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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0162 and id is 1 raw text is: Coroners-Death by felony. Roads 4- ligh.ways. CnAr. 52-53. 127
and collect the same in his own name, before any Court having com. 18,15.
petent jurisdiction within the county.
Snc. 20. Be it further enacted, That upon all inquisition found
before any Coroner, of the death of any person by felony or misfor. Duty of,in case
tune of another, such Coroner shall speedily inform one or more of death by felo-
the Justices of the Peace of the same county thereof, to the intent 11y, .
that the person killing, or being in any way instrumental in such
death may be apprehended, examined, and secured in order for trial.
Snc. 21. Be it further enacted, That in every case where the
Coroner shall be absent from the county, or unable to attend, it shall When Coroner
be lawful for any Justice of the Peace of the proper county to hold absent.
an inquest over any dead body; which justice shall proceed in all
respects as Coroners are directed to do by the foregoing provisions,
and shall in all cases be governed by the like provisions and subject
to the like penalties.
SEC. 22. Be it further enacted, That all acts and paits of acts R .
heretofore passed by the Governor an Legislative Council of the .
Territory of Florida, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
[Passed House of Representatives, December 23, 19,15. Passed Senate, De-
cember 26, 1S15. Approved by the Governor, December 29, 1S,15.]
CUIAPTER 53.-[No. 26.]
AN ACT concerning Roads and Highways.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa.
tives of the State of I'lorida in General Assembly convened, That
all the Roads in the several counties in this State, that have been
laid out according to law, shall be, and they are hereby respectively Public roads.
declared to be Public Roads ; and the Judge of Probate and County
Commissioners, while sitting for county purposes, shall have full
power and authority, on application, to order the laying out of any
Public Road or Roads, throughout their county, when the same shall
be by them deemed necessary, and to discontinue such Public Roads,
as now are or shall hereafter be found useless, burdensome, and in.
convenient ; and to alter the Roads, now or hereafter to be establish.
ad, as often as occasion shall require.
Src. 2. Be it firtlher enacted, That the width of all Public
Roads shall be thirty feet ; and the Overseer ofthe Roads shall have Width of, and
authority to appropriate any stone or wood most convenient and materials to
adjacent thereto, to the building or repairing of the same : Provided, repair.
That no wanton or unnecessary trespass shall be committed upon the
private property of any citizen.
Sinc. 3. Be it .firther enacted, That whenever a petition shall be Neighborhood
presented to the Board of County Commissioners, signed by twelve roads, petition
or more householders, inhabitants of the county, praying for tIme for.
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