CHAPTER 6204-(No. 85). AN ACT to Set Apart a Day to be Known as Mother's Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act the First Friday in November of each and every year shall be set apart and known as Mother's Day in the State of Florida.. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of all teachers in the public schools of the State of Florida to commemorate Mother's Day with appropriate exercises. Approved June 5, 1911. 1911 CHAPTER 6205-(No. 86). AN ACT to Secure the Prompt Payment of Funds Collected for the State and County, or Providing Penalties for the Omission. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That it shall be the duty of every State and county officer within this State, authorized to collect funds due the State or county, to pay all sums officially received by him into the State or county treasury promptly, within thirty days after the first day of the month next succeeding the day receiving the same. Funds to be paid into thirty days. treasury in When officer mission. Sec. 2. That no officer shall hereafter be entitled to receive any commission or compensation for collecting forfeits comsaid funds, where he fails or refuses to pay the same over for thirty days after the expiration of the time for payment as provided in the foregoing section. Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any State or county officer or any board of county officers, required to Auditing ofapprove or ficers not to 1911 pay commissions. audit the accounts of officers under the laws of this State, to approve or pay any commissions on funds collected and not paid over as required by Section 1 of this Act, and any officer violating the provisions of this Section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not exceeding $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not exceeding one year. Approved June 3, 1911. Commission ine and license pilots. CHAPTER 6206-(No. 87). AN ACT to Amend Sections 1293 and 1295 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida, Relating to the Powers and Duties of Pilot Commissioners. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Sec. 1. That Section 1293 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 1293. Commissioners to Examine and License ers to exam- Pilots.-Said Boards of Commissioners shall examine persons who may wish to be licensed as pilots in all matters pertaining to the management of vessels; also in regard to their knowledge of the channel and the harbor where they wish to act as pilots; and if upon examination they find them qualified to take command of all classes of vessels liable to enter that port, and thoroughly familiar with the channel and currents of the harbor, they shall appoint and license such number of those found qualified as are requisite to perform the duties required of the pilots for that port, so that there shall not be more than fifteen pilots for the port of Pensacola; three for the port of Apalachicola and Carrabelle; at both East and West Passes inclusive; four for the port of Fernandina and Nassau Inlet; eleven for the port of Jacksonville; eight for the ports of Port Tampa, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Manatee inclusive; three for the port of Punta Gorda, three for the port of Charlotte Harbor and three for the port of Boca Grande; four for the port of St. Andrews; two for the port of Cedar Keys; ten for the port Number of pilots at each port. 1911 of Key West; three for the port of St. Augustine; and two for any port not specially mentioned in this chapter, and thereafter when vacancies occur in the number of pilots in any of the ports of this State, the commissioners of that port may, in their discretion, grant license as pilots heretofore provided, until the number of pilots reaches the number allowed by this chapter for that port: Provided, however, That pilots who are now duly licensed shall hold their license according to law. Said pilots shall be entitled to hold their license and appointment during good behavior: Provided, Proviso. further, That the limitation of the number of pilots shall not be construed to apply to apprentices who now have served the full time provided by law. But such apprentices shall be entitled to act as pilots on complying with the law, notwithstanding the fact that the total number of pilots may exceed the limit herein provided, and the said board shall require from each pilot satisfactory bond for the faithful performance of his duties. Sec. 2. That Section 1295 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be amended so as to read as follows: and forfeit ure of Sec. 1295. Revocation and Forfeiture of License.--The Revocation said Commissioners shall have power to suspend any pilot for misbehavior, negligence, incompetency, drunk- license. enness, and for any conduct detrimental to commerce, or injurious to navigation, at the discretion of the board; and said board shall have the power to revoke the license of any pilot if in the opinion of the board the conduct of the offender is so gross as to warrant such revocation. A pilot shall forfeit his license and authority as such by more than seventy-two hours absence from the bar, except in case of sickness, or absence in the discharge of his duty Provided, The Board of Pilot Commissioners may grant a leave of absence to any pilot for a longer period of time if there remains on duty a sufficient number of pilots to serve the commerce of the port. Sec. 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 2, 1911. 1911 Advertising duration of contract. CHAPTER 6207-(No. 88). AN ACT to Amend Section 655 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida, Relating to Contracts for the Public Printing. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section 655 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: 655. Advertising for Bids and Duration of Contracts. for bids and It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to give thirty days' notice by publication in one or more newspapers of this State, calling for bids to do the State printing, as required in this Act. The said notice by said Board shall specify that separate prices be named for each kind of work, and material to be furnished, carefully classifying them, with an estimate or estimates of the amount of work and material of each class, and further stating the mode of proceeding to let such contract, the amount of bond required, and when the said bond shall be entered into by the accepted bidder; also retaining the right to reject any and all bids. For such notice and bidding, all of the public printing required to be done for the Administrative Departments of the State Government shall be separately designated as Class A; all of the printing required for the Legislative Department of the State Government shall be separately designated as Class B; all of the printing required to be done for the Supreme Court shall be separately designated as Class C. The said Board of Commissioners of State Institutions shall not require to be submitted with the bids for the public printing a certified check in a greater amount than one thousand dollars for each of the said classes, A, B and C. The said Board in submitting advertisements for bids on Classes A, B and C, shall give bidders an opportunity to submit a separate bid on all three classes of the work as a whole. Upon the expiration of the contract or contracts for public printing now in force, the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions shall enter into a new contract or contracts for the said several classes of public printing, and such contracts may be made by said Board hereafter for a period of either two years or a period of four years as, in the judg ment of the said Board, is deemed for the best interest of the State. Approved June 2, 1911. 1911 CHAPTER 6208-(No. 89). AN ACT to Authorize the Counties of the State of Florida to Create and Constitute Special Road and Bridge Districts, Within Said Counties; and to Issue Bonds and Levy and Collect a Special Road and Bridge Tax with Which to Pay for the Construction, Repair and Maintenance of the Roads and Bridges Within Said Special Roads and Bridge Districts. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Petition to to Board of County sioners. be presented Commis Section 1. That whenever residents of any territory embraced wholly or in part in one or more Road Districts, as at that time constituted in any county of the State of Florida, desire to have such territory constituted into a "Special Road and Bridge District" and to have constructed within said Special District, permanent roads and bridges; they shall present to the Board of County Commissioners of said county, a petition signed by not less than twenty-five per cent of the duly registered voters who are freeholders, residing within said territory, which it is proposed to constitute into a Special Road and Bridge District. Said petition shall describe by metes and bounds or by other accurate method, the territory of district. which it is proposed to create into a Special Road and Bridge District. Said petition shall also, set out in general terms a description and proposed location of the roads and bridges to be constructed; together with the amount estimated as being necessary, with which to pay for the construction of same. Boundaries to be paid Said petition shall also specify whether the cost of such How roads construction is to be paid for by the issue and sale of bonds or, by the levy and collection of a Special Road and for. |