1897. of three and one-half mills upon the dollar; and there shall also be levied for each of the years 1897 and 1898 a constitutional school tax of one mill upon the dollar; Provided, That if the School tax. Governor shall discover from the aggregate assessment of Proviso. the property of the State, and from other sources of revenue, the reduction of three and one-half mills State tax of either or both of said years will be justified, he is hereby authorized to reduce the same as low as he may deem advisable, and he is hereby empowered to instruct the Tax Collectors to collectonly such reduced tax as he may fix as aforesaid. County Comlevy county tax. missioners to Cannot levy more than five mille for county purposes. SEC. 2. The Board of County Commissioners of every county at a meeting for correcting and reviewing the county assessment, shall immediately thereafter ascertain and determine the amount of money to be raised by tax for county purposes, including the current expenses, interest on bonded debt, bridges and county buildings, and to meet the expenses they are hereby authorized to levy a tax of not more than five mills upon the dollar on the real and personal property of the county, and every such determination and levy so made, shall be entered at large upon the records of the Board of County Commissioners, and no county shall levy a greater amount for any purpose than five mills for county purposes, and any indebtedness contracted by the County Commissioners of any county in excess of the said amount, shall be null and void, and no suits shall be prosecuted in any court in this State for the collection of the same; Provided, That the County Commissioners of each county shall levy a tax not to exceed five mills nor less than three and one-quarter mills on the dollar on the real and personal property of the county for county school purposes; Provided further, That the School tax. County Commissioners of any county may levy an additional tax not to exceed four mills on the dollar each year, to pay all outstanding indebtedness and interest thereon; Provided, est, etc. That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prohibit any county wishing to erect a court house or jail from levying the amount of special taxes now allowed by law for that purpose; Provided further, This act shall not apply to counties working roads under special laws. Tax for inter Erecting court house or jail. Where this act does not apply. SEC. 3. That the levying of a tax for the raising of a sinking fund for the ultimate redemptiou of the bonded debt Sinking fund of the State, is hereby suspended for the years 1897 and 1898. tax. SEC. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Repeal. act are hereby repealed. 1897. To take effect. SEC. 5. This act being a public act, shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved June 3, 1897. Certificates for unpaid taxes on land trans ferred to State Treasurer. CHAPTER 4517-[No. 3.] AN ACT Transferring all Certificates Issued to the State for Unpaid Taxes on Lands Which are Now in the Hands of the Commissioner of Agriculture Under Chapter 4011, Laws of Florida, to the Custody of the State Treasurer, and Providing for the Redemption, Sale and Conveyance of Such Lands. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: SECTION 1. That all certificates of lands certified to the State of Florida for unpaid taxes, under and in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter four thousand and eleven (4011) of the Laws of Florida which are now in the hands of the Commissioner of Agriculture, be and the same are hereby transferred to the custody of the State Treasurer, to be held by him subject to redemption and sale in the same manner as now is, or may hereafter be provided by law for the redemption and sale of tax sale certificates held by the State of Florida, and all deeds of conveyance of such lands shall be made by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, upon presentation of the certificate duly transferred by the State Treasurer, substantially in the same manner as now is, or may hereafter be, provided by law for the conveyance of land sold for unpaid taxes. SEC. 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved May 18, 1897. CAHPTER 4518-[No. 4.] AN ACT Making Appropriations for the Expenses of the State Government for Six Months of the Year 1897, and for the Year 1898, and for Six Months of the Year 1899. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: SECTION 1. That the following sums be, and are hereby, appropriated for the payment of the expenses of the State 1897. Appropriati ons Government for six months from July 1 to December 31, 1897. in civil cases, fifty dollars ($50); for expenses Circuit Judges sitting Supreme Bench, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars; for expenses of State troops, including all expenses authorized by law excepting encampment, two thousand ($2,000) dollars; for contingent expenses of Capitol, seven hundred and fifty ($750) dollars; for rewards for and expenses of arrest of fugitives from justice, one thousand ($1,000) dollars; for contingent expenses of State, one thousand five hundred ($1,500) dollars; for lists of State and United States land entries for use of Assessors, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars; for Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institute, five thousand ($5,000) dollars; for pensions, thirty-two thousand five hundred ($32,500) dollars; for insurance of State buildings, twothousand ($2,000) dollars; for salary of Adjutant-General, five hundred ($500) dollars; for State Chemist, one thousand ($1,000) dollars; for Clerk of Fertilizer and Prison Department, six hundred ($600) dollars; for Clerk Agricultural Department, six hundred ($600) dollars; for Assistant Chemist and Inspector of Fertilizers, six hundred ($600) dollars; for stenographer and typewriter Agricultural Department, four hundred and fifty ($450) dollars; for printing, Agricultural Department, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars; for postage, seeds and stationery, Agricultural Department, three hundred ($300) dollars; for chemicals and apparatus for State Chemist, two hundred ($200) dollars; for interest on bonds of 1871 and 1873, payable by State Treasurer on coupons, forty thousand ($40,000) dollars; for expenses Legislature of 1897, based on expenses of session of 1895, seventy thousand ($70,000) dollars; for East Florida Seminary, one thousand two hundred and fifty ($1,250) dollars; for West Florida Seminary, one thousand ($1,000) dollars; and for repairs of the buildings of said seminary, two thousand (2,000) dollars; for State Normal College at DeFuniak Springs, three thousand ($3,000) dollars; for Colored Normal College at Tallahassee, four thousand ($4,000) dollars; for Florida Agricul– tural College at Lake City, for equipment and repairs, two thousand five hundred ($2,500) dollars; for current expenses, six hundred and fifty ($650) dollars; for stenographers who have performed service by order of Circuit Court Judges, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars; for Assistant Attorney to Attorney-General in special cases, five hundred ($500) dollars; for expenses and salary of Railroad Commissioners, seven thousand five hundred ($7,500) dollars; for expenses of reception of W. J. Bryan, one hundred and thirty and twenty-six one hundredths ($130.26) dollars; the sum of twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars is hereby appropriated to cover a deficiency now existing in former appropriations for contingent expenses of the Supreme Court. 1897. Appropriations SEC. 2. That the following sums be, and are hereby, appropriated for the payment of expenses of the State Government for the year 1898: For salaries Executive Department, fourteen thousand ($14,000) dollars; for salaries Judicial Department, thirty-nine thousand five hundred ($39,500) dollars; for maintenance of lunatics, sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars; for jurors and witnesses before grand jury, fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars; for Chief Clerk in Comptroller's office, one thousand five hundred ($1,500) dollars; for bookkeeper in Comptroller's office, one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars; for assistant auditing clerk in Comptroller's office, one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars; for clerk in Redemption Department, nine hundred and sixty ($960) dollars; for clerk in Tax Department, seven hundred and twenty ($720) dollars; for clerk in Comptroller's office, five hundred ($500) dollars; for private secretary to Governor, one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars; for stenographer in Governor's office, seven hundred and twenty ($720) dollars; for clerk of Secretary of State, one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars; for expenses collection of revenue, fifty- for 1898. five thousand ($55,000) dollars; for clerk in Treasurer's office, one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars; for assistant clerk in Treasurer's office, one thousand ($1,000) dollars; for clerk in Treasurer's office, Tax Department, twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars; for clerk in Attorney-General's office, nine hundred ($900) dollars; for clerk Supreme Court, as librarian under Section 1321, Revised Statutes, three hundred ($300) dollars; for clerk Supreme Court, per diem, under Section 1321, Revised Statues, nine hundred and thirty-nine ($939); for janitor Supreme Court, three hundred ($300) dollars; for salary of clerk for Supreme Court Judges, one thousand five hundred ($1,500) dollars; for contingent expenses of Supreme Court, one thousand five hundred ($1,500) dollars; for purchase of books for Supreme Court library, five hundred ($500) dollars; for clerk Superintendent of Public Instruction, payable from interest on common school fund, nine hundred ($900) dollars; for stenographer and typewriter to Superintendent of Public Instruction, payable from interest on common school fund, six hundred ($600) dollars; for contingent expenses Superintendent of Public Instruction, payable from interest on common school fund, five hundred ($500) dollars; for janitor at capitol, three hundred ($300) dollars; for watchman at capitol, six hundred ($600) dollars; for general printing and advertising, eight |