The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-14


fair understanding of the duties be-
fore ron, we suggest that you have
your clerk read for the information of
the board, the provisions Of chapter
62OS of the laws of 1911, the provis-
ions Of which are quite lengthy.
Under these circumstances we do
not consider it necessary TO set out
all provisions in that law, which can
be more easily understood by reading
the law itself
Awaiting your further instructions.
We are,
Yours very truly,
HOOKER & DUVAL.
Read, and on motion the clerk was
instructed to write Messrs. Harp,
Bond and others and request them to
signify TO this board what kind OF
specifications on roads to be improv,
ed in this district, and what roads the
citizens OF this district wished to i'm.
prove, and what rate of assessment
they wished to have assessed
Bill of ]. p. Galloway for $50 each
for convictions in twelve cases where
convictions we're had, was referred to
County Attorney Hooker for investi
cation and report
DR.. Walter Hood and Mr. B. A
Weathers, as a committee from the
city of Ocala, appeared relative to the
handling of infectious diseases with
in the city limits of Ocala, other thar
residents OF the city
On motion of Commissioner Mayo
it was ordered that the county defra,
one-haf the expense of medicines, at
PENDANTS, and all expenses other thar
doctors bills. of such infectious dis
eases. and the city or municipal au
thorities defraying the other half, this
to apply to any and all munieipalitie.
within the county of Marion.
Tax Collector Colbert filed repor
of auto licenses issued during March
1913, showing: 10 licenses issued fol
private use, s274; licenses ISSUED
for hire. $40. Read and filed.
Contract with the Florida Pine Com
pany as follows:
This agreement made and entered
into this eth day of January, 1913, be
i tween the board of county commits
sioners of Marion county, Florida
party of the first part, and the Florida
Pine Company, corporation organic
ed and existing under the laws of the
state of New Jersey, party of the
second part, witnesseth:
That in consideration of the cove
tnants hereinafter contained, said frs
! party does hereby lease to the said
isecond party, subject to the conditions
therein named, all of the county pris
toner's that are or may be subject tC
the control of the party of the first
part as prisoners under lawful sen
tence of Imprisonment at hard labor
in Marion county, Florida, during the
year 1913, to and including the frs
Monday in January, 1914, except that
/ the first party reserves the right al
i all times during the term of this lease
Ito maintain for its own use a reserve
! of not exceeding 20 of said prisoners
and such reserve of 20 prisoners
which reserve shall be composed oil
i the prisoners in use by the first party
on the public roads at this date, and
shall be completed and maintained al
the option of the first party at all
times during the term of this lease by
! the selection of such prisoners as
they may be hereafter convicted in
said county; Provided, that the first
party shall not be entitled in order to
maintain such reserve to select any
! prisoners which have been delivered
to the second party hereunder.
In consideration whereof the second
party covenants and agrees to pay
the first party quarterly in advance as
rent or hire for the use of such pris
oners at the rate of $25 per capita pei
month, and for any fractional part OF
the month at the same rate per cap
1 tia, during the dates covered by this
contract, and beginning with respect
to all prisoners hereafter convicted
from the date of sentence of such
prisoner or prisoners, unless a pecu
MARY fine shall be assessed agains
such prisoner or prisoners, hereafter
convicted, in which event the obliga
ton of the party of the second par
shall begin on the fifth day after the
date of such sentence: Provided, thai
nothing herein shall be construed tc
/ I1QulIC liIE SGCOAu party u pay lOi
any convicted prisoner or prisoners
Ipending an appeal of such prisoner
or prisoners when the sentence of con
viction of such prisoner or prisoners
has been suspended by proper bond
Provided further, That nothing il
this contract shall be so construed as
to require the party of the second part
| TO pay for any prisoner after his
death or after pardon or payment OF
fine or release. ar after release by any
competent court of jurisdiction. The
first quarterly payment Of rent under
this contract shall be made on the 18th
Gay OF January, 1913, and all quarterly
settlements hereunder shall be made
on the first Tuesday in each three
months thereafter succeeding, and
the said second party shall at such
IGuarterly settlements. in addition tC
making payment in advance for pris
toner's shall pay the first party at the
lsama per capita rate per month OF
| fraction thereof, for all sums due tC
that date, or prisoners who have been
iconyicted and sentenced and deliver
lea 10 the second party subsequent te
/ the last quarterly settlement.
The said party of the second part
Istipulates and agrees that the escape
iof any prisoners from it shall not re
Ilieve it from any liability of payment
| of the rent or hire as herein provided
1 for the full term of sentence Of such
/ convict who does so escape, and ex
n ,g,-~,r, nov or the hor