in and who executed the foregoing instrument and who then and there duly acknowledged
to me that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein set forth
                  (  )       J.N. Hayes
                ( Seal )    (204) Notary Public
                  (  )              NY Co
State of New York           }ss
City and County of New York } I, William A. Butler, Clerk of the City and County of New York and
also Clerk of the Supreme Court for the City and County the same being a Court of Record
Do Hereby Certify that J. Noble Hayes whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof of
acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written was at the time of taking such proof
and acknowledgement a Notary Public in and for the City and County of New York dwelling in
the said City commissioned and sworn and duly authorize to take the same. And further
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such notary and verily believe that the
signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. I further certify that
said Instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the law of the State of
New York. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said Court and County the 13 day of May 1881
   (  )                             Wm A. Butler Clerk
 ( Seal )       
   (  )   Recorded August 19th 1881
                  J.A. Carlisle Clerk
                           pr S.H. Wienges DC

 Edward N. Dickerson and Charles D. Willard To The Florida Transit Railroad Company
                                 "Deed"
This Indenture made and entered into this tenth day of May AD 1881 by and
between Edward N. Dickerson and Charles D. Willard Trustees party of the first part
and the Florida Transit Railroad Company of the State of Florida party of the second
part Witnesseth: That Whereas The Florida Railroad Company a body corporate
created by an act of the General Assembly of Florida approved the Eighth of January
1853 entitled "An act to incorporate a company to construct a railroad across the
peninsular of Florida under the State of the Florida Railroad Company "did on the 6th
day of March 1855 notify the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of their full
acceptance of the provisions of an act to provide for and encourage a liberal system
of Internal Improvements in this State: approved January 6th 1855:
And Whereas the third section of said act provides that all bonds issued by any
Railroad Company under the provisions of this act shall be a first lien or mortgage
on the road bed - iron Equipment workshops depots and franchise and upon a
failure on the part of any railroad company accepting the provisions of this act to
provide the interest as herein provided on the bonds issued by said company and
the sum of one per cent per annum as a Sinking fund as herein provided: it
shall be the duty of the Trustees after the Expiration of Thirty days from said default
or refusal to take possession of said railroad and all its property of every kind
and advertise the same for sale at public auction to the highest bidder either
for cash or additional approved security as they may think most advantageous
for the Interest of the Internal Improvement Fund and the bond holders the proceed
arising from such sale be applied by said Trustees to the purchase and cancelling