Construing Constitutional Provisions Addressing a Similar Subject

In Gray v. Bryant, 125 So.2d 846, 852 (Fla. 1960), this Court stated: The fundamental object to be sought in construing a constitutional provision is to ascertain the intent of the framers and the provision must be construed or interpreted in such manner as to fulfill the intent of the people, never to defeat it. Such a provision must never be construed in such manner as to make it possible for the will of the people to be frustrated or denied. Moreover, in construing multiple constitutional provisions addressing a similar subject, the provisions "must be read in pari materia to ensure a consistent and logical meaning that gives effect to each provision." Advisory Opinion to the Governor--1996 Amendment 5 (Everglades), 706 So.2d 278, 281 (Fla. 1997). See also Amos v. Mathews, 99 Fla. 1, 126 So. 308, 316, 99 Fla. 65 (Fla. 1930) ("The object of constitutional construction is to ascertain and effectuate the intention and purpose of the people in adopting it. That intention and purpose is the 'spirit' of the Constitution--as obligatory as its written word.").