Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-09

| NnS NOuuSJ SOhuloSlOnerS met In
regular session April 8, 1909. Present,
P. Kroegel, G. H. Edwards, A. N. Hoot-
uagle, D. E. Austin and r. E, Nc
Laughlin, with j. E. Fultz, clerk, and
Perry Carlton, deputy sheriff.
Minutes Of last regular meeting read
and approved.
Report Of ], E, Fultz. clerk, received,
showing tax redemptions and purchases
for the month Of March, 1909, amount
ing to s720.24.
Reports Of County Judge and Justice
Lame received and filed.
| Report OF Tax Collector F. M. Tyler,
showing licenses collected for State
$40, for county $3.50, also 142 polls.
On motion L. A. Cole is allowed 81. O5
refund on taxes of 1908 collected twice,
and warrant ordered drawn for same.
Notary bond OF e. M. Stokes, with A.
E. Campbell and h. D. Ruffner as sure.
ties was approved.
| On motion the following resolution
was adopted
Minutes and Final Record Of the Pro.
ceedings OF the Board Of County Com
missioners Of st. Lucie County, in
the State Of Florida, 1909.
STATE OF FLORIDA, pis S1ss q Board SSri o,
St. Lucie County County COmm'rs.
At this, q regular meeting Of the
Board of County Commissioners of st.
Lucie County, In the State of Florida,
held under and by virtue Of Section 769,
Chapter 1, Article 2, pages 394-S95 Of
the General Statutes Of 1905, at which
regular meeting quorum was present
composed Of the following members, to-
wit: Commissioners, p. Kroegel, chair
man; G. Il. Edwards, d. E. Austin, r.
e. Mclaughlin, A. N. Hoofnagle, the
following resolution, orders or iudg-
ments OF said board, among other
lthines, were upon oath taken, unani'
mopsly adopted, passed and approved
BY all the members present, and order
cd spread In full upon the minutes OF
the board, to'wit:
A RESOLUTION.
Section l. Resolved, and ordered by
the Board Of County Commissioners in
and for st. Lucie County. in the State
of Florida, that
Whereas, all the members OF the
board being present, as hereinbefore
shown; and, Whereas, this bosR has
heretofore determined and resolved to
1--WE notice, as required by law, by pub
| fishing a notice for thirty days in the
Fort Pierce News, a newspaper pub
lished in said county. that this board
would at this meeting act upon the
question of erecting court house Tor
said county, aud said notice having
been duly and regularly published, evil
denced by the affidavit Of the publish
ers of the said Fort Pierce News hled
with said board. :,
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
ordered, determined and adjudged oT
said Board Of County Commissioners
by virtue Of Acts Of Florida Legisla-
ture, 1907, page I'll, That upon que
consideration Of the question as 70
whether It is necessary and advisable
80 aract and construct county court
house building for said county this
,, hoard has and does hereby act, decide
and determine upon said question aud
declare that it is for the best Interest,"
, Of the people Of said county ana the
: transaction Of the business OF the peo'
, ple. and for the safety of the county
records. and for the convenience ano
, dispatch Of the public business, and iol
! the better discharge OF the public
, functions Of the State and county gov
, eminent, that said county erect anc
4 construct new county court mouse
building ct the county seat, to-wit
the city OF Fort Pierce, State OF Florids
section 3. Be 1t further resolved
! ordered, adjudged and agreed, unde'
. and bv virtue Of Chapter 5698 Of Act
= Of the Legislature Of FloridN OF tn'
I session Of 1907, that said Board 0
! County Commissioners do hereby lev
I a county courthouse building tax Q
flour "a mills per annum on all the tax 3
!. able properly in said county for nv
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