House Bill 239 Chapter 25798 No. 802 v CHAPTER 25798 No. 802
(House Bill No. 239 )
AN ACT To Amend Chapter 10,1.86 Laws of Florida,
Acts of 1925, Relating to Portions of the Beach of the Atlan-
tic Ocean within Duval County, Florida, by Authorizing the
Erection and Maintenance of Defenses Against the Inroads of
the Sea.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 1 of said Chapter 10,486,
Laws of Florida, Acts of 1925, be and the same is amended to
read as follows;
Section 1. That the beach of the Atlantic Ocean
between high and low water marks, within the confines of Duval
County, Florida, be and the same is hereby made and declared
a public highway, subject however to the paramount rights of
the public to use the same for bathing and recreation and of
ocean front proprietors to erect and maintain bulkheads, sea-
walls , jetties, groins and other defensive structures of all
kinds against the inroads of the sea. That as such highway
the said beach shall be under the supervision and control of
the Board of County Commissioners of Duval County, Florida, and
within the limitations herein, shall be subject to the laws of
the State with reference to highways. Provided, however, that
nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting racing
thereon as shall not be in violation of law, nor of the use
thereof for flying machines. That the use of said beach for
racing, or for flying machines, shall be under such rules and
regulations as shall be prescribed for the protection of the
public and of life and property by the Board of County Com-
missioners of said County. Provided further that all persons,
firms, corporations and municipalities owning or having con-
trol over property fronting on said beach shall be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain bulk-
heads, sea-walls, jetties, groins and other defensive structures
of all kinds against the inroads of the sna, except that no
such structures may be erected outside the corporate limits of
any municipality without approval of the plans and specifica-
tions thereof by the Board of County Commissioners of Duval
County, or if within the corporate limits of any municipality,
without similar approval by such municipality. Provided fur-
ther, that nothing in this Act shall affect that part of said
beach within the corporate limits of the City of Jacksonville
Beach or the Town of Neptune Beach.
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon its
becoming a law.
Became a law without the Governor' s approval.
Filed in Office Secretary of State June 3rd, 1949.
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