Port authority. For other uses, see Port authority (disambiguation). In Canada and the United States, port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure. Most port authorities are financially self-supporting.
Florida Constitution On the U.S. Constitution it allows citizens the right to bear arms for self defense and recreational purposes. It states that this right will not be infringed. In the Florida Constitution this right is regulated by law.
The longest is Alabama's sixth and current constitution, ratified in 1901, about 345,000 words long. Both the federal and state constitutions are organic texts: they are the fundamental blueprints for the legal and political organizations of the United States and the states, respectively.