The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17


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present road from corner of Hemp
hills fence to Dunnellona distance of
four miles, was read and approved.
Hemphill, j. H. Williams and c. L.
Dean were appointed commissioners
! lay out said road.
A petition was received and read
skiing that the Shady Grove hard
-oad be extended two miles south
which was referred to Commissioner
Davis.
The tax collector was authorized
TO collect personal taxes assessed to
n II. Harrison at a valuation of
$500 instead of $500 and allowed
credit for difference as an error
The matter of a county prosecuting
attorney, it was ordered that the
present arrangement be continued
tor the balance of the year.
It was on motion ordered that
hereafter any convict guard or over
seer allowing a prisoner to escape
through negligence be charged $40
and that a reward OF S. be paid for
he capture of an escaped county con-
vict.
Il was ordered that the night guard
at Gordon's camp be dispensed with.
The mattresses and other property
at the old jail was ordered removed
to the new Jail.
The board adjourned until Wednes-
day morning.
Wednesday Morning Session
The board met Wednesday morn
ing. Present, Commissioners Davis,
Watkins, Henderson and Luffman,
Commissioner avis offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
That all free labor be discontinued
except at option of the commissioner
of the district and county engineer.
1t was ordered that the road from
Summerfield by Blackman pond to
the Belleview and Sumerfeld road
be posted. .
Bond of ]. G. Ferguson, justice of
The peace for district No. 1 with Jake
Brown and D. w. Tompkins as sure
ties, was approved.
Bond of J. B. Kistner, to carry
rife, with II w Baxter and John II.
Mathews, sureties, was approved.
Bond of H. C. Golf, to carry pistol,
with R. c. Clyburn and Nathan Mayo
was approved.
Bond of c. L. Young, to carry rife,
with J. B. 'Cappleman and c. G. Park
er, sureties, was approved, and bond
Of ]. A. Scott, to carry rifle, with w.
T. Hyde and R. M. Blair, sureties,
was approved, and bond of S. J. Fort,
to carry pistol, with A. w. Fort and
N. L. Fort, sureties, was approved.
Bond of w. A. Redditt, constable
district No. 16, with T. L. Sherouse
and ]. j. McAllister, sureties, was ap-
proved.
by Mr. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Applications for widows pensions
by Mr.. Eusa A. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Ella Baslzin, were approved.
The clerk filed treasurer's receipt
for 1920 for proceeds of sale of an
estrayed mule.
Fines imposed by justices of the
peace were as follows.
w. e. Smith, county judge, fines
$751;, costs, s1O4.57; NJ. l.. Payne,
justice of the peace, fines $2S, costs,
$500; A. J. Ellis, justice of the peace,
fines $40, costs s11039; J. O. Turnip-
seed, justice Of the peace, fines 1928,
costs 1921; S. U. Campbell, justice
of the peace, fines SIS, costs $50;
2. A. McClarene, justice of the peace,
fines 500, costs $10.65.
The following justices reported no
fines imposed in their courts:
2. A. McClaren for February, H.
w. Douglass, D. L. Grantham, Joseph
Akin and J. F. Bruton.
Reports of inspectors of marks and
brands for districts 1, 81, 22 and 29
were filed
The tax collector reported collec-
ton of $131.50 on account of licenses,
$50 for automobile licenses, and 1887
for poll taxes.
The matter of repairing the arm
ory, and bids on same. referred to
Commissioners Davis and Watkins,