The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-28

Counties Into Road Districts. and for
the EleGtion Biennially Of Three Road
Trustees. and TO Prescribe Their Du-
tFS and Powers. and for LevYing
Collecting and Disbursing District
Road Taxes.
Be 1t Enacted BY tie Legislature of the
Section /. That each county shall
constitute Il road unit: that all subdi-
visions Of a county for road purposes
shall be designated as road districts;
that all road districts Lowing road
district tax shall hereafter be deSig-
mated as special tax road districts.
Sec. 2. II shall be the duty OF the
Board of County Commissioners Of any
county 10 order an election TO be held
in any road district whenever one
fourth OF the qualified electors who paw
tax on personal or real propertY ana
are resident In such road district. shall
petition for such election. 10 determine
whether such road district shall be-
come SneCial tax road district Tor the
uiCt road tax for the exclusive use of
the public roads within such road dis
triCt. such election shall be ordered
ana held on A d3V not earlier than th1T-
ty days nor later than sixty days from
the dav OF the presentation Of such pc
tition to the Board Of County Commits
siOnerS in regular session, and the cleo
tiOn shall be held at the regular polling
places within such road district: at
such election the following matters
shall be determined nv a majority of
the ballots cast by electors qualified as
herein prescribed. except that the
three persons receiving the highest
vote at such election shall be declared
Road Trustees OF said district. first.
whether the road district shall become
Il special tax road district: second. who
shall be the Road Trustees of said dis
trict: third. the number of mills of dis
tTict tax TO be levied and collected an
nuallY for the two succeeding wears. L
Is herein provided that i'm no year shall
more than five mills be levied and col
lected within any SueCi2l tax road dis
trict for the exclusive use Of the public
roads within such road district. The
three persons receiving the highest
number OF votes cast shall be declared
the trustees elected for the special tax
road district: Provided. majority of
all the votes east be in favor of Great
ing such special tax road district who
shall serve for the next ensuing two
wears, and perform the duties herein
after prescribed.
created under this act shall continue
until disestablshed or changed by like
proceedings as those by which they
were created.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Board of County Commissioners of the
county to cause q notice of said cleo
tiOn TO he published once Il week for
four successive weeks prior hereto
in a newspaper published within the
county, ana having general clrCuld
ton throughout the county; but if no
newspaper be published In said county
then it shall cause five written or print
ell notices OF said election to be post
ed in five public places within the said
road district. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Board Of County Commissioners 70
appOint INSPECTORS and clerks for said
election. whose duties shall he the same
Of similar officers in general elections
except as herein stated.
Sec. =. The Board of County Com
rniSSiOnerS shall canvass the returns al
a "a
and clerks of election at the next Tegu-
lar meeting of said Board. or at a. spe-
1 Cial meeting called FOR that purpose
and declare the results of election a
Sec 6. Ali special tax road district
| elections shall be held and conducted
, i'm the manner prescribed by law FOL
| holding general elections. EXCEPT a:
! provided ia this act. and il is hereby
made the duty of the SUPERVISOR q
Registration Of any county to furnish
upon payment for said service, 10 the
! Board of County Commissioners on de
/ mand. a certificate Certified list of the
lQuoli1ed VSterS residing within the Sne
cisl tax ross district who have paid &
tax on real or personal property for the
year next preceding any such specia
tax election.
Sec :. All qualified voters residinG
i within the road district sought to h.
made "A special tax road district WhC
paw tax on real or personal property
shall be entitled 30 vote in said election
and "a majority of the votes cast shall
determine any matter voted uDon per
tanning to a special tax road district
/ excent that plurality of the votes
shall determine the selection of ROaC
! Trustees. The cost of the nuhlication o
J the notice of such election, and of TIL
election itself. shall be paid by TIL
i Board Of County Commissioners out o
the first moneys collected from tn
special tax districts.
| Sec. 8. Elections shall be held hi
enniallv i'm each special tax road dis
u trlCt. IS near as Dracucable uDon tn
, anniversary Of the original election. un
der the direction of the Board Of Count
Commissioners to determine who shal
he Trustees for the succeeding tw
wears. and the number of mills of dis
triCt road tax TO be levied and collect
ed for each of said wears. said election
, shall be held under the same rules am
regulations. and qualifications of cleo
tors shall be the same as prescribe
for those voting in the original election
creating a sDecial tax road district.
: Sec. .. Whenever A special tax road
district is created and Trustees ar
: elected. they shall have the Supervisio
of all the public roads within said dis
trict. The powers of Trustees shall no
? be those Of control. but of suDervisio
only. and shall extend 10 all the pub
lie roads within the special tax rOa
district. ANY Trustee falling TO dis
charge the duties of the position sha
lhe removed. after due notice to sue
Trustee. by the Board of County Com
-. q
I in the Board Of Trustees. from an
:. cause. shall be filed for the unexpire
: term by the Board of County Commits
! SionerS bv the anpOintment of r TruS
= tee or trustees from among the resi-
2 dents Of such special tax road distric
possessing the qualifications Of an cleo
O tor at any election held under this act
Sec 10. All public roads within
} sneCial taw road district shall be undo
I the direction and control of the Boar
of County Commissioners as in Othe
n districts. and subject TO the same law
V rules and regulations prescribed fC
. the construction. maintenance and re
7 pair of other public roads.
y sec. II. II shall be the duty of thes
g Trustees. on or before the first GSt
+ dav Of June i'm each year. TO prepare 4
n itemized estimate. showing the amour
n of money necessary and likely to /
Il raised for the next ensuing fiscal YEA
: and to certify therein the rate Of mill
n uDon the taxable pTODertv within tt
4 sDecial tax road district for that yea
+ II shall also state the number OF mile
:. of railroad track and TELEGRAPH line
within the Territorial limits of tn
= special tax road district. This itemize
= estimate shall he made i'm duDliCat
= enc COW to he fled with the Clnrk
! the Board Of County Commissioners ar
= one conv with the COmptrOller Of II
I. state. II shall be the duty of the Boar
y of County Commissioners 70 order It
' Assessor To assess and the Collector
q collect the amount legally asSeSsf
= upon the property of the Special IA
q road district at the rate of millaC