The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-23

Sec. 2. The Courts OF Uu10m County shall have
county over causes Of action which shall have ac-
crued, and crimes and misdemcanors which
shall have been committed within the territory
prior to the first day Of October, roar, in the
same manner and to the same extent as If said
county had been IN existence when such cause OF
action accrued or such crimes misdemeanors
were committed.
Sec s. All actions and prosecutions, and all
proceedings IN guardianship or administration and
all other actions, prosecutions proceedings that
may be pending in Bradford County in the Circuit
Court or in the County Court or any other Court
the first day Of October 1921 whereof snV Court n
officer or board of Union County, would have
had jurisdiction if said county had been in exist
ence when such action proceedings were insti
tuted shall be transferred to the officer court or
board having jurisdiction OF such matters, and all
pleadings, papers and documents in any wise per-
tanning to any such action, prosecution or pro-
ceeding, shall be delivered by the clerk or other
officer of Bradford County, having custody there
OF, to the proper officer of Union County
Sec O. The Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Union County. or his authorized agent deputy,
shall procure from the records in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bradford County,
transcript of all deeds, transfers. mortgages, or
other conveyances of real personal estate, and
and all other matters of record, and any and all
of all judgments, orders and DEGREES, and any
papers or documents IN the custody of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Bradford County that may
in any wise affect the interest of Union County,
the County Commissioners may from time to
time direct; and the clerk of the Circuit Court of
Bradford County, without charges fees, shall
allow the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Union
County free access to all books and papers on
file in his Office that would in any wise facilitate
the procuring of such transcription.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Union County
shall certify to the correctness of such transcript
ton, and thereupon such certified copies of rec
ords, documents and other matters transcribed
and certified shall be of the same force and effect
the original records.
Sec. 10. As compensation for the services re-
quired Of him in Section of this Act. the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Union County shall be
paid by said county TO be fixed by the
County Commissioners. not to exceed $4,000 per
month for each for such time as he shall acti-
ally engage such work.
Sec. II The County Judge of Union County
shall procure from the records in the office of
the County Judge of Bradford County, tran
script of all papers, files. documents and records
in the custody of the County Judge of Bradford
County, that may in any wise affect the interest
of Union County, as the County Commissioners
may from time to time direct and the County
Judge Of Bradford County, without charges or
fees, shall allow the County Judge of Union Coun-
ty free to all books, papers and files in his
office that may any wise facilitate the procuring
of such transcription.
The County Judge of Union County shall GER
tify to the correctness of such transcription, and
thereupon such certified copies of the papers, files
documents and records transcribed and certi-
fled shall be of the same force and effect as the
original records.
CURED of him in Section II of this Act, the
County Judge of Union County shall be paid by
said county sum to be fixed by the County Com
missioners not to exceed $4,000 per month for
each for such time he shall actually be
engaged in such work.
Sec. IS. The Assessor of Taxes of Bradford
County shall continue to perform the duties of his
office in relation to all property and persons
within the territory of Union County hereby
shall complete the assessment roll of Bradford
County heretofore existing. Upon completion
of said assessment roll, provided by law, he
shall deliver to the Assessor of Taxes of Union
a al
ment roll applies TO property and persons within
the limits of Union County as hereby created, and
thereafter the Assessor of Taxes of Union County
shall perform all the duties of his office now
provided by law.
Sec. ID. The Assessor of Taxes for Bradford
County shall be paid as provided by law for as
sessng the taxes of Union County for the year
of 1921, and the County Commissioners of Union
County shall provide for reasonable compensation
to be paid said assessor for preparing transcript
of his assessment roll for Union County herein
provided, and for any and all other extraordinary
services which said Assessor may be required to
perform.
Sec. IS. The Assessor of Taxes for Union
County shall receive compensation from the
State for the assessment of taxes for said county
for the year 1927, but he shall receive for such
services as he may perform after the first day of
January, 1922, such compensation as is provided
by law, and the County Commissioners of Union
County shall pay him such reasonable compensa-
ton for the services rendered by him from the
first day of October, 1921, to the first day of
January, 1922, they may deem proper.
And the Tax Assessor of Bradford County and
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bradford
County shall without charges or fees, allow the
Assessor of Taxes for Union County free access
to all books, papers and files in their respective
offices that would in any wise facilitate the per-
Torrance of his duties.
County shall be allowed credit in his settlement
for the amount of all taxes due on property or
from persons within n, said County Of Union as
of Taxes of Bradford County shall proceed to
collect the taxes which shall, the first day of
October, 1921, be unpaid and past due lands
lying in the territory of Union County hereby
created. and to enforce the payment thereof by a
sale of delinquent lands in the same manner and
with the effect as if the territory of Union
County had remained part of Bradford County,
but the tax certificates covering the sales of land
lying in Union County which shall be made on
or after the first day of October 1921, shall be
delivered to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Union County, and the redemption of any such
land shall be made through the said clerk
Sec ~. All redemptions of land lying in Union
County which shall have been certified or sold for
taxes prior to the first day of October, 1921,
whether certified or sold to the State or individ
uas, shall be made through the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Union County; provided, that the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Union County shall
give to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brad
ford County receipt for all tax sales certificates
and in his accounting shall remit to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court Of Bradford County, that part
of the taxes which redemption of said certificate
covers in payment of taxes, prior to the year
1921, upon the redemption of such tax sales GER
tificates, retaining for Union County the taxes of
all succeeding years aTter tne year 1891.
Sec I2. It shall be the duty of the Board of
County Commissioners of Union County at as
early date as may be possible, to hold confer
ence with the County Commissioners of Bradford
County and agree with said Board upon plan
or plans for the assumption by Union County of
its pro rata share of the Indebtedness of Bradford
County in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution of the State of Florida, and also
upon an equitable division of the surplus funds
and personal and movable property, including out
standing tax certificates, that Bradford County
NAV have on hand or that NAV be owing 10 Brad
ford County ON the first day of October. 1927.
Sec. 70. It shall be the duty of the Board of
Public Instruction of Union County at as early
date as may be possible, to hold conference with
the Board of Public Instruction of Bradford
County and agree with such Board upon plan
for the assumption by Union County of its pro
rata share of the Indebtedness of the Board of
Public Instruction of Bradford County, and also
upon an equitable division of the surplus funds