The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-23
ACTS VETOED BY
THE GOVERNOR
Measures Passed BY the LsGislAturs
which Are Not Approved.

The following acts passed by the Leg
islature of 1905 have been vetoed by
the Governor:
An act providing for a study of State
forest conditions by the agricultural
experiment station Of the University of
! Florida, In CO. operation with the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The University of Florida having
that the law would be imperative and
would tend to confusion and to cumber
the records.
An act TO provide for the disposition
| by the several counties of the State of
Florida of the funds arising from and
apportioned to the said counties from
the hire of State convicts.
The Governor says In his veto mes
sage: 81 am opposed to the education
of the youth of this State from the
funds derived from the hire of State
convicts. This fund, IL used for other
purposes than defraying the cost Of the
conviction and maintenance Of the
criminal costs Of the State, should be
devoted to the support Of the charitable
and corrective institutions Of the State
and to the building of good roads, and
not TO education or pensions. For these
reasons object 20 the act becoming q
law, and deem II my duty to withhold
my approval lherefrOm."
An act to regulate the holding Of POI
litical primary elections In the State of
Florida for nominating candidates FOR
any office under the laws Of this State,
and for nominating delegates to politi-
cal conventions, and prescribing pen
atty for any violation thereof
CauoornfVaor THE oNt tha GONgaVvRnvs
says: The Consultation of the State
of Florida, section 10, article 3, provides
that the enacting clause of every law
shall be as follows: BE Il enacted by
the Legislature of the State Of Florida
therefore consider this bill defective,
as the enacting clause Is, BE 1t enacted
by the State OF Florida.
"As a further objection, there Is no
provision for the nomination by pTi.
mary election Of State officers, and
section Of this act Is otherwise defec-
tive.
GAS further objection, the provi-
sion of section 8 providing for aid TO
electors is too broad, and in the cities
where there may be ignorant and cor
rupt voters 1t might cause great abuse;
and for these reasons ! object TO the
act under consideration becoming law,
and deem 1t my duty TO withhold my
approval therefrOm."
An act TO amend section % of chap
ter 1922, relative TO the assessment and
collection Of revenue, az already amend
ed.
An act requiring State officers to make
biennial detailed reports, and providing
q penalty for failure TO comply with
said requirements.
The Governor says; my reason for
vetoing this act Is that the information
sought in detail can be ascertained at
any time from the Comptroller's re-
ports and the records Of his Office, and
For the further reasons that the burden
of preparing the reports required would
require additional clerical assistance in
their preparation, for which no Appro-
priation is made.
An act TO require the trustees Of the
| Internal Improvement Fund 20 pay
| into the State treasury all money now
in their possession, or which may here
after come into their possession, for
the said Internal Improvement fund, TO
make the State treasurer responsible
under his official bond for the safe
keeping Of the same, and to repeal
chapter 5246, Laws of Florida, relating
to the disposition Of the said money,
hppFOVSO June o AOVo.
| In his message vetoing this act Gov
ernor Broward recites the provisions of
the act of Congress known as the
swamp and overflow land act, approved
Sept. Is, 1850, and the act of the Flor
ida Legislature Ito provide for and en-
courage q liberal system Of internal
| improvements, ETC., known as the in
! ternal improvement law, and creating
| the Board Of Trustees Of the Internal
Improvement Fund. He then says:
This law has been in force more
than fifty wears, and the Trustees are
granted under this law the full power,
possession, control, and are vested with
the responsibility of the moneys that
may be in the fund, from time to time,
which is not subject to legislative will
or direction. And believing. as / do,
that the acquiesence in or the admission
that the Legislature had the power to
direct or control what disposition the
Trustees should make Of the moneys
that may be in their hands, from time
TO time, for the proper discharge OF
their powers and duties in the manage
ment of the lands and moneys Of the
fund for the purposes and trusts which
have not been discharged would estab-
lish q precedent that would lead 20
confusion in the determination Of the
powers and duties Of the Trustees, j,
therefore, file these my objections TO
the bill under consideration becoming q
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