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FLORIDA. 



FRANCE. 



To amend sections 1429 and 1443 of the Kcviscd 

 Statutes concerning masters in chancery. 



To prohibit wrongful combinations against work- 

 men. 



To prohibit manufacturers from the wrongful use 

 of the name of the city in which such articles are 

 manufactured. 



Preventing the shipment of partridges and quails 

 killed or entrapped in Florida. 



To regulate the carrying of firearms. 



Prescribing that a scroll or scrolls, printed or writ- 

 ten, shall be as effectual as a seal. 



To confer on married women in certain cases the 

 right to dispose of real or personal property. 



In aid of societies for the prevention of cruelty to 

 animals, and to increase their efficiency. 



To suppress the illegal sale of spirituous, vinous, 

 and malt liquors. 



To punish the setting up or drawing of lotteries, or 

 aiding by writing or printing in the setting up of lot- 

 teries. 



To empower the Governor, Treasurer, and Comp- 

 troller to Dorrow money for State purposes. 



To authorize the Governor, Comptroller, and Treas- 

 urer to deposit the public moneys with banks in this 

 State. 



In relation to foreign building and loan associations. 



To amend sections 891, 893, 897, 898, 899, 900, 902, 

 906, 907, and 910, and to repeal sections 892, 894, and 

 901 of the Revised Statutes relating to the inspection 

 of fertilizers. 



To authorize the appointment of a State inspector 

 of illuminating oils and fluids. 



To encourage and promote immigration in the vari- 

 ous counties of Florida, and to provide for the assess- 

 ment and collection of revenue for these purposes. 



To punish the larceny, killing, wounding, or injur- 

 ing of dogs. 



To amend section 6 of an act entitled " An Act to 

 amend an -Act to provide for and encourage the 

 organization of a corps of volunteer militia and en- 

 force their discipline," approved June 11, 1891; and 

 further to provide for ana encourage the organization 

 and discipline of said corps. 



In relation to the liability of insurance companies 

 in the State. 



To enable owners of swamp, low or overflowed 

 lands to drain and reclaim them. 



To amend sections 568 and 570 of the Revised Stat- 

 utes concerning; annuities for disabled soldiers and 

 sailors of Florida. 



To prescribe rules and regulations for licensing 

 teachers, to provide for uniform examinations, to 

 xecure fairness in examinations and in issuing teach- 

 ers' certificates, and for other purposes. 



To declare the first Monday in September of each 

 year Labor Day and a legal holiday. 



To regulate the hours of labor of trainmen on rail- 

 roads in this State. 



To define the duties of all common carriers in the 

 State. 



To prevent discrimination in the carrying of p 

 gers and freight by railroad, steamboat, and 

 transportation companies. 



For the protection of discharged employees, and to 

 prevent black listing. 



For the protection of the manatee or sea cow. 



To protect the diamond-back terrapin. 



For the protection and preservation of the natural 

 or public oyster beds within the jurisdiction of Santa 

 Rosa County. 



To prevent fishing in the lakes of the State with 

 seines or nets or any set device for a term of years. 



To provide for the establishment and maintenance 

 of an agricultural station for the State, and to grant 

 certain lands for its endowment. 



To authorize the municipality of Jacksonville to 

 issue bonds and to provide for the payment thereof. 



To authorize the town of Quincy to issue bonds to 

 an amount not to exceed $20,000 for water works and 

 sewerage. 



Iassen- 

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To incorporate a charitable and educational institu- 

 tion in the counties of Duval and Nassau and other 

 counties in the State under the name of St. Joseph's 

 Convent. 



To create charitable, philanthropic, and educa- 

 tional institutions in the counties of Pasco, Gads- 

 den, and other counties in the State under the name of 

 Holy Name Academy. 



To establish a general hospital in the city of Fer- 

 nandina. 



To incorporate the Florida Conference College. 



To incorporate the Terra Ceia College and Univer- 

 sity Association. 



To incorporate the Florida annual conference of 

 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 



To incorporate th e ^Protestant Episcopal Church in 

 the missionary jurisdiction of southern Florida. 



To aid in the maintenance and support of a home 

 for disabled and indigent ex-Confederate soldiers and 

 sailors. 



Several acts incorporating railroad companies. 



To provide for a levy by the county commissioners 

 annually of a tax to pay interest upon and raise n 

 sinking fund to meet the principal of county bonds 

 issued for the purpose of erecting courthouses, jails, 

 armories, or other county buildings. 



Several acts declaring certain streams navigable. 



To incorporate the city of Bartow. 



Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the 

 Constitution of the State. 



Joint resolution relating to duty on foreign pine- 

 apples. 



Concurrent resolution requesting the Senators and 

 members of the House of Representatives from 

 Florida in the Congress of the United States to pro- 

 cure an investigation by Congress of the conduct and 

 judicial acts of Justice Swayrie, of the United States 

 District Court for the northern district of Florida. 



A memorial to the Congress of the United States, 

 asking for an appropriation for the better equipment 

 and support of the agricultural colleges of the United 

 States. 



A memorial to Congress asking for an appro- 

 priation for the improvement and deepening of the 

 channel of St. John's river between Jacksonville and 

 Palatka. 



FRANCE, a republic in western Europe, pro- 

 claimed on Sept. 4, 1870, after the overthrow of 

 the third empire. The Constitution of June 16. 

 1875, as revised and amended in August and 

 November. 1875, December, 1884, June, 1885, and 

 July, 1889, vests the legislative authority in two 

 Chambers, forming together the National As- 

 sembly, which elects the President of the republic 

 by an absolute majority for a term of seven years. 

 The executive power is vested in the President 

 and a body of ministers, who are responsible to 

 the Chamber of Deputies. The President can 

 make treaties, nominate all civil and military 

 officers, and can dissolve the Chamber of Depu- 

 ties with the consent of the Senate ; he can not, 

 however, declare war without the consent of both 

 Chambers. All his acts must be countersigned 

 by a minister. The Senate is composed of 300 

 members, elected indirectly by special commis- 

 sions of the departments for a term of nine 

 years, one third retiring every three years. The 

 Chamber of Deputies consists of 581 members, 

 elected by direct universal suffrage in each ar- 

 rondissement, in the proportion of 1 Deputy to 

 every 70,000 inhabitants, for a term of four 

 years. Laws may be framed or initiated by 

 either Chamber, 'but financial measures must 

 first be introduced in and voted by the Chamber 

 of Deputies. Before a bill can be brought be- 

 fore either Chamber it must be submitted to a 



