The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-18
OcAIA FLORIDA. FRIDAY,
BITRISH and FRENCH UNABLE
TO BREAK The DEADLOCK

brands for district No. 13 was request
! ed.
Petition of citizens of district No. Z
to abrogate certain road running di.
agonally across lot No. 2, sec 6, tp 16,
r, %, e., and establish road on south
boundary of said lot 2, ON south line
of HiJulius grant, was granted and
clerk directed to take necessary legal
steps required.
! The following motion was offered
| by Commissioner Luffman and second
ed by Commissioner Davis, and car
ried by unanimous vote of the board:
Whereas, in the matter of the ap-
peal of the case of John T. Moore VS..
board of county commissioners ct ais,
from the final decree therein rendered
on the 10th day of April, 1917, the
Judge of the circuit court of the fifth
judicial circuit has fixed the amount
of the supersedeas bond at $500 to
be executed by the board of county
commissioners Of Marion county,
Florida, by order dated May 9th, 1917; /;
and whereas, the board Of county COM
missioners desires to supersede said
final decree, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this board give said
bond as required by the said order,
and the chairman of this board be, and
he is hereby authorized to execute
said bond in the name of this board,
and procure surety or sureties by
said order as required.
Beginning on Rentz avenue, in front
of postoffice at Fort Mccoy, thence
running west to Main street, thence
south to Ocala avenue, thence west to
Log pond, and around south side of
said pond, thence west to right of way
of Oklawaha Valley r. R., thence par
allel with railroad to Priest road, fol-
low Priest road past property of M. A.
Peters, thence to half section line of
sections Is, 16 and II, to intersection
of Citra and Fort Mccoy road, was de-
clared a public road and bid of A.
Robertson on clearing, making fills,
etc, in accordance with specifications
on file in clerks office on first rs mile
from Mr. Peters house to surveyors
stake No. AZ, of $3.50, was accepted.
On motion of Commissioner Luff-
man, seconded by Commissioner Da-
Wis, the board of county commission
ers, by unanimous vote, requested
Messrs. l.. s. Light and w. J. Crosby,
representatives from Marion county,
and Senator Glenn Terrell, represent
ing Marion county in the senate, to
oppose the law introduced by Mr..
Stockton of Duval county, entitled can
act to prescribe the kind OF books
which shall be used for the making
of certain records in the offices of the
clerks of the circuit court and county
! judges in the several counties, and to
prescribe certain conditions precedent
to the payment therefor by the boards
of county commissioners" because
/ this law will force clerks and county
judges to either use the Elliott-Fasher
Company's bookwriter machine, a cor
! poration monopoly, or to keep their
records by handwriting, practically
putting the counties in the hands of
corporation monopoly, and forcing
Marion county 70 change its system
of records, to the detriment and pecu.
MARY loss of the tax payers.
Bonds of r. T. Munroe, R. S. Rog.
ers and J. D. Mcdonald as notaries
were approved.
County judge, justices of the peace,
tax collector, county depository, sher-
iff and inspectors of marks and
brands made reports, which were ac.
cepted.
The following warrants were order
ed drawn to cover bills duly examin.
ed, passed and ordered paid, to-wit:
General fund, No. 1893 to 4S08, ST.,
S44.65; fineand forfeiture fund, No
1893 to 1871, $344.79; road fund, No
944S to No. 9617, $33o4.31; sub-road
district No. fund, No. 62, s5.31: ag.
ricultural fund, No. 63S to GAO, $500;
outstanding Indebtedness fund. No. 81
and 3S, $4993.92.
There being no further business the
board adjourned.
w. d. CARN, Chairman.
p II NITGENT Clark