provisions of a law enacted by a legislature.It is also called enacting formula or enacting words. [1] It usually declares the source from which the law claims to derive its authority.
The Reedy Creek Improvement Act, otherwise known as House Bill No. 486, [1] was a law introduced and passed in the U.S. state of Florida in 1967 establishing the area surrounding the Walt Disney World Resort (the Reedy Creek Improvement District) as its own county governmental authority, which granted it the same authority and responsibilities as a county government.