The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-09-13
TIED Up TILL It
PAYS ITS TAXES

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Attorney Generals Orders to Sheriff
In Regard to the OkIawaha
Valley Railroad
AS viii be seen by the following
Sheriff Thomas is about to nail the
o. ". down hard and fast.
ocala, Fla. Sept. 13, 1921.
Nc S. c. NJ. Thomas,
Sheriff of Marion County, City:
Dear Sir: In view of several in
stances of unwarranted and illegal
interference. and attempts to inter
fere, with the efforts beng made by
the state to collect the taxes due to it
from the oklawaha Valley Railroad
Company, and in order to conserve the
interests of the state and avoid the
imposition of undue responsibility
upon you, you will please to observe
and follow the directions hereinafter
stated:
/ lind my personal inspection that
divers rolling stock heretofore levied
upon by you under the comptroller s
warrant, has been uulasvfully moved
off the track of said rail Dad near the
end thereof at Silver Spl ings, and set
off some distance in the woods on in
securely laid rails entirely disconnect-
ed from the track, and upon land not
belonding to said railroad company.
Besides being an unlawful interfer-
erce with property in your custody,
this removal of said rolling stock
leaves it in greatly increased danger
from depreciation and fire.
You will require this property to
be replaced without delay on the
track from which it was so removed.
You will require the immediate de-
livery to you on said track of any
other rolling stock belonging to said
railroad company.
If you have not already levied upon
airy property of said railroad COM
rany other than said rolling stock,
you will Immediately leFy said war
rant upon the shops am fixtures of
said railroad company, Il any there
be, and upon the entire 0klawaha
Xy4fI.,., 80 o,1,cc1 - .,a,,oL +baranf
as may in your judgment be sufficient
to satisfy the said wa. ant and the
costs and expenses of sale.
You will take posses on of the
property levied upon, anl not permit
the occupancy or use of it, or of any
part thereof. by any person, corpora
ton or company whatsoever.
You will not permit the running of
locomotives, cars or other rolling
stock over the said railroad by any
one, or for any purpose, except it
cray be necessary for you to use a
locomotive in placing the rolling stock
levied upon for convenient handling
and better protection, or as may be
necessary to permit the prompt re-
nloval of goods in transit and actually
upon the said railroad when levied on.
The law requires that you keep the
property levied upon in your custody,
and does not authorize you to permit
its use by any one.
You will require the prompt car
riage and removal of any freight in
transit and actually on the said rail-
road, or so much of it as levied upon,
at the time of levy, and | suggest that
forty-eight hours is ample time for
that purpose, and that you require
such freight to be carried off the road
within that time.
In view of the herinbefore men,
toned interference and attempts to
interfere with this property and with
your custody and control of it, appar-
eLtly for the purpose of hampering
and delaying the state in the cpllec-
tion Of the taxes due it, may add
that no one other than the attorney
general, or his authorized representa-
tive, is authorized to advise of>direet
you in any way in this matter, and |
viii be ready and glad to advise you
further at any time should occasion
therefor arise.
As it is important that the taxes
due be collected as early and at as
little expense as possible, it is desired
that you advertise the property fol