347.24 Transporting persons for hire within 1 mile of ferry; penalty.—Any person who shall for profit or hire transport across any river from any point within 1 mile of any terminus of any ferry maintained under the provisions of law to any point within 1 mile of a terminus of any such ferry, unless duly authorized by law so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 5, ch. 5185, 1903; GS 3734; RGS 5759; CGL 7989; s. 245, ch. 71-136.