The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-08
SUGoEcTIONS TO OUR LAW MAX
ERS.

To N,1srs. Baker, Wartmann, Math-
CIV
Is. Have Marion county made a
sena 5rial district within itself.
End. Have the legislature legalize
the warrants issued by our county
commissioners in the building OF the
new court house.
3rd Collect the amount the state
is due Marion county for armory rent
and have it applied % the court house
building fund
ith If it is no. lawful have il
made lawful for our county commits
sionerS 10 levy no more than a two
mill tax each year on all county prop
critics TO be applied on court house
Indebtedness.
9TH. Have the agricultural statis-
tics enumerated by the assessors TAX
en- up once each five years instead OF
taken up yearly as now done.
9Th. Have the office of county
treasurer abolished and have collector
perform the duties OF treasurer at a
salery of not more than ten per cent.
additional TO collectors fees.
This will be a saving Of from $50
900 TO $4,000 a year 10 the state.
eth. Have the salaries of county
commissioners in all counties Of
$4,000 or more people to be increas-
ed to $500 for each commissioner in
stead of s100 as now paid yearly, and
spect each mile of bridge and road.
ferries in his district and keep a sep
arate itemized account of all moneys
spent on each road. etc. each quarter
of the year and file report OF same
with the grand jury for inspection.
think the present salary of Sl00
a year for the work that is done by
our county commissioners is not Just.
| believe that quarterly inspection
OF all our ferries, roads and bridges
by each commissioner in his district
would thoroughly inform our county
commissioners that would result in
better roads at less cost and an equal
distribution of our road fund, and it
would be open for comment by our
grand jury, which is composed of
men from all parts of the count.
Mr. Edwards district has about sew
enty miles of hard road to oversee.
Mr. Mathews district has about two
hundred miles of public roads: four
road overseers to oversee the wants
of more than 1900 people to attend to
and the other commissioners like du-
ties, etc. and | believe that pay of
$500 yearly with the increased work
would be a gain 10 the county instead
of a loss.
Sth. Have our election laws amend
ed so that in all precincts that cast
fiyty votes or les sat each presidential
election that precinct registration OF
ficers shall have but three days in
stead of twelve. as the law now is.
and precincts with more than fifty
votes, five days, and all registration
books 20 be returned 20 county regis
tration officer either by express or
registered letter.
Superintendent of registration. Mr..
Ferguson. writes ME that the total
cost OF registration fees al last cleo
ton lthis does not include his sal
ary) was SS6926. and that Ocala reg
istered l0@ names and the other Jhir-
ty-one precincts registered 81 names.
or an average cost OF S. per name, aud
outside OF Ocala il cost over S25.0o to
register per name.
1t cost sl05.o0 To return registration
books 10 Ocala. when $1,000 either by
express or registered letter would
have been enough.
II COS; Sl62.5o fer registration fees
in primary election in 1905: about
same IN }406. or less than oue-hfth
as much as general state elections.
Yours truly.
l. :. LIGHT.
Kendrich. Fla. March g. l@"1.