ized to reduce the same as low as he may deem advisable. and he is hereby empowered to instruct and direct the Tax Collectors to collect only such reduced tax as he may fix as aforesaid. 1907. missioners. county Sec. 2. The Board of County Commissioners of every county at a meeting for correcting and reviewing the county assessment shall immediately thereafter ascer- Duty of tain and determine the amount of money to be raised by County Comtax for county purposes, including the current expenses, interest on bonded debt, bridges and county buildings, and to meet the expenses, they are hereby authorized to levy a tax of not more than five mills upon the dollar on the real and personal property of the county; and every such determination and levy so made shall be entered at large upon the records of the Board of County Commissioners, and no county shall levy a greater amount for any purpose than five mills for county purposes except as hereinafter provided, and any indebtedness contracted by the County Commissioners of any county in excess of the said amount shall be null and void and no suits shall be prosecuted in any court in this State for the collection of the same; Provided, That the County Commissioners of each county shall levy a tax not to exceed seven mills nor less Levy for than three mills on the dollar, on the real and personal schools. property of the county for county school purposes; Provided further, That the County Commissioners of any county may levy an additional tax not to exceed four mills on the dollar, each year, to pay all outstanding indebted- Outstanding ness and interest thereon; Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prohibit any county wishing to erect a courthouse or jail, or constructing paved, macadamized or other hard-surfaced highways, from levying the amount of special taxes now allowed by law for that purpose; Provided further, That the foregoing provision relating to taxes for working roads shall not apply to counties working roads under special laws; Provided further, That in counties not constructing paved, macada- Paved mamized or other hard-surfaced roads, as now provided by cadamized or law, and in counties not working roads under special laws, faced roads. the County Commissioners of each of such other counties may levy an additional tax not to exceed three mills on the dollar on the real and personal property of the county, the revenue derived therefrom to be used and appropriated indebtedness. hard-sur 1907. by such County Commissioners exclusively for the purpose of constructing paved, macadamized or other hard-surfaced roads. Sec. 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved June 3, 1907. CHAPTER 5607—(No. 12). AN ACT to Cancel Certain Tax Sale Certificates Held by the State of Florida. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Whenever it shall be made to appear that any land in this State has been assessed for State and county taxes in more than one county in this State for the same year, and the taxes thereon have been paid in any one of said counties or county for said year; and that said land has been sold or certified to the State by such other county or counties for the non-payment of taxes for the same year; such certificates or certificate shall be canceled by the Comptroller upon application of the owner, agent or occupant of said land, producing a certificate, acknowledgment or affidavit of the Tax Collector of such county or counties wherein such payment of taxes were or was made; setting forth that said lands were duly and regularly assessed for State and county purposes on the tax books of such county for said year; and that the taxes so assessed were duly and regularly paid. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 3, 1907. CHAPTER 5608-(NO. 13). AN ACT for the Relief of the Census Enumerators of the Several Counties of the State of Florida Appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Secretary of State, Who took the census for the year 1905, According to the provisions of Chapter 5469 of the Laws of Florida, Approved June 5th, 1905, and making appropriation therefor. Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Florida, at the regular session of 1905, passed an act entitled, "An Act to provide for the taking of the census of the State of Florida, for the year 1905, and making an appropriation therefor," as fully set forth in Chapter 5469, Laws of Florida, and, Whereas, By Virtue of said act the Commissioner of Agriculture and Secretary of State were empowered to appoint in each county of the State a census enumerator whose duty it was to secure a census of the population, agricultural, manufacturing, mortuary statistics; and in addition to prepare duplicate poll lists in each county of the State; the faithful performance of which said duties by said enumerators being entirely inconsistent with the pay provided for by said act, as will more fully appear by reference to the census report; and, Whereas, The said enumerators of the several counties accepted said appointments and took the oath provided for by said act believing that the pay provided for therein was sufficient to justify them in faithfully rendering said service to the State, and did perform said services at an actual loss to themselves of money, labor and time, and, Whereas, Realizing that the compensation allowed said enumerators as provided for by said act was entirely too small for the amount of labor actually performed by them, and believing the said enumerators should be paid a fair and reasonable price for the services rendered the State by them and that each and every enumerator should be reimbursed for the loss sustained by reason of said work; Therefore, 1907. 1907. Appropria of compen Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That the sum of thirteen thousand three tion and rate hundred and thirty-four dollars or so much thereof sation. as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay to each and every county enumerator of the several counties of the State of Florida the sum of two cents per capita and the further sum of two cents for each farm and each manufacturing plant as shown by the original census returns on file in the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Duty of culture and Sec. 2. Immediately upon the passage of this act it er of Agri- shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to Comptroller. furnish the Comptroller with a statement of the amount due each enumerator of the State as provided for in Section One of this act and the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount shown by the Commissioner of Agriculture to be due each enumerator and he shall transmit the same to said enumerator at his postoffice address. When act effective. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its becoming a law without such approval. Approved June 3, 1907. CHAPTER 5609—(No. 14). AN ACT to Provide for the Enumeration of Agricultural, Horticultural, Live Stock, Manufacturing, Industrial and Other Statistics; for the Appointment of County Enumerators, to Define Their Duties, to Provide for Their Compensation, and to Define the Duties of the Boards of County Commissioners in Connection Therewith. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners of each county in the State at their first 1907. County Com regular meeting in July of each alternate year, beginning with July of 1907, to select and appoint some competent person to be known as the county enumerator, and imme- Duty of diately upon the appointment of such enumerator, said missioners. Board shall furnish the Commissioner of Agriculture with his name and postoffice address. enumerator. It shall be the duty of the county enumerator to call on Duties of all residents and the managers or legal representative of all non-residents in their respective counties, who are engaged in agriculture, horticulture and stock raising, and all persons, firms, companies, mining or other industrial pursuits, for such necessary facts and statistical information as the Commissioner of Agriculture may require, and for filling out such blank forms as may be furnished him by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the purpose herein stated. Enumerator Each county enumerator shall before entering upon to subscribe his duties, subscribe to an oath before the County Judge to an oath. of his county, that he will, to the best of his ability, perform well and faithfully the duties of the office of county enumerator; the original oath to be filed with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, and a duplicate copy shall be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture. The county enumerator may for any purpose not incon- Deputies. sistent with this act, appoint one or more deputies to assist him, but for all official acts of such deputy or deputies, he shall be responsible. enumerator. Duties of Sec. 2. The first enumeration under this act shall be Term of for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1907, and ending June 30, 1908, and every two years thereafter, and the enumerators shall begin their work as soon after the first day of July, 1908, as practicable, and shall proceed to fill out all such blank forms and lists as may be furnished by the Commissioner of Agriculture, for the purpose, and they enumerator. shall complete said blank forms and lists in accordance with instructions of the Commissioner of Agriculture and return them so completed in such proper form, to the Boards of County Commissioners of their respective counties not later than the first day of November of the same year and each alternate year thereafter in the same manner. It shall be the duty of the enumerator to attach his certificate, sworn to before a proper officer authorized to administer oaths, that such statistical report is full, |