The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-23
.BLOXHAM COUNTY BILL
Measure Intended to Cut a Couple of
Hundred of Square Miles Out
of Marion

A bill to be entitled, an act provid-
ing for the creation of Bloxham
county in the state of Florida, and
for the organization and government
thereof.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Florida:
Section l. That the county of Blox-
ham be and the same is hereby Great
ed and established. Such county shall
comprise and include all the territory
of the counties of Levy and Marion
4 described as follows: Beginning at
the government established corner be-
tween sections / and of township II
S. T. 20 e., and run thence in south
ernly direction between sections I and
5 2, between sections IL and II, be-
tween sections 13 and IA, between
sections % and "a, between sections
! % and 26 and between sections 80 and
/ 36 of said township II s. r. 20 e.,
+, thence continue southernly between
sections ! and 2, between sections IL
and II, between sections 13 and IA, be-
tween sections % and "a, between
sections % and 26, and between sec
tons 35 and SO of township 13 s. r. 20
4 G., thence westwardly on township
line dividing townships 13 and IA of
range 20 e., three miles to the, govern
ment established corner of sections 4
and of township IA S. r. G., thence
southerly between sections and be-
tween sections 8 and 3, between Sec
tions is and II. between sections 20
and 21,s between sections % and %
and between sections 80 and 33 of said
/ township IA s. T. 20 e., thence con-
tinue southerly between sections 4
and between sections and 9, be-
tween sections Is and II, between sec
tions 20 and 21, between sections %
and 29 and between sections 81 and
33 of township Is $. r. 20 e., thence
westwardly two miles on township
I line dividing townships 15 and 16 s.
T. 20 e., thence continue westwardly
on township line dividing townships
Is and is s. r. 10 e. thence continue
Iwestwardly on township line dividing
I townships 3 and Is S. r. Is e., to the
present boundary line dividing Levy
and Marion counties, thence southerly
on said boundary line to where ii in
tersects the middle of the channel of
the Big Withlacoochee river; thence
westwardly- down the center of the
channel of the said Big Wfthlaeoo-
chez river to the Gulf Of Mexico:
thence northwardly along the Gulf Of
Mexico. including all islands and keys,
from the mouth of the Big Withlacoo-
chez river TO the mouth Of Wacasasa
river; thence up the middle of the Wa
casassa river to the line dividing
townships 13 and IA 5. T. IS e, thence
easterly along said line dividing town
ships 13 and IL s. T. Is e.. and thence
easterly along line dividing rang
es II and 1S e.. thence northerly along
said line dividing ranges II and Is e..
70 where said line intersects the line
dividing Levy and AIachua counties;
thence easterly along the boundary
fline of Levy and Alachua counties, and
lAlachua and Marion counties to the
point Of beginning.
i Section 2 The said county shall be
a part of the second congressional dis
trict, a part Of the twenty-frst sena-
torial district and part Of the eight
\ judicial circuit, and said county shall
have one member IN the House OF
Representatives of the state Of Flor
ida.
Section 3. The town Of wiIliston
shall be the temporary county seat
of said county.
Section 4. The governor of the
state shall on or before the 1st day
of October. 1915. appoint all the off,
GERS TO which said county may be en-
titled under the constitution and laws
of the state OF Florida
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty OF
1.-THE Board of Public Instruction OF