The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1903-08-20
CHAPTER 6171.-CNo. 66.)

An Act to Amend Section 2Oe2, 2O2S, 2O25 las
Amended by Section Of Chapter 4044,
of the Laws of Florida, and Section 2O2s
of the Revised Statutes of Florida, all
Relating to Timber and Lumber Adrift
and the Appointment of a Custodian
Therefore.
Be q Enacted BY the Legislature of the State Of
Florida:
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec 2O22. Public Custodian for Certain
Ports.-The Governor shall appoint by and
with the advice and consent Of the senate for
each port in the State into which came during
the year ending December 81, 1902, not fewer
than fifty vessels of five hundred tons burden
each, or into which shall come during any
calendar year ending December 31st, like
number Of vessels of like tonnage, public Gus.
todian Of lost timber and lumber, who shall
give bond in the sum Of one thousand dol
lars to the Governor for the faithful discharge
OF his duties, and shall hold his Office for four
years unless sooner removed by the Governor
for good cause.
Sec. 2. That Section 2O24 of the Revised
Statutes of Florida be amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 2O4. His Duties as to Lost Timber,
etc.-The said public custodian, either by
himself or his agent, shall keep at all times
careful watch over the waters of his port,
and shall recover and place in a boom to be
kept by him for the purpose convenient to the
shipping, all timber and lumber that shall be
found adrift in said waters, and safely keep
the same until disposed of in the manner here
matter provided, but nothing in this section
contained shall authorize the public custodian
or his agent or any other person, to take
possession Of any lumber or timber ahoat upon
the waters of such port or its tributaries
when the owner thereof or his bailee or agent
shall be in possession, view, OF immediate
pursuit thereof
Sec g. That Section 2O25 Of the Revised
Statutes OF the State of Florida be and is
hereby amended so as to read follows:
Sec 2025. Notice of Finding Lost Timber
Il shall be the duty of said public custo-
dian of timber and lumber, Immediately upon
the recovery Of any timber or lumber, to give
public notice, for FIVE days, in some newspaper
published at said port, giving the description,
quantity and stamp of such timber or lumber
and stating that unless said timber or lumber
be called for and identified by the owner with
In fve days, the same will be sold as provided
IN Section seven Cd Of this act, and that II
the proceeds Of such sale be not called for by
the person lawfully entitled TO the same, with
In ninety days after such sale, the same will
be forfeited and paid into the county treas
ury for the use Of county schools, and the
owner OF any such timber OF lumber shall be
entitled to have the same delivered when at
said boom, upon paying TO the said custodian
the fees hereinafter provided.
Sec 4. That Section 2029 Of the Revised
statutes OF Florida be amended so as TO read
as follows:
Sec 2O29. Others Not TO Take Up Lost
Timber in the Port.-It shall be unlawful for
any person other than the custodian, or his
agent herein provided for, In ports where such
an appointment is made, TO pick up, recover,
OF IN any manner Interfere with any timber
oI lumber found adrift in the waters thereof,
which has ben stamped as required BY Sec.
uon 1O23 OF these Revised Statutes, OF for
my person other than the owner OF his EN-.
ployee or agent TO pick up timber which has
not been so stamped. Any person violating
We PROVISIONS oil this section shall be guilty
% a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
De subject TO a fine Of not less than five dol
srs, and not more than fifty dollars, or 10
.npnsonment not exceeding thirty days.
!. (Became a law without the approval Of the
Govenor)