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


set out; Provided, however. The above
proviso shall not apply to companies OF
individuals who furnish meters without
cost to places of business and residences;
Provided, further. That persons, firms and
corporations, engaged In a manufacturing
business, and not doing regular light
Ing business, may furnish electricity as
power, for neighboring factories or plants,
Sec. 9. That all confirmed crlpples
physically incapable OF manual labor snail
be allowed to peddle without paying
license, using their own capital only, not
In excess OF five hundred dollars. In coun-
ties In which they live; Provided, Such
exemption shall be allowed only upon the
certificate OF the county or other reputable
physician of the disability herein named;
Provided. This exception shall not apply
TO the sale OF spirituous vinous or malt
liquors.
Tax Collector before Issuing a license
based on a property valuation or capital
stock capacity OF production or other
contingency to require the party applying
authenticated 9 statement OF the value
capacity of productions; which state
m1ent, under oath, properly authe en-
monthly report OF licenses made to the
Comptroller. failure on the part OF the
Tax Collector to require and attach said
oath as aforesaid shall be cause for sus-
the duty Of the Comptroller to report all
such failures to the Governor on receipt
of the license report.
Sec. IL. ANY person or persons, hrm
or corporation or association that shall
carry on or conduct any business or pro-
fesslon for which a license Is required,
by either this or any other act, without
first obtaining such license, shall, except
In such cases as are otherwise provided
by law, be guilty OF a misdemeanor, ana
upon conviction shall be punished by a
fine OF not more than double the amount
required for such license. The payment
OF all license taxes shall be enforced by
the seizure and sale OF the property by
the Collector; or In case of State license
taxes payable either to the State Treas
urer or the Comptroller by the State
may be; and It Is hereby made the duty
of the Tax Collectors and County Judges
to report to the Comptroller and States
Attorneys any violation Of this act. Any
association, that shall sell or cause to be
sold or keep for sale any spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors, without first paying the
license required In this act, shall, upon
conviction, be fined in sum not less than
two hundred and fifty dollars. nor more
than one thousand dollars, and be impris-
oned In the county jail not less than six
Sherlffs and Deputy Sheriffs and
Collectors and Deputy Collectors and any
police officer OF any incorporated city or
town are authorized and empowered with
out warrant TO enter any building where
they have cause to suspect such liquors
are kept for sale, and to seize the same
and arrest the parties so engaged, and
one hundred dollars of the fine so collected
shall be paid to such officer for his SER
vices.
Sec. ~. Every State or County license
shall be furnished by the County Judge
under his seal Of office to the Tax Col
lector on the blanks published by the
Comptroller, after signing the same and
taking his receipt therefor, and the Tax
Collector shall fll out and sign each
license before issuing the same to the
person or persons paying him the neces-
tor shall make a duplicate Of each license
issued in the book furnished by the Coun-
ty Judge for that purpose and shall file
such duplicate license with the County
Judge, and the person or persons obtain
Ing such license shall keep the same ex.
hibited conspicuously at their place OF
business, and upon failure to do so shall
be subject to another license for engag-
ing in or managing the business or occu-
patton for which such license was OBJ
tanned. II the payment of a license tax
is to be made TO the State Treasurer or
issued by the officer to whom the payment
Sec. 10. Each County Judge shall trans
NIT to the Comptroller on the first Mon
day OF each month In each year state
ment showing the amount of money re-
ceived for State and county licenses un-
der the provisions OF this act, and shall
publish said list In some newspaper print
ed In said county by one insertion In
each year, and for the publication OF said
statement the State shall pay two-thirds
OF the cost and the county one-third;
and to the County Commissioners state
ment of all money received for county
license during the preceding month, with
the name Of each person paying the same,
the amount paid by each, the date Of
each payment and the business or profess
ell Tor ia tFh
said statement shall be signed by the
Tax Collector and the County Judge, and
the Tax Collector shall pay the amount
collected by him for State licenses to the
State Treasurer on the first Monday in
each month; and at the same time shall
pay to the County Treasurer the amount
collected by him for county licenses
Sec. IA. The County Judge shall report
or the Clerk OF the Circuit Court when
no grand jury Is ordered, or to the proper
prosecuting officer In their respective
counties, which, shall be filed in said
that have procured licenses under the
provisions of this act. The Comptroller
Of the State of Florida shall furnish such
plan blanks sor as are required for licenses IN
county, who shall give his receipt therefor
stating the number Of blank licenses in
each book received, and the County Judge
shall return such books for examination
at any time when requested to do SO by
the Comptroller.
Sec. TO- Any County Judge or Collec-
tor that shall neglect TO make returns
Collector failing to make such report as
herein required, or to pay the amount
collected to the State or County Treas
lirer, as the same may be payable, shall
Ne guilty OF embezzlement and shall be
IN BILE to the penalties prescribed for lar
cety of the amount withheld
Sec. 49, That nothing In this act shall
be tonstrued as In any way abridging or
LINKING the powers which have been
granted or may be granted to any munici-
pal corporation by special act or charter
act fd the purpose OF requiring the pay