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

within thirty days after the expiration
Of said month. of the amount or nneS
imposed by their courts and of bonds
forfeited. and judgments rendered on
said forfeited bonds and into whose
hands they had been paid or placed for
collection, the date OF conviction in
each case, the term OF imprisonment
aud the name of the officer TO whom
commitment was delivered. II any
Justice OF the Peace, County Judge,
Clerk 81 County, County Criminal or
Circuit Court shall fail TO make such
report for any month it shall be the
duty of the Board Of County Commits
s;Oners to Immediately report to the
Governor any such failure or refusal
of such Justice of the Peace,
County Judge, Clerk of County. COun-
" Criminal and Circuit Court to make
such monthly report, and the Governor
may in his discretion suspend such
officer or officers from office. The
County Commissioners shall have au-
thority to withhold any fees or costs
of any officer whose duty it is TO col
lcct such fines and forfeitures until
said officer collects and pays over to
the County Treasurer all such fines
and forfeitureS or furnishes q salts
factory excuse for not doing so. The
County Treasurer shall at every such
meeting of the County Commissioners
all fines or forfeitures collected and
paid to him, by whom paid and in
what case imposed, also all costs re-
funded, convict hire received, or spe-
cial tax collected and paid into said
fund with d statement of all amounts
paid out of said fund.
Sec. ,. All laws and parts OF laws
in conflict with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This law shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon its passage and
approval by the Governor.
Approved June 10. 1903.
CHAPTER 5156-(No. 51).. e.
AN ACT TO Amend Section IL of
ing IAN Act Establishing a Fine and
Forfeiture Fund in the Several
Counties; Regulating the Payment
of Criminal Costs, Authorizing
Special Tax For Said Costs and
Providing for the Feed Of Prisoners
and Hire OF Convicts."
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Florida:
Section I. That Section II of Chap
ter 1923, Laws of Florida be amend
ed so as 10 read as follows:
Section IL The Commissioner Of
Agriculture shall. on the first day Of
January, April July and October Of
each year, commencing on the UISJ
day of July. 1903, or as soon thereaf-
ter as possible, file with the Comptrol-
Ter a certified list Of the state prison
. ers and the amount paid into the State
Treasury for the preceding three
months for the service or hire of said
State prisoners. Upon receipt of said
list the Comptroller shall cause TO be
prepared a statement showing the as
sessed valuation Of property i'm each
county as shown by the assessment
rolls on file i'm his Office for the as
SeSSment OF properties. next preceding
the first day Of January April, July
and October. as aforesaid, ana when
completed the Comptroller shall draw
his warrant on the State Treasurer in
/ favor Of the county treasurer of each
. county for the proper amount going
10 each county In accordance with and
upon the basis the total valuation Of
property as shown by the assessment
roll IS aforesaid. one half of which
sum shall go into the fine and forfeit
ure fund and one half shall go into the
general revenue fund of the county.
The County Commissioners Of the re-
Spective counties are authorized and
! empowered to hire out or otherwise
/ contract for the labor - Ali county
convjcts as they may deem advisable:
the proceeds of all such contracts TO so
to the fine and forfeiture fund.
/ Sec. >. All laws and parts OF laws
in conflict with this act be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
! Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
upon its approval by the Governor.
! Approved June 3. 1908.