The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-19
WHAT THE Commission.
ERS DID At LAST
MEETING
Ocala, Fla, October l, 1917.

The Board met with Commissioners
earn, Davis, Baskin and Fort pres
ent. The tax assessor presented the
assessment rolls for 1897 which were
examined and accepted.
STATE OF FLORIDA
To w. w. STRIPPING, Tax Collector of
the Couty of Marion:
You are hereby commanded to col
lect out of the real estate and person
al property, and from each of the per-
sons and corporations named in the
annexed roll, the taxes set down in
each roll opposite each name, corpor-
alton or parcel of land therein de-
scribed, and in case the taxes so i'm
posed are not paid at the time pre-
scriDed by law, you are to collect the
same by Sevy and sale of the goods
and chattels. lands and tenements so
assessed or of the person or corpora
ton so taxed and all sums collected
for state taxes you are to pay to the
state treasurer at such time as may
be required by law. and at the time
you are to pay to the county deposit
tory all sums collected for county
taxes, district school taxes and other
special taxes and you are further
required to make all collections on or
before the first Monday in April; and
on or before the first Monday in July
you will make a final report to and
settlement with the comptroller and
county commissioners.
Given under my hand and seal this
the first day of October, in the year
A. d. 1917.
ALFRED AVER N.S.)
Tax Assessor of Harion County
On motion duly made and carried,
Commissioners Davis and earn were
made a committee to meet with the
State Road Department on October
10th and 18th to secure convicts for
road work and examine into matter
of aid from federal and state appro-
pris ton for road work
Commissioner Huffman met with the
board.
Board decided not to require any
license from owners of automobiles
for hire.
Report of ]. X. Priest. W. 6. Bogue
and Ed. Blankenhorn. committee to
lay out road reported as most practi-
cal route for road the following:
Begin at a point in the village of
Burbank at the intersection of the
main business street in said village
with the old Daisy-Anthony road and
running south parallel with and ad-
jacent to the right-of.way of the Ock-
lawaha Valley Railroad to a point
where such line intersects the Bur-
bank-Anthony road. which was ap-
proved and accepted by the board and
road directed posted for opening. so
feet wide as state in report.
Mr.. w. H. Anderson. ]. P. Dist. No:
8, appeared before Board in the mat
ter of costs in case of State of Flor
ida VS.. West Floyd and clerk was di
rected to write to Mr.. nj. L. Payne as
to papers transferred to him in the
matter as Justice Peace for Fairfield
precinct.
Col. Rogers appeared before the
board in the matter of impossible
roads of Route B, on rural route.
The following application for form.
alton of company of county guards
was received.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Marion Cunty:
Gentlemen
We, the undersigned citizens of the
above named county, being Marion
County, Florida, respectfully petition
your honorable body to grant us the
privilege of organizing a company of
Home Guards as provided for in the
last legislature.
F. F. Burton, j. III. Gladney, B. l.
Barlow. H. NJ Harrell. e. E. Smoak,
c. B. MixsOn, W. A. Davis, J. ]. Lett
ner, W.. t. Waters. Milton Jones, w.
w. Waters, A. j. Brigance, Z. M. Ho-
gan, NJ p. Bronson, w. r. Dreher, w.
c. Pardee, G. H. Wilmington, w. H.
Pardee. r. r. Wilmington. c. L. Rob
bins. ]. w. Feaster, ]. F. Rives. H. H.
Harrell, Maxey MixsOn, E. A. Smith,
]. 5. Mixson, K. P. Ratterrer, ]. F.
Cameron, B. F. Leitner, j. |. Whiting
ton, F. c. Smoak. G. S. Rhodes, r. A.
Herren. J c. Bronson. w. H. Phillips,
j. F. Bronson. w. H. Below. w. o..
Messer. Lutte Howell. r. L. Childers.
A. ]. Weyche. NJ. Childers. r. NJ. Hun
ter. r. T. Chitty. w d. Nixon, E. D.
Finley, j. E. Little, j. c. Higgins, D.
r. Little, ]. NJ. Westbrooks. W. Fl.