Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...McCormick of Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, Orlando, Richard *556 W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Ralph E. Odum and William J. Roberts, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee. THORNAL, Justice. Appellant Cramp who was plaintiff below seeks reversal of a final decree sustaining the validity of Sections 876.05-876.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A....

...n or teaches, directly or indirectly, the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of Florida by force or violence." It is required that the oath be filed with the employing governmental agency prior to the approval of any salary voucher. Section 876.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides for the discharge of any person who refuses to subscribe to the quoted oath. *557 Sections 876.05-876.06, supra, were Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 25046, Laws of Florida 1949....

...s of America, and being employed by or an officer of _____________ and a recipient of public funds as such employee or officer, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida. Section 876.06, Florida Statutes, provides that any employee required by section 876.05 to execute the specified oath who fails to do so must be immediately discharged from employment and removed from the payroll....

...l be no Florida residence requirement for any person as a condition precedent to employment by the state; however, preference may be given to Florida residents in hiring. Fla.Stat. § 110.105(3). As noted above, however, pursuant to sections 876.05, 876.06, 876.08, 876.09 and 876.10, Florida Statutes, every State of Florida employee or officer must swear that he or she is a citizen of the United States and of the State of Florida as a condition of continued employment, and criminal penalties are...