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Moneys, how drawn.

Shall receive money of State.

Bonds and oath.

Extent of bond.

When discharged and cancelled.

Payment of warrants.

Exhibit to the
Legislature.

Accounts to be closed on 31st

SEC. 2. No moneys shall be drawn from the treasury except in pursuance of appropriation made by law. (b)

SEC. 3. The Treasurer of the State shall receive all moneys which shall from time to time be paid into the Treasury of this State. The Treasurer shall, within ten days after he receives notice of his appointment, and before he enters upon the execution of his office, give a bond to the State of Florida in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, with not less than four sutticient sureties, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned that he will faithfully execute the duties of his office, and shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties of his office, which bond and oath or affirmation shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. (c)

SEC. 4. Such bond shall be deemed to extend to the faithful execution of the office of Treasurer by the person appointed thereto, until a new appointment of Treasurer be made, and a new bond given under such appointment. (e)

SEC. 5. After such appointment shall have been made, and such new bond given, upon the filing in the office of the Secretary of State of a certificate from the committee, who shall have examined and settled the accounts of the Treasurer of the preceding year, expressing that such accounts are regularly stated and balanced, and that the balance, if any there be, in moneys, securities and other effects, is actually in the Treasury, or deposited as by law may be directed, the bond given by such Treasurer and his sureties shall be discharged and delivered up to be cancelled. (c)

SEC. 6. The Treasurer shall pay all warrants drawn by the Comptroller on the treasury, and no moneys shall be paid out of the treasury except on warrant of the Comptroller. (c)

SEC. 7. The Treasurer shall exhibit to the Legislature at its regular sessions an exact statement of the balance in the treasury to the credit of the people of this State, with a summary of the receipts and payments of the treasury during the preceding year. (c)

SEC. 8. The accounts of the treasury shall be annually closed on the thirty-first day of December, (d) and shall be examined December and by a committee of not less than three members of the Assembly, and not less than two of the Senate, to be appointed by concurrent resolutions of the two Houses. (e)

examined.

Duty of committee.

SEC. 9. Such committee shall examine the accounts and vouchers relating to all moneys received into, and paid out of the treasury during the fiscal year ending on the thirty-first day of December preceding such examination, and shall certify and report to the Legislature the amount of moneys received into

(b) Sec. 4, Art. 12, Const. of 1868.

(c) Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Chap. 9, Act of July 26, 1845.

(d) Chap. 57, Act of Dec. 27, 1845, as amended by Sec. 5, Chap. 515, Act of Jan. 14, 1853.

(e) Sec. 8, Chap. 9, Act of July 26, 1845* as amended by Chap. 515, Act of Jan. 14, 1853, and Const. Amendments of 1875.

the treasury during such year, the money paid out of it during the same period, by virtue of warrants drawn on the treasury by the Comptroller, the amount of moneys received by the Treasurer, who shall be in office at the time of such examination, when he entered on the execution of the duties of his office, and the balance in the treasury on the thirty-first day of December preceding such examination. (e)

SEC. 10. Said committee shall also compare the warrants Further duties. drawn by the Comptroller on the treasury, during the year ending on the said thirty-first day of December preceding, with the several laws under which the same shall purport to have been drawn, and shall in like manner certify and report whether the Comptroller had power to draw such warrants, and if any shall be found, which, in their opinion, he had no power to daw, they shall specify the same in their report with their reasons for such opinion. (e)

SEC. 11. The major part of the members of such committee Majority may perform all the duties required by law of said committee. may act. (e)

office.

SEC. 12. The Treasurer shall keep his office in the City of Treasurer's Tallahassee, in a room to be designated by the Governor on the lower floor of the Capitol, and said office shall be open in person by the Treasurer every day, (Sundays, holidays, and public festivals excepted,) from 10 o'clock, A. M., to 3 o'clock, P. M. (f)

SEC. 13. The Treasurer of the State shall in his annual re- Statement in report of

ports state what amount of warrants has been paid in cash, Treasurer. and what amount of warrants has been taken up by issuing treasury certificates during each fiscal year. (g)

ment of

SEC. 14. The Treasurer shall keep a separate and distinct Annual stateaccount of all moneys or bonds received from the sales of all Treasurer. swamp or overflowed lands, and shall make an annual statement of the same to His Excellency the Governor, to be laid before the General Assembly at their regular session. (h)

tificates not to

SEC. 15. It shall not be lawful for the Treasurer of this Treasury cerState to issue any treasury certificates, or any other eviden- be issued. ces of indebtedness, for any purpose whatever and he is hereby prohibited from issuing the same. (i)

Treasurer.

SEC. 16. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of this State Duty of to cause to be published in two public newspapers printed in the city of Tallahassee, in the first week of December in each and every year, a tabular statement of all the moneys received by him during the year previous to the date of said statement, from all the counties in this State respectively, setting forth in detail the amount received, from whom received, and the branch of income from which received; and he shall also in

(e) Secs. 9, 10 and 11, Chap. 9, Act of July 26, 1845, as amended by Chap. 515, Act of Jan. 14, 1853, and Const. Amendments of 1875.

(f) Sec. 12, Chap. 9, Act of July 26, 1845.

(g) Sec. 1, Chap. 1536, Act of Dec. 10,
1866.
(h) Sec. 4, Chap. 332, Act of Jan, 24,
1851.

(i) Sec. 2, Chap. 1737, Act of Feb. 18,
1870.

Surplus fund.

clude in such table a statement of all moneys disbursed and paid out by him, to whom paid, and on what account. (j)

SEC. 17. The State Treasurer shall open and keep permanently an account under the head of "Surplus Fund," to which shall be transferred, at the end of every fiscal year, all unexpended balances of appropriations made for said fiscal year, and shall, at each session of the General Assembly, exhibit the same in his report. (k)

Commissioners of Pilotage may grant licenses to Stevedores.

Shall require bond.

Stevedore must be a

resident of the State.

License to be held during good behavior, but may be revoked for

cause.

Board entitled

to $10 for each license.

CHAPTER 191.

STEVEDORES.

1. Commissioners of Pilotage,
power to grant licenses to Steve-
dores; limitation as to number;
bond required of Stevedores; Ste-
vedors must be resident of State.
2. Limitations upon license.
3. Fees for issuing license.

4. Penalty for persons to act as

Stevedores without license; what shall be necessary to constitute this offence.

5. Proceedings under this law, how commenced and conducted.

6. Master of ship or vessel may load with his own crew.

SECTION 1. Any Board of Commissioners of Pilotage in this State may grant licenses to competent and trustworthy persons to act as stevedores in the port and harbor for which said board is appointed; but said board shall only grant such number of licenses as it may deem necessary, having due regard to the business of the port and harbor; and no person shall be licensed except such as on examination prove competent to serve as stevedores. Said board shall require from each person licensed satisfactory bond in penalty not to exceed three hundred dollars for the proper performance of his duties as stevedore, but the said Board of Commissioners shall not appoint any person to act as stevedore in this State who has not been a resident of this State six months previous to the date of his commission. (a)

SEC. 2. Persons so licensed shall hold their licenses during good behavior, but any license may be revoked by said board on complaint, after due notice and hearing, if, in the opinion of said board, the misconduct, neglect of duty, or other cause of complaint, should be sufficient to justify such removal. (b) SEC. 3. Said board shall be entitled to ten dollars for every person licensed as aforesaid. (c)

(j) Sec. 3, Chap. 350, Act of Jan. 24, 1851.

(k) Sec. 4, Chap. 515, Act of 1853.

(a) Sec. 1, Chap. 2032, Act of Feb. 18,

(b) Sec. 2, Chap 1740, Act of Feb. 7. 1870.

(c) See. 3, Chap. 1740, Act of 1870, as amended by Chap. 3221, Act of 1881.

without a li

fined or im

SEC. 4. Any person acting as stevedore on a ship or other Person acting vessel in any port or harbor of this State without a license as Stevedore granted as aforesaid, shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars, cense to be or shall be imprisoned for thirty days; and it is hereby de- prisoned. clared that to constitute the offence prohibited by this chapter, it will be sufficient if it be found that the person accused has either actually exercised the duties of a stevedore as aforesaid, or by any contract, agreement or engagement undertaken the work of loading a ship or other vessel as aforesaid, under which contract, agreement or engagement such ship or other vessel is being loaded by himself or another as stevedore, or has in anywise made himself responsible as stevedore for the work of loading such ship or other vessel, and the work of loading is being done under such responsibility, whether said work be done by himself or by another; and every violation of this chapter on the same ship or other vessel, on different days, shall for each day be deemed a separate offence. (d)

to be accord

demeanors.

SEC. 5. Prosecutions under this chapter shall be commenced Proceedings and conducted according to the provisions of law relating to ing to the law misdemeanors, and the Judge or Justice of the Peace who may relating to miscommit or bind over any person for trial, may require of any witness whose testimony he may deem essential in such trial a bond with satisfactory securities conditioned for his appearance at the court before which the trial is to be had. (d) SEC. 6. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to A master may prevent any master of a ship or other vessel from loading his load with his own vessel with his own crew. (d)

own crew.

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SECTION 1. The east prong of Cold Water Creek shall be and East prong of Cold Water is hereby declared navigable from the junction with the west Creek.

(d) Secs. 4, 5 and 6, Chap. 1740, Act of Feb. 7, 1870.

Cold Water
Creek.

.

prong of the said Cold Water Creek up to the mouth of Wolf Creek. (a)

SEC. 2. The creek situated in Santa Rosa county and known by the name of Cold Water, discharging its waters into Blackwater River, as laid down on the map of Florida, is hereby declared and is hereafter to be recognized in law as a navigable stream, at least as high up said creek as the junction known by the name of the eastern and western prongs of said creek. (b) SEC. 3. The creek situated in Washington county, Florida, O'Neal's Creek, and known as O'Neal's Spring Creek, discharging its waters into Holmes' Creek and Choctawhatchie River, as laid down in the maps of Florida, is hereby declared and is hereafter to be recognized in law as a navigable stream up to its head.

Ocklawaha
River.

Econfina River.

Finholoway
River.

Holmes' Creek.

Hillsborough
River.

(e) SEC. 4. The Ocklawaha River is hereby declared and hereafter to be recognized in law as a navigable stream up to its source near to the Seminole Agency. (d)

SEC. 5. The river situated in Washington county and known by the name of the Econfina, discharging its waters into the bay of St. Andrews, is hereby declared and hereafter to be recognized in law as a navigable stream, at least as high up said river as the place known and designated as William Gainer's bridge. (e)

SEC. 6. The Finholoway River, in Taylor county, is hereby declared and is hereafter to be recognized as a navigable stream, up to the mouth of Rocky Creek. (ƒ)

SEC. 7. The river situated in Washington county and known by the name of Holmes' Creek is hereby declared and is hereafter to be recognized in law as a navigable stream. (9)

SEC. 8. The Hillsborough river, from the falls of said river to its entrance into Tampa bay, shall be considered, and is hereby declared, to be a navigable river and public highway. (h)

SEC. 9. Yellow river shall be and is hereby declared naviYellow River. gable from Blackwater bay to the Alabama line. (i)

Perdido River.

Chipola River.

Alaqua Creek.

Blackwater
River.

SEC. 10. The Perdido shall be and is hereby declared navigable. (j)

SEC. 11. The Chipola river is declared a navigable stream so far up as the Natural Bridge on said river. (k)

SEC. 12. Alaqua creek, in Walton county, shall be and hereby is declared navigable six (6) miles above where it enters into Alaqua bayou. (1)

SEC. 13. The Blackwater river, in Santa Rosa county, is declared a navigable stream from the mouth of Panther creek to the mouth of the said river. (m)

(a) Sec. 1. Chap. 898, Act of Jan. 15, 1859.

(b) Sec. 8, Act of Feb. 13, 1833.

(c) Sec. 1, Chap. 899, Act of Jan. 13,
1859.

(d) Sec. 1, Act of Jan. 18, 1836.
(e) Sec. 1. Act of Feb. 9, 1833.
(f) Sec. 1, Act of Jan. 18, 1836.
(g) Sec. 1, Act of Feb. 3, 1837.

(h) Sec. 1, Act of March 6, 1845.

(i) Sec. 1, Chap. 855, Act of Dec. 12 1856.

(j) Sec. 1, Chap. 1024, Act of Dec. 20,

1859.

(k) Sec. 1, Act of Oct. 27, 1828.

(7) Sec. 1. Chap. 1907, Act of Feb. 14, 1872.

(m) Sec. 1, Act of Feb. 20. 1840.

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