1907. Adjutant Gen Florida State Troops, or whenever ordered, in the per formance of military duty, and shall obey and issue all orders in relation thereto, and to all other military mat-Duties of the ters, as the Commander-in-Chief may give. He shall cause eral. to be prepared and issue to the different organizations of the Organized Militia all necessary books and blank, for reports, records, returns, and general administration, and shall, at the expense of the State, cause the military laws, military code and regulations in force, to be printed, bound in proper form, and distributed, one copy to each commissioned officer, and to each Sheriff and County Clerk, to be turned over by them to their successors in offe. and shall procure aud shall procure and supply all necessary text books of drill and instruction. He shal prepare, attest and distribute all military commissions issued by the Governor, and shall keep a record of the same, and of all changes occurring in the commissioned force. He shall enroll the names of all enlisted soldiers, and shall keep and file in his office all enlistments and descriptive lists, official bonds, the reports and returns of troops and heads of military departments, and all other writings and papers which are required to be transmitted to and preserved at the general headquarters of the State militia. Sec. 6. This act shall become effective as soon as approved by the Governor. Approved June 3, 1907. CHAPTER 5672—(No. 77). AN ACT to Provide for the Establishment of a Permanent Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: ory board to es site. Section 1. That the State Armory Board be and it is Power of armhereby authorized to establish a permanent camp site for tablish camp the Florida State Troops upon the tract of land known as Philbrofen, at Black Point, on the St. Johns river. 1907. inent domain Sec. 2. That to enable the State and the United States to acquire as much of this land as may be required for Right of em- the purpose, the State Armory Board is hereby granted the power to exercise the right of eminent domain. Unexhausted Sec. 3. That any funds appropriated for the purpose of ply to camp Covering the expenses of encampments and field exercises for the Florida State Troops, and not wholly so expended, may be applied to the purpose of preparing, equipping and maintaining this camp site. funds to ap site. Sec. 4. This act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 3, 1907. Ex-Confederate soldiers CHAPTER 5673-(No. 78). AN ACT Permitting Any Ex-Confederate Soldier or Sailor Who May Be Receiving, or Who May Hereafter Receive a Pension from the State of Florida or from Any Other State, on Account of His Services in the Confederate Army or Navy, To Be Admitted as an Inmate of the Home for Disabled and Indigent Ex-Confederate Soldiers or Sailors, Located in Duval County, Florida. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That any ex-Confederate soldier or sailor who are pen- who is now receiving, or who may hereafter receive a pensioners eligi- sion from the State of Florida, or any other State on acmittance to count of services rendered in the Confederate army or ble for ad Soldiers' Home. navy, shall be entitled to be admitted to the Home for Disabled and Indigent Ex-Confederate Soldiers and Sailors in Duval County, Florida, and receive without pay all of the benefits of such Home, notwithstanding the fact that he is receiving such pension from the State of Florida or such other State, and he shall not be required to relinquish the pension which he may be receiving on account of the fact that he becomes an inmate of said Home. Sec. 2. That this act shall become of full effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its becoming a law without such approval. Sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved June 3, 1907. 1907. When act effective. CHAPTER 5674-(No. 79). AN ACT to Provide for the Opening Up of Public Roads Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: open up road Section 1. That where a public road is authorized by Road Comthe County Commissioners of any county in this State and missioner to marked or surveyed out as provided by Section 838 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida, it shall be the duty of the Road Commissioners of the road district in which such road is located to cause the road overseer of the nearest road subdivision to forthwith have such road chopped out and opened up. out hands. Sec. 2. That such road overseer shall summon out, Summoning in the manner provided by Section 844 of the General Statutes of this State, a sufficient number of road hands living nearest such road, liable to road duty, for the purpose of chopping out and opening up such road. Sec. 3. That any road overseer who shall neglect or Penalty. refuse to perform his duties as provided by this act, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, to be collected as other fines are collected. fail ing to work Sec. 4. That any person liable to road duty, who shall Person fail or refuse to work or open up any public road, as road. provided by this act, shall be punished as is provided in Section 845 of the General Statutes of this State. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 1, 1907. 12-G. L. 1907. Acts of missioners validated and approved CHAPTER 5675—(No. 80). AN ACT to Legalize, Validate, Ratify, Confirm and Approve All Actions of County Commissioners in Relation to Laying Out, Grading, Constructing, Repairing and Paving and Making Contracts with Relation to the Same of Paved, Macadamized or Rock Public Highways, Roads or Boulevards. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That all acts of the County Commissioners County Com- of the several counties of the State of Florida, relative to the laying out, grading, constructing, building, repairing, paving and making contracts in relation to the same, of paved, macadamized or rock public highways, roads and boulevards in the counties of the State be, and the same are hereby legalized, ratified, confirmed, validated and approved of in all respects. Sec. 2. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Became a law without the approval of the Governor. CHAPTER 5676—(No. 81). AN ACT to amend Section 851 of the General Statutes of Florida, relating to advertisement for bids, and employment of labor on roads by County Commissioners. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section 851 of the General Statutes of Florida be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 851. County Commissioners to Advertise for Bids, Employ Labor.-The County Commissioners, after they have levied the tax provided in the preceding section, shall 1907. County Com overseers; bond of such missioner ize overseer proceed to advertise, for at least thirty days, for bids, for some suitable person to oversee, repair and work for one year the public roads and bridges of their respective missioners to counties, whose salary shall not exceed two dollars per advertise for day for actual service while carrying out the provisions wages and of his overseership, requiring of the overseer or bidder a overseer. bond in favor of and payable to the County Commissioners, for the faithful performance of his duties, with approved security; and such work shall be under the immediate supervision of the County Commissioner as superintendent of roads in the district. Each County Commissioner of his respective district may employ or author- County Comize the overseer under him to employ the necessary labor may authorto work his respective roads, and shall not pay exceeding in his district fifteen cents per hour to any laborer, and shall keep an bor and have to employ laitemized account of the name of each laborer, the time of, supervision, and the price to be paid each, placing a certified copy of such labor. the same with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners on the first Monday in each month; said overseer shall give to each laborer a certificate of his time, stating number of hours labored each day, at the end of each week, if so required, and such certificate shall become an order on the Board of County Commissioners, and shall be paid upon the report of same by the County Commissioner as road superintendent of the district where such labor is performed; Provided, That no overseer shall Proviso. work with less than six (6) men unless in case of accident, the falling of a tree, the breaking of a bridge, he may be allowed to work with a less number. Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved, June 3, 1907. etc., over |