at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned not less than three nor more than six months. SEC. 19. Be it further enacted, That after the completion of said road, or any part thereof, the said president and directors May collect may levy and collect tolls from all persons, property, merchandise, and all other commodities transported thereon. tolls. Approved August 6th, 1865. Preamble. Persons vest rate powers. CHAPTER 1,651.-[No. 27.] AN ACT to incorporate the St. Johns and Halifax Navigation and Improvement WHEREAS, It is of the most important concern to the people of SECTION 1. The people of the State of Florida, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: That Abijah Giled with corpo- bert, Frederic A. Dockroy, Morris H. Alberger, John L. ReQua, Horatio Jenkins, Jr., William W. Ross, and A. R. Meek, and such other persons as may become associated with them by becoming stockholders in said corporation, their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of "The St. Johns and Halifax Navigation and Improvement Company," with all the rights and powers conferred, and liabilities prescribed by An At entitled An Act to Provide for the Creation of Corporations and to Prescribe their General Powers and Liabilities, approved A. D. 1868. Capital stock. Exclusive rights. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said company, or corporation, shall have the exclusive right of connecting the waters of the St. Johns river by the way of Julington Creek with the waters of North river, and the water of Mantanzas river with the head-waters of Halifax river, by a series of canals, so as to make an inland steamboat navigation from Jacksonville, by the way of St. Augustine, with Halifax river. And to effect the said ob ject, the said company shall have the right to improve any of the said rivers, creeks, inlets, or lagoons, by dredging, canalling, or making cut-offs, and to construct any lock or locks, dams or embankments, and to erect such other work or works as they may deem necessary for making, repairing, or keeping in repair any of such works which may be necessary to complete and perfect such inland navigation. May construct locks. Tolls. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That there is hereby granted to the said company, by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of Florida, the right Right of way. of way through all lands owned by the State, and the title in fee simple to lands for four hundred feet on each side of any of the canals cut or streams improved, as well as the title to all lands that may be given to the State of Florida by the government of the United States to aid in any of the improvements contemplated by this act; and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund are authorized to make such other concessions of lands to the said company, to aid in the completion of said improvements, as they may deem for the best interest of the State. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the president and directors of said company shall be authorized to agree upon such rates of tolls for the use of such navigation as they deem reasonable, and as shall be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund; and the said company may collect tolls on all vessels or other water craft which may pass or repass through any canal which said corporation may cut or construct, or that may pass or repass through any channel they may have dredged or deepened, and said company shall be entitled to demand and receive said tolls upon all produce, merchandise, goods, or other articles which may be transported through any of the canals cut or waters improved by the said company; and all produce, goods, merchandise, boats, or other articles or things which may be transported or conveyed through any of said canals constructed or waters made navigable, shall be liable for the tolls and fees for which they are respectively chargeable, and may be detained until the same be paid and acquitted. may SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall cause to be surveyed the route of its proposed canal or canals within one year from and after the passage of this act; and shall construct and open the proposed connection between Julington Creek and North river within three years from and after the passage of this act; otherwise all the rights and powers conferred upon said company by this act of incorporation shall become void and inoperative. Approved August 6th, 1868. Shall survey route. Preamble. Persons vested with corporate powers. Powers. Election of offlcers. Capital stock. CHAPTER 1,652.-[No. 28.] AN ACT to incorporate the Suwannee Steamboat Company. WHEREAS, Serious obstructions exist in the Suwannee river, placed there during the late war, which renders the navigation of said river above Clay's Landing exceedingly difficult and impracticable; AND WHEREAS, It is the intention of the persons. named in this act of incorporation to remove said obstructions, and to improve and render useful for the public good the navigation of said river above Clay's Landing; AND WHEREAS, It is injurious to the interests of the State to prevent, embarrass, or paralyze the efforts of the people in aid of the internal improvement of the State, but a matter of wise legislation to foster and protect private enterprise in such direction: SECTION 1. The people of the State of Florida, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: That Washington Rogers, George W. Rogers, Peter Moran, and John A. Boyd, citizens of the State of Florida, and such persons as are associated with them, or as hereafter may be associated with them,. their successors and assigns, shall be, and are hereby, created, constituted, and declared a body corporate and politic, by the name of the Suwannee Steamboat Company, and by that name they and their successors may and shall have succession for a period or term of twenty years, with the right and use of a common seal, and shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in all places and courts whatsoever, and may hold, possess, acquire, and enjoy real and personal estate, and by virtue of this act, as delegated to the said company, all the legal powers, duties, and obligations appertaining to such corporations. SEC. 2. That said company is empowered to elect such officers as they may require, and perform such duties, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States, as a majority of said company may deem proper. SEC. 3. That the capital stock of said company shall be ten thousand dollars, with the privilege to increase to fifty, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, with privilege of building, owning, or possessing such steamboats and towboats as may be necessary to transport the freight and produce on the Suwannee river between Cedar Keys and Columbus. SEC. 4. That the State of Florida hereby grants unto the said Exclusive company, and their successors in office, during the existence of this charter, the exclusive privilege of navigating the Suwannee river above Clay's Landing to Columbus, in Suwannee county. privilege. Conditions of grant. SEC. 5. That the conditions imposed upon the said company are, that it shall clear out the obstructions in said river, dredge the same, and place it in good navigable condition for boats of light draught. Charter for SEC. 6. That should the said company fail or neglect to perform the duties imposed upon them within five years, it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General, through the courts of the feited when. State, to have said charter forfeited. Crime for third parties to upon payment. of tolls. SEC. 7. That any person or persons convicted of navigating the said river above Clay's Landing, or transporting freights or produce for pay, for the term of this charter, without obtaining per- navigate except mission so to do from the company, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined in the sum of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars; Provided, nevertheless, That parties may navigate said river above Clay's Landing upon the payment of tolls at a rate or percentage to be agreed upon between them and said company; and provided also, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to debar any person or persons from carrying his or their own freights or produce to or from market upon said river. SEC. 8. That this act shall be in force from and after the passage thereof. SEC. 9. That all laws and parts of laws conflicting with the Repeal. provions of this act be, and they are hereby, repealed. Approved August 3d, 1868. CHAPTER 1,653.-[No. 29.] AN ACT to incorporate the Jacksonville Hotel Company. Persons vested with corpo The people of the State of Florida, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. That Oscar E. Austin, John Clark, Otis L. Keene, Thomas O. Holmes, and John S. Driggs be, and they are hereby, incorporated in the name and rate powers. style of the Jacksonville Hotel Company, located in the city of Jacksonville, Duval county, Florida." SEC. 2. That Oscar E. Austin, John Clark, Otis L. Keene, Thomas O. Holmes, and John S. Driggs, are hereby appointed commissioners authorized and empowered to open the books of said company for subscription to the capital stock thereof at Jacksonville, Duval county, and Palatka in Putnam county, and that they or any one of them are authorized and empowered to receive the said subscriptions, and to receive from the subscribers to the capital stock of said company twenty-five per cent. of the amount by them subscribed. Books to be opened. Amount to be paid at date of SEC. 3. That every person or persons subscribing to the capital of said company, shall, at the time of thus subscribing, pay to the commissioners or any one of them twenty-five per cent. of subscription. the capital stock by him, her, or them subscribed. directors. SEC. 4. That the subscribers to the capital stock of said company shall, as soon as there is twenty-five thousand dollars of the capital stock of said company subscribed, and the cash payment herein provided for paid in, proceed to the election of Election of six directors, who shall elect one of their number president, who shall hold his office one year. Said directors shall have the and are hereby authorized to elect a treasurer and secretary, who shall hold their offices for the time aforesaid, unless sooner removed for neglect of duty or incapacity; to make rules and regulations for the government of said company. Their powers. ers of corporation. power SEC. 5. That the said Jacksonville Hotel Company shall have the authority to acquire and hold real estate and personal property, either by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or otherwise, build hotels, General pow. build, erect, and put up all other buildings of whatsoever nature or kind, to sell and convey any such real estate or personal property, to make, execute, and deliver a good and sufficient title therefor to the purchaser thereof, to have and use a common seal, to sue and be sued in their corporate capacity, and do all other lawful acts necessary to carry on the business of the said Jacksonville Hotel Company. Capital stock. Banking busi SEC. 6. That the capital stock of said company shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars. SEC. 7. That the said Jacksonville Hotel Company shall not ness prohibited. at any time do the business of banking. Approved August 6th, 1868. Persons vest ed with corpo rate powers. CHAPTER 1,654.-[No. 30.] AN ACT to incorporate the Palatka Hotel Company. [SECTION 1.] The people of the State of Florida, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: That Oscar E. Austin, Herbert L. Hart, Nathaniel H. Moragne, Henry R. Teasdale, and Calvin Gillis be, and they are hereby, incorporated and made a body corporate in the name and style of the Palatka Hotel Company, to be located at Palatka, Putnam county. [SEC. 2.] That the said Oscar E. Austin, Herbert L. Hart, Nathaniel H. Morague, Henry R. Teasdale, and Calvin Gillis are hereby appointed commissioners, with power and authority to Books to be open the books of said incorporation for subscription to the cap opened. ital stock of said company, at Palatka, Putnam county, and Jacksonville, Duval county, Florida, and that they or any one of them be and they are authorized to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, and to collect and receive from each subscriber to the capital stock of said company twenty-five per cent. of the amount by them subscribed. |