#ZZo Conf Pam 12mo #220 D^0fl270b + 2d Scss. 12th General Assembly, 1863. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF FLORIDA, AT ITS TWELFTH SESSION, Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Talla- hassee, on Monday, November 16th, 1863. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF LAW. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Cdlajrassee : OFFICE OF THE FLORIDIAX & JOURNAL. PRINTED BY DYKE & SPARHAWK. 1863. TITLES OF ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, 1863. An act to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indians. An act authorizing publication to he made out of the State of sales by Admin- istrators and Executors in certain ca An act to change the place of holding the Circuit Court for Tut nam County. An act to amend Ordinance No. 53 of the Convention in relation to soldiers vo- ting. An act for the protection of cattle owners in the comities of Levy, Lafayette Taylor, Wakulla and Duval. An act amending the Charter of the City of Peusacola. An act for the relief of James W. Johnson of Taylor county. An act to change the line dividing the counties of Suwannee and Columbia. An act to amend the Charter of the City of Fensacola, so as to authorize said City to aid in the construction of certain Railroads. An act to incorporate the Apalachicola Channel Company. An act to be entitled an act to allow the Judges of the Circuit Courts oi this State to appoint Sheriffs in certain cases. Au act to amend the sixth section of an act entitled an act to change the mode of selecting Grand and Petit Jurors in this State, approved February 8, 1861. Au act to legalize entries of public lands made after the secession of Florida and requiring the Receivers to account for the moneys received therefor. An act in relation to holding Probate Courts during the present war. IV TITLES OF ACTS. An act to amend an act to provide for an additional issue of Treasury Notes. An act to extend the provisions of an act entitled an act for the relief of Gen. William E. Anderson and others, approved December 10th, 1862. An act for the relief of Edward Jordan, Sheriff of Taylor county. An act relating to property confiscated to the use of the State. An act to raise the salary of the State Treasurer and other officers therein named. An act providing for the payment of certain claims against the State. An act to amend the Charter of the Alabama & Florida Railroad Company. An act more particularly defining the duties of Tax Assessors and Collectors iyj this State. An act for the relief of Margaret J. McKcown, widow of James A. MeKeown^ An act for the relief of D. B. Cappleman, Sheriff of Marion county. An act to incorporate the Monticello and Thomasville Railroad. An act to amend the Patrol laws of this State. An act to authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sumter county to keep his office at his own house. An act to amend the Charter of the* Florida, Atlantic & Gulf Central Railroad Company. An act for the relief of Albert Hyer. An act relative to claims placed in the hands of District Solicitors of this State. An act to assist the faithful and necessary enforcement of the Impressment Act. of Congress, and to protect and defend the citizens of this State from oppres- sion and unlawful acts of persons violating the said act, or claiming to act under the authority of the Confederate Government. An act to aid the Confederate Government in the detection of frauds. An act to be entitled an act to amend the election laws of this State relative to soldiers voting. An act in relation to forfeited bonds of criminals. An act to be entitled an act to legalize the acts of Samuel Lowe, acting Clerk of the Circuit Court. An act to provide for the payment for Plats furnished the counties of Clay, Jackson and Calhoun. An act to provide for the relief of Soldiers' Families and others that require assistance. An act to appropriate ten thousand dollars for the Wayside Homes or Hospitals in this State. An act to prevent and punish all persons planting and cultivating, in the State of Florida, over a certain quantity ot land in Cotton and Tobacco during the continuance of the present war. An act to prevent the distilling of Spirituous Liquors in this State. An act for the relief of Aaron W. DaCqsta. An act further defining the duties of the Treasurer of the State. TITLES OF ACTS. V An act to provide for furnishing to each Regiment and Battalion in Confederate service from this State a suitable Flag- or Ensign, also a Flay to be used at the Capitol. An act to provide Clothing for Troops from Florida in the »«rvice of the Con- federate States. An act making appropriations for the expenses of the Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly, and for other purposes. An act to amend an act to prevent the entry of lands occupied by Soldiers or their Families during the continuance of the present war, and also to regulate the entry and sale of Public Lands, approved Dec. 13th, 1863. RESOLUTIONS. Resolution of thanks to our Soldiers. Resolution asking the Governor not to license any more I;;-'.: 1 ' ries until the further action of the Legislature, Resolutions of thanks to Gen. Wm. Bailey and Dr. Henry Bacon. Resolutions relating to the appointment of Agent for Soldiers' Families in the counties of Santa Rosa and Escambia, Resolution relative to Tax in Kind. Resolution setting apart a Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer. Joint resolution relative to our sick or wounded Soldiers in (> ' army. Resolution for the destruction of the State Bonde on hand of the issues of 1856 and 1861. Resolution relative to Confederate Treasury Notes. Resolution relative to the civil authority of the State of Florida. Joint resolution authorizing the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Ac- counts to destroy a sum of money therein named. Joint resolution relative to the Arsenal. Joint resolution iu relation to the unsettled accounts of Ex-Gov. M. S. Perry, Quarter Master General H. V. 8nell,and John W. Pearson, Disbursing Agent Resolution in relation to the accounts of the late United States Receivers and Registers. Resolution in relation to copying the Laws. Joint resolution relative to the pay of the Soldiers of the Confederate States. Joint resolution in relation to exempting the Workmen and persons employed in the Jefferson Manufacturing Company. Resolution iu reference to exportation and importation of certain articles by private enterprise. Resolutions relative to appointment of Agents in Greenville and Montgomery. Resolution in relation to the war between the Confederate States and the Uni- ted States. LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PASSED AT THE Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly, 18 6 3. John Milton, Governor. B. P. Allen, Secretary of State. Walter Gfwykn, Comptroller of Public Accounts. C. IT. Austin, Treasurer. J. B. Galbraith, Attorney General. K. J. Vann, President of the Sen- ate. J. B. VTHiTEiTntsT. Secretary of the Senate. T. J. Errr:s, Speaker of the House. T. B. Barefoot, Clerk of the Hous Chepteb 1,384— [No. 1.] AN ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indians. Section 1. Be it enacted by^th and Horn*, of Repre- sentatives of tli a State of Florida in Gem mbly con i That an act entitled an act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indians, approved December 12th, 1862, be and the sa hereby repealed. te November 20i, 1863. Pas itatives Noveraber 21, 1863. Approved by the Governor ! 63. ClIAPTK: ■ — j'\o. 2;] AN A.CT authorizing publication \- rators and Executors in certain cs Section 1. Be it " ctnd IL sentatives of the State of Florida in That in all cases where the law requires Adrnh tors to advertise in some newspaper any proceedings in relation Repeal* <1. ion. LAWS OF FLORIDA. to estates in their charge, the same may be done in the newspa- pers most convenient to the county in which the estate, in ques- tion may be situated, whether said paper is published in or out of the State. Passed the Senate November 20, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 25, 1863. Place of holding Court. Chapter 1,386— [No. 3.] AN ACT to change the place of holding the Circuit Court for Putnam county. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Judge of the Circuit Court is authorized and is hereby required to hold the Courts for Putnam county at the Church near. Sweet Water Branch, in the Moate's neighborhood, in said county, at the regular time appointed for holding such Court, until such time as it may be deemed safe by the presiding Judge to hold the same in Palatka. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1863. Passed the Senate November 23, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 25, 1863. Chapter 1,387 — [No. 4.] AN ACT to amend Ordinance No. 53 of the Convent iou, in relation to Soldiers voting;. Soldiers may vote for Gover- nor and county officers. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of JRe])re- se?7tatives of the State oj Florida in General Assembly convened, That Ordinance No. 53 of the State Convention be and the same is hereby so amended as to allow soldiers from this State, in the military service of this State and the Confederate States, to vote for all county officers of the respective counties in which they reside, and also for Governor of the State, in the manner already provided for by law for soldiers voting for members of the Gen- eral Assembly or for Representatives in the Congress of the Con- federate States. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1863. Passed the Senate November 23, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 25, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 9 Chapter 1,388— [No. 5.] 1863. AN ACT lor the protection of Cattle Owners in the counties of Levy, Lafayette, Taylor, Wakulla and Duval. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convene^, That from and after the passage of this act. it shall not be lawful „ r- u. 3 . ) i ^ o Penning cattle tor any person or persons to pen ana part the cows and calves of of others pro- another for the purpose of milking, or to milk them without the hi1)ited - conset of the owners, in the counties of Levy, Taylor, Lafayette and Wakulla. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person or person offending, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, Penalty. shall be lined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws ]; conflicting with the provisions of this* act be and the same are hereby repealed. Passed the House of Representatives November V.\ 1863. Passed the Senate November 24, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 27, Chapter 1,389— [Xo. 6.] AN ACT amending the Charter of the City of Pensaeola. Whereas, The evacuation of the City of Pensaeola by the peo- ple, on account of circumstances growing out of the present war, has left said City without a government; and, wdie when the people again return to their homes, a doubt may arise as to what course it is proper to pursue to again lish a government for the City — Therefore, Section 1. fi* it enacted by th House of Repre- sentatives of tl ofFloridain Gen That until the election herein provided, F. B. Bobe shall be Mayor of said City of Pensaeola and shall be and is hereby authorized to perform all the duties appertaining to said office, as prescribed in the Charter of said City. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That until the election herein provided, Joseph Sierra, G. W. Hutton, W. H. Judah, C. L. Le- Baron, C. G. Barclay, James Knowles and Benj. D. Wright shall constitute the Board of Aldermen of the City of Pensaeola, and said Aldermen shall be and they are hereby authorized to 2 Preamble. Mayor. Aldermen. 10 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Vacancies. Meetings of the Board. Elect'nofMay'r and Alderm'n Voter: Laws and ordi- nances. Incase of fail- ure to call elec- tion. perform such duties appertaining to said office as may be required to protect the interests of the said City in this emergency. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Should a vacancy occur in the office of Mayor/ or in the office of Aldermen, by death, resigna- tion or otherwise, the Board of Aldermen may fill such vacancy. Sec. 4. JBe it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Mayor to call meetings of the Board whenever in his opinion the interest of the City of Pensacola may be promoted thereby, or when any five members of the Board may request a meeting of said Board to be called, and all acts done by the Mayor or under the direction of the Board shall be as valid as though performed within the corporate limits of the City of Pensacola. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That within six months from the conclusion of a peace, it shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen to order an election for Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Pensacola, which election shall be governed by the rules and regulations heretofore in force, and the persons so elected shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified, as required by the Charter to which this is an amendment. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That in the election herein pro- vided no one shall be allowed to vote who had not resided within the corporate limits of the City of Pensacola for twelve months prior to the first day of May, 1862, with the intention of becom- ing a citizen of said City. Sec 7. Be it further enacted, That upon the election and in- duction into office of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen herein provided, the municipal affairs of said City shall be governed by the same laws, ordinances and resolutions as were in force at the time of the evacuation of said City in May, 1862, the govern- ment of said City to be in all respects restored as nearly as prac- ticable to the condition it was in at the time of the evacuation in May, 1862. Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That should the Board of Al- dermen fail to call an election, as provided in this act, ten or more of the citizens of the City of Pensacola, qualified to vote at the election as provided in this Act, may proceed to order an election for Mayor and Board of Aldermen, such notice and the proceedings under it to be governed by the rules prescribed in the Charter, to which this is an amendment, regulating the elec- tion and prescribing the duties of Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Passed \he House of Representatives November 24, 1863. Passed the Senate November 24, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 27, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 11 1863. Chapter 1,390— [No. 7.] AN ACT for the relief of James W. Johnson of Taylor county. Whereas, It appears the widow of Isaiah Smith, of the county Preamble. of Taylor, has recently become insane, thereby creating^much trouble to her friends to take care of her, Section 1. Re it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General ^Assem- bly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, that James W. Johnson, the brother of said widow Smith, be and he is hereby authorized to receive ten dollars per month for the taking care of and maintaining such widow and lunatic until Care of lunatic. such' time as her case can be brought before the Circuit Judge and properly provided for as directed by law, such appropriation to be made from the Treasury out of any monies not otherwise appropriated, and charged to the lunatic fund, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed the House of Representatives November 23, 1863. Passed the Senate November 24, 1863. Approved by tbc Governor November 27, 1863. Chapuer 1,301— [No. 8.] AN ACT to change the line dividing- the counties of Suwannee and Columbia. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in Gi m ral - Issi mbly convt n< o'. 3. Be it farther enacted, That the above named persons, majority! of them, as Commissioners, may open books to receive subscriptions to the capital stock rf said corporation, at such- time or times and place or places, as soon after peace is de- Books of sub- scription. 14 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Meeting of st 1 k holder?. Election of Di- rectors. Annul meeting of Sto< : * ■ i clared as they, or a majority of them, may think proper; and as soon as fifty per centum upon the capital stock shall be sub- scribed, and twenty per centum paid in, to give notice for a meeting of the Stockholders to choose five Directors among said Stockholders, three of whom, at least, shall be citizens of the State of Florida, and such election shall be made at the time and place appointed by suck of the Stockholders as shall attend for the purpose, cither in person or by proxy, each share of the capi- tal stock entitling the holder thereof to one vote. And the said above named persons, or a majority of them, shall be inspectors of the first election of Directors of said corporation, and shall certify under their hands the names of those persons duly elected. And the Commissioners shall deliver over the subscription book, with al! funds in hand, to said Directors, who may keep the same open by a vote of the majority of Stockholders for further sub- scription, if the same be deemed expedient, until the entire amount of capital stock shall be subscribed; and each Stock- holder so subscribing, after organization of said corporation as aforesaid, shall be bound by said election and organization until the next annual election in course, as is hereinafter provided, when he shall be entitled to vote as original Stockholder. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That there shall be an annual meeting of the Stockholders of said corporation, at such time and place as trie said corporation may provide by its by-laws, for the purpose of electing Directors; and that the time of holding the first meeting of the Directors under the said first election shall be fixed by the said Directors, or a majority of them; and the said Directors chosen at said election, or at the annual elec- tion to be afterwards held, shall, as soon as may be, after every subsequent election, choose out of their number a President, and in case of the death, resignation or removal of the President, or any Director, such vacancy or vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the year wherein they may happen by the said remaining Directors, or a majority of them ; and, in case of the absence of the President, the said Directors, or a majority of them, may appoint a President "pro tern." who shall exercise such powers and functions as the by-laws of said corporation may provide. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the said Directors, or a majority of them, shall elect, simultaneously with the President and annually, a suitable person, other than a Director, who shall discharge the duties of Secretary and Treasurer of said corpora- tion, who shall be a Stockholder in the same. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That in case it should happen that an election of Directors should not be made when pursuant to this act it should be had, the said corporation shall not by reason thereof be dissolved, but such election shall be held at LAWS OF FLORIDA. 15 any other time, and the Directors previously elected shall con- tinue as Directors until a new election shall be had, a majority of said Directors of said corporation to transact all business of said 'corporation ; and they shall have power to call in the capi- tal stock of said Company by such instalments as they may deem advisable, giving thirty days notice thereof to the Stockholders, by advertisement, in some newspaper or newspapers. I: of the non-payment of said instalments, the Stockholders so fail- ing to pay their instalments, within ten days after the same be- comes due, shall forfeit their share or shares ami the amouu fore paid to the corporation. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That said Company and collect tonnage dues upon all vessels which shall p\ said channel constructed or deepened under this act, draw over six feet water, not exceeding one doliar per ton for the first ten years after the constructian or deepenin chan- nel, and not exceeding fifty cents per ton for the succ< years; same tonnage duties shall entitle all vessels to proce and from the City of Apalachicola back to deep water at the rate aforesaid, and said tonnage rates may be collected by attachment, which may be commenced without giving bonds. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That said Company shall have a lien upon all vessels, their tackle, apparel and furniture, passing through said channel for the collection and recovery of the chan- nel duties aforesaid. Sec. 9. Be it further < reacted, That the said Company i from time to time, appoint such Captains, Commanders, A_ and all othen* officers and employees as to them may seem i and necessary for the interest of said corporation. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the Directors of said Com- pany, or a majority of them, shall settle and adj books and accounts of said corporation at least once every year, and submit a detailed statement of* the affairs thereof to the Stockholders at their annual meeting, and declare and pay such divi lend of the actual profits thereof as the condition of the said Company justify; and the Stockholders shall have power toad'*;:, snch by- laws for the government of said Company as proper, not inconsistent with the charter or t! of Florida. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the sard Directors, majority them, shall have power to exact from the Treasurer, or any other officer of said Company, a bond in Buch sum as they may deem proper, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the private property of the Stockholders in said Company shall only be liable for* the 1863. Instalments of stock. Tonnaj how collected. hi ves- sels. Officers of Com- pany. Books and ac- Dividends, Bondo i Private proper- ty of stockh*drs LAWS OF FLORIDE. debts, liabilities and obligations of said Company pro rata, ac- cording to the amount of stock owned by each Stockholder. Passed the Senate November 25, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 27, 1863. Chapter 1,394 — [No. 11.] AN ACT to be entitled an act to allow the Judges of the Circuit Courts of this State to appoint Sheriffs in certain cases. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That whenever any Sheriff or Coroner in this State shall fail to attend in person, or by deputy, any term of the Circuit Court of his county, from sickness, death or other cause, the Circuit Judge Court ma a attending said Court shall have power to appoint a Sheriff, who point Sheriff, shall assume all the responsibilites, perform all the duties and re- ceive the same compensation as if he had been duly elected the Sheriff for said term of the Court and no longer. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Passed the Senate November 19, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 27, 1863. Chapter 1,395— [Xo. 12.] AN ACT to amend the sixth Section of an act entitled an act to change the mode of selecting Grand and Petit Jurors in this State, approved February 8 1861. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Mepre- of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That it shall not be necessary to revise the Jury lists of the sev- eral counties of this State at every term of the Circuit Courts as now provided by law, but the same shall be revised at the Fall term of the Circuit Courts of the several counties in this State in each and every year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Judges of the Circuit rsonsinmili- Courts of this State be and they are hereby authorized to take from the Jury Box (Grand and 'Petit,) the names of all persons Revisal of jury lists. T:\rv service'. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 17 in the military service of the Confederate States, or who may here- 1863. after enter the military service of the Confederate States, and seal the same up in an envelope, to be safely kept by the Court so long as said person remains in said service ; and at the expiration of such service their names to be returned to the Jury Box from which they were taken. Passed the House of Representatives November 23, 1803. Passed the Seuate November 26, 1868. Approved by the Governor November 30, 1863. Chapter i,390-^[No. 10.] AN ACT to legalize entries of Public Lands ma'e after the Secession of Florida abd requiring the Receivers to account for the moneys received therefor. i. Be it enacted by the Senaps find Hbasi of Repre- sentatives of t That all entries and land warrants locations made upon the pub- lic lands of this :-[.•:!.■ at any of the late United States land offices after the tenth day of January, 1861, be and they are hereby j^a^V^S confirmed and legalized, and such lands shall be patented to the confirmed. purchasers and locators upon the surrender by them of the dupli- cate receipt or certificates of location issued to them. . That the Register of Public Lands shall ask and demand of the late United States Receivers the payment to him of all monies received by them from sales of public lands after the tenth day of January, 1861, except so much inpayment/or as has been refunded to the purchasers; and in case of a failure land8, or refusal to pay the same, the Register of Public Lands is here- by authorized and instructed to institute suit in the name of the Suite of Florida for the recovery I of the county wherein such defaulting Receiver may reside, and the Solicitor of the Circuit shall prosecute such suit. S:;c. 3. Be it further enacted, That when the Receivers shall have paid to the Register of Public Lands the monies received by them as aforesaid, the Treasurer of the State shall pay to such Receivers the amount of salary and commissions that they would salaries of Re- have been entitled to under the laws of the United States from the 10th day of January to the 27th day of April, 1861, said amount to be "paid upon the warrant of the Register of Public Lands. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1863. Passed the Senate November 26, 186S. Approved by the Governor November 30, 1863. 3 ceivers. 18 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Chapter 1,397— [No. 14.] AN ACT in relation to holding Probate Courts during the present war. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That from after the passage of this act, and until the close of the in the county war ' ^ sna ^ ^e lawful for the Judge of Probate for the county of Santa Rosa, of Santa Rosa, by giving due public notice as required by law, to hold his Court at Pine Level in said county. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Judge of Probate shall keep a book of record of his proceedings, which shall, after Book of records tne termination of the present war, be transcribed upon the origi- nal book of records of said county, and that he is hereby author- ized to do the same. Sec. 3. Be it farther enacted, That whenver the county "site of any county in this State is in danger on account of the pres- bate dS raay P i-e- ence °f tne enemy, or on account of there being no military force records^ sufficient to protect the same, it shall be lawful for the Judge of Probate of the county where such county site is in danger, to hold his Court and remove the records to any place in the county, or in an adjacent county, which may be the most convenient and safe, upon giving public notice, by posting in three public places in the county, or in some newspaper in this State. Passed the Senate November 26, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 30, 1863. move &c, in case of public danger Chapter 1,398— [No. 15.] AN ACT to amend an Act to provide for an additional issue of Treasury Notes. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to issue Treas- change bills. U1 T Notes or Change Bills of one dollar and of the fractional parts of a dollar, to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, in lieu of the "fifty thousand dollars in hundreds" provided for in the first section of the act entitled an act to provide for an* additional is- sue of Treasury Notes, approved December 13, 1862. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws conflicting with this act, be and they are hereby repealed. Passed the Senate November 23, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 30, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 19 1863. Chapter 1,399— [No. 16.] AN ACT to extend the provisions of an Act entitled an Act for the relief of General William E. Anderson aud others, approved December 10th, 1862. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly conven- ed, That the Comptroller of the State be and he is hereby re- quired to audit and allow, and the Treasurer is hereby required to pay upon warrant from the Comptroller, all amounts found comptroller t due to persons acting under the orders of General William E. issue warrant. Anderson for services rendered in the transportation of arms, ammunition, . Passed the Senate November 25, 18681 Approved by the Governor November 30, 1863. Notice. Claims anaiust fimdbv St at 'j. Chapter 1,402— [Xo. 19.] AN ACT to raise the salary of the State Treasurer and other Officers therein named. • Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of $tepr& xc/ttatn-es of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, the salary of the Treasurer. State Treasurer shall be sixteen "hundred dollars per annum, pay- able as heretofore provided by law. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Attorney General and Clerk in the office of the Register of Public Lands shall each receive three hundred dollars in addition to the compensation &cieSmLand now allowed by law; and the Private Secretary of the Governor Office, ^/gg* shall receive four hundred dollars in addition to the compensation comptroller. 22 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Fees of Sher- iffs, Clerks and Judges of Pro- bate. now allowed by law; an.d that the Solicitors of the several Cir- cuits receive two hundred dollars in addition to their present salaries; and that the Comptroller be allowed, in addition to his present salary, two hundred dollars. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the fees of Sheriffs, Clerks of the Circuit Courts and Judges of Probate shall be double the present fees allowed : Provided, That Jailors shall receive one dollar per day for each prisoner's subsistence. Passed the House of Representatives November 25, 1863. Passed the Senate November 27, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 30„ 1863. Chapter 1,403— [No. 20.] AN ACT providing for the payment of certain Claims against the State. Ciaims to be paid. Limitation. Endorsement of claims. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and re- quired to audit and allow the claims for services rendered and supplies furnished, arising out of the military operations of the State in 1861 and 1862, which claims arc now in the hands of the Quarter Master General of the State, and have been approved and signed by one of the following named officers, viz: Brigadier General R. F. Floyd, Lt. Col. Thos. E. James, Major S. P. Rich- ardson, Capt. John D. Atkins, Lt. R. D. Mann and Quarter Mas- ter J. J. Griffin, Walter J. Robinson, W. K. flyer, H. K. Sira- mons and Joseph M. Taylor, Aid-de-Camp ; and the Treasurer shall pay the same to the claimant, or his legally authorized agent,, on the warrant of the Comptroller: Provided, The whole amount of expenditure under this bill shall not exceed the sum of five thousand and eighty-six ($5,086) dollars. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That no claim shall be paid under the provisions of this act except such as shall be endorsed' by the Chairman of the Committee on Claims in the House, and Chairman of the Committee on Propositions and Grievances io the Senate. Passed the House of Representatives November 25, 1863. Passed the SenaS* November 30, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 1, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 23 1863. Name of com- pany changed. Chapter 1,404 — [No. 21.] AN ACT to amend the Charter of the Alabama & Florida Railroad Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in Gent ral Assi mbly conveiied, That the Charter of the Alabama & Florida Railroad Company he and the same is hereby amended as follows: First, the name of said Company shall be changed to Pensacola Railroad Compa- ny, after notice shall have been given for three months in some newspaper printed in the City of Pensacola, which notice shall stale the day on which said change of name shall commence to take effect; Second, said Railroad Company shall have power, with the assent of the Stockholders in general meeting, to aid in the construction of a building in the City of Pensacola to be used as a Hotel; also, shall have power to aid in the establishment of an Omnibus line in the City of Pensacola, and in the establish- ment of a line or lines of Steam Vessels, to run from the Citv or port of Pensacola to any other port or ports, this aid to be given by subscription or otherwise, and to such an amount as the Board of Directors may think proper. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if from any cause the right of way has not been obtained by the Company, or when •tone, lumber or other material are required in the construction or repairs of said Railroad, and the owner and the Company can- not agree upon the price, or when the owner is an infant* non resident or non compos mentis, then it shall be lawful for the President and Directors of said Company to apply to the Sheriff of the County in which said land or other property may be sit- uated, who shall summon a jury of seven disinterested freehold- ers, a majority of whom shall be authorized to assess the dama- ges and return their award or judgment to the next term of the Circuit Court for the county in which said land or other property may be situated, and which shall be entered by the Clerk as the judgement of the Court, and execution may issue thereupon for Che amount of said judgment and costs : Provided, always, That if either party shall, upon the return thereof, be dissatisfied, they may, upon filing bond, with good and sufficient security, in such *um as the Court may order, be allowed an appeal to the next term of the Circuit Court, When said case shall stand for trial de novo: Provided, also, Thirty days notice shall have been given to the opposite party, issued by the Clerk of the Court and served by the Sheriff of the county. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the jurors summoned as aforesaid shall (before proceeding to the discharge of the duties herein required) take an oath or affirmation, which the Sheriff is ° ath ° f Juror8 Railroad hotel. Line of Steam vessels. Proceeding in the nature of a writ of ad quod damnum . 24 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Property to in- ure to R. R. Co. hereby authorized to administer, to the effect that they will well and truly inquire into and to the best of their judgment assess the damages accruing to the owner or owners of such lands or materials, or lands and materials, by means of the proposed con- struction. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said lands or other property so condemned or estimated as aforesaid shall inure to and become the property of said Company upon the payment by the said Company of the amount assessed by the jury to the party claiming damages on account of the construction of said Road through said lands, or for such other property : Provided, That said work shall be in no wise delayed on account of the proceed- ings had as aforesaid. Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 1863. November 24, ISO:}. Approved by the Governor, December Passed the Senate 1, 1863. Chapter 1,405 — [No. 22.] AN ACT more particular]}- defining the duties of Tux-Assessors and Collectors in this State. Time of assess- ment. Tax books. Penalty of fail- ure to return books. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Repre- 'Mves of the State of Florida in Qenerql "Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of all Tax-Assessors and Collectors in this State to proceed imme- diately after the first of January, in each and every year, to assess the tax on all taxable property in their respective counties, ex- cepting such counties as may be controlled or partially controlled by the enemy; and shall each, as soon as the same is completed, proceed to make out three books in alphabetical order of all the taxable property in his county — one of which books he shall for- ward by the first day of July, in each and every year, to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of this State — one other of said books he shall deliver to the Board of County Commissioners of his eouMiy, the to be retained by himself. Si:c. 2. Be it further enacted, That any Tax-Assessor who shall fail to furnish the Board of County Commissioners or the Comptroller with a correct copy of the books so made out by him, on or before the time prescribed in the first section of this act, shall forfeit to the State all commissions for assessing and collecting taxes for said year, and shall forfeit the additional sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered against him and securi- ties in the manner now prescribed by law, under an act entitled " an act to facilitate the collection of debts due the State by any LAWS OF FLORIDA. 25 officers," approved December loth, 1862; and the further sum 1863. of one hundred dollars for every additional month he shall fail to furnish said book or books to be collected as above prescribed. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That an act entitled " an act relative to the assessment of taxes," approved December 8th, 1862, be and the same is hereby repealed. Passed the Senate November 20, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 2, 1863. Chapter 1,406— [No. 23.] AN ACT for the relief of Margaret J. McKeown, widow of James A. McKeown. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the entry by James A. McKeown of the South East quarter of Section sixteen, in Township twenty-one South, of Range nine- teen, East, shall be and the same is hereby set aside and can- celled ; and upon the application of Margaret J. McKeown, the widow of said James A. McKeown, the Treasurer of the State is authorized and required to refund and pay over to her, from the Treasurer of the moneys in his hands belonging to the Common School Fund, ie P av - the amounts paid for said tract of land, with interest from the dates of such payments upon warrants of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, which warrant shall be issued by said Comp- troller upon the filing of a certificate of tin- Register of Public Lands, stating the amounts and dates of the payments aforesaid; and the Register of Public Lands is hereby authorized and re- quired, upon demand of the said Margaret J. McKeown, to can- cel and surrender the bonds now in his possession, which were executed by the said James A. McKeown, for credit instalments upon the entry of the land aforesaid. Passed the Senate November 26, 1S63. Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 2, 1863. Chapter 1,407— [No. 24.] AN ACT for the relief of D. B. Cappleman, Sheriff of Marion county. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, 4 26 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to remit a certain fine now outstanding against D. B. Cappleman, Fine remitted. Sheriff of Marion county, in the case of the State of Florida vs. John F. McMonroe, the sum of said fine being $1,089 10-100 (one thousand and eighty-nine one-hundredths dollars.) Passed the Senate November 27, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 2, 1863. Chapter 1,408— [No. 25.] AN ACT to incorporate the Monticello and Thomasville Railroad. Commission'rs. Uonte. Books of sub- scription. Capital stock. Shares. Geogia connec- tions. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened,, That J. Y. Jones, J. S. Divine, Robert Scott, Richard Turnbull, Richard Parkhill, F. R. Fildes, B. W. Bellamy and A. M. Man- ning, of the County of Jefferson, be and they are hereby appoint- ed Commissioners to open books and receive subscriptions for stock in a Railroad to be constructed from the town of Monti- cello, by the most practicable route, to the Georgia line, in the direction of Thomasville, Georgia, any five of whom are author- ized to open books for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the Capital Stock of said Company at such times (not exceeding nine months after the passage of this act) and places as they, or a majority of them, may think proper, upon giving public notice thereof of not less than twenty days, and shall keep the same open until the whole of the Capital Stock is subscribed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That the Gnpkal Stock of said Company may be three hundred thousand dollars, with the priv- ilege of increasing the same to five hundred thousand dollars, should such an increase, in the judgment of the Directors of said Company, be found necessary for its construction and future man- agement, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Railroad be and is here- by authorized to connect or intersect at the Georgia line with a Railroad to be constructed from Thomasville, Georgia. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That as soon as seventy-five thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to the Capital Stock of said Company, the subscribers of said stock, their successors or assigns, shall be and are hereby declared to be incorporated into a Company, by the name of the Monticello and Thomasville Railroad Company, and by that name shall be capable of purcha- LAWS OF FLORIDA. 27 sing, holding, leasing and conveying real, personal and mixed property, so far as shall be necessary for the purpose of this Cor- poration, and by said incorporated name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any Court of law or equity in this State, or elsewhere ; and to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter or amend at pleas- ure ; to pass all by-laws, rules and ordinances for the good gov- ernment of said Corporation as to them may seem proper, and generally to do all things necessary to carry into effect the object of this act. Sec. 5. Be itfm ■ ?ted, That as soon as one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, and one-fifth part thereof paid in cash, the Commissioners hereby appointed, or a majority of them, shall call a meel time and place as they may appoint, and a1 such meeting th subscribers, or those holding a majority of shai mpa- lall elect by ballot seven Directors to manage tin said Company, and the Commission* rity of them, shall be judges of a of Directors, and Directors thus shall elect from among them Pres- ident of said Company, (who shall be allowed) such compensa- tion as they may think proper, and on all as whenever a vote of Stockholders shall be takeu, each Sti shall be allowed one vote for every share owned by him or her, and any Stockholder may depute in writing any other person to vote and act for him or her, as his or her proxy. Sec. 6. Bi it furth r '. That the said President and j Erectors shall be chosen annually by the Stockh cWpany, and if any vacancy shall occur by death, resign or otherwise, of any President or Director before the, year for which they were elected shall have expired, such vacancy shall be filled by the President and Directors, or a majority of them ; and that the President and Directors shall hold their office until their successors are chosen and qualified, shall have power to call meetings of Stockholders at any time; and the Stockholders, by a majority of votes, may have power to remove the President or any Director, and to fill all vacancies occasioned by removal at pleasure. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the said President and Directors, or a majority of them, may appoint all such officers, engineers, agents or servants, whatsoever, as they may deem necessary to carry on the business of said Company, dismiss [mem at pleasure, and the majority of them shall determine the compensation of all said officers, engineers, agents and servants, shall have power to pass all by-laws which they may deem neces- sary and proper for exercising all the powers vested in this Com- pany for carrying into effect the objects of this act: Provided, That such, by-laws shall not be contrary to the laws of this State, 1863. Incorporation. Corporate pow ers. : of sun- scril:. Directors. President. Annual elec- tions and vacan- Officer.-. By-laws. 28 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Loans. Instalments. Defaulting stockholders. Lands, &c., for con struction of road. Ad quod dam- num. or of the Confederate States, and said President and Directors, or a majority of them, are empowered to borrow money to carry into effect the objects of this act, to issue certificates or other evidences of said loan and to pledge the property of said Com- pany for the payment of the same with the interest. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the said President and Directors shall have power to require the Stockholders of said Company to pay such instalments on their respective shares of stock, and at such times and places, either in money, materials, labor or provisions, as they may think b.est for the interests of said Company ; and upon the refusal at any time of any Stock- holder to pay the instalment required on his, her or their stock, in pursuance of any call made by the said President and Direc- tors as aforesaid, said President and Directors may, upon giving thirty days notice, proceed to sell at public sale the share or shares of said stock owned by said Stockholder, or such part as they may think proper, to the highest bidder ; and if upon a sale of shares of stock owned by said defaulting Stockholder, said stock should be sold for more than the amount due upon instal- ment as above mentioned, the excess, after deducting accruing interest and the necessary expenses of sale, shall be paid over to said defaulting Stockholder. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the President and Direc- tors of said Company are hereby authorized to contract for and receive conveyances of land, stone, lumber, wood and all materi- als which may be necessary or required for the construction of said Railroad ; and when the owner and Company cannot agree upon the price, or when the owner is an infant, non-resident or non compus mentis, or in any wise incapable or unable to man- age or attend to his, her or their own affairs, then it shall be law- ful for the President and Directors of said Company to apply to the Sheriff of the county in which said land or other property may be situated, who shall summon a jury of seven disinterested freeholders, a majority of whom shall be authorized to assess the damages and return their award or judgment to the next term of the Circuit Court of the county in which said land or other property may be situated, which shall be entered by the Clerk as the judgment of the Court, and when by said Company pay- ment of said judgment is made, the land so appropriated to the use of the Road may be used, owned and occupied by said Com- pany for the use aforesaid : Provided, always, That if either party shall, upon the return thereof, be dissatisfied, they may, upon filing bond, with good and sufficient security, in such sum as the Court may order, be allowed an appeal to the next term of the Circuit Court of said county, when said case shall stand for trial de novo: Provided, also, Thirty days notice shall have been given to the opposite party, issued by the Clerk of the Court and served by the Sheriff of the county, and in no case shall such LAWS OF FLORIDA. 29 appeal so operate as to delay the progress of the work of said Railroad. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the persons summoned as aforesaid shall (before proceeding to discharge the duties herein required) take an oath or affirmation, which the Sheriff is hereby authorized to administer, to the effect that they will well and truly inquire into and to the best of their judgment assess the damages accruing to the owner or owners oi* such land, or mate- rials, by means of the proposed construction, and that said lands or property so condemned and estimated, as aforesaid, shall be- come the property of said Company upon the payment of the damages assessed by said jury. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That in case any person shall wilfully injure or obstruct in any degree the said Road or Roads, lie shall forfeit and pay unto the said Company three times the amount of all damages it may sustain in consequence thereof, to be sued for and recovered before any Court having jurisdiction thereof; and, on complaint to any magistrate within whose juris- diction such offence shall be committed, it shall be the duty of such magistrate to bind the person or persons so offending with sufficient security for his or their good behavior for the period of not less than one year ; and such offender shall also be subject to indictment, and, on conviction, shall be sentenced, at the discre- tion of the Court, to not less than three or more than six months imprisonment. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That after the completion of said Road, or any part thereof, the said President and Directors may lay and collect tolls from all persons, property, merchandize and other commodities transported thereon ; Provided, The net profit of said Road shall not exceed twenty-five per centum per annum, and shall provide convenient passages to travel over said Road whenever it shall cross a public highway. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That said Company shall com- mence the building of said Road within three years, and complete the same within fifteen years, from the passage of this act. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be construed as to confer upon said Company any right to exer- cise the powers of a Banking Company, or to issue any descrip- tion of paper intended for current circulation. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That certificates of stock shall be issued to the Stockholders on payment of each instalment, which shall be transferable on the Books of the Company only and by personal entry of the Stockholders, or his or her legal attorney or representative, duly authorized for that purpose. Passed the Senate November 27, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. 1863. Oath of jury. Persons ob- structing road. Tolls & profits". Time of build- ing road. Banking pro- hibited. Certifiactes of stock. 30 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863, Chapter 1,409— [No. 26.] AN ACT to amend the Patrol Laws of this State. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the first section of an act to amend and consolidate' the sev- ! t o patroidity! era] acts of this State in relation to patrols, approved Dec. 17th, 1861, be and the same is hereby so amended as to include all persons between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, and such persons are hereby 'made subject to all patrol duty imposed by said act: Provided, That the County Commissioners of their respective counties shall have the power to exempt from duty all persons who are physically disqualified tor the duties imposed on them by the provisions of this act. That the provisions of this bill shall be in full force and effect during the continuance of the present war ;m\ i. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Reprre- $e;i*'.(tt »/' the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the fourth section of an act to amend an act entitled an act LAWS OF FLORIDA. 31 to incorporate the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad 166 3. Company, approved January 7th, 1853, be amended as follows: That is to say, that every Stockholder in said Company shall be Vote n shares entitled to one vote for each share of stock which he or she may of stock. have subscribed for or own, less than one hundred shares, for every ten shares above one hundred one vote, and for every fifty shares over five hundred one vote : Provided, That this amend- mendment shall not be of force until it shall have received the sanction of all the Stockholders. Passed the Senate December 1, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Chatter 1,412— [No. 29.] AN ACT for the relief of Albert liver. Whereas, There is an unsettled claim of Albert Hyer for servi- ces performed by him as Quarter Master under the appoint- ment of Gen. Chase, which account has been mislaid, Section 1. Be it enacted ty the Senate and 7L>"x» of Repre- sentatives of the State of Floruit in General Assembly convened, That upon the presentation of duplicate accounts, and the ap- pro v 1 of the same by the Governor, the Comptroller shall issue his warrant for the amount and the Treasurer shall pay the same. Passed the Senate November 30. 1803. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Chapter 1,413— [No. 30.] AN ACT relative to claims placed in the hands of District Solicitors in this State. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General A ssembly ■nnvc»ed, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller of this State to charge the several District Solic- Comptroller to iters of this State with all claims whatever winch he may place charge Soiici- in their hands for collection of money for and on behalf of the tors Wlth claim8 State, or which he may otherwise require them to collect. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That said charges shall be evi- charges to be dence'of indebtedness on the part of any Solicitor against whom ggXes? iD ~ 32 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Report of So- licitors. Comptroller may retain sala- ry of Solicitor. Charges for col- lections, &c. Statement of cases. Solicitors going out of of- fice. any charge is made for the full amount of such claim to the State, until the same shall be collected and paid into the Treasury, or sued to insolvency ; which fact of insolvency shall be certified by the Circuit Judge of his Circuit, or unless said Solicitor shall make it fully appear to the Comptroller that the failure to collect the same did not originate from any neglect of his. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Solicitors to make a report to the Comptroller, on the first Monday in January and July in each and every year, of the con- dition of all claims placed in his hands, or which he may have been required to prosecute and collect, whether the same is in suit or in judgment, or collected, and the probable solvency or insol- vency of claims not collected, and shall at the same time pay over all monies which he may have collected belonging to the State ; and the Comptroller shall not audit or allow any claim which any Solicitor may have against the State for service who shall fail to make the report herein required until the same shall be made as above required. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the salaries now allowed by law to Solicitors, they shall be entitled to charge and receive ten per cent, upon all monies actually collected and paid into the Treasury of this State : Provided, That the said So- licitors shall not be authorized to charge, upon claims accruing" and placed in his hands from and after the passage of this act, more than five per cent, upon all monies actually collected and paid into the Treasury of the State : And, provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the Comp- troller to refuse to audit and aliow the claims of Solicitors against this State for services in consequence of making the charges against him as provided in the second section of this act, unless he shall fail to account for and pay over the same, as provided for the third section of this act : And, provided further, That, upon the election and qualification of the successor of any Solic- itor in this State, the Solicitor going out of office shall deliver to the Solicitor elect a statement of all cases for the collection of money in favor of the State under his control, and the papers connected with the same, and take hs receipt for the same, which receipt, when filed with the Comptroller, shall release such So- licitor from any further liability to the State upon the claims re- ceipted for ; and the Solicitor receiving the claims shall be liable in all respects for the same, as provided against Solicitors in the second and third sections of this act. Passed the Senate November 25, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 1863. Approved by the Govemer December 3, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 33 Chapter 1,414— [Xo. 31.] 1863. AN ACT to assist the faithful and necessary enforcement of the Impressment Act of Congress, and to protect and defend the citizens of this State from oppression and unlawful acts of persons violating the said net or claiming to act under the authority of the Confederate Government. Whereas, The manner in which Impressments are being made hy persons claiming to act under the authority of the impress- ment act of the Confederate States lias become a serious evil, unauthorized by the law, or by the Confederate authority, op- pressive in its results, and destructive of the rights of the citi- zen and the Governments, State and Confederate; and where as, it is right and proper that the wants of the army should be fully supplied, but lawfully done and not in a manner subver- sive of the rights of the citizens of this State, and that the mode of making- impressments should be clearly defined and the rights both of the officer making the impressment and of the citizen whose property should or shall be impressed should be plainly made known — Therefore, Section 1. 2?< it enacted by the Sen at t and House of Repre- st ntatives of th\ SfaU of Florida i?i 6?< m ral - isst mbly convi m That, any person or persons who shall in this State unlawfully impress or seize, under color of military authority, any goods, provisions, or other productions, or any property whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for a period of not less than one year, nor more than five years, at the discretion of the Court. ^y.r. 2. Re it further enacted, That any person or persons who shall be aggrieved by any impressing officer in this State, or any agent of said officer, or any person claiming to have authority to act as such, by any unlawful impressment, shall have a remedy against such person or persons by petition, filed by himself or his agent or attorney de facto before any Circuit Court Judge, at Chambers or in open Court, and, immediately upon the filing of said petition with the Judge, he shall issue an order directing tho defendant to appear before said Judge, at such time and pla- ces he may designate therein, and then and there to defend said suit, or judgment will be entered and rendered against him on default thereof, and said order shall be returnable instanter; and upon the appearance of the defendant, as in said order directed, or upon default thereof if the order is returned, the Judge shall proceed to try said cause, and shall cause the Sheriff to summon a jury of twelve citizens of the county to try said cause, and the Judge shall proceed with this cause and try the same forthwith and render such judgment as the law and facts demand and the jury find, and cause execution to issue instanter against the Preamble. Unlawful im- pressment. Penalty. Penalty of pri- sons aggrieved by unlawful im- pressment. 34 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. List of officers authorized to impress. Proclamation bv Governor. Persons author- ized to impress. O fii c c r s at- tempting to im- press unlawful- Provisions on way to market. lands and tenements, goods and chattels and slaves of the de- fendant ; and said execution shall be levied and collected by the Sheriff, and said Sheriff shall levy on and sell the property of the defendant as in other cases of Sheriff's sale : Provided, however, That notice of said sal* shall be given by posting in three public places for ten days, and no stay law or other law shall prevent the sale from being made in ten days, nor shall any replevin or forthcoming bond be allowed; and the Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Courts shall execute all orders of the Judge under this act : Provided, however, That the same proceedings may be had before any two Justices; of the Peace in this State, and they shall have the same civil power and jurisdiction as the Judges of the Circuit Court under this act; and whenever any petition as afore- said is brought before any two Justices of Peace, the Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county where the petition is brought shall attend upon said special Justices' Court, and shall obey all orders of the said Justices of the Peace under this act; and no form of written pleadings shall be required under this act. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause a list to be made of all persons or officers who are authorized to make impressments in this State for the use of the Confederate Government, which list he shall cause to be published in some newspaper in this State and in three public places in each county. Sec. 4. Be it farther enacted, That the Governor shall issue a proclamation, calling upon all citizens to furnish all their surplus provisions for the use of the army of the Confederate States, in order that all necessity for impressment may cease and the coun- try preserved from the inconvenience and injury of the State and its citizens; and in said proclamation inform the public who are authorized to impress, and no others shall be authorized to im- press in this State than those persons whose names are reported to the Governor and published by him in proclamation. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That each and every person authorized by Confederate authority or law of the Confederate States to make impressments in this State, shall notify the Gov- ernor thereof, so that the citizens of this State may be notified thereof by proclamation of the Governor as aforesaid. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That if any Confederate officer shall impress, or attempt to impress, or order impressed, any pro- visions in this State by force, contrary to the provisions of this act or the impressment act of Congress, it shall be the duty of the Governor of this State to demand of the President of the Confederate States the immediate removal from this State of such officer or officers. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That no provisions shall be im- pressed in this State while in market, or on the way to the same, for the purpose of sale in such market : Provided, however r That the owner of such property shall be allowed five days to expose LAWS OF FLORIDA. 35 said goods or property in market, and that the words "on the 1SG3. way to the same" shall be construed to mean such reasonable time as may be necessary to reach said market, or the place where he proposes to sell them, to supply the inhabitants of this State. Passed the Senate November 23, 18G3. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 18B3. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Chapter 1,415— [No. 32.] AN ACT to aid the Confederate Government in the detection of Frauds. Whereas, It is the duty of the citizens and authorities of each Slate to guard and protect the character and welfare of the Confederate States of America ; and, whereas, the Congress of the Confederate States of America, by an act approved May 1st, 1863, passed an act entitled " an act to prevent fraud hi the Quarter-Master's and Commissary's Departments, and the obtaining under false pretence transportation for private property," among the provisions of which appear the following, to-wit: Sec. 2. That no officer charged with the safe keeping, transfer or disbursement of public moneys, or charged with or assigned to the duty of purchasing for the government, or any department thereof, shall buy, trade, traffic or speculate in either, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of gain to himself or other, by re- sale or otherwise, any article of food, or clothing, or material of which the same is made, or which, enter into or constitutes a part ot the same, or any material of war or article whatsoever which is or may be required to be purchased for the use of the army or the prosecution of the war. Sec. 3. No officer shall take a receipt in blank for any article or articles purchased by him for the government or any depart- ment thereof ; and every receipt shall set forth the true amount paid, and on what account ; and when payment is made on account of property purchased, the receipt shall set forth the name of the person from whom such property was purchased and the place of his residence, the thing or things purchased by items, numbers, weight or measurement, as may be customary in the particular case, the price thereof and the date of payment. Sec. 4. No officer who is in charge of transportation, or who is empowered to grant the same, shall forward by government conveyance, or at the expense of government, or to the exclusion <»r delay of government freight, any commodity or property of any Preamble. 36 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. . kind, unless the same belongs to the government or some depart- ment thereof, except as authorized by law. Therefore, in order to aid the Confederate Government in the discovery of violations of the act herein recited, and in punishing the offenders, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened? Judges of Pro- That it shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate in each county tie? fb? in for"- of the State to advertise from time to time for information, and mation. i t a ke the testimony in writing, under oaths, of any respectable white person or persons of any transaction of fraudulent charac- ter which has heretofore been practiced or attempted to be prac- ticed, or shall hereafter be practiced or attempted to be prac- ticed, by any officer or agent of the Confederate Government, and for this purpose he is hereby authorized to have summoned and compel the attendance of any witness or witnesses, and the evi- dence so taken by him he shall certify under the seal of the Court, specifying the name of the officer or agent and all others con- cerned with him, and forward the same to the Governor of the State. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted., That it shall be the duty of the Governor and he is hereby required to record, or have recorded,, recorded. i n a book to be provided for that purpose, and to be kept in the Executive Department, the evidence or statements he may re- ceive and to forward the said evidence or statements to the proper department of the Confederate Government. Passed the Senate November 26, 1863. Passed the House of Represeutatives December 1, I860. Approved by tbe Governor December 3, 1863. Governor to have evidence Chapter 1,416— [No. 33.] AN ACT to be entitled an act to amend the election laws of this State relative to soldiers voting - . Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That in all elections for members of Congrees from this State, or any member of the Senate or House of Representatives of this State, if the officer highest in command of any troops from this State, whether the same be in this State or not, does not order maud failing to an election in the camp or post under his command, on the dav order election. ^ ^^^ fixed by 1&w? then [t ghaU and may be kwfal f Qy a } } qualified voters from this State ur»der command of such officer so neglecting to order an election, to assemble themselves and their votes under the superintendence of any three qualified vo- ters of their command, who are hereby authorized to swear each other in as managers of such election. Officer in com LAWS OF FLORIDA. 37 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said managers to forward by mail or otherwise such election re- turns to the Judge of Probate of the County of the person or persons voted for as a member or members to the House of Rep- resentatives of this State, and to the Secretary of State of this State for all persons voted for asSenatoror member to Congress. Sec. 3. Be it further 'enacted, Thai in all cases where such soldiers are on detail or other sen ice out of the camp or post to which they belong, in numbers of three or more persons togeth-. er, that it shall and may be lawful for them to cast their vote un- der the superintendence of any three of their number, as provi- ded in the first section of this act, who shall make return of the same as provided for in the second section of this act ; and in no case shall said returns be rejected for want of form. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said votes shall be can- vassed by the Board of County Canvassers on the twentieth day after any such election, and certified by them in the same manner as now provided by law in the canvass of other election returns in military camps. Passed the Senate November '27. 186& Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. 1863. Electi'n returns Soldiers on de- tail. Canvass of vote Chapter 1,417— [No. 34.] AN ACT in relation to forfeited honds of criminals. Section 1. Be if enacted by tfu SmaU and Home of R ■ nfthe State of Florida in General Assembly That whenever any bond or recognizance has been taken for the appearance of any person before any Court in this State charged with a criminal offence, and lie fails to appear or give his atten- dance in conformity with said bond or recognizance, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall issue a scire facias against the princi- pal and sureties, to show cause at the next term of the Circuit Court why judgment should not be entered up and execut: sue for the penalty thereof. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the matter shall then be submitted to the Court and jury for their adjudication without further pleadings. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That in case any of the signers to the bond or recognizance should be beyond the jurisdiction of the Court for service, then lie or they shall be made parti publication in some newspaper published within the State for three months. Passed the Senate November 21, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 2, ISO".. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. facku. Proceeding 38 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Chapter 1,418— [No. 35.] AN ACT to be entitled an act to legalize the acts of Samuel Lowe, acting Clerk of the Circuit Court. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hovse of Repre sentatlves of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened," That the acts of Samuel Lowe, while performing the duties of Deputy Clerk in and for the County of Duval, be and are hereby declared valid to all intent and purposes though said Lowe had been actually Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county. Passed the Senate November 30, I860. . Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 1803. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1803. Register to be Chaprer 1,419 — [No. 36.] AN ACT to provide for the payment for Plats furnished the counties of Clay, Jackson and Calhoun. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of tlu State of Florida in General Assembly co?wened } That the Register of Public Lands shall receive for preparing, or patd?orpiats. uu causing to be prepared, for the counties of Clay, Jackson and Calhoun, township plats of the lands embraced therein and lists showing the dates of entries and names of purchasers, as required by resolution requiring plats of: the Public Lands to be furnished the various counties, approved December 15, 1862, five dollars for each township embraced in said counties, to be paid by the Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller. Sec. 2. Be it farther enacted, That the resolution requiring Repeal. plats of the public lands to be furnished the various counties, ap- proved December 15, 1862, be and the same is hereby repealed. Passed the Senate November 20, 1803. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1803. Approved by the Governor December :;, 1803. Chapter 1,420— [ISIo. 37.] AN ACT to provide for the relief of Soldiers' Families and others that require assistance. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- oftke State of Florida in General Assembly convened, LAWS OF FLORIDA. That the sum of live hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be applied to the relief of the families of such soldiers as are now in the military service of this State or of the Confederate States, or who may hereafter be in the service of this State or of the Confederate States, or who have died, were wounded, or became disabled by sickness or wounds while in said service, and of all soldiers who were wounded or disabled by sickness while in either of said service, arid all moth- ers, fathers, sisters and brothers who have sons or brothers in either of said service, or who were wonnded or otherwise disa- bled by either of said service, or who have died while in either of said* service, and who require assistance in this State: Provi- ded, however, The family of no soldier who is a deserter from his command shall be entitled to assistance under this act. Sec. 2. Be it farther enacted, That to assist in carrying out the purposes of this act, the Governor is hereby authorized to issue Treasury Notes to the amount of three hundred thousand dollars, to be issued in the same manner as is now provided by law for the issue of Treasury Notes, or so much thereof as he may deem necessary. Sec. 3. lie it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners, assisted by the Justices of the Peace in the several counties in this State, to prepare a list of the families in the first section of this act who actually require assistance, stating those that are needy and those that are most need- ing forth in said list the name of the soldier and the name of each member of his family to whom said aid is to be given, and their respective ages; and County Commissioners and Judges of Pro- bate shall consolidate and prepare a list, to be kept in the Judge of Probate's office, and forward a certified copy thereof to the Comptroller of this State as soon as said list can possibly be pre- pared, after the approval of this act; and a corrected list of the same shall be forwarded by the first day of June next thereafter. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Governor cause the distribution of the monies herein appropriated to be made semi- annually, first, as soon after the approval of this act as practicable; and second, by the first day of August next thereafter, or as near that time as conveniently may be for the use of the soldiers and families herein provided for, according to the necessities of the several counties in this State, being governed by the list on file in the Comptroller's office, and by his knowledge of their several necessities, the prices of provisions, clothing and supplies ; and the Governor shall draw his order upon the Comptroller for said amounts, and said Comptroller shall issue his warrant for the same in favor of the County Commissioners of the several coun- ties, for the support of soldiers or soldiers' families, as provided for in this act ; and the Treasurer shall pay the same to the Judge Persons ?<> be relieved. Proviso.' Issue of Treasn ry Notes. List of fami Distribution of monies to be marie by Gov'r. 40 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863, U< v'r may ap- point agents. Money how to "be expended. Manner of pre- paring lists. Governor to ad- vance funds. Manner of die tribution. of Probate or his order, or the Trustees hereinafter provided for or their order. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That whenever there is no Board of County Commissioners in any county, or where such Board fail or refuse to perform the duties by this act enjoined, the Gov- ernor shall appoint suitable persons to perform the duties herein required of the County Commissioners and Judge of Probate ; and the Comptroller shall issue his warrant, inserting their names as Trustees of the county for the purposes aforesaid. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the money so paid out of the Treasury shall be expended by the Board of County Com- missioners or by the Board of Trustees of the county, appointed as aforesaid, in clothing, provisions;, cards, spinning wheels and necessary family supplies for such persons as hereinbefore men- tioned, and shall cause the same to be faithfully, justly and equi- tably distributed, or shall pay said soldier or soldiers' family, or other persons, as heretofore provided for, his, her or their pro rata share of said money, at the discretion of the Judge of Pro- bate or Trustees. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That in making out the list of the different families, the County Commissioners or Trustees, as aforesaid appointed, shall enumerate with those who are to re- ceive aid those who have left the county on account of invasion by the enemy, but who intend returning as soon as the said inva- sion shall cease; they shall be also authorized and empowered to add to the list such person or persons as are provided for in this act ; also to erase the names of such person or persons who are, in their judgment, not entitled to the provisions of this act, and to send such amended list to the Comptroller of this State as soon as is practicable, after the approval of this act, and by the first day of June next thereafter, for the purpose of their receiving the said aid as is intended by the provisions of this net. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the Governor be ami he is hereby authorized to cause to be drawn from the Treasury, by warrant of the Comptroller, in favor of the several Judges of Probate or Trustees appointed as aforesaid, or their respective orders, such portion of the money herein appropriated as may, in his judgment, be adequate and necessary to supply and meet the immediate wants of the soldiers and families provided for in this act, being governed in making such advance by the respective lists as have heretofore been forwarded to the Comptroller by the several Judges of Probate of this State, and the inability to provide for their support and the prices of provisions, clothing, and other articles necessary to the support of said families in such county. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the Judges of Probate and County Commissioners of the several counties, in the distribu- tion of the monies received under the provisions of this act, are LAWS OF FLORIDA. 41 hereby required to distribute the same to soldiers, soldiers' fami- lies and others hereinbefore specified, according to his, her or their actual situation, means of support and ability of supporting themselves, discriminating between the needy and the most needy. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause five hundred copies of this act to be printed immediately after his approval of the same, and said copies shall be distributed amongst the members of the General Assembly for the purpose of distribution in the several counties. Sec. 11. Tie it further enacted, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and requested to contract for and purchase three thousand pairs of cotton cards and five hundred pairs of wool cards for the aid of persons who are provided for in this act, and to cause the same to be distributed among the several counties for distribution to the poor ; and the Governor shall issue his order on the Treasurer for the money necessary to pur- chase said cards, and the Comptroller shall issue his warrant for the same, and the Treasurer shall pay the same; and there is hereby appropriated a sufficient sum, in addition to the appropria- tion hereinbefore made, to pay for the same out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the County Commission- ers of the several counties in this State be, and they are hereby authorized to levy, assess and collect a tax sufficient to meet the necessities of the persons provided for in this act in their respec- tive counties. Sec. 13. Be it further \ That the Governor be and lie is hereby authorized to send to the several Judges of Probate, or Trustees of the counties, the amount to which they may be en by any person whom he may consider trustworthy. Passed the Senate November 39, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 18G3. 1863. Copies of acts to he printed. Cotton cards. County tax. Chapter 1,421— [Xo. 38.] AN ACT to appropriate ten thousand dollars for the Wayside Homes or Hospit- als in this State. Section 1. Be it enactedby the Senate and House of Rcpresen- tatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much of the same as Appropriation. the Governor may deem necessary, be and it is hereby placed at 6 LAWS OF FLORIDA. the disposal of the Governor, to afford aid and assistance to the Wayside Homes or Hospitals in this State, established to aid and assist the soldiers of the Confederate States, and that the Comp- troller issue his warrant on the order of the Governor to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer shall pay the same. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Chapter 1,422 — [No. 39.] AN ACT to prevent and punish all persons Planting and Cultivating, in the State of Florida, over a certain quantity of land in Cotton and Tobacco during the continuance of the present war. Prohibiting cot- ton. Hands. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rejire- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be law- ful for any person or persons, whether residing in this State or not, to plant and cultivate, in any county in this State, by them- selves, agents or employees, or allow the same to be done, a great- er number of acres of land in cotton than one acre for each hand owned or employed by them between the ages of fifteen and sixty, and when said persons may own or employ hands over sixty years of age and under seventy, and over nine and under fifteen, two of said hands shall be counted as one hand ; therefore said person or persons may plant and cultivate one acre of land in cotton, and no more, for every two of said hands so owned and employed by them. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons whatever violating the provisions of this act, shall be guilty oi a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for ev- ery acre so planted, more than one acre to the hand, and so on in proportion to the number of hands employed, the sum of one thousand dollars for each and every acre so planted above the number specified, one-half of which sum shall be, in case where there is a prosecutor or informer, paid to said prosecutor and informer, the other half paid to the County Commissioners of the County where the misdemeanor is committed, for the benefit of indigent soldiers' families in said county. Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who may intend or desire to prosecute any person or persons for the violation of this act, may, upon application to any Justice of the Peace of said county, supported by affidavit that he has good reasons to believe that the provisions of this act have been viola- Surveyor. ted, obtain an order requiring the County Surveyor, or w T here Penalty. Informer. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 43 there is no County Surveyor, any other competent Surveyor, to 1863. enter the premises and make a survey of all lands so planted and cultivated in cotton ; and said person shall pay said Surveyor for making said survey his usual fees, which shall be taxed in the bill of costs on the final adjudication of the same. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all owners or employees of slaves shall give in to the Tax Receiver the number of hands No - of hands, owned and employed by them between the ages of nine and fif- teen, and fifteen and sixty, and sixty and seventy, each year du- ring the present war. Sec. 5. Be it further emu-ted, That no owner, or owners, or employers of slaves in this State, shall plant more than one-quar- ter of an acre of land in Tobacco to the hand, and any person so Tobacco, offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties of the foregoing section of this act. Sec. G. Be it further enacted, That all persons who will man- ufacture, themselves, all of the cotton they may make, to be sold to the people of this State, at or below the amount fixed by the of cotton. Commissioners of this State, under the laws of the Confederate States, or to be woven by them and used in clothing their fami- lies and negroes, are hereby declared exempt from the operations of this law : Provided, That this section shall be so construed as to mean that persons can only cultivate any amount of cotton they see lit for their own manufactories, or to be woven and used by them as aforesaid, and to be sold to the people of this State at the aforesaid rates. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Judges of the Circuit Courts of this State are hereby required to give this law in spe- Uudgeetogive cial charge to the Grand Juries at each term of their Courts du- this law in spe- nng the existence of the present war. Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause this act to be published in the several papers of this State imme- Publication, diately after his approval of the same. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall be in full force and effect during the continuance of the pre- Limitation, sent war and no longer. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That all laws conflicting with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Passed the House of Representatives November 25, 1863. Passed the Senate December 1, 1S63. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. 44 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. !haptee 1,423 — [No. 40.] AN ACT to prevent the distilling of Spirituous Liquors in this State. Distilling pro- hibited. Goy'r to abate distilleries. Licenses mac void. Repeal. Gov'r to issue proclamation. Sheriff to be fined and im- prisoned. Contracfor for distillation of Alcohol. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to distil any spirituous liquor from any article of grain, sugar, molasses or syrup made from sugar cane or Chinese cane, potatoes, or from any other article or articles of subsistence, except the fruits of the country, or in any way or manner to create spirituous liquor from any of said articles; and on conviction therefor, such person or persons shall be punished by fine not less than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than two years, at the discretion of the Court. Sec. 2. Be it farther enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor, and he is hereby authorized and required to proceed forthwith, and in the most summary manner, to abate as a nuis- ance any distillery at work in this State contrary to the provi- sions of this act, and to cause the arrest and examination of any person or persons distilling as aforesaid, and to seize all liquor distilled contrary to the provisions of this act, and turn over the same to Hospital uses. Sec. 3. Be it farther enacted, That all licenses to distill spiritu- ous liquors heretofore granted to persons in this State, by virtue of an act entitled an act to prevent the establishment of distille- ries and the distilling of whiskey or other spirituous liquors, ap- proved December 15th, 1862, shall cease, determine and be void from and after the passage of this act. Sec. 4. Be it farther enacted, That the third section of an act entitled an act to prevent the establishment of distilleries and the distilling of whiskey or other spirituous liquors be and it is hereby repealed, said act being approved December 15th, 1862. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall issue his proclamation immediately after the passage of this act, and cause the same to be published in the newspapers of this State, and have copies thereof sent to the Sheriff of each county, notify- ing the public of the passage of this law. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That if any Sheriff of this State shall fail or refuse to perform any duty required of him by the second section of this act, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Court. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to those who have a contract with the Confeder- ate Government for the distilling of alcohol and are carrying out their contract in good faith, of which fact the Governor shall be LAWS OF FLORIDA. 45 the judge: And provided further, That .all distillers of alcohol in 1863. this State shall make quarterly returns to his Excellency the Gov- ernor, of the quantity distilled, to whom delivered, and accompa- nied with the receipt of the officer or officers in the State or Con- federate States service. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall issue a license to William II. Johnson, so that lie maybe enabled to License to Win. execute and carry out his contract with the Confederate States. ' oinsm Passed the House of Representatives November 30th, 1S63. Passed the Sen- ate December 1st, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4th, 1863. Chapter 1,424— [Xo. 41.] AN ACT for the relief of Aaron W. DaCosta. Whereas, By the provisions of an act of the Gen< of Florida, entitled an act to amend the militia an , patrol laws of this State, approved De 22nd, 1859, it was provided that all penalties and fines imposed by law unde lollars should be recovered by action of debt, in the name of the te of Florida, before any Justice of the Peace . ide it the duty of Captains of militia companies to institute suits in said Justices' Courts to recover the same : and whereas, nu- merous suits were instituted by Captains of companies in the Court of Aaron W. Da< 'osta, Esquire, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Duval, in conformity to said act, against default* rs for the recovery of the penalties and lines imposed by said act, in a very large number of which tits the defendants were found, upon trial, to be not subject to mi duty, or were found not guilty of offences against the mi laws of the State, or had paid the tax imposed by said act as an exemption from militia duty: and whereas, the costs that accrued and were due to said Justice could not be adjudged against said defendants, and have never been paid by the State, but are still due and owing. Section 1. Therefore he it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives q/ the State of Florida in General J bly convened, That the Comptroller of Public Accounts be and he is hereby authorized to audit and allow to the said Aaron W. DaCosta, Esq., the amount of costs which shall be duly taxed and certified by him according to law, as due in said cases, and that the same be paid out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Pnssed the Honsc of Representatives November 27, 1SG3. Pnssecl the Senate November 30, 1868. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Preamble. Comptroller to allow costs. 40 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Chapter 1,415— [No. 42.] AN ACT further defining the duties of the Treasurer of the State. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, Treasurer may That hereafter the Treasurer of the State shall not absent himself state 1 . 6 ** 8 the from the State ' or be absent himself from the Capitol, or from the duties of his office, without the consent of the Governor in writing, and under such limitations and restriction's as the Gov- ernor may impose. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. Chapter 1,426— [Mo. 43.] AN ACT to provide for furnishing to each Regiment and Battalion in Confeder- ate service from this State a suitable Flag or Ensign, also a Flag to be used at the Capitol. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Governor be and lie is hereby authorized and requested to furnish to each regiment and battalion from this State in Con- afehTdr ' federate service a suitable Flag or Ensign in behalf of the State, also a Flag of the Confederate States for the use of the State, to be used at the Capitol, on suitable occasions, the expenses of pro- curing such Flags to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. Flag to be fur- Chapter 1,427 — [No. 44.] AN ACT to provide Clothing for Troops from Florida in the service of the Con Federate States. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That an act entitled an act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of the several counties in this State to levy a LAWS OF FLORIDA. 47 specific tax for the relief of the soldiers in the service of the State, or of the Confederate States, approved December 12, 1862, and an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to author- ize the Board of County Commissioners of the several counties of this State to levy a specific tax for the relief of the soldiers in the service of the State, or of the Confederate States, approved December 12, 1862, approved December 15, 1862, be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pur- chase the necessary materials for shoes and clothing, and to pay for having the same manufactured or made up into clothes, Bocks and shoes for the use of soldiers from Florida in the service of the Confederate States. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the amount appropriated by the second section of this act shall be expended under the di- rection of the Governor and with the assistance of the Quarter- Master General of the State. Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 1SG3. Pa&sed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1803. 1863. Repeal. Appropriation. Gov'r to make expenditure. Chapter 1,428 — [No. 45.] AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of the Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Housi of Repre- sentatives oft!" S[< noble and patriotic purposes. Be it further resolved, That his Excellency the Governor & hereby requested to cause a copy of the above resolutions to be forwarded to Gen. Bailey, Dr. Bacon and the Augusta Manu- facturing Company. Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 1863. Passed the Sen an- November 20, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 24, 1863. pointed. [No. 4.] RESOLUTIONS relating to the appointment of Agent for Soldiers' Families Ite the counties of Santa Rosa and Escambia. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the* Agent to^ be ap- Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint an Agent for the purpose of purchasing supplies for the families of soldier - in the counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa. Resolved 2nd. That the person so appointed shall in no Cas* have a claim against the State for any service he may render, oi for any expense he may incur under this appointment. Resolved 3rd. That no person shall be appointed by the Gov- ernor without satisfactory evidence that the person appointed is exempt from conscription under the acts of Congress, the Gov- ernor to be judge of the sufficiency of the evidence. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1863. Passed the Senate - November 23, 1863. Approved by the Governor November 25, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. 53 [Xo. 5.] 1863. RESOLUTION relative to Tax In Kind. Whereas, Neither justice nor necessity requires that the poor women of the country, whose husbands and sons are intheser- Preamble. vice, should be oppressed with a tax upon the produce raised by their personal exertions — Therefore, He it resolved by tfn Seriate* and G&use of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened^ That our Representative Senators and Representatives in Congress be instructed and re- J^S^SS* 688 quested to use their best endeavors to have the present law, pro- viding for a Tax in Kind, so amended as to exempt from the operations of said law all women in the possession of farms whose husbands or m>us are in the service, and who have no slaves. Be it further resolved, That the Governor be requested to trans- mit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Passed the House of Representatives November 34, 1863. Passed the Senate November 24, 1863. Approved by the Governor, November 30, 18 requested. [No. 6.] RESOLUTION setting apart a Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer Be it resolved by tin Senate and IL>n$< <>f Itepresadati--- the State of Florida in Generai Assembly convened, That the 24th day of December next be set apart throughout the State as a day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, and that His Excel- lency, the Governor, is hereby requested to issue his proclama- tion to that effect. Passed the Senate November 28, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 2, 1863. [Xo. 7.] JOINT RESOLUTION relative to our sick or wounded Soldiers in Gen. Bragg's army. Be it resolved by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly &onvenea\ That the 54 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. Governor do, without delay, appoint such number of energetic, Governor to ap- prudent and humane citizens as may be necessary, and send them point agents, to the army of Gen. Bragg, to afford all the aid and assistance they can, and provide for the comfort and care of the soldier^ from Florida in said army, and to attend to their wants and com- fort ; and there is hereby placed at the disposal of the Governor the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for that purpose, which shall be drawn by w r arrant of the Comptroller upon the order of the Governor, and the Treasurer shall pay the same. Passed the Senate December 1, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Bonds to be de- stroyed. [No. 8.] RESOLUTION for the destruction of the State Bonds on hand of the issues of 1856 and 1861. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly covnened, That the Committee on Finances and the Comptroller be and the same are hereby authorized and required to receive from the Treasurer the $206,000 of State Bonds of 1856, which were formerly hypothe- cated, and the $2,500 of the issue of 1861, which were returned from Richmond as informal, and cause the same to be destroyed by fire, the Comptroller to endorse said destruction upon his record of each bond, with the number of coupons and the date. Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 1863. December 1, 1868. Approved by the Governor December I Passed the Senate 1863. amble. [No. 9.1 RESOLUTIONS relative to Confederate Treasury Notes. Whereas, It has been made known to this General Assembly, that certain citizens in this State, not having the welfare of the country at heart, but selfishly and meanly designing to dis- credit the public currency, and oppress their fellow-citizens by refusing to receive Confederate Treasury Notes in payment of debts or for the purchase of the necessaries of life, thereby act- ing in a manner which, if commonly pursued, would ruin the LAWS OF FLORIDA. 55 finances of our Government and eventually subvert our liber- ties — Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened, That the refusal to receive Confederate currency and all intentional at- tempts to discredit and depreciate the same, is conduct unworthy of a citizen of this State, and we denounce the same as hostile to the dearest rights, interests and liberties of our country. That as the whole fabric of our social and political existence depends on the maintenance of the Confederate cause, and that cause can- not be sustained without means and resources, therefore we re- gard any citizen who discredits and pursues such a course as will depreciate and destroy the Confederate currency as acting with the enemies of our country and unworthy the confidence, countenance or toleration of his fellow-citizens, if not a traitor to the country. Resolved, That if any person shall refuse to receive Confeder- ate currency in this State, who holds any position that exempts him from military service, the fact should be at once brought to the attention of the authorities, and such person placed immedi- ately in the service. Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 1SG3. Passed the Senate December 2, I860. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1803. 1863. Resolution. Persons refu- sing to receive Confederate currency. Persons exempt from military service. [Xo. 10.] RESOLUTION relative to the civil authority of the State of Florida. Whereas, The principles of civil liberty transmitted to us by our fathers are of a paramount importance to the people of this State, and are consecrated to us not only by our own ex- perience of their dignity and worth, but by the approval of the great and wise men who stand pre-eminent in the admira- tion and esteem of mankind, and that the continued inculca- tion of these precepts is highly important to us as the citizens of a sovereignty — Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the civil authority is the supreme and paramount power in this State, to which the military authority is in all cases strictly and abso- lutely subordinate. That all laws, both civil and military, derive their just and only wise interpretation through the judicial tribu- nals of the State and Confederate Governments, each acting in their own prescribed spheres. That the General Assembly of Preamble. Resolution. Civil authority supreme. LAWS OF FLORIDA. this State, while deeply sensible of its obligations to the Confed- ate Government, recognize no power or authority supreme over it in the discharge of its lawful and recognized duties in the making of such laws as are necessary for the well being and pro- tection of the people of the State of Florida. That this General Assembly, in the name of the people of the State of Florida and of their sovereignty, expresses its profound disapproval and cen- sure of all officers in the military service who are forgetful that the tenure of their authority is derived from the will of the peo- ple, expressed through the forms of civil law, and will tolerate no assumption of arbitrary authority within her limits. Passed the House of Representatives November 25, 1863. Passed the Senate November 30, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. [No. 11.] Treasury notes redeemed. JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Joint Committee on Finance and Pub- lic Accounts to destroy a sum of money therein named. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Represe?itatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Joint Committee of the Senate and House on Finance and Public Accounts be instructed to destroy by fire the sum of forty-eight thousand four hundred and thirty-nine dollars and fifty-five cents, redeemed under Ordinance 49, and now in the Treasurer's office. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. [No. 12.] JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the Arsenal. Be it resolved by the Senate and Hovse of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Governor is hereby directed to take the Arsenal under his con- Governor to trol and custody, and have the same safely kept, and he is hereby authorized to appoint D. P. Holland to take charge of the same under his orders : Provided, however, The said D. P. Holland shall give his services to the Governor gratis, and shalL have no charge or allowance for the same : And jjrovided further, That take control of Arsenal. LAWS OF FLORIDA. the Governor may allow the Confederate States to store property therein. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. . [No. 13.] JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to the unsettled accounts of Ex-Gov. M. S. Perry, Quarter Master General H. V. Snell, and John W. Pearson, Disbursing Agent. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Governor shall appoint an accountant, to be confirmed by the Senate at this session, whose duty it shall be to settle the accounts of Ex-Gov. M. S. Perry, Quarter Master General H. V. Snell and John W. Pearson, disbursing agent, and said accountant shall have full power to settle said accounts between each and every of said persons and the State of Florida, and between each of themselves and each other ; and the Comptroller shall settle the same upon the exhibit and report of the said accountant, and shall issue his warrant on the sums found due by the accountant, or charge the person with the indebtedness found due by the ac- countant ; and the Treasurer shall pay on the warrant of the Comptroller, and the Comptroller snail issue his warrant on the accountant's balance, and said accountant shall make report to the next General Assembly ; and that the expenses of said ac- countant shall be equally divided between the State of Florida and each of said persons, and said accountant shall, before enter- ing on his office, be sworn to honestly and faithfully perform and discharge the duties herein imposed on him. Passed the Senate December 2, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 3, 1863. Accountant to be appointed. Balance due. [No. 14.] RESOLUTION in relation to the accounts of the late United States Receivers and Registers. JBe it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of 8 58 LAWS OF FLORIDA. 1863. the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That in settling the accounts of the late Receiver and Registers of the United States Land Offices in this State, the Register of Public _ , . „ TT Lands be and he is hereby authorized to allow to said Receivers s. Receivers & and Registers the salary that would have been due to them un- Registers. c | er ^ e j aws f ^h e United States up to the time when the books, documents and other property belonging to their several offices- were delivered and transferred to the Register of Public Lands upon his requisition. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Passeclthe House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governer December 4, 1863. Gove rnor to employ copyist. [No. 15.] RESOLUTION in relation to copying- the Laws. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened,, That the Governor be authorized to employ some suitable and competent person to copy the laws passed at this session of the General Assembly, and the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars be hereby appropriated for said services. . Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. [No. 16.] JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the pay of the Soldiers of the Confederate States. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That our Pay of soldiers. Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to vsse their best endeavors to cause the pay of the soldiers in the Con- federate States Army to be raised and increased by such legisla- tion as in their judgment will best conduce to that end. Passed the Senate December 3. 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. [Xo. 17.] JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to exempting the Workmen and persons employed in the Jefferson Manufacturing Company. J?esolved, That if any amendment to the present law of Con- gress exempting certain persons from military service be de- signed or adopted by Congress, that our Senators and Represen- tatives in Congress be and they are hereby requested to use their endeavors to have exempted the workmen and persons employed in the Jefferson Manufacturing Company, their services being indespensable in conducting this useful and important work. Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to our representatives in Congress. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1803. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. [Xo. 18.] RESOLUTION in reference to exportation and importation of certain articles by private enterprise. Whereas, The exportation of cotton, tobacco and other pro- ducts from the Confederate States by private enterprise, and for private emoluments, tend to depreciate the currency, to corrupt public morals, to lessen the production of food and otherwise to injure the cause for which we are fighting, Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Represen- tatives oj the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to inquire into the expediency of causing such legislation as will prevent all commercial intercourse with foreign counties not recognizing us, except by and for the benefit of the Confederate or State Government. Be it further resolved, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress use their best endeavors to have the importation of foreign goods from foreign countries prevented by law, except on account of the State or of the Confederate States. Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. Preamble. Resolution*. 60 1863. LAWS OF FLORIDA. [No. 19.] Governor to ap- point agents. Agents to re- ceive no pay. RESOLUTIONS relative to appointment of Agents in Greenville and Mont- gomery. Re it resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint two agents to receive and disburse the fund appropriated for the relief of soldiers' families who may reside on or near the line of the Ala. & Fla. Railroad, of Ala., one of said agents to be a resident of Greenville, Ala., the other to reside in the city of Montgomery, Ala. Resolved 2?id, That these agents are to receive no pay or emoluments whatever, from either the State or the beneficiaries of the fund, but are to be selected from those who are willing to perform the duties required from regard to the great cause in which we are all engaged. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 1863. Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. [No. 20.] RESOLUTION in relation to the war between the Confederate States and the United States. Preamble. Resolution. WHEREAS,The State of Florida, by her Convention, in severing the political ties that bound her to the old Union, pledged her last dime and last man to the support of our cause for indepen- dence ; And, whereas, the last General Assembly declared that Florida, one of the first States to secede from the old Union, will be one of the last to lay down arms, " and in the impend- ing struggle for our lives and liberties " will stand by her sis- ter States to the last man and last musket, until peace is estab- lished on the basis of a separate nationality and the indepen- dence of the Confederate States unconditionally acknowledged by the United States — Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That it is the sense of this General Assembly that these pledges should be redeemed at all hazards. * Passed the Senate December 3, 1863. Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 1863. Approved by the Governor December 4, 1863. INDEX TO THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly. ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTORS: Authorized to make publi- cation of sales, in certain cases, out of the Stale, 7. AGENTS : To distribute fund for relief of soldiers' families at Greenville and Montgomery, Ala., 60. Of the Governor to distribute fund, &c, 40. ALABAMA & FLORIDA R. R. CO. : Act to amend the charter of, 23. ANDERSON, WM. E. : An act to extend the provisions of an act for the relief of, 19. APALACHICOLA CHANNEL COMPANY : Act to incorporate, 12. APPROPRIATION : An act making appropriations for the expenses of Second Session of the Twelfth General Assembly and for other pur- poses, 47; Senate, 47; House, 48; Printing and Publishing, 48 ; gen- eral appropriation, 48, 49. ARSENAL : Joint resolution relative to, 56. BACON, DR. HENRY : Resolution of thanks to, 52. BAILEY, WILLIAM : Resolution of thanks to, 52. BLOCKADE: Resolution in reference to exportation and importation of certain articles by private enterprise, 59. CATTLE OWNERS: In counties of Levy, Lafayette, Taylor, Wakulla and Duval, act for the protection of, 9. CAPPLEMAN, D. B., SHERIFF OF MARION COUNTY: Act for the relief of, 25. CIRCUIT COURT : Judges of may appoint Sheriffs in certain cases, 16 ; place of holding in Putnam county changed, 8. CLAIMS : Against State, act providing fer the payment of, 22 ; placed i n hands of District Solicitors, 31. CIVIL AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: Resolution rel- ative to, 55. II INDEX. CLERKS : Of Circuit Courts, fees increased, 22 ; of Sumter county au. thorized to keep his office at his own house, 30. CLOTHING: For troops from Florida in Confederate service, 46, 47. COLUMBIA COUNTY: Boundary line, 11. CONFISCATED PROPERTY: An act relating to property confiscated to the use of the State, 20; persons having claims against confiscated property, 20; manner of payment of claims, 20; distribution of resi- due, 21 ; costs, fees, &c, 21. COPYING THE LAWS : Resolution in relation to, 58. COTTON: An act to prevent and punish all persons planting and culti- vating over a certain amount of, 42 ; number of acres that may be planted, 42; penalty, 42 ; informer, surveyor, 42; hands, 43; manu- facturers of, 43 ; exportation ot, 59. COTTON CARDS: Governor to contract for purchase of, 41. COURTS : (See Circuit Courts.) Of Probate, an act in relation to holding Probate Courts during the present war, 18. CRIMINALS: Bonds of, 37. DISTILLERIES: An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors in the State, 44; Governor to abate distilleries, 44; licenses made void, 44; Governor to issue proclamation, 44 ; Sheriff refusiug to perform duty under this act, 44; contractor with Confederate government, 44 special privilege to Wm. H. Johnson, 45; resolution in relation to, 51' DaCOSTA, AARON W.: An act for the relief of, 45. ELECTION LAWS : Relative to soldiers voting, 8, 36, 37. EXECUTORS: Publication of sales by, may be made out of the State in certain cases, 7. EXPORTATION: Of certain articles by private enterprise, resolution in reference to, 59. FASTING, HUMILIATION AND PRAYER: Resolution setting apart a day of, 53. FLAG: To be furnished to regiments from this State, 46. FLORIDA, ATLANTIC & GULF CENTRAL R. R. CO. : Act to amend the charter of, 30. FORFEITED BONDS OF CRIMINALS: 37. FRAUDS : An act to aid the Confederate Government in the detection ot, 35; Judges of Probate to advertise for information, 36; Governor to have evidence recorded, 36. HOSPITALS : Appropriation for, 41. HYER, ALBERT : Act for the relief of, 31. IMPORTATION: Of certain articles by private enterprise, resolution in relation to, 59. INDEX. Ill IMPRESSMENT : An act to assist the faithful and necessary enforcement of the impressment act of Congress, &c, 33, 34. INDIANS : An act to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate trade and intercourse with, 7. JEFFERSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY: Resolution in relation to exempting the workmen and persons employed in, 59. JOHNSON, JAMES W. : Act for the relief of 11. JORDAN, EDWARD, SHERIFF of TAYLOR COUNTY : Act lor the relief of, 19. JUDGES OF PROBATE : Fees increased, 22. . JURORS: Revisal of jur} r lists, 16; persons in military service, 1G. J LANDS : (See Public Lands.) LOWE, SAMUEL, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT : An act to le- galize the acts of, 38. McKEOWN, MARGARET J. : Act for the relief of, 35. MONTICELLO& THOMASVILLE RAILROAD: Act to incorporate, 26, 27, 28, 29. PATROL LAWS : Act to amend, 30. PENSACOLA, CITY OF: Act amending the charter of, 9, 10, 12. PERRY, EX-GOV. M. S. : Resolution relative to the accounts of, 57. PLATS: Furnished the counties of Clay, Jackson and Calhoun, 88. PROBATE COURTS : An act in relation to holding Probate Courts du- ring the present war, 18. t PUBLIC LANDS: An act to legalize entries of, made after the seer of Florida, and requiring the Receivers to account for the monies re- ceived therefor, 17; heirs of soldiers may enter, 49. RECEIVERS AND REGISTERS, U. S. : Resolution in relation to the accounts of, 57; salaries of, 58. SALARIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS : 21. SHERIFFS : Fees increased, 22. SOLDIERS: Voting, 8, 36, 37; heirs of may enter certain lands, 49; reso- lution of thanks to, 51; sick and wounded in Bragg's rmy, 53; of Confederate States, pay of, 58. SOLDIERS' FAMILIES: An act to provide for the relief of soldiers' fam- ilies and others that require assistance, 38; appropriation for, 39; per. sons to be relieved, 89; issue of Treasury notes, 39; list of families, 89; distribution of monies to be made by Governor, 39; Governor may appoint agents, 40; money how to be expended, 40; manner of preparing lists, 40 ; Governor to advance 1 funds, 40 ; manner of distri- bution, 40; cotton cards, 41 ; County tax, 41 ; agent for in counties of Santa Rosa and Escambia, 52. IV INDEX. SOLICITOR'S DISTRICT : Act relating to claims placed in the bands of, 31 ; to be charged with claims, 31 ; salary may be retained, 32 ;. charges for collections, 32 ; duty of going out of office, 32. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS : (See distilleries,) Act to prevent the distillation of, 44. STATE BONDS : Destruction of, 54. STATE OF FLORIDA : Civil authority of, resolution relative to, 55. SUWANNEE COUNTY : Boundary line of, 11.' TAX ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS : Act more particularly de- fining the duties of, 24 ; times of assessment, 24 ; tax books, 24. TAX IN KIND : Resolution relative to, 53. TOBACCO : (See Cotton.) An act to prevent persons from planting more than a certain amount of, 42. TREASURY NOTES : Act to provide for an additional issue of, 18 ; for relief of soldiers' families, 39; Confederate, resolution relative to, 54; State, redeemed, 56. TREASURER OF THE STATE : Act defining the duties of, 46 j salary 21. WAY SIDE HOMES: Appropriation for, 41. WAR : Between Confederate States and the United States, resolution in re lation to, 60. Hollinger Corp. P H8.5