The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-29
s,ato by any railroad company

q tbbss General General Statutes OF the State Of
Fieriaa,a Any white person unlawfully
and wilfuy occuPyihg, as p sot
nnS nroyided for white passengers, and
eng eoiored passenger unlaWtully ana VIII
saiy occupying, as a PASSENGER s5,t any car
OF W Tor c6iored passengers, shall, upon
ylde4o 81, punished by fine not ex-
cohiii,g five hundred dollars, or impris-
ceeun1I7 not exceeding six months. Moth
onin,g5ii ~ mis- Act shall apply to persons law
ink ~ in charge OF or under the charge
igns orsons OF the other race.
o. sec. 5. Al laws and parts Of Avs IN III
.ondict with the provisions OF TINS AcV
are nes Z. This Act shall take effect upon
ne massage and approval by the Governor
~ Approved June 8, lsOs'
CHAPTER 5ss4--No. %.
- ACT 10 REQUIRE Common Carriers TO
Al claims for Lost or Damaged
freight ENPTesis, bs agg allI ge ana
psciprocal Demurrage. Wilhn Ger
tsjn Time, and Providing That in the
Event a Common Carrier Fa lTS 70 e Pag
SSa1non Carrier Shall in Certain Cases
Ss liable for Interest on said Claim at
re Rate OF Fifty Per Cent per Annum,
and shall Also be La Liaole Ior dpaEn esIiGIn
aaR4ier aws in Conflict With the Pro-
,9sions Of This Act Saving all actions
and rights Of actions heretotore ac-
er,,ad Under such repealed laws).
ps Il Enacted by the Legislature or the
ss esction ~ /. That II shall be the duty
& 5,s az st Sf ana they are hereby required
rhen any person, his agent or attorney,
sss with or presents 70 them, or any
station agent Of said common nLo Garner ,ipor
on,, other agent Of such common carrier,
bIs claim for any freight, baggage or ex-
nress lost or damaged by SAID oomihSpn On
prrier or for any overcharge made by
s@cb common carrier on any freight;
6segage or express, or for any reciprocal
9sTnnTrage.. to pay the said claim within
sixty days fGm its tng % w Tre OF pr any
station agent pr other agent OF such COM
nn See ?. That should any common car
risr fail to comply with the proysio9ns
~ section one (i) Of this Act, then the
said common carrier making such tallurs
sbau he liable to the claimant Tor the
smount Of his claim and nifty per cent
az snnum Interest on the principal sum
al said claim from the date OF the tllints
Of the same with, or presentauoh Oh vLiS
same to, the common carrier or ANY any
station agent or other agent Of such con-.
mon carrier and when the SAID clalmant
snail bring suit and recover judgment IOl
ms claim against said common carnet'
he shall be allowed the said htty per cenJ
,sr annum. in addition to the principal
per- per-, az" of said claim. and the same shall
be allowed in the verdict giving MIN
Judgment. PTeiyded, howeyeT' IN Ina{ {p5 Stl.
ment for the said fifty per cent. PEI, an El-
mum, nor attorneys fees, as ProNlIeu III
In Section of this Act, unless ne re-
ne nrincipai sum Of said claim az an
amount greater than the amount "uiS55
SAID common carrier had ofIeteHS I ant
rendered to the claimaabn an innInirat tIo of
said sixty days in which the sald eoin ni.irI
carrier Is required to pay such clam
under the provisions Of Section one W
Sec ec'' 8. That any common carrier who no
fails TO comply with the PROVISIONS ol
Section one a. Of this Act Sh9mii' lLrav All
IN an action to recover on his clam zee ~
liable for a reasonable attorney ~
and IL shall be the duty OF the Soutt ~ -
allow the claimant Such ssiHlaS hv the
coirt NOT 10 exceed fifteen dollars, u
ne amount received does not eAcSes eSS
one hundred dollars, and not 70 ezcseSS
fifteen per cent on any amount recoYsIeg
ereater than the sum Of one hundred
uY See. 4. When any claim arises under n,lel
the provisions Of THIS AL y shI gone me owe over
more than one common carrier nnS ,
Inc claimant may file his claim WIN az
Of said common carriers OWL MiIgsV ,one
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and may bring action against eltneI a. ~
them for recovery Of damages, as heIell
provided for; Provided, He shal nay nay,
served said notice on the common carrier
sS ste s. An laws and parts Of laws Il
conflict with the provisions or TINS AZ
be- and the same are hSISStDy' ~ action.
heretofore accrued under such repealeC
Approved June s, 1909.
CHAPTER 5ss5-tNo. 2e).
AN ACT TO Amend Section 29l9 OF IN
General Statutes Of the State OF tIorluat
as 10 the Allowance OF Free or keouceS
Rates OF Transportation by common
Be It Enacted by the Legislature Of thu
State OF Florida: go -. o.,
Section l. That Section ZslS OF VIZ y ~
erai Statutes OF the state OF Florloa pc
and the same is hereby, AMENDED SO d
70 read as follows: $500, 49, ~,
2sis-When Free or Reduced Rates an
Allowed. Nothing In TINS cLlaPDe carrie
subject thereto from granting idfIieeeP S az,
age or free tickets TO It's own oIIlcsIs S Sis
own employees (including pensioners, US J
abled employees and persons traNeilhs Y
accept or leave ne employment OF sue
common carrier) and their immedlaitt
families dependent upon them; ahq 70 ~
physicians and surgeons, ana 70 Tvs go
arled attorney-at-lawi to persons en- ~
poyed on sleeping, parlor, dlrIlns Urd
press cars while on duty onig. allH -, =
while on duty only; to ministers Of Te
llgion who are engaged In genera I'M BniN1
sion work, travelling secretaries 81 has !
road Young Mems Christian Associatl1sotn as
Confederate Soldiers going. TO the StaI
Home for Confederate Soldiers 70 pec9SII.
Inmates thereof, or returning after 9 az:
persons when tran sported by charitab
societies. and to the necessary agen.
employed in such transportation, 20 PEI
sons exclusively engaged IN charltaple
eleemosynary work for the purposes
Their, work; and to. persons injured