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 shall govern the same in accordance with laws and ordinances theretofore existing until repealed. It is made the duty of the commissioners immediately to levy a sufficient tax, in addition to other necessary taxes now required by law, to pay off the matured coupons of the bonds of such city and other matured indebtedness; provided, however, that no claim against such city in existence at the time of the approval of this act shall be paid until reduced to judgment, unless the board is satisfied of the justice and legality of the same. The commissioners must likewise levy a special annual tax to meet the accruing annual interest on the bonds of such city.

Another act, to prevent excessive rates of tariff over any telegraph cable company in the State of Florida, provides, that after the passage of the enactment no telegraph cable company, and no company transmitting telegraphic messages in Florida shall charge and collect more than four cents per word for the first ten words, exclusive of the date, address, and signature, of any message transmitted over any ocean or cable telegraph line a distance of one hundred miles; two cents per word for every additional word within the state of Florida. Proportionate rates are provided for any greater or less number of miles that any message is transmitted. Not more than two cents per word for the first ten words for any message over any land telegraph line within the state for the first hundred miles; one cent per word for every additional word of any message for the some number of miles in the state of Florida. Proportionate rates for any greater or less number of miles that any message is transmitted. A violation of any of the provisions of this act is declared a misdemeanor, punished by fine or imprisonment, or both.

An act allows parties to testify in cases of divorce or alimony but no judgment or decree shall be granted in any such case upon the testimony of the husband and wife alone.

An act to make service of process upon railroad and other corporations and companies therein mentioned, provides, that in any action in law or equity in Florida against any railroad