General Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida

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Office of the Floridian and Journal, 1887 - Law
 

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Page 117 - State, shall charge, collect, demand or receive more than a fair and reasonable rate of toll or compensation, for the transportation of passengers or freight, of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car...
Page 117 - Congress assembled, that any telegraph company now organized, or which may hereafter be organized, under the laws of any state In this Union, shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lines of telegraph through and over any portion of the public domain of the United States, over and along any of the military or post roads of the United States which have been or may hereafter be declared such by...
Page 118 - ... freight or cars, or unjust discrimination in relation thereto, be deemed and taken in all courts of this State, as...
Page 73 - Provided, that at no time shall more than one-half of the funds in the treasury of the corporation be applicable to the demands of withdrawing stockholders, without the consent of the board of directors, and that no stockholder shall be entitled to withdraw whoso stock is held in pledge for security.
Page 50 - ... who shall hereafter fight a duel, or send or accept a challenge to fight a duel, the probable issue of which may be the death of the challenger or challenged, or who shall be a second to either party, or shall in any manner aid or assist in such duel, or shall be knowingly the bearer of such challenge or acceptance...
Page 118 - That the said Railroad Commissioners are hereby authorized and required to make for each of the railroad corporations doing business in this State, as soon as practicable, a schedule of just and reasonable rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freights and cars on each of said railroads...
Page 64 - ... or who shall make or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of any election, shall vote at such election...
Page 272 - Company," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity within the United States, and may make and have a common seal.
Page 121 - Commissioners shall also have full power and authority to examine all agents and employees of said railroad companies, and other persons, under oath or otherwise, in order to procure the necessary information to make just and reasonable rates of freight and passenger tariffs, and to ascertain if such rules and regulations are observed or violated...
Page 50 - States, and who shall have resided and had his habitation, domicile, home and place of permanent abode in Florida for one year, and in the county for six months next preceding the election at which he shall offer to vote, shall, in such county, be deemed a qualified elector at all elections under this Constitution.

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