The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-18
A Proposed Bin to be EntitIed

An act to authorize and empower
| the board of county commissioners of
Marion county, Florida, to call and
hold an election in the said county of
Marion to determine whether hogs
and goats shall be permitted to run
or roam at large in the said county,
TO prescribe all rules and regulations
/ for holding the said election, and to
provide for the impounding and sale
Of any and all hogs and goats running
or roaming at large In that portion
of Marion county so voting against
the same.
| Section /. That the board of coun-
! ty commissioners of Marion county,
| Florida, are hereby authorized and
empowered to call and hold an cleo
ton in the said county of Marion to
determine whether hogs and goats
shall be permitted to run or roam at
large therein and to prescribe all
rules and regulations governing the
| said election.
| Sec. 2. The election provided for
| in section / hereof shall be held in
each voting precinct of the county on
the date designated by the board of
county commissioners thereof and
may be called at any time on the
petition of said board of county COM
missioners of twenty-five per cent of
the qualified voters in the said county
of Marion who pay taxes on real and
! personal property.
Sec. 8. Should a majority of those
voting at such an election so called
ard held vote against the running or
roaming at large of hogs and goats
in said county it shall be unlawful,
after the result of the election is can
vassed and proclaimed by the board
of county commissioners, for any
hogs or goats to run or roam at large
in the said county of Marion; provid-
/ ed, that should the vote of any pre-
cinct in the said county at such an
election so called and held vote in
favor of hogs and goats running or
roaming at large therein, the provis-
ions of this act shall not apply to and
be enforced within the precinct so
voting for hogs and goats to run or
roam at large.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
| sheriff or any deputy, constable or
other person take up or cause to be
taken up any impounded any hogs or
goats so running or roaming at large
within the precinct or precincts of the
said county of Marion voting against
the same, and such impounder may
demand the sum of twenty-five cents
for each hog or goat for each day
such hog or goat is kept impounded
and the sum of fifty cents for taking
and impounding, and the person hav-
ing charge of such hogs or goats is
hereby required to feed, water and
give such other care as necessary to
keep such stock in the same condition
as when impounded.
Sec. 5. If the owner Of such hogs
or goats be known to such impounder,
he shall Immediately inform such
owner where his hogs and goats are
impounded, and if such owner shall
for two days after such notice refuse
or neglect to redeem his hogs or
goats and pay the impounidng fees,
or if such owner be unknown to the
impounder, then the impounder shall
notify the sheriff of the county, or the
constable of the district, in which
such hogs or goats were impounded,
that he has impounded such hogs or
goats, giving a full and accurate de-
scription of the same with marks, If
any. The sheriff or constable after
ten days notice published in a news
paper published in the said county,
or by posting in public place in said
district, shall sell the said hogs or
lgoats at public auction and after pay
ing from the proceeds of such sale
the cost of impounding, keeping and
sale of such hogs or goats, he shall
turn over the balance to the board of
county commissioners to be disposed
of as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. The sheriff or constable
making such sale shall furnish a
statement thereof under oath to the
board of county commissioners with
a description of the hogs or goats
: sold by him, which statement and de-
scription of the hogs or goats sold
= by him shall be filed by said board
OF county commissioners. and at any
time within one month after such
sale the owner of such hogs or goats
making satisfactory proof of the
itMAASI " tic SetAQ CouA-
nissioners of Marion county may
have the balance of the purchase
money paid over to him or he may
redeem such hogs or goats by paying
all costs accrued together with the
purchase money and interest at the
legal rate from the time of impound-
ing, but if proof of ownership is not
made within the time named the said
board of county commissioners shall
retain the said money and credit the
. same to the benefit of the county
school fund.
Sec. T. The sheriff or constable
shall receive the usual fees for the
services required of them by this act
! as are prescribed by law for similar
| l.