The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-21
Georgia PapTAmuSed
By a Freak Bill
Florida Being Laughed at Because 4
Legislator Wants Her to Pay All
Losses BY Theft.

LJ1SSO w iuGits
The following from the Atlanta Geor-
gian anent freak bill which recently
passed the house Of Representatives,
should make our State legislators stop
and think, and kill measures that only
make Florida q laughing stock to the
outside world. Here Is what the GeOr-
gian says:
Other things besides prohibition are
doing IN the Florida legislature. Wit
ness the following:
"a bill to be entitled an act 10 reim-
buFee parties who shall hereafter lose
property or money by theft or other
fraudulent means
Get thati Try again;
"A bill 20 be entitled an act 20 raim-
burse parties who shall hereafter lose
property or money BY theft or other
fraudulent means.
Maybe that Ii something 20 Tread.
ponder and inwardly digest" for YOU.
For this bill has not only come before
the house Of the FLORIDA legislature.
but IL came under the head Of Select
Orders" being especially set for 40
O'Clock the morning Of Friday, April
%, and not only that. but
II was passed by q majority Of As to
20. and that
On the heels OF an unfavorable report
By thecommittee on judiciaFyl
Yes, passed. House Bill No. 10. after
being duly taken I'D, read IN full for the
third time, BY q vote ef A8 % 90, with
the speaker leading the vote OF Ire
yeas. And up 20 the senate L gees,
mnFFrTtuor Aafu
from the house more than enough %
override possible veto By the governor.
Mr.. WALL DID IT..
The bill % the offspring Of Mr.. Wall,
OF Bradford. lie full text q not here
available, but the caption is quoted from
the official calandar and ls repeated IN
the journal Of the house, and there u q
constitutional provision 10 the effect
that the caption Of "a act muat 6ot
forth les full intent.
Wherefore. surmlses e. 30 lts opera
ton ae prospective law.
For instance.
Nan breaks IN house. Steals dih-
m0ndS, watches, and % forth. Night
Be biz own house; what Of III Proves
loss. State pays. IL real thief, Stata's
chances 10 catch and recover about IN
5. IL imitation thief, Mr.. States Odds
about 0 90 Z, 200, 900. Good, kind State.
Nice, philanthropie State. Easy State.
GREAT STATE, rms.
Or this: Crook, acting "a cahoots OF
sells Mr.. y z. Mark g clua-
ler OF land lOta In Florida that Do not
sxiat. Crook screws for Europe and %
very much OblitsFated b. the tine Mr..
Mark wakes up with q singing senna-
uon IN the region Of bis pocket EtunRi
0h, no. Mr.. Mark no longer lives IA q
State Of sin and misery. Mr.. Mark lives
h Fioridi. And az b well.
Easy money! Why mott Why should
banka require security -other than life
l0ansf IL Mr.. Debtor
lkips-p.ain fraud. II he fails proof OF
oss and 3 little fraudulent intent. and
prestol State 10 the rescue.
WHY, IT'S A cINcH.
InveStments1 Why, " the recently
discovered rodium mine, promoted BY
htssrB. Bonanza co n, fails 10 pan out,
md Messre. Bonanza and 80 forth, stunR
q, the quick with grief and chagrin, de-
amp with q few hundred thousand Of
Daid-in capital
les ell right. The State steps In,
reimburse" the "fraudulently" de-
rived widow, orphan and sucker, psts
hem on the back and says, Try again;
bettor luck next timet'
q, paradise OF Suckera-playing the
Wildcats and ponies and (Derchance) the
rap tables, with Papa Florida to stakel
}, triumph Of modern legislationl o,
nvious shades Of ancient laWmakers-
, Moses, o, LyeuTgus, o, SolOn-
Q, shucks--
ANYWAY. the senate Is not done With
tr. Walls bill yet. Nor the Governor.
'ut the housed
Well, according 10 the journal OF the
ouse OF representatives for Friday.
lpril g. when the bill came 40 81
pecial order for les third reading and
ote' said house voted 90 follows:
YoU BET IT PASSED.
Yeas-hr. Speaker, M,sssrs. Aeree.
.leNander, Blanton, BOhund, Brown.
lutler. earn, Cash Chaires. Conway.
OK, Dempsey. Doke, puPnInee, Epper-
Dn, Godfrey. Grace. Hardse, Hatcher.
luh, Kelley. King, knight Light, LIE
III, hAhaffey, Malone, McCaskil. Ne
.enzle (Putnam). Miller, lfOore. ORil-
u, Page. Pattishall, Pesdsn. Register.
.ichbOurg. sheppard. Stewart, Thag-
ard, Thornton. Tidwell. Trammel.
lall, Watford. Virgins, Wilson'S.
Nays iessrs. hynum, CRlkins. Car
n, Chape, Clark, Davis, LuPont, Hi
1rn, Hodges. Knowles, lIcWilliams.
cKenEis (Of Washinet0ll. Nosley.
ewton, kobaFron. Smith Sfokoq