The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-11

per for the publication of the acts of
the legislature. On motion CT Com
missioner Crosby the Ocala Banner
was designated.
Commissioner Fort offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, Messrs. Jake Brown and
r. E. Yonge appeared before the
board and made a proposition to buy
the lot of land belonging to the coun-
ty, the same lying between the ar
mory and the Star Office, for the pur-
pose of erecting a Masonic temple and
opera house, offering $500 for it;
Resolved, That we accept this prop
osition upon the following conditions,
viz: That said above named gentle
men be required to put up said $500
as an evidence of good faith upon
their part; further conditional, that
unless said Brown and Yonge begin
or cause TO be begun said building
within a period of twelve months,
$3.50 of said $500 shall be forfeited.
On motion of Commissioner Math-
ews same was adopted.
Report of w. NJ. Lucius, road over
seer, was as follows:
Mr.. George MacKay, Commissioner in
Charge of Hard Road Work:
Dear Sir-I beg to submit the fol-
lowing as my report of work and eX-
penditures for the month of May,
1909: / have finished opening up and
grubbing out the right of way, ex-
cept through lane, where l will have
to move the fence along one side and
then do a little grading. l will also
finish claying some time thi sweek,
except the fill on the east side of the
river, and the bridge spaces across
the fills on this side of the RIVER; they
have yet to be filled and then clayed
My expenditures for the month of
May amounts to $S91.95. Mr.. Sistrunk
can tell you how much money it will
require for expenses through the
Of June.
Respectfully,
w. NJ. LUCIUS,
Overseer Hard Roads
Report read and adopted.
On motion warrant for 5000 was
ordered drawn to order of S. T. Sis
trunk to be used in payment for free
labor on hard roads.
On motion of Commissioner Fort
petition of c. NJ. Livingston, agent
was tabled.
On motion of Commissioner Fort
the appointment of Commissioners
Fort, Proctor and MacKay as commits
sioners to lay out road known as the
Ocala and Leesburg road was rescind-
ed and abrogated and S. S. Savage,
John H. Mathews and Lawrence Bal
lard were appointed commissioners to
mark out the road.
The board reconvened at 100 p.
m. All members present.
The following justices of the peace
reported no fines during May, 1909:
J. K. Mixson, H. w. Douglass, T. L.
Johnson, w. w. Jackson, Alexander
Wynne. L. L. Hopkins, ]. o. Turnip-
seed, d. R. Zetrouer
The following justices of the peace
reported fines and costs imposed as
Joseph Bell, county Judge, fines
$3.50. costs $71.39; c. r. Veal, fines
$50. costs $27; c. c. Curry. fines So.
costs $3.50 F. A. McClaran, fines
s35, costs 0; T. K. Slaughter, fines So;
costs $3.50; c. C. Curry, for April,
fines SO, costs S3S.25.
The tax collector filed his report of
licenses collected for the month of
May: For the state, $219.25; for the
county, $11212.
The tax collector filed his report
of poll taxes collected for the month
Of May: Regular, 1888; extras, SAC.
Total, 1899.
On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor it was ordered that a doorway be
cut and supplied from the hall on the
second floor of the court house to the
toilet in jury room, and matter was
referred TO Chairman MacKay. with
power to act as he considered best
On motion by Commissioner Math-
ews Mr. f. T. Williams, supervisor of
registration, was authorized to hire
a clerk at an expense of 81 per day to
make a new set of registration books.
Sheriff's report of fines and costs.
imposed in the county for the month
of May received and audited.
The county treasurer filed his re-
port, showing receipts and disburse-