The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27
CHAPTER 7s77-(No. 11s).

CHAPTER 7377-(No 11s).
AN ACT to Amend Section of Chapter
ss1s. Laws of Florida. Approved June 8.
1915, Same Being An Act Entitled IAN
Act Appropriatng Funds for the Purposes
of Erecting Building and Furnishing
Equipment, and for the Operation. Main
tenance and Management of the Florida
Industrial School for Boys and Providing
for the Payment of Such Appropriations
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
Section 1. That Section of Chapter 6s16,
Laws of Florida, the same being IAN Act
Appropriating Funds for the Purposes Of
Erecting Buildings and Furnishing Equip
ment and for the Operation, Maintenance
and Management Of the Florida Industrial
School for Boys and providing for the pay
ment of such appropriations" approved June
g. 1915, be and the same is hereby amended
so to read as follows:
Sec s. When any boy shall be committed
by the Judge of any Court in the State of
Florida to the Florida Industrial School for
Boys said commitment shall be for such
period as the committing Judge shall deem
proper, or until he shall reach his majority,
or unless discharged earlier by the Board Of
Managers as reformed,
Sec. @ All laws and parts Of laws in con-
fct with the provisions Of this Act are
hereby repealed.
Approved June S, 1917.
CHAPTER 7s7s-tNo. 1907.
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Hospitals Sanatoriums, Public and Private
Schools and Institutions, Nunneries and
Houses of the Good Shepherd Within This
State.
Be It Enacted nv the Legislature OF the
State of Florida:
Section |. That the Governor OF this
State upon the recommendations Of the
Board of County Commissioners. shall APP
point Commission in each County, to con-
sist of six members three Of whom shall be
women and three shall be men. to inspect
all public and private charitable institutions,
within the county, including Hospitals, san
atoriums Public and Private Schools, High
Schools and Colleges Almshouses. Houses or
the Good Shepherd. detention and Reforma
tory Institutions Nunneries. Converts. Asy-
lums Seminaries and any other Institutions
maintained by religious or educational In
situations
Sec, Q It shall be the duty OF the Com
mission to visit each institution mentioned In
the foregoing section situated within the
County once each year oftener. II the
Commission deem It necessary for the pur-
nose of ascertaining the treatment of the IN
mates OF said institutions and the general
conditions Of said institutions and report
their findings to the Governor and the Conn
ty Commissioners If the County; Provided.
the visits of said Commission shall not be
made known or announced beforehand.
Sec g. The members Of said Commission
shall serve without compensation, but shall
be allowed their actual travelling expenses
to be paid by the county,
Sec T. That any officer, agent or employe
or other person who shall refuse to permit
or interfere in any way with the visits or
Investigation provided for by this Act or in
any manner hinder or delay the commission
or any member thereof In the discharge Of
their duties shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
and be punished by fine Of not more than
$500 or by imprisonment not more than one
year or by both such fine and Imprisonment,
Approved June g. 1917.
CHAPTER 7379-CNo 12r.
AN ACT to Establish and Maintain Branch
Experiment Station in or Near Winter Ha-
ven, Polk County state Of Florida to
Conduct Field Research on Citrus Prob
lens; to Make 1t the Duty of the Board
of Control to Establish Such Branch Sta
ton and to Provide for Carrying On In
vestigation Thereat.
Whereas The citrus Industry OF Florida is
recognized an agricultural asset OF great
magnitude to the State; and
Whereas, There Is annually loss Of many
thousands Of dollars to said Industry from
attacks of insect pests, fungous diseases, and
other causes not well understood: and
Whereas Further and more detailed re-
search is necessary concerning the nature Of
such causes before effective methods can be
devised for combating them; and
Whereas. Additional funds are necessary
and additional lands, including citrus trees
in the citrus growing sections of the state
are needed by the Experiment Station Of the
University of Florida for successfully con-
Quoting said investigations; therefore
Be It Enacted bv the Legislature of the
Section l. That the Board OF Control he
authorized and directed to locate. establish
and maintain a Branch Experiment Station,
In or near Winter Haven, Polk County, In
the citrus growing section of the State, where
insect pests diseases and other agencies af-
fecting the production OF citrus fruits and
citrus trees shall he studied.
Sec . That the supervision and direction
Of the research work Of such a laboratory
shall be vested in the Board Of Control
Sec. 2. That the Board Of Control Is
hereby authorized to accept donations of
lands groves, monies. or other things ot
value that may he utilized in conducting
the aforesaid Investigations provided, that
no branch station shall be established II
such lands groves monies and other things
OF value be Of less than SO 900 value
Sec. d. That all laws and parts Of laws
Inconsistent herewith hereby repealed
Approved June A. 1917.
CHAPTER 73SO-tNo 1877
AN ACT Concerning Elections. and Permit
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