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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.
Florida's Constitution of 1885, its fifth, was drawn up by the Constitutional Convention of 1885. The convention was held from June 9, 1885 until August 3, 1885 in Tallahassee, Florida "for the purpose of reforming the " Carpetbag " Constitution of 1868", according to course literature from the University of Virginia . [ 1 ]
A handwritten copy of the 1838 Constitution or "Form of Government for the People of Florida," signed by Convention President, Robert Raymond Reid, and Convention Secretary, Joshua Knowles resides at the State Archives of Florida. Considered "a secretary's copy" this document is the only known copy of the 1838 Constitution.
The homestead exemption in Florida may refer to three different types of homestead exemptions under Florida law: exemption from forced sale before and at death per Art. X, Section 4(a)-(b) of the Florida Constitution; restrictions on devise and alienation, Art. X, Section 4(c) of the Florida Constitution; and exemption from taxation per Art ...
Florida Supreme Court justices must respect the state constitution and decades of precedents and uphold privacy rights including abortion choice.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ... Florida Amendment 8 is an amendment to the Florida state constitution that was passed on ...
A Florida school district is drawing fire for asking parents to consent to having their children participate in the reading of an African American author’s book to comply with state law.
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