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Record Group Number: 000100
Series/Collection Number: .S 509
Creator: Florida. Governor.
Title, Dates: Executive order and proclamation files, 1936-1999; 2001-2013, 2017-2018.
Amount: 56.75 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Arranged by record type, then chronological.  Orders dated 2002-2007 are chronological and then numeric.
Restrictions: ***RESTRICTED***Some materials are confidential/exempt per s. 27.151, F.S. Archives staff review required prior to use.
Terms Governing Use:
Biographical/Historical:     Executive orders reflect the routine appointments, transfers, and disqualifications of appointed State judges and attorneys, and the sometimes-controversial reprieves of criminals. Governors also issue executive orders to establish states of emergency, create committees or commissions, and to address management and administrative issues. Proclamations are official announcements or declarations made by the governor to commemorate a specific time for the purpose of raising awareness about an issue, or celebrating milestones. In some cases, the governor may present a courtesy letter in lieu of a proclamation that acknowledges a particular event or cause.
Summary:     This series contains draft copies and originals of governors' executive orders and proclamations. The executive orders date from 1936-1977 and 2002-2011, and the proclamations date from 1971-1999 and 2001-2013. Originals are interfiled with copies throughout the series. This series also contains supplemental materials including correspondence, court orders, affidavits and newspaper clippings that relate to the issuance of the executive orders and proclamations. Although this series does not contain every order or proclamation issued by the governor, all that are included are accompanied by supporting documentation.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available. 0
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Associated Materials: Proclamations and executive orders are also located in two other series: Series S13 contains proclamations from 1845 to 2014 and executive orders from 1845 to 1976; Series 1356 contains executive orders from 1977 to 2013.
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Subject Access Fields: Governor, Office of the.
Appointments.
Judges Florida
Executive orders. aat
Letters. aat
Proclamations. aat
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