United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/20th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 42
Chap. XLII.—An Act authorizing the legislative council of Florida to meet in October instead of December; and repealing the proviso in the sixth section of the act, entitled “An act to amend an act, for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, and for other purposes,” approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.
Act of March 3, 1823, ch. 28.
Sessions of the legislative council.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the legislative council of the territory of Florida shall begin its session on the second Monday in October instead of December, and annually thereafter on the same day in the said month of October.
Proviso in the 6th section of the act of March 3, 1823, ch. 28, repealed.
Proviso.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proviso in the sixth section of the act, entitled “An act to amend ‘An act for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, and for other purposes,’” approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as approving any act or acts heretofore passed by the legislative council of the territory of Florida.
Division of the territory into thirteen election districts.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the governor and legislative council, at the next session of said council, to divide said territory into thirteen election districts, in such manner as to give to each the same number of qualified electors, as nearly as conveniently may be, and to secure to each district an equal representation; and the said governor and council shall have power, from time to time, to alter and regulate the several districts in such manner as the increasing population of the territory may require.
Judges of the superior court to have power to order extra terms of said courts, &c.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the judges of the superior courts in said territory shall have power to order extra terms of said courts, or to adjourn them to any other time and place when the public interest may require it, and when, from sickness or other cause, the judges cannot hold the regular terms, giving due notice of the same: and it shall also be lawful for the said judges to hold courts in either of the districts, when the judge of the district is absent, or prevented from attending by sickness or other cause.
Approved, April 28, 1828.