Rivas v. Solary
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit- Court for Duval county. The General Assembly of Florida passed the following act, which was approved by the Governor December 27th, 1856, entitled “An act to benefit Commerce:” '“ Whereas, It is for thé benefit of Commerce that wharves be built and ware-houses erected for facilitating the landing and storage of goods; and, whereas, The State being the proprietor of all submerged lands and water privileges within its boundaries, which prevents the…
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Appeal from the Circuit- Court for Duval county. The General Assembly of Florida passed the following act, which was approved by the Governor December 27th, 1856, entitled “An act to benefit Commerce:” '“ Whereas, It is for thé benefit of Commerce that wharves be built and ware-houses erected for facilitating the landing and storage of goods; and, whereas, The State being the proprietor of all submerged lands and water privileges within its boundaries, which prevents the riparian owners from improving the water lots therefore, “ Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Westcott
The subject of this suit is a part of water lot number nineteen, on the St. Johns river, in the City of Jacksonville. *124Rivas and Koopman, plaintiffs in the Circuit Court, claim that the boundaries of their land when purchased extended to the St. Johns river at low water mark; that they are riparian proprietors, entitled to the benefits and rights extended to such owners by virtue of the act entitled “ An act to benefit Commerce,” approved December 27th, A. D. 1856 ; that by this act the State of Florida ceded to riparian proprietors all the right, title and interest of the State to all lands…
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