Crawford v. Gilchrist
Supreme Court of Florida
Appealed from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Statement. During the regular session of the legislature of 1911, certain proposed amendments to the State constitution were considered by both houses of the legislature under the designation of House Joint Resolution No. 222. The Secretary of State is publishing the propositions contained in the said Joint Resolution and the further publication and certification thereof have been enjoined.
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Appealed from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Statement. During the regular session of the legislature of 1911, certain proposed amendments to the State constitution were considered by both houses of the legislature under the designation of House Joint Resolution No. 222. The Secretary of State is publishing the propositions contained in the said Joint Resolution and the further publication and certification thereof have been enjoined. The defendant appealed and applies for a supersedeas. It appears that House Joint Resolution No. 222, proposing an amendment to the State constitution, was…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
At the suit of the Governor of the State in his official capacity and also as a resident taxpayer, citizen and elector of the State, the Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit granted a temporary injunction restraining the Secretary of State from further publishing in the several newspapers of the State as duly proposed amendments to the constitution of the State, certain propositions that were considered in House Joint Resolution No. 222, which was considered by both houses of the Legislature at the regular session of 1911, and also restraining the Secretary of State from furnishing such…
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