The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-05-31
NfWDRA|NAGE
AMENDMENT
Senate Bill No. All Introduced
by Mr.. Crane.
Note STOOD 20 TO II
.,,,o, Law Passed Relating to the
n,,;osee of swamp and Over.
aowed Lands in Florida.

Tho following is the text OF the new
,.inaCe bill, known as the senate bill
10 al by Mr. Crane of the Eleventh
|i,trict which passed the senate last
Friday by vote of 20 to II: =,
hin 10 be entitled an act to amend
soction | and 2 of an act entitled an
oct relating to the drainage and re-
clamotion of the swamp and over
flowed lands in Florida; to create a
hoard of drainage commissioners
orescribing its powers and duties. au.
tborizing the establishment Of drain
ACE districts, establishing drainage
system, the building of canals, levees,
dkes and reservoirs for the purpose
Of drainage, irrigation and commerce;
the assessment of lands to be drained
and benefited, the collection of neces-
say funds BY assessment of benefits
and taxation: providing for the man.
agement and maintenance thereof
and for the exercise of the right OF
eminent domain and for the sale and
uses of said lands for the purposes
of drainage, reclamation and improve
ment aforesaid, the same being
chapter 5377, Laws Of Florida. APP
proved May q, 1908.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
BITE of Florida
Section |. That section of chapter
h. Laws of Florida. approved May
1905, be and is hereby amended so
to read as follows:
Sec. |. The governor, the comp
Her, the state treasurer, the attOr-
general and the commissioners of
iculture of the state of Florida, and
ir successors in office. are hereby
stituted and designated as board
drainage commissioners, and are
eby authorized and empowered to
ablish a system of canals, drains,
ees, dlkes and reservoirs of such d.
nslons and depth AS in the Judgment
Dald board Of drainage commissioners
eemed advisable to drain and reclaim
swamp and overtlowed lands within
drainage districts hereinafter
grated, and to maintain such canals
ms, levees, bikes and reservoirs in
manner as will be most advanta-
US to the territory so drained"
ee'2' That section 2Of chapter
Laws OF Florida, approved May q,
be and is hereby amended so as
cad as follows.
cec' 2 That drainage district is
ny established, beginning at the
'seetlon OF township line between
,sn'p thlrty-siy (36) and thirty.sev-
oo south and east, with the range
u'v'dng ranges thirty-one (3l) and
s''wo (32) and extending east along
township line TO the intersection
u range line dividing ranges thirty
'0') and forty (4O) and south to
"'erseetlon Of township line divid.
owhshlps forty-one (4D and forty
WI thence east along said range
" we intersection of the township
u,V'amg township tifty.one (5l)
"'y'two (52), thence west along
township line to the intersection
'a 10, section line dividing sections
, @ and four (4) in township fifty
US'' range forty one (4l) east.
S'u'h along said section line to
s,e'S OF Biscayne bay, thence
vi '"e coast line of said waters and
'a,ers OF the Gulf of Mexico to the
" the range line between ranges
,, H"e 'ai) and thirty.two (S2), in
c a"e with the coast line of the
,a o' Mexico, thence north along
,~"se line to the intersection of
s0snshlp line between townships
81 IHlaS) land thirty-seven(s7)to the
~. W beginning. A tax of five cents
h ,s hereby levied annually. in
. ., me year 1907, upon all lands
hal ~ drainage districts that were
a. ~ W. patents received by the
= -. florida from the United States
!, se % Of Congress, approved Sep
s,,S 60 1850 The proceeds arising
s i :. acreage tax shall be used and
~'ae drainage and reclamation