FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
129 
of a John Law, a Lawson and a national 
bank examiner. As a rule, Mr. President, 
he is rarely, if ever, any of them. If he 
were he would not be a scribe, but he must 
at least have some intuition of what he is 
to report, some general knowledge of the 
work undertaken. This alone, Mr. Presi¬ 
dent, is all that I possess, which, with my 
long experience and the assistance of the 
officers of your societies, has enabled us to 
write the history of many of the delibera¬ 
tive bodies of our great and growing State, 
and gives rne the assurance to say that the 
report of this session of your society will 
be one of the best it has ever had. 
The President—The society has had 
considerable trouble in the matter of its 
reports, but the chair believes that the ar¬ 
rangement now made by the Secretary and 
Executive Committee has been for the bet¬ 
terment of that service, and that the report 
of the present session will be all that could 
be desired. The question comes upon the 
motion of the Secretary that he be em¬ 
powered to pay for this service as per 
contract for same made by and with the 
consent of the Executive Committee. All 
in favor of the motion will say aye; those 
opposed, no; the ayes have it. It is so 
ordered. 
Legal Size of the Orange Box. 
The following law relating to the size of 
the orange box was passed by our last 
legislature: 
Chapter 5485—(No. 114). 
An Act to Fix and Establish a Legal and 
Standard Box or Crate for Oranges. 
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the 
State of Florida: 
Section i. That hereafter the legal and 
standard box or crate for oranges shall 
measure twelve (12) inches in width and 
twelve (12) inches in depth on the inside, 
making each end or compartment of said 
box or crate, whenever the same contains 
a middle partition, twelve (12) inches in 
length, twelve (12) inches in depth, and 
twelve (12) inches in width. No crate or 
box intended for the sale br shipment, or 
delivery for sale or shipment of oranges, 
except of the standard measure herein 
specified shall be manufactured or sold. 
Sec. 2. Every box or crate used for the 
sale or delivery of oranges shall be of the 
Florida standard measure, as above pro¬ 
vided. No person shall use any crate or 
box for such sale, shipment or delivery, 
except the same be of such standard meas¬ 
ure. Any person violating any of the pro¬ 
visions of this act shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor and on conviction 
thereof shall be punished by a fine not 
exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) 
or by imprisonment in the county jail not 
exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both 
such fine and imprisonment. Provided, 
that nothing herein contained shall prevent 
the shipment or delivery of oranges for 
