The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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/ E-UA tlnueI from E0lTEn E3g6J
/ poll taxes collected during the month
Iof July. 1913, showing II regulars and
( 81 extras collected.
+ Communication by ,. :. Jones rel
acive the J. F. Hall ana D. Z. Jones
roads read and fled.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Watkins clerk was
/ Instructed 10 Wrre the .. a :. ". t.
+. u put in proper shape first eros
/ sing on BlnreIl0n and shady Grove
road and crossing Of Dunneuon and
/ Oca1a road, all three crossings within
three miles of Ocala and to use 2x10
finch material in making these repairs.
! Com. D. G. Watkins filed report Of.
railroad crossing OF 4. Z. l. Railway
! on new road west of Dunnellon. at
Iron Gang Camp. at Lead Pond on
public road from Dunnellon 10 Morgan
willie.
on molten Of Com. Watkins. the
clerk was instructed to order one bar
rel of black mineral paint for the
Dunnellon and Blue River bridges
and have the same shipped care Of
G. Watkins, Dunnellon, Fla.
Mr.. J. 5. McCully appeared ard ask
ed that an appropriation of 500 be
made toward premiums for the Boys
Corn Club. On motion by Com Davis,
seconded by Com. Watkins. that the
| appropriation be made, being put to
a vote, was lost to >.
| Mr.. Randall Wells appeared relative
to the appointment of a road engineer
and superintendent.
| Mr.. Wells appeared relative to Or
ange Springs and Citra road.
Mr.. w. Fl. Warnock appeared rel
ative to tax assessment of McGehee|
Lumber Co.
Mr.. J. D. Rooney appeared relative
a tick vat to be installed at the Fair
Grounds for the use of the farmers
of the county and other matters
! Mr.. J. r. Moorehead appeared rela-
! tive to a new county map for Marion
county. and asked for appropriation
to assist him in getting up the map.
! NJ. Salana appeared in behalf of
Jackson Waugh and Nelson Knowles.
| On motion of Com. Davis it was order
ed that warrant for SO per month be
drawn for relief of Jackson Waugh.
and warrant for So per month be
Fdrawn for relief of Nelson Knowles
and that warrants be sent to McFal-I
ana.
Hon. 2. H. Nugent appeared and
| presented statement. or semi-annuaII
report, to comptroller, of all financial
! transactions Of the county for the
! past six months, in accordance with
the new act of the legislature, which
was accepted and approved.
/ On motion of Com. Davis the clerk
was instructed to notify the newspa-
pers of Marion county that the county
would refuse to pay for the pubIica-
ton of the semi-annual report Of the
i comptroller, fer the reason that the
alvice to the board is that it is I'M
constitutional and that if the comp
trOller wanted published this report
il some Newspaper of the county it
would cost the county about $500 to
500 expense per year and no visible
r-turns. That the statements would
be on file in the county clerks office.
/ r. L. Anderson, attorney, appeared
and presented petition signed by 1868
names. asking that an election be call
ed as provided in the 18th Article of
the constitution and laws of Florida
! determine whether the sale of intoX-
! icating liquors, wines or beer, shall be
prohibited in Marion county, state of
Florida. On motion of Com. Hender-
son, petition was accepted and filed.
This motion was objected to by Edwin
Spencer, Jr, attorney for the Co-Ope-
rative Protective Association: be-
cause it does not appear that the pc
! tition is one petition and it does APP
pear on the face of the petition that
there is more than one petition. On
Imotion of Com Henderson it was or
dered that the board go into execu-
tive session to check the petition pre-
scented by r. l. Anderson, attorney, to
ascertain if it had the requisite num-
Der of voters to- call said election.
do
forenoon We're consumed in checking
this petition. Thursday evening the
count or checking of petition was dis
continued, it being found that the pc
tition carried more than the one
quarter of the registered voters of the
county.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Com. Davis: Whereas, writ
ten application signed by one-fourth
or % per cent, of the registered vot-
ers of Marion county. Florida, having
been presented to this baord to call
an election in said county to decide
whether the sale of intoxicating liqu-
Ors, wines or beer shall be prohibited
therein, it was ordered that said pc
tition be granted and such election
called:
And Whereas, the board has grant
ious registered voters of the county,
asking that election be held to de-
eide whether the sale of intoxicating
| liquors, wines or beer shall eb pro-
hibited in said county.
BE it resolved, and it is hereby or
dered by this board that an election be
held on Tuesday, the 10th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D., 1913, in Marion county,
Florida, to decide whether the sale
of intoxicating liquors, wines or beer
shall be prohibited in Marion county
Florida, and it is further ordered that
the clerk of this board do give at least
80 days notice of said election by pub
fishing notice thereof in the manner
required by law. which resolution was
adopted by this board. Thereupon the
| clerk of said board was ordered to
| have published the following notice:
| Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons that an election has been called