CONSTITUTION OF FLORIDA.
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The following is section in the Constitution
Of the new State Florida, just admitted into the
Union. .....


5. No person shall be capable Of holding. or be-
ing elected to any post Of honor, proht, trust o'
emoiument civil or military. Legislative, executive
or judicial under the government OF this State
who shall hereafter fight duel, or send, or accept
a challenge TO fight duel, the probable issue o
which may be the death of the challenger, or chai
lenged or v no shall be second 10 either party, ol
who shall in any manner aid, or assist in such du-
el, or shall be knowingly the bearer OF such chat
Ienge, or acceptance, whether the same occur, or
be committed IN or out OF the State.


The Constitution also declares .


No President, Director. Cashier or other Office
OF any Banking company in this State, shall be
eligible TO the Office Of Governor, Senat Rep
resentative 10 the General Assembly Of this Stale
so long as lie shall be such President, Director
Cashier, or other officer, nor until the lapse o
twelve months from the time, at which he shall
have ceased 10 be such Presidenty Director, Cash
ier or other officer.


1t also establishes the liability of individual
khoIders, as follows: tf


Stockholders. in bank when act of forfeit
ure of it's Charter is committed when II is dis
solved or expires shall be individually, and
ally Liable for The payment of all its debts in pro-
portion TO the stock owned by each.


Il declares that no bank shall issue notes of a
less denomination than five dollars and the teglS-
lature may increase the restriction to twenty dol
lars; that all Liabilities of banks shall be paid in
specie; no banking corporation shall be composed
Of less than twenty persons no bank charter shall
be granted for moro than twenty years, and no
such charter shall Be renewed; the capital of no
bank shall be- less than 100000, and shall be
created only by the payment thereof in specie


1t is probable that specnla lators in Florida will
not be anxious to enrol themselves as stockhold-
ers Of banks. Perhaps they will try Mutual
Insurance Company, with privilege of discount
ing promissory notes-without stockholders.