The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-30
DORlCS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL
Items Of Interest from the Various
State Departments.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

of executive vetoes, as follows;
An act to require the trustees Of the
Internal Improvement Fund to deliver
to the State auditor all bank records,
vouchers and accounts belonging TO the
said Internal Improvement Fund to re-
quire the State auditor to check and
audit the same and report thereon.
AS to this act the Governor says:
II am opposed to this bill for the
reason that 1t seeks to limit the invest
igation of the accounts and actions of
the Trustees of the |. |. Fund; it is de-
sirab,e that the investigation shall not
be so limited. l therefore withhold my
approval therefrom.
OTHER ACTS VETOED.
An act to extend the time for COM
pleting the canal of the Florida Coast
Line Canal and Transportation Com
pany, and to preserve and continue the
grant of land to aid in its construction
and authorizing the Trustees of the In
ternal Improvement Fund OF the State
of Flotida to hold 100, 900 acres of the
lands now held in reserve for said COM
pany until it shall complete it's canals
and waterways from st. Augustine to
the St. Johns river, and providing the
time said canals and waterways Between
st. Augustine and the St. Johns rver
shall be commenced and for its cOntinu-
Gus prosecution until completed, and
providing that in the event said COM
pany desires to sell it's canal, the State
of Florida shall have the refusal, and
providing that the provision as to 100
900 acres and the provision as to giving
the State of Florida the refusal il said
company desires to sell, shall not be
construed so as to interfere with, alter,
change, or impair any rights, privileg-
es, property, grants or franchises of
said company now existing except as to
the 100, 900 acres of land as hereinafter
mentioned.
An act to grant rights and franchises
to the Manatee Light and Traction Co.
to operate street cars and electric
lighting and power business within the
municipality Of Bradentown and for
other purposes.
ming work on the Pan-American Rail
way and thereupon to confirm to said
railway all rights, powers, privileges
and grants heretofore conferred upon
the same
An act to prescribe fees of sheriffs in
lunacy proceedings.
An act to provide for the registration
of all legally qualified voters in the city
of Pensacola and to define the qualifica-
tiOns of each voter.
An act to provide a method of as
sistance to any elector applying TO vote
in the primary election in this State,
who by reason Of blindness, or the loss
of a hand or hands, or is unable to read
or write or prepare his ballot by the in
spectors of such election, and providing
a penalty for any violation Of this act.
An act 70 grant rights and franchises
to the Manatee Light and Traction Co.
to operate street cars and electric light
ing and power business with the NUM-
cipality of Manatee, and for other pur-
poses.
Appointments: Board of Homo.
pathic medical examiners for DuvaI
county Henry B. Stout and c. w.
johnson, Jacksonville.
Member Of Board Of Homeopathic
medical examiners for Hillsborough
county-H. M. Bruce, Tampa.
Justice of the Peace, district il,
Hillsborough county--Victor Castainey,
Tarpon Springs.
Justice of the Peace, district g.
Franklin county William Beazley
Lanark.
Constable, same district-C. R. Beaz
ley, Lanark.
Notaries Public, State at Large-W
c. Joyce, Tampa; j. H. Stephens, Jack
sonviile; ]. N. Hooker, Barlow; Z. B
Trash. Plant City; Reynold M. Bust
Palatka; s. L. Suffer, Kissimmee; Jes
sic McEven, Wauchula; Stephen Four
aker, Baldwin; l.. Z. Robertson, Lake
City; James d. King, Stephensville; E
N. Holt, Green Cove Springs; G. s
Van Buskirk, Tampa.
Constable, district 10, Polk county
G. c. Hardin, Lakeland.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Letters patent issued: VihtOria Tur
pentine Company, Mount Dora, $50, 900
incorporatOrs: W. w. Acheson, F. A
Reed, A. AehesOn,
American Oak Leather Tanning Com
pany, jacksonville, $50, 900. IncOrpor
atOrs: H. A. McEachern, Charles H
Mann, c. E. Garner, A. 2. Perry, Ray
moDd Cay, w. F. Coaehman, c. b
Rogers, w. E. Brown and other.
Colson Turpentine Company, Gaines
vile. 500, 900. IncorporatOrs: N. G
Wade, Perry N. COlson, d. W. Near
thur.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Holloway has an
nOunced the following as the text book
for use IN the September examinations
photography Reeds Word Lesson