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

Sec. 10. This act snail take erect
Immediately upon its approval by the
Approved June s. 1908.
CHAPTER 524O-(No. 1852
AN ACT to Amend Sections. l. 3 and
of Chapter 4S4&. Laws of Florida. En-
titled An Act in Relation TO the Use
of Bicvcles on Side Paths. for Lii
Path Commissioners. and for the
Construction. Maintenance. Reeula-
ton and Preservation Of Side Paths.
by Defining the Powers and Duties OF
said Commissioners" Approved Nav
p. 1901.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That Section ! of Chap
ter 4948, Laws of Florida. be, and the
same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section I. The Governor may. upon
the petition of fifty resident wheelmen
Of any county. appoint four persons
from the resident citizens who are eye
lists. giving each city and one or more
towns in such county representation
on the board = 5 near : possible IN pro-
portion to the probable number of cY-
clists resident In such localities. VINO
shall constitute a board OF side path
commissioners for such county. The
term of such commissioners shall be Tor
four wears.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur by
expiration of the term of office. or 9TH
erWiSe, the chairman or secretary or
the board shall immediately file a no
tice with the Governor. specifying the
name of such commissioner and the
city or town in which he resided, and
the time for which his successor shall
be APPOINTED. CDOn recent OF such no
tice the Governor shall appoint a per-
son to fill such vacancy and file such
appointment with the county clerk. Tha
county clerk shall forthwith notify
such person of his appointment. and he
shall Immediately upon filing his ac-
ceptance thereof with the county clerk.
and taking the constitutional oath enter
! upon the duties of the office.
In case of charges being made
! a gs inst any such commissioner in writ
ing. and filed with the Governor. said
! Governor may notify such COMMISSION
/ or to appear and answer such charges
and NAV remove such commissioner If
! good cause be shown. Such commits
Sioner snail receive ten per cent. 90
! per cent? of all money received by him
7 for the sale of license tags, and the sum
| of one dollar and f1ftv cents (S1.50) per
daV for each dav spent in actual work
/ in constructing or repairing side paths.
and shall be paid their actual and nee
! esSarv disbursements. all of said pay
mentS TO be made from amounts COL
| lected by them. Said commissioners
shall give. a bond in the sum Of five
! hundred dollars. with two suretieS.
/ payable to the Governor of the State
/ for the faithful performance of their
| duties.
| Said bond 10 be approved by the
| Board of County Commissioners of the
I respective counties Said side oath
! commissioners shall have and are here
! by granted the same police powers as
deputy sheriffs in the exucitiOn of the
provisions of this act. and shall wear
a badge DESIGNATING their office.
Sec. ,. That Section of Chapter
494S Laws Of Florida. be and the same
is hereby amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 3. Such board of side path
commissioners shall at their first meet
ing and in each succeeding calendar
year. adopt q form of license badge.
emblem or device. suitable TO be at
fixed TO a bicycle. to be known as a
! Bicycle Side Path License" The term
Bicycle shall be construed to mean
and to apply to any bicycle, tandem
bicycle. tricvCle. motor cycle and wheel
chairs. for the purposes of this act
! ANY licensed proDertv attached to the
left fork of bicycle shall entitle the
owner or rider thereof to the use, OF
(: all side paths within the state of Flor
ida during the year for which said Ii
Cense WAS issued.
ANY person by pavment of not less
than fifty cents (50c) nor more than
: one dollar (S1.00) shall be entitled to
, receive such license, which shall hold
good during the calendar wear for
which is was issued and no longer,
Every such license to be valid must
, be issued by the side path commission
ers of the county wherein the biCYclist
? resides except that any Cyclist who re-
sides In another State or i'm a county
been appointed NAV secure license in
= any county where such commissioning
: have been lawfully appointed: and such
I license shall be held valid for the tern
= for which issued and no LONGER. Nc
! person shall ride bicycle on any side
l path in this state where a side path
commission has been or at anv time
hereafter shall be appointed. unless q
a valid license is attached to the LEFT
= side of the front fork so that such IL
= CenSe shall show on the left side ~
Z such bicycle. No person shall counterfeit
\ or make. sell or give away, or have on
= his or her bicycle anv license purport-
I ing to be issued by any county or am
: persons in this State, unless regularly
/ issued by the respective boards Of side
path commissioners pursuant to law
- No license shall he valid unless attach
2 ed TO bicycle as aforesaid, such license
V shall be plainly numbered. and not val
1 id If mutilated or changed so as to de
Ceive. or to be calculated to deceive
= and no person shall have a license at
tached to his bicycle which was ISSUED
for a prior year.
Sec. 8. That Section of Chapte
494S. Laws Of Florida, be and the sam,
= Is hereby amended so as TO read al
r Sec. !. The license fees collected b.
= said board of side oath commissioner
shall be expended in the construction
:, repairing and maintaining side path
l in the districts where collected. all bill
= commissioners appointed under this az
: shall report annually to the count
> Judge of their respective counties. Civ
= ing a detailed financial statement. an,
. with such report shall file vouchers 70
- each expenditure. said reDOrts an
vouchers shall be finally deposited il
! the Office of the county clerk
u Approved June 4. 1908.