CHAPTER 6257-(No. 138). AN ACT Prohibiting the Use of Seines, Haul or Dragnets, for Catching Fish in Fresh Waters, Rivers, Creeks, etc., of Clay and St. Johns Counties, Florida. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, to use any seine, haul or drag-nets of any kind for the purpose of catching fish in the waters of any fresh water lakes, rivers, creeks, bayous or streams in the Counties of St Johns and Clay, State of Florida. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 3. For the purpose of this Act, all rivers and streams that have their source in the interior and empty into salt water shall be considered to be fresh water rivers and streams. Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved May 30, 1911. CHAPTER 6258-(No. 139). AN ACT Providing for the Working of the County Convicts of Columbia County on the Public Roads in Said County. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That whenever a majority of the qualified voters of Columbia County shall petition the County Commissioners of said county to work the county convicts on the public roads, they, the County Commissioners, shall arrange for and work all able-bodied male convicts of Columbia County on the public roads in the county. 1911 1911 Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the contract now existing between the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida, and the les see of the county convicts of said county. Approved June 5, 1911. Columbia County authorized to issue and negotiate interest-bearing warrants. CHAPTER 6259-(No. 140). AN ACT Authorizing the Board of County Commission- Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That the Board of County Commissioners in and for Columbia County, Florida, are hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time, in such denominations as it may deem proper and expedient, not to exceed forty thousand dollars, and negotiate time interest-bearing warrants, at a rate not to exceed six per cent per annum, payable from the road fund for the purpose of raising funds or paying for the opening, laying out, establishing, grading, repairing, improving, paving and constructing as well as hard surfacing public roads and highways in the said Columbia County. Said public road or highway extending from the eastern and western border of Columbia and Baker Counties near Olustee Station run parallel with the Seaboard Air Line Railway track via Watertown to Lake City, Florida, intersecting Duval street at eastern limits of city boundary. Beginning at Lake City, Florida, and extending in a westerly direction on a certain route yet to be determined to the line dividing Columbia and Suwannee Counties near or in the vicinity of Welborn Station. Also beginning at the bridge near White Springs, Florida, on a point dividing Hamilton and Columbia Counties and extending on a route yet to be determined to Lake City, Florida; thence in a southerly direction from Lake City, Florida, on a route yet to be determined, intersecting a proposed road, leading from Alachua County via High Springs, Florida, near or in the vicinity of Fort White, Florida, and the Santa Fee River. Any of the above named routes shall be established by the Board of County Commissioners as now provided by law. 1911 warrants. Sec. 2. That all outstanding warrants issued by the Outstanding Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida, against the road and bridge fund of said county for the purpose of the construction of the road and roads, highway and highways, named and described in Section One of this bill, as well as all other warrants outstanding against said fund yet unpaid, are hereby validated and the Board of County Commissioners, from time to time within their sound discretion, are authorized and empow ered to care for same by paying to the holder or holders thereof a rate of interest not to exceed seven per cent per annum. Provided, That only $20,000 of the amount mentioned in Section 1 of this Act shall be used by the Board of County Commissioners on the highways mentioned in this Act. That the other $20,000 provided by this Act shall be used by the said Board of County Commissioners on the other public roads of said county. Provided, further, That $5,000 of the amount mentioned in this Act, shall become due July 1st, 1913, and $5,000 become due every year thereafter on the first day of July. Interest on the above warrants to be paid annually. Sec. 3. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or repeal any power or authority vested in said Board of County Commissioners by the General Statutes of the State of Florida but the power hereby conferred shall be construed as cumulative and additional to those already existing by the General Statutes. Sec. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 6, 1911. 1911 Authority to cancel outstanding warrants. CHAPTER 6260-(No. 141). AN ACT to Repeal Chapter 5980 of the Laws of Florida, the Same Being Entitled "An Act to Authorize and Empower the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, Florida, to Issue Interest-Bearing Coupon Warrants to Take Up and Cancel all Outstanding County School Warrants Issued Prior to January 1st, 1910, and to Borrow Money for the Purpose of Erecting Public School Buildings in the Said County." Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Chapter 5980 of the Laws of Florida, entitled "An Act to authorize and empower the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, Florida, to issue interest-bearing coupon warrants to take up and cancel all outstanding county school warrants issued prior to January 1st, 1910, and to borrow money for the purpose of erecting public school buildings in the said county," be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved June 5, 1911. Repeal. CHAPTER 6261-(No. 142). AN ACT to Repeal Chapter 5982 of the Laws of Florida Entitled "An Act to Organize and Establish a County Court in and for the County of DeSoto; to Prescribe the Terms Thereof; to Prescribe the Jurisdiction and Powers; to Provide for the Appointment of a Prosecuting Attorney, and for the Compensation of the Judge and Prosecuting Attorney. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Chapter 5982 of the Laws of Florida, approved May 29th, 1909, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that the County Court organized and provided for therein be and the same is hereby abolished. Sec. 2. That all suits pending and undetermined in said court at the time this Act shall go into effect, and all judgments of said court unsatisfied shall be transferred by the Clerk of the said County Court to the court having jurisdiction of said causes, and such courts shall have the power to try and determine said causes and issue executions upon all judgments recovered therein of hereby transferred to said courts, and to do all things necessary and proper for a complete determination of said causes. Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect thirty days after its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 2, 1911. 1911 CHAPTER 6262-(No. 143). AN ACT Making it Unlawful to Hunt or Kill Any Wild Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Any person or persons who shall hunt, Protection chase, kill, molest or have in his, her or their possession of game in any wild turkey, quail or deer, in the County of DeSoto, County. Florida, except during the months of November, Decem ber and January of any year shall be guilty of a misde meanor. Sec. 2. That any person or persons who shall hunt, chase, molest, kill or have in his, her or their possession during the months of November, December and January of any year any wild turkey, quail or deer, in the County of DeSoto, State of Florida who has not previously paid for and procured from the County Judge of said county a license to hunt, the amount of said license to be $1.00 for legal residents and $50.00 for non-residents, all such license to be issued specifically for the months herein provided of any one year shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 3. Any person who shall kill more than five deer, or ten wild turkeys or quail during any one year in the |