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where the supplies had been actually used for county purposes. and the warrants issued <br />had been actually paid that relief should be granted according to the following rules: <br />The commissioners should be required -to account for and restore to the <br />treasury the full amount paid out by them on-a000unt of such transactions <br />as were tainted with actual fraud, but that upon all.transactions of the nature <br />mentioned, where the supplies furnished were necessary and beneficial to the <br />county, in the purchase of which uw.,,aotual fraud was perpetrated and which the <br />aommissieners would have had authority toopurohase�)fromnotlter persona for <br />the use of the oounty; the commissioners should be required to account for <br />and restore to the county treasury only the money paid therefrom in excess <br />of the actual cost of the supplies to those who furnished them, such cost <br />mot ,to, exceed their reasonable market value. <br />In other words, that the only civil liability that could possiblyattach from the <br />of supplies by subordinate enployees of the Board from a member of the Board or from a <br />corporation in which a member of the Board was interested would-be that the commissioners <br />might be liable for the profit made on the transaction by the mekber or the corporation <br />in which the member was interested) and,.of course, any such liability could not in any <br />manner attach to one member of the Board; but would have to attach, if at all, to each <br />and every member of the Board; and any action brought thereon would have to be a joint <br />action brought against each and every member of the Board and not against any one part <br />-lar member <br />In conclusion; permit me to repeat that I have been attorney for the Board of <br />County Commissioners of -Indian River County,Florida; since the creation of the county <br />and that I have an abiding confidence in the honesty and integrity of the gentlemen who <br />have occupied the positions of county commissioners for the.county since its creation, <br />and in the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county, and. I believe I can say without <br />exception that they have had the best interest of the-oounty at heart at all times; and <br />I am unable to rind, in my opinion, where any one of them has violated any of the statu- <br />tea of the state regulating and fixing their duties as County.Comnissloners and Clerk in <br />any manner that would warrant or justify any criminal or oivil action being taken agains <br />them either collectively or individually as a result thereof. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />James T* Vocelle <br />County ,attorney <br />James 0. Watson and. others appeared before the Board respecting the probability <br />of reducing the tax levy for the year 1929. After considerable discussion from varioud <br />citizens it was agreed to confer with the School Board, the Trustees of the Atlantic - <br />Gulf Special Road & Bridge District and others and ascertain what can be done along <br />that line. <br />The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted by the Board; <br />Whereas; the. Board of :County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, has <br />heretofore accepted the offer of J. M. Knight and associates to deed to said Board five <br />acres .of land in what is known as Brae Burn Park, in the City of Fero Beach, in said <br />county, to be used by said Board for Court -House and jail and public 'bullding site, <br />and <br />Whereast said Board has selected the tract of land which it is willing to accept <br />from said J. M. Knight and associates as a site for Court House jail and public buildingsl!!I <br />for said county, which tract of land so ss6leoteld by said Board is described, as follows, III <br />. Ip <br />