The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-09
2OCEEDINGS OF BOARD
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

years for and in which said sales
have been made, has been excessive
and that the property 80 sold for
non payment of taxes is not worth
the am cunt necessary to redeem it
from said sales if the amount re-
quired by law should be demanded
and required. We respectfully petit
ton your body to recommend to the
comptroller of the state that we be
permitted and allowed TO redeem the
said described sproperty, and that
such parts thereof as have been sold
as aforesaid, by paying to the clerk
OF the circuit court for DeSoto couns
~ the amounts assessed against the
said property and for which the same
has been sold, withoul interest,
Forester q Burton,
Agents and Attorneys.
The above petition is granted and
the comptroller Is requested TO allow
the redemption as requested
Blozers report received from road
beginning on Nocltee road at w. A.
Jones corner and running due south
along road as now laid out to it's
intersection with Il 9 northern bouns
Gary line of the county home, thence
east to intersect with range line road
and same ordered advertised accord-
ing to law.
The following proposition was
presented:
We. the undersigned offer to lease
the prisoners Of your county, delivs
cred at your county Jail, to feed,
clothe and guard, and be governed
by the rules and regulations pertains
ing to the leases of convicts and TO
pay therefor, the sum of Sls per
capita per month for all convlcts,
excepting white women and cripples,
for one or four years and file with
your honorable commissioners an
acceptable bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of our contract.
Respectfully submitted,
T. +. Bridges 81 Co.
Moved by d. w. Brown and sec.
onded by j. IL. Concannon, that con-
victs be hired out to T. +. Bridge g.
Co., at $1S per month. Motion lost.
d. w. Brown and j. II. Concannon
voting for and N. q. Larsen, e. f.
Bostick and William King voting
against.
G.. w. McLane, j. p. district No.
7, reported State Of Florida vs. Joe
Martin, petit larceny, dismissed
A committee was appointed to ex-
anime the road leading from j. n.
Hollingsworth's corner to the Lily
road, and a full board not being pre-
sent, same was deferred until next
meeting.
Petitions were presented from
Zolfo and Wauchula asking that
James Bond, cripple, who pleaded
guilty to selling whisky at the Oc-
tober 1905 term of the circuit court,
be placed in the custody of his
mother, who will care for him and
see that he does not again engage in
selling whisky. Moved and carried
that the said James Bond be hired
to his mother for SOC per month for
balance of his term. He to be re-
turned to Jail to serve out his time If
again found selling any intoxicating
liquors.
j. Coker, j P. district 16, makes
the following report; Ibeg to report
to your honors the following crimi
nal business done in my court for
the month of Feb. State vs. Leroy
Lebon, petit larceny, plead guilty
and fined 800 and cost, and upon
not paying the fine, was sentenced
to ninety days in Jail. State VS..
Arthur Pettes. assault with intent
to murder, preliminary examination
and on failing to give bond was com
mitted to Jail or bound over to cir.
cult court.
A. @. Freeman, sheriff, filed the
following report. The following
prisoners were confined during said
month IN the county Jail: l. E
Cooper, Kate Driggers, Kate Hunter,
Chas. Daniels, Staten johnson, An
derson Jones, McGinty Hill, James
Bond, Orlando Silcox, Maud Taylor,
Henry Williams, John Bell, Leroy
Levere, Dave Smith ana Arthur
Pitts. The following fines were
collected by me and turned over 10
the county treasurer, +. Il Parker
James Rlsh, t126, Joe Brown $40.
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