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any passenger who refuses to occupy
such car or division to which he may
be assigned:
charge of any such car shall permit
white and colored passengers to occu-
py the same car. in case separate
separate cars be not provided. he shall
be guilty of a miSdemednOr. and pun
isha BILE by fine of not exceeding fifty
dollars or Imprisonment of not sx-
erection of the court.
Sec. Z. That the provisions of this
act shall not apply to coiored nurses
sick white persons.
Sec. s. That nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent the run
exclusive accommodation of either
white or colored passengers. if the
regular cars are operated as usual. as
required by this act.
Sec. 9. That all laws in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed
Sec. TO-. That this act shall take
effect on the first day of July. 1905.
Approved May 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 542I-(No. SOD
AN ACT Providing that Corpora
tons Doing an Express BUSINESS:
sm fort LOSE EHo pr sss to aay
Shipment Received by the Said Cor
poration. Within. Certain Time
From the Filing by the shipper Of
ton and When Under Certain Con-
ditions They Fail so to Pay Said
Claim the Said Corporation Shall
the Rate of Twenty-Five per cent.
per Annum: and Under Certain Con-
ditions Shall be Allowed Judgment
For the Said Interest in Addition
Be it Enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
State of Florida:
Section l. That any person: firm or
corporation doing an express business,
or transporting express in this State
shall within ninety days after the fill
ing with said person. firm or corpora
loss of. or any. damage to any ship
ment or a part of any shipment re-
ceived from the said shipper by the
said person, firm or corporation for
transportation, pay said claim to said
claimant. and if saiG person, firm CT
corporation, fails TO pay said claim
within the said ninety DAYS from its
filing. then they shall pay to said
claimant the sum of twenty-five per
cent. per annum on the principal sum
of said claim and when the said
for his claim against the said firm.
person or corporation it shall be prop
er and he shall be allowed in said
| suit the said twenty-five per cent. per
annum in addition to the principal sum
of said claim and have judgment
therefor: provided. however, that the
judgment for the said twenty-five per
cent. per annum unless he RECEIVERS
| judgment for sum based upon the
| principal of said claim which is
greater than the amount which the
said person, firm or corporation had
offered and rendered to pay the claim
ant in settlement of the claim be-
| fore the expira ton of the ninety days
| in which the said person, firm or cor
poration is by this act required to pay
Sec. ?. That this act shall not be
| construed to be in conflict with the
| laws of this State regulating and MAX
| ing a legal rate of interest and de-
| fining. prohibiting and Furnishing
Sec. 8. That this act shall be Of full
force and effect from and after its
| passage and approval by the Governor.
| Approved May 81. 1905.
| CHAPTER 542--(No. SD
| AN ACT to Regulate the TRANSPORTS
| ton of Live Stock and TO Provide
| Penalties for the Violation Thereof.
Be it Enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
| State of Florida:
| Section l. That from and after the
passage of this act, it shall be unlaw-
full for any railway or other trans
portation company doing business In
! the State of Florida. to transport
within the boundaries of the Stale
of Florida. any cattle. hogs Or sheeo.
shipped from any point in such State
| to another point in such State, unless
1 the same be transported in properly
constructed cattle cars, which sag
with suitable Slated doors as is usual
| in such properly constructed cars:
| Sec. 2. All transportation companies
which shall transport such i've STOCK
of Florida, shall unload the same for
| feed and water at least once in every
| twenty-eight hours, and upon arrival
| at the destination of the aforesaid
cars. said live stock shall be unload
ed Immediately by the company so
| transporting same, and no such car or
cars loaded with live stock shall De
railroad at said destination for a
| longer period than three hours before
such stock is unloaded, provided that
case result in preventing the IN
| loading of stock once in every period OF
twenty eight horses aforesaid.
MES TRANSPORTING live stock in the
| State of Florida shall be entitled to
| charge as an extra compensation, tne
| actual amount expended by them TOT
| feed and water OF the aforesaid live
stock while en- route from the point OF
shipment to destination.
| Sec. a. All companies transporting
live stock within the a 3pun rnaias fS o,
| such transportation of such live STOCK
| properly constructed cars, as above
set forth. of not less than th1rty-foul
| feet IN length ana tuc I'm
mission shall prescribe the minimum
carload for cars Of such length:
| Sec s. The Railroad Commission Of
the State of Florido shall have full j.
risdiction Of the provisions of t.
act. and enforce the provisions ther>-
of and make such rules and regula'
tions governing such traffic as to then
may seem meet.
Sec 6. All transportation compa-
MES violating any of the provisions OF
this act. shall be subject to a fine OF
not over one thousand dollars for vio-
alton of any of the foregoing provis-
Visions of this section shall not apply
to any section of this act in which the
delay or default was caused by acct
dent or providentiaI !lindrance.
Sec. 4 All acts and parts OF acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
peaIed.
from and after its passage and ap-