1907. vision funds. County Commissioners into five parts. The basis of such division shall be the amount of county taxes paid upon Basis of di- taxable property in each road district, and the amounts so apportioned to said road districts from such fund provided for in Section 9 of this act shall be utilized exclusively for the building of new roads and bridges and the repairment of roads and bridges that are now established in said districts. Road Commissioners to list of per etc. Sec. 13. It is hereby made the duty of each member of make out the Board of Road Commissioners to make out two lists sons subject annually of all male persons between the ages of eighteen to road duty, and forty-five years, residing in each of said Commissioner's districts respectively, for thirty days or more; said lists shall be made up in duplicate on the first Monday in June and on the first Monday in December of each year, one of which lists shall be filed with the Board of County Commissioners, and the other with the Sheriff of said county. The Road Commissioner in each district furCompensa- nishing such list shall be paid not exceeding five cents for tion for preparing list. each name reported, in the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners, which sum shall be paid by the county out of the road and bridge fund. The word "residing" as used in this section, shall be construed to mean actual residence in said county continuously for the period of thirty days. Act effective when ap Sec. 14. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 15. This law shall become effective and operative proved by a only after having been submitted and approved by a ma maority vote. jority vote of those voting at an election to be called by the County Commissioners of Gadsden County. Said election to be conducted as now provided by law for holding general elections. Approved May 27, 1907. CHAPTER 5758-(No. 163). AN ACT to Repeal Chapter 4774, Acts of 1899, as Amend. ed by Chapter 4944, Acts of 1901, the Same Being "An Act To Provide for Working, Repairing and Maintaining the Public Roads and Bridges in Levy County, by Contracts, and to Provide Penalties for Failure There of, Approved April 27, 1899. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 1907. Section 1. That Chapter 4774, Acts of 1899, as amended Repeal. by Chapter 4944, Acts of 1901, the same being "An Act to provide for working, repairing and maintaining the public roads and bridges in Levy County, by contracts, and to provide penalties for failure thereof, approved April 27th. 1899, be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect on the 31st dav of December, A. D. 1907. Approved May 15, 1907. CHAPTER 5759-(No. 164). AN ACT to Legalize and Validate All Warrants Heretofore Issued by the Board of County Commissioners of Marion County for Work and Materials in Constructing the Courthouse in Said County. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: rants of Section 1. That all warrants heretofore issued by the County warBoard of County Commissioners of Marion County, Flor- Marion ida, for work and materials in constructing the court-County valihouse in Marion County, Florida, be and the same are hereby legalized and validated. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 7, 1907. dated. 1907. Acts of missioners County in CHAPTER 5760-(No. 165). AN ACT to Ratify and Legalize the Action of the County Whereas, The County Commissioners of St. Johns County have issued county warrants in the sum of thirty-two thousand dollars for the completion of the construction of a county court house for said county and for the furnishing of the same, and have provided for the payment of legal interest on said warrants; Therefore Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That the action of the County CommissionCounty Com-ers of St. Johns County in issuing county warrants for of St. Johns the sum of thirty-two thousand dollars, for the compleissuing cer- tion of the construction of a county court house for said county, and the furnishing of the same, and providing for the payment of legal interest on said warrants, be and the same is hereby ratified and legalized. tain war rants legal ized. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately after its passage and approval. Became a law without the approval of the Governor. CHAPTER 5761-(No. 166). AN ACT to Authorize the County of St. Lucie, State of Florida, to Issue Bonds for the Purpose of Building Hard Surface Roads; for the Election of Bond Trustees; Imposing Penalties for the Violation of This Act, and for Other Purposes. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 1907. missioners of rected to call Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of St. County ComLucie County, Florida, is hereby authorized and directed Si. Lucie to call a special election in said county as soon as prac County diticable after the passage and approval of this act, to vote election to for or against the issue of bonds by the County of St. issue for Lucie, for the purpose of building hard surface roads hard roads. in said county and for the election of road bond trustees, as hereinafter provided. vote on bond Provided, That should the Legislature at its regular Proviso. session in 1907 appropriate funds or aid to the counties of the State for good roads, then the total amount of bonds issued shall be reduced by the amount that St. Lucie County shall benefit therefrom during the years 1907 and 1908. and interest Sec. 2. The amount of bonds to be issued under the Amounts, denominaprovisions of this act shall not exceed one hundred and tions and refifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). They shall be in demptions of denominations of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to one on bonds. thousand dollars ($1,000.00) each, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, and fifteen per cent shall be redeemed in ten years, fifteen per cent in fifteen years, twenty per cent in twenty years, twenty-five per cent in twenty-five years and twenty-five per cent in thirty years. conduct of of electors. Sec. 3. Notice of such election shall be given by publi- Notice and cation for eight successive weeks in some newspaper pub-election and lished in St. Lucie County. Said election shall be held qualifications as near as may be in compliance with general laws of the State of Florida regulating the holding of elections; and those persons, and only those persons, who were quali fied to vote at the general election held next preceding said election and who own real estate or personal property 1907. Duties of tion. in St. Lucie County and have paid the taxes thereon last due shall be qualified to participate in said election. Sec. 4. The Supervisor of Registration of said county of Registra- shall prepare from the best information obtainable by him, the lists of the electors by election districts, who will be authorized to vote at such election and shall publish such lists at least four weeks before such election; and the Board of County Commissioners shall meet two weeks after the publication of such lists and give all persons an opportunity to be heard as to corrections of such lists, and shall add to and strike from such lists such names as the evidence may show to be necessary to make such lists contain all and only the names of electors entitled to vote at such election; and after completing the correction of such lists, the Board of County Commissioners shall cause County Com- such corrected lists to be published and the lists so corrected and published shall constitute the list of electors qualified to vote at such election. missioners to correct and publish list, etc. Manner of electing Bond Trustees. Trustees shall give bonds, etc. Sec. 5. At such special election there shall be elected three road Bond Trustees who shall hold for the term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. One Trustee shall be a resident of School Dis trict No. 1; one Trustee shall be a resident of School Dis trict No. 2, and one Trustee shall be a resident of School District No. 3. Each elector may vote for three Trustees, but he shall not vote for more than one from each school district. The three candidates from the several school districts, respectively, receiving the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. Said Trustees shall serve and perform the duties provided by this act, only in the event, that the election is in favor of the issue of the bonds herein provided for. Said Trustees, before entering upon their duties, shall give bonds in such sum each as will equal thirty-five per cent of the amount of money in hands of Trustees, the amount of bonds to be fixed from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners, and to be secured by some surety company, conditioned that each Trustee shall faithfully perform the duties and trusts confided in him and shall duly account for all such sums of money as may come to his hands by virtue of his trust, which said bonds shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners, and the County Commissioners may from time to time, as circumstances may require, demand addi |