The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-15

plainly printed; and that all such articles
s ,han oe weighed on demand OF and in
he plesence OF the consignor or consignee,
t ms set want or agent, on standard scales
70 pc furnished by the express company
ana mat no charge greater than that
speelned In the posted schedule shall be
'ns See Sy T sgSh exp express company
Ing business in this State Violating, fail.
ihs or refusing to comply with the pro-
visions OF Section OF this act shall he
ueemeu guilty OF misdemeanor, and
Upon CONVECTION thereof shall be punished
py fne OF not less than twenty-five dol
lars Every day Of such violation, failure
distinct offense. NN
Provided, however, That II such VIOLA
ton be an excessive charge for trans
porting or carrying any article or thing.
and within fifteen days after demand al
the place where paid such excess over the
proper charge be returned to the party
paying the same, then the penalty or for
forced" NV g"
Sec; 8. That all laws and parts of
laws In conflict herewith be, and the Same
are, hereby repealed.
sixty days from the day upon which it
shall become a law.
Approved May n, 1907.
SnHF IN So[f-tN0. a21,
An Act Providing That Express Compa-
MES Shall Transport Packages OF Mer-
chandise, Not Weighing Over Five
Pounds, OF the Value OF Not More Than
Eifty Dollars, anywhere in the State
Twenty-Five Cents, and Prescribing a
Penalty for a Violation Thereof.
ee " Enacted BY the Legislature Of the
Section !, That any express company
In ha ~
shall transport and carry any package OF
merchandise not Weighing over five
pounds, OF the value OF not more than
nifty dollars. from point to point in this
for the sum Of twenty-five cents, and
shall charge no more for the transporta-
tion Of the same.
Sec. 2. That any express company, It's
agents, or employee who shall violate the
provisions OF Section 1 OF this act and
collect more than the amount as pre-
scribed, shall, upon conviction, be pun
tshed by flne not exceeding I'VE hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not exceed
ing six months.
Sec. 8. That this act shall go into effect
and be In full force on and after sixty
days after its passage and approval by
the Governor.
Approved June 5. 1907
CHAPTER ss2s-(ks. as).
An Act to Fix Penalty and other LA
bilites Upon Any Telegraph Company
Owning or Operating a Telegraph Line
or Lines Wholly or Partly In This State,
and Engaged in the Transmission of
Messages for a. Consideration, for the
Negligent Failure Promptly to Trans
NIT and Deliver to the Addressee Any
Message Received by II or by Any OF Its
Agents or EMPLOYEES for Transmission,
and to Fix a Rule Of Evidence In Ac-
lions to Recover Same.
BE II Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Florida:
Section !. That any telegraph COM
pany owning or operating telegraph line
or lines wholly or partly In this State. and
engaged in transmitting messages for
consideration, who shall negligently iail
promptly to transmit and deliver to the
company or by any OF its agents or EN-
ployees for transmission, shall be liable
to the sender Of such message In a penal
ty for fifty 950,0o) dollars, and in addi-
ton thereto, shall be liable to both the
sender and to the addressee Of such mes
sage for all damages which they or either
OF them may sustain In consequence OF
such negligent failure promptly to trans,
NIT and deliver any message so received
company shall not be relieved from such
penalty or liability by any stipulation or
notice to the contrary; Provided, That the
provisions OF this section relative to the
delivery OF messages shall apply only 70
Sec. Q. The failure promptly to trans
init or to deliver to the addressee any
message so received for transmission as
to the negligence q the company ac-
cepting such message for transmission
until the contrary shall be made to APP
pear. ,.
penalty herein specified or any damage
under this act, shall be entitled to re-
cover In addition thereto, ten 40 p, g.
per cent OF the amount so recovered -
Sec. /. This act shall take effect from
and upon its passage and approval by the
Approved May 81. 1907.
CHAPTER ss2s-(No, s4).
An Act to Fix a Penalty and other LA
bilties Upon Any. Telegraph company
Owning or Operating Telegraph Line
or Lines Wholly or Partly IN This save
Engaged in the Transmission OF Mes-
sages for a Consideration, FOR the Re
fusai OF Such Company, Its Agents, or
Employees to Receive Any Message Ten
dered to It or to Any OF ts Agents or
Employees, Together with the S snh
Messages at Any Office or Place Where
such Messages Are Usually Received
for Transmission, During the Usua!
Hours in Which Messages Are Reeeiyeo
10 the Destination to Which the Mes.
sage so Refused Is Addressed, and 10
Prescribe a Rule Of Evidence In Ac-
tions to Recover Same
se IL Enacted by the Legislature OF the
Section 1. That any telegraph company
,wnine or operating any telegraph line
n lines wholly or partly In this State and
Engaged in transmitting messag &c ,,e lo
or transmission any legible message ten