The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-05

/ tion. l therefore recommend that a
reasonable appropriation-not to ex-
/ ceed five hundred dollars per annum-
| be made by the legislature for this
purpose. the money to be paid upon
vouchers approved by the governor
and endorsed as correct by the presi-
dent Of the Florida Division Of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Live Stock Insurance
"The present laws governing the
conditions upon which insurance COM
panies may be authorized to enter the
state for transaeting business require
| investments in approved securities
amounting to $3.50. 900 for fire in
| surance and casualty companies; $780,
600 for life insurance companies, and
! 100000 for live stock Insurance COM
panies. As result of the high re-
quirement in the case of companies in
suring only live stock, practically ev-
| cry company in the United States writ
ing this class of risks is barred from
the state. There is not at present,
nor has there been for some time past,
a single live stock insurance company
| authorized to do business in this
| state. There is not at present, nor
has there been for some time past, a
single live stock insurance company
authorized to do business in this state
| Our stock owners are thus prevented
from having opportunity to insure
their live stock if they so desire
There are number of reputable live
stock insurance companies which are
| at present admitted to practically ev-
cry other southern state except Flor
ida, which would probably enter this
state but for the prohibitive require
ment in the law now in force. Since
the amount of the risks written by
such companies is considerably small
| Ter than life Insurance or fire insur-
| ance, 1 would recommend that the
| law be amended so as to permit these
| companies to enter; and I believe that
| a S50,O00 investment requirement for
| companies writing only live stock in
| suranee would be ample. and would be
| then greater proportionate protec-
| tion than the law now affords with
| reference to fire and life insurance
| companies"
No License Tax on Farm Products
Florida is vitality concerned in ex-
! tending it's grove and agricultural in
| terests. We want to encourage our
farmers and producers In this be-
| half, / recommend the enactment of a
law exempttng absolutely from city,
| county or state license tax all farm
and grove products or the products
manufactured therefram, when being
handled by and disposed of by the
original producers thereof,
Equal Length Terms of TaNn and
| County seheeIs
The taxpayers Of the rural districts
| being required to pay the same rate
of taxation to the general school fund
for school purposes that is paid in the
| towns and cities. II is my opinion that
the country schools should be main
tained from the said general school
| fund for terms equal to those provid-
ed for the town and city schools from
this general fund. A law should be
passed SO providing.
Make Ladies' Eligible foE School
/ Trustees
II have no doubt in my mind that a
great many ladies would make most
excellent local district school trustees
They are certainly interested in the
welfare and education ofs~the child
rem. As there is no constitutionaf-in In
hibition against a lady holding office
al L ACA idos 1t ID W4kAlA lHc power VI
the legislature 10 pass law makins
her eligible for election as a school of.
ffcer. Believing that IN any instance
it would be wise TO have lady upor
the local board of sub-diStrict trus.
tees, recommend the enactment of &
, law which will permit them represen-
tation upon said local boards. Witt
the right to hold such offices extend
! ed to women, it will then be matter
] of preference with the voters as t,
. whether or not they shall be elected t,
/. such places,
Require Bond When Lis Pendens 4
Filed
IF person institutlng SUIT desire
to attach property, he is, under ou
law, required to file bond to indem
nifty the opposite party against an
damage he may suffer on account o
such attachment if the attaching part
is not successful in his suit This
. not true in the matter Of placing Ii
pendens on real property. perso
who sues, where real property is in
volyed, can, under the provisions {
Section 1649 of the General Statute
file lis pendens without bond. Ofte
in these cases, there is but little jus
], tification for the suit in which the
J, pendens is placed upon real estat,
s | but, regardless of the fact that TT
9 party suing loses his case, and on al
count of the lis pendens, the title
= the innocent land owner has bee
= clouded, he has possibly suffere
. great damage thereby, he has no rem
edy against the person who placed Il
! lis pendens on the property. The la
!. should be amended so as 10 requi
: that when lis. pendens is instituted,
>" bond to indemnify against dana,
n should be given"
q County Agricultural and HOrticuItur
S. Agents
" The demonstration work which h
VI been carried on by the State Unive
:. sity and the Federal Government h
- made apparent the value to our farI
:, ers and fruit growers of agricult1r
~ horticultural and stock breeding del
~ onstrations. There is room for e
- largement OF this very benefic
N work. The fact that the work OF I
q, Agricultural Experiment Station
80 more or less limited by lack OF fun
- and the large territory to cover su
gests the value Of a demonstrator
the counties who would be skilled
proper methods OF farming and fr1
growing, selection OF seed and plan
= breeding OF live stock. exterminati
Of pests, judging the value and pl
portions OF fertilizers, treatment
soils and diseases of trees and plant
!. 'I recommend that a law be pass