1907. Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 22, 1907. Foreign corporations re charter before doing business. CHAPTER 5717—(No. 122). AN ACT to Prescribe the Terms and Conditions Upon Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That no foreign corporation shall transact quired to file business or acquire, hold or dispose of property in this State until it shall have filed in the office of the Secretary of State a duly authenticated copy of its charter or arti cles of incorporation, and shall have received from him a permit to transact business in this State. Secretary of to corpora is paid. Sec. 2. Upon the filing of such copy, the Secretary of issue permit State shall, if the objects of the corporation are such as tion after fee are not prohibited by the laws of this State, issue a permit allowing such corporation to transact business in this State, but he shall not deliver such permit to the corpora tion until he shall have received from it for the use of the State a sum equal to that which the said corporation would have been required to pay as a charter fee if it had been incorporated under the laws of this State. The fee of the Secretary of State for issuing the permit shall be five dollars. In case where corporation amends charter after sued. Sec. 3. If the charter or articles of incorporation of any foreign corporation shall be amended after a permit has been issued to it under the provisions of this act, such permit is is- corporation shall, within thirty days thereafter, file a duly authenticated copy of the amendment in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall issue to the corporation a certificate of the filing; but if the amendment is one increasing the capital stock, he shall not deliver the cer tificate until he shall have received from the corporation for the use of the State a sum equal to that which such corporation would have been required to pay if it had been a corporation increasing its capital stock under the laws of this State. If any such corporation shall fail to file any amendment and to make the payment aforesaid within the said thirty days, its permit shall be deemed to be revoked until the provisions of this section shall be complied with. The fee of the Secretary of State for granting the certificate shall be two dollars. 1907. corporations mit issues Sec. 4. Every contract made by or on behalf of any Contracts foreign corporation affecting its liability or relating to made with property within the State before it shall have complied before perwith the provisions of this act shall be void on its behalf deemed void, and on behalf of its assigns, but shall be enforceable against it or them. etc. to all foreign obtain au this State, Sec. 5. This act shall be deemed to apply to foreign Act applies building and loan associations, foreign insurance com- corporations panies, foreign surety companies, and all other foreign required to corporations which now are or hereafter may be required thority in to obtain other certificates of authority to transact business in this State, and to impose an additional requirement upon them, as well as to all other foreign corpora. tions except those which are excepted by its terms from the operation of this act. etc. porations al Sec. 6. This act shall not apply to any foreign corpora- Act does not tion whatever transacting business in this State at the apply to cortime this act shall take effect; Provided, That any such ready doing foreign corporation hereafter increasing its capital stock shall comply with the provisions of Section 3 in relation thereto. business, etc. Sec. 7. A foreign corporation is defined to be a cor- Foreign poration incorporated by or under the laws of any other corporation" State or Territory or of any other country. defined. Penalties for Sec. 8. Any foreign corporation which shall violate the provisions of Sections 1 or 3 shall, upon conviction, violations. be fined not more than one thousand dollars for the first offense, and not more than five thousand dollars for each subsequent offense, and any officer or agent of any foreign corporation who shall violate the provisions of Sections 1 or 3, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment not H 1907. exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 9. This act shall take effect immediately upon becoming a law. Approved June 1st, 1907. Letters pat CHAPTER 5718-(No. 123). AN ACT to Validate and Confirm all Letters Patent Heretofore Issued by the Governor and Secretary of State purporting to create corporations for the purpose or with the power of carrying on two or more separate and distinct businesses. Whereas, A question has arisen as to whether, prior to the law of 1901, corporations could be formed under the general incorporation laws of the State of Florida, for the purpose or with the power of carrying on two or more separate and distinct businesses; and Whereas, A number of such Letters Patent have been so issued, and large amounts of money have been invested in this State by the supposed corporations resulting therefrom, and it is right and proper that all such doubts should be set at rest; Now Therefore, Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. All Letters Patent heretofore issued by the ent of corpo- Governor and Secretary of State of the State rations doing of Florida, under the general incorporation laws of businesses this State, with the intent of creating corporations for two or more validated. the purpose or with the power of carrying on two or more separate and distinct businesses of any lawful character. are hereby validated and confirmed in all respects, such validation and confirmation to date in each case from the time of the issuance of said Letters Patent. 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 take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 27, 1907. 1907. CHAPTER 5719—(No. 124). AN ACT Prohibiting the Disturbance of Religious and Other Lawful Assemblies and Providing Prosecution and Punishment Therefor. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: disturbing Section 1. Whoever wilfully interrupts or disturbs any Penalty for school, or any assembly of people, met for the worship of worshiping God, or for any lawful purpose, shall be punished by fine assemblies, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding (60) days. etc. Grand juries State Attys Sec. 2. The several grand juries of this State in their may return respective counties may return indictments, or the sev. indictments; eral State Attorneys of this State in their respective cir- file informacuits may file informations against all persons violating tions. Section One (1) of this act. such indict informations, etc. Sec. 3. Such indictments or informations, when filed Treatment of with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where ments and such offense is alleged to have been committed, shall be forthwith certified by him to some court in the county having jurisdiction to try and determine such charge, and said court to which such indictment or information is certified shall proceed to try and determine such charge upon such indictment or information, the same as if affidavit had been made before such court charging the said offense. Sec. 4. This act shall go into effect from and after its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 3, 1907. 1907. Classes of persons considered vagrants to penalty provided in Sec. 3571 of the General Statutes. CHAPTER 5720-(No. 125). AN ACT to amend Section 3570 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida, relating to vagrants. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section 3570 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida shall be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 3570 (2642). Commitment.-Rogues and vagabonds, idle or dissolute persons who go about begging, common upon convic-gamblers, persons who use juggling, or unlawful games tion subject or plays, common pipers and fiddlers, common drunkards. common night walkers, thieves, pilferers, traders in stolen property, lewd, wanton and lascivious persons, keepers of gambling places, common railers and brawlers, persons who neglect their calling or employment, or are without reasonably continuous employment or regular income and who have not sufficient property to sustain them, and misspend what they earn without providing for themselves or the support of their families, persons wandering or strolling around from place to place without any lawful pur pose or object, habitual loafers, idle and disorderly per sons, persons neglecting all lawful business and habitually spending their time by frequenting houses of ill fame. gaming houses or tippling shops, persons able to work but habitually living upon the earnings of their wives or minor children, and all able bodied male persons over the age of eighteen years who are without means of support and remain in idleness, shall be deemed vagrants, and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 3571. Approved June 3, 1907. |