The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-07
POPULATION OF FLORIDA IS 9ee. .29e.
gain OF 2l3,677 IN LAST ten YEAn}
NJ. A. Galbreath's Name Placed
on Ballot, as a Candidate for
Sheriff in Nouember Election
Petition Is DulJ 4
Presented,Y Signed
by His Supporters

The third chapter OF the fight being
made by NJ A. Galbro h. of New
smyrna. to force vo on him as
candidate for sheriff oIusia coun-
IS. has been written into the records
by the action OF the county board of
commissioners in ordering his name
placed ON the official ballot at the gen
eral election to be held November ,,
The arSt chapter Of the ntereS,ias
lsAs eor tbs pelaeSEatte aemlaattoR
'aa4e AS tss1esVasa vsRse eRasse8SaseN
ess<s~sak sAe eseSssaa> IN MAssA sae
t,saasS PRIMARY SsaNaSSsaS aSssE@
teata l.ce &evass sAe caaas&ASe ~SA
several votes ahead of tho Ntsw SmSr-
as candidate. Because o. = aegal u85x-
ap in the counting OF votes IN several
precincts. Galbreath obtained a re
count in those precincts following
which the board ruled he was stil
behind
The second chapter in the fight was
move made to the Florida Supreme
Court to force the election board 10
count number OF votes east by rail-
road men, who were outside of the
precinct in which they lived at the
time of the primary. which votes Gal
breath claims would give him the
nomination The Supreme Court has
not as yet decided the question.
The third chapter of interesting
events in connection with the candi-
dacy of Galbreath for the office comes
in the placing OF his name on the
ballet
Galbreath presented a petition duly
signed by a sufficient number of quail
flied voters 10 the board requesting
his name TO be placed on the official
ballot. as a candidate for sherin. to
which request sthe board has com
piled making him duly qualified
candidate for the office which he
/ claims he is entitled to and has been
forced from him by mere techni-
eality
IN addeG feature OF the case is the
endorsement given Gaibreath by the
Republican committee, and party OF
Volusia county
other business at the recent meet
ing of the county commissioners in
cluded a report of the county depos-
itory for the month Of September
received and ordered fled. the follow
ing balances being shown in the sew
eral funds, to-wit:
General Revenue Fund $13,$71.2i
Road < Bridge Fund -.--. i2.Si6.ll
Fine & Forfeiture Fund 1918
commissioner I. c. Hughes aud the
attorney Of the board were instructed
to proceed at once with the opening
OF the Winnemlssett road at the Fca
SCI place
Bid Of W. II Wood 4 son for paint
, ing outside walls OF court house il
the sum hl ste9-HN anu h<tt~titititAi-
: three rooms of court house and vaul
: rooms Of clerks office i'm the sum o
5 $l2500 and painting inside walls o
1 school administration building > coat
/ of Patton inside wall paint in the sun
Q Of $225.0o was accepted and the clerI
. instructed to notify them of TN
/. boards action
Tax books for the year 1929 wer
h presented to the board by the tax as
SCISSOR and on motion examined. com
pared aud approved and warrant
:. the tax collector ordered spread apo
= the minutes.
: The tax collector was instructed ,
:. collect for county purposes 40 Pc
7 cent OF the license tax as assessed b
Z the state and the license tax as pro
I. vided by law on all automobiles as,
:. for hire in this county.
:. Report OF the committee appoint,
:. 10 mark and view road Al oak HI
:. " received anu al,d eeamitier Dr.
). ,harecd ana opening ot read oi}cr'