The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-05-21
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ENTERPRISE, May 6, 1879.

TO the Board of County Commits
sioners of the county Of VoJ'@Sid
an assembly. sN pr
sEe,stlepse,a:-On the seventh day
OF February A. D. 1878, on the part
of B. Taylor and by his instruction
| purchased at sale for taxes for
the years 1876 and 1877, for the sum
OF $3.50, seventy five acres of land,
TO be taken in square folm or as
near as may be, off and from the s. E..
corner of that part of the Thomas
Forbes grant section 40 Il. Is. Range
20, +. Florida. Which is claimed by
and assessed to Devoe and Bracy /;
that desiring to receive deed Tor
said land in pursuance of such sale, l
found that the said section 40, was
comprised in and formed part of
that whichls claimed to be Williams
grant III said Township, aud to be
the property of j. w. Starke, and
the heirs of Thomas Starke, and that
the taxes thereon had been paid by
the said J.. w. Starke and heirs of
Thomas Starke, and that the asses
ment to Devoe and Bracy was and is
q double assessment, and that the
sale to the said Taylor was and is
null and void. / therefore ask, that
your Honorable body, will repay to
me as agent of the said j. Taylor the
amount received by the Collector for
said taxes and the expenses thereof
received o., amount of taxes due the
county Of Volusia and further direct
your clerk to furnish me with certi-
fed copy hereof and of your proceed
ings hereon. for the purpose of trans
hitting the same to the State Comp
troller, and obtaining from him that
proportion OF taxes arising from the
improper sale of said land.
+. J. LAPENOTIERE.
1t is ordered, that in accordance
with the above representation, a war
rant for the sum of $500, being
S15.20 taxes and $3.50 expenses, be
issued to +. J. I.aPenotiere, agent for
3. Taylor.
The Board then ordered recess
until o'clock pm At = o'clock
P. NJ. the Board met the tall number
being present.
On motion, it is hereby ordered that
Mr.. A. II. Stockton, of this Board, be
appointed committee to secure perma-
ment support for the paupers of Volusia
county and to this end is authorized to
advertise for two weeks ia the FLORIDA
AGRICULTURIsT and the FLORIDA STAR for
sealed proposals from parties who can
furnish suitable accommodations and
provide sufficient and proper food and
clothing for said pauDers. The con-
dition for bids being as follows:
Glass No. l, consisting OF persons
wholly destitute and helpless.
Those of class No. 2, capable OF par
tial support.
This Board to determine the pro rata
amount to be paid for those capable of
rendering services, the party or parties
to whom the above described contract
shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder who shall be required to give
bond for the faithful performance of
said duty. The aforesaid committee to
report at the next meeting of the board,
in July Z, 1879.
On motion, it is ordered that the GER
tificate prepared by this Board for the
relief of Fl. +. Osteen. Collector of Rev.
enue, for the year 1873, be spread upon
the minutes of this Board of County
Commissioners.
State of Florida, %
County Of Volusia. o.
We the County Commissioners of
said county, undersigned, do certify
that we have compared the foregoing
copies OF motions with the originals
OF the same dates and on the record
OF the County Commissioners re-
manning now in the clerks office at
the court house, and that they are
true copies and transcripts of the or
iginal motions made at the said sew
eral meetings and dates as appears in
said record filed Ill said clerks, Office
and further, have compared the two
copies OF SAID tax rolls made for the
year 1873, and find the one accepted
as the proper book certificate dated
May 4th, 1874 as tie correct book
for the taxes OF 1873, and find that
III. e. Osteen, collector of revenue for
said county, is entitled to credit by
the State to the amount of So, 1864
as per statement from the two books
fled in said clerks Office as shown by
statement attached.
(Signed) A. III. STOCKTON, Chair
man Board Go. Commissioners.
JAMES RIDEOuT,
JOSEPH UNDERHILL,
M. N. VOoRHIs,