The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-23
BILL TO PROTECT
ROADS AND BRIDGES


duced in the House of Representatives
by Mr.. Fort of Marion:
A bill to be entitled an act provid-
ing for the protection of the public
roads and bridges of Marion county
and prescribing the manner and mode
of using of said public roads and
bridges by motor trucks and trailers,
and other vehicles, and regulating
the operation of such vehicles on said
public roads and bridges. and provid
ing that violations thereof shall be
deemed a misdemeanor.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Florida:
Section 1. That no person, firm or
corporation shall run or operate on
any hard surfaced road in Marion
county any motor truck or other
motor vehicle or trailer attached
thereto carrying any load of mer-
chandise or other freight, or intended
for hauling of freight, whether the
same be hauled for hire or otherwise,
unless such motor vehicle or trailer
be equipped with pneumatic tires;
provided nothing in this act shall pre-
vent any person, firm or corporation
from using the public roads of said
county for the purpose of carrying
any implements through the county,
or prohibiting the county commission
ers of said county from using any
machinery or vehicle for the con-
struction and maintenance of the pub
lie roads in said county.
Sec. 2. Motor trucks or other
motor vehicles used for the hauling
or transportation of merchandise or
other freight of any kind, whether the
same be operated for hire or not,
| shall not be run upon or over any of
the hard surfaced roads or bridges in
the county of Marion, at a rate of
speed greater than fifteen miles per
| hour.
Sec. 3. That no traction engine,
pillow or harrow, or other farming i'm
prements, or other vehicle, equipped
with Tugs, spikes or other projections
which come in contact with, and which
are seriously destructive to, shall be
run over the hard surfaced roads and
bridges in Marion county.
Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful
|
run or operate log cart for the pur-
pose of hauling logs over any of the
hard surfaced roads and bridges or
highways in Marion county, without
| first getting a permit from the coun-
| ty commissioners signed by the coun-
ty auditor and countersigned by the
| chairman of the board of county COM
missioners of said county; and upon
the granting of such permit, said per-
son, firm or corporation must pay to
the board of county commissioners
the sum of one hundred dollars per
annum, or fraction thereof. Said
money shall be used for repairs of
the public road or roads used by said
firm, person or corporation; provided
nothing in this act shall prevent the
county commissioners of said Marion
county upon their discretion to not
allow log carts to be used upon the
public roads of said county at all.
Sec. 5. That the county commits
sioners of Marion county, at their
discretion, may not allow any firm,
person or corporation to use upon the
public roads of said Marion county
any wagon for the purpose of hauling
logs or heavy loads of any kind with
out first getting permit as provided
for in section A of this act; provided
TO person, firm or corporation men
tened in section of this act shall be
required to pay more than fifty dol
lars nor less than five dollars per an
mum for a permit as provided for in
section of this act.
Sec. 6. The term public road
used in this act shall include any
highway, county road, or public
street, in Marion county, or in any
city, town or municipality thereof.
The term 'hard surfaced road" as
used in this act, shall include any pub
lie road which has been surfaced with
brick, concrete, asphalt, clay, or
other road material which has been