The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Report of Proceedings at the Special
Meeting of the Board
Ocala. a. JuIv 2


and Commissioners earn, /
.ufman, Davis and Baskin present.
Thereupon the board proceeded to |
;anyass the returns of election held
July 18th, 1917, to determine whether |
certain territory in said county de-
;cribed in petition filed with this
BOARD on June 9Th, 1917, should be |
constituted into a special road and
bridge district under the provisions of
chapters 6208 and 6879 laws of Flor
da, and seventy-five thousand (S75,- !
)00) dollars in bonds of said district
De issued to construct roads and
bridges therein, and on completion of
said canvass, it being found and de,
termined that the majority of the
votes cast were in favor Of the propo-
sition to create said road and bridge
the following certificate of
the result of said election was order
ed copied in the minutes of the said
board, to-wit:
eve, the board of county commits
sioners of Marion county, Florida,
hereby certify that at a special meet
ing of said board, in the Marion coun-
ty courthouse at Oeala, Florida, July
23rd, 1917, we did canvass the returns
of a special road and bridge district
election held on the 18th day of July,
1917, in a certain territory described
in a petition filed with this board
June 9Th, 1917, comprising all of pre-
cincts Nos. and "a, and parts of pre-
cincts Nos. 4 and 6, and that the re-
suit of said election was as follows:
"There were cast in favor of the
proposition to create such special road
and bridge district and construct
roads and bridges therein fifty-one
(5D votes; there were cast against
such proposition thirty-one (31)
votes. We therefore find that ma
jority of the votes cast at such cleo
ton was in favor of such proposition
to create such special road and bridge
-.istrict and construct the roads and
bridges as specified in the petition for
election.
Witness our hands this July 23rd,
1917. w. D. earn,
J. w. Davis,
(SeaD Whitman,
J. G. Baskin,
Board of Co. Comrs, Marion Co. Fla.
Attest: P. H. Nugent,
Clerk of Said Board.
1t was further ordered that said
certificate made in duplicate be deliv-
cred to the supervisor of registration.
Thereupon the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, on the 18th day of July,
1917, there was held in the territory
hereafter described an election to de-
termine whether such territory should
be constituted into special road and
bridge district under the provisions of
chapters $40 and 6879 of the laws of
Florida, and
Whereas, on the 23rd day of July,
1917, the board of county commission
ers of Marion county, at a special
meeting canvassed the returns of said
election and certified the result there
of whereby it was determined that the
majority of the votes cast at such
election was in favor of such propo-
sition to create said special road and
bridge district; therefore, be it
Resolved, and it is hereby ordered
that the territory hereafter described,
to-wit:
Commencing at the north bank of
the Withlacoochee river on the range
line dividing range II and range Is
east, and running thence north along
said range line to its intersection with
the township line dividing township
ID and township Is south, running
thence east along said township line
to it's intersection with the range line
dividing range 10 and range 20 east.
running thence south along said range
line to the north bank of the Withla-
coochee river, running thence in a
westerly direction along the north
bank of the Withlacoochee river to
the point of beginning, including and
embracing the whole of township Is
south in range Is east, the whole of
township Is south in range IS east,
the whole of township 16 south In
range 10 east, that part of township
Is south in range Is east lying north
of the Withlacoochee river in Marion
county, that part of township IL south
in range 10 east lying north of the
Withlacoochee river in Marion county
and that part of township II south IN
range 18 east lying north of the With
lacooehee river in Marion county, be
and the same is hereby constituted
into a special road and bridge district
which said road and bridge district is
hereby designated by name Dunnellon
Special Road and Bridge District of
Marion county, Florida, and the
boundaries of said district are hereby
declared to be aS above set forth.
1t is further ordered that there be
cate, newspaper published in Marion
cate, newspaper public in Marion
county, Florida. a copy of this reso-
luton and order once a week for three
consecutive weeks.
The board thereupon adjourned.
W. D. earn, Chairman.
Attest. p IT NI1oent Clerk.