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TUESDAY, JUDY 13th 1926. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Vero Beach, in the County of Indian River, on this 13th day of July 1926, pursuant to adjournment of Monday July 5th 1926, and the following methbers of the Board were present: John H. Atkin, Chairman; Geo.A.Braddock; J.V'.LaBruce and Donald Forbes. The Board announced it would sit as a Board of Equalizers of taxes and the owners and agents of property, who appeared for that purpose, were allowed to make full and complete statements as to the valuation of the property owned or represented by them and the Tax Assessor and the members of the Board having fully discussed the state- ments and facts as presented decided that no change be made in the assessment roll for the year 1926. It was thereupon ordered that the Tax Assessor be and he is hereby instructed to assess the property at the valuation fixed by himself as Tax Assessor for the year 1926. The Tax books being ready to be returned to the Tax Assessor for the purpose of extending the taxes thereon as provided by law the Board of County Commissioners took up the matter of making an estimate of the necessary expenses for the fiscal year, ;from October 1, 1926 to the 30th day of September 1927 and having considered the receipts estimated by the Clerk and the valuation of the property of the County as shown by the assessment rolls prepared by the Tax Assessor and having given full con- sideration to the needs and necessities of the County and the requirements for the different purposes to meet the expenses during the said fiscal year, have determined and do hereby declare the following to be the expenses and all special and extra- ordinary expenses contemplated for the fiscal year next ensuing and for which the revenue for the year 1926 from ad valorem taxation and the estimated receipts from other sources will be available: GENERAL REVENUE FUND. 1. Salary of Clerk of Board 41800.00 2. Pay of County Commissioners .......... 750.00 3. Sheriff attending Board . . .... 24.00 6. Salary Judge County Court 1200.00 7. Salary Prosecuting :Attorney 400.00 8. Attorney for County Commissioners 600.00 9. Supervisor of Registration . 300.00 15. Furniture & Fixtures, Court House 200.00 17. Janitor .... 900.00 20. Incidentals 1750.00 25. Allowances made to Paupers outside the poor house 480.00 26. Coroners Fees and witnesses inquests . 300.00 27. Insanity inquiries 100.00 28. Stationary; Blanks etc 250.00 29. Record Books 500.00 30. Advertising required by law 400.00 31. Commission of Tax .Assessor 4500.00 32. Commission of Tax Collector 4500.00 35. Sheriff, General Court Work 300.00 36. Clerk, recording and general Court Work .. 300.00 37. Rent of Court House quarters .. 4800.00 38. General Election 200.00 39. Reserved for Contingencies 381.00 , Total 425935.00 FINE & FORFEITURE FUND. 1. Sheriff, Criminal Cost Bills 47500.00 3. Clerk Circuit Court, Cost Criminal cases 600.00 5. County Judge cost bills 100.00 8. Prosecuting Attorney conviction fees 1200.00 9. Bailiff, Circuit Court 100.00 10. Witness fees 600.00 11. Court Stenographer 200.00 12. Other expenses in criminal cases 200.00 13. Commission paid Sheriff on fines and cost collected 400.00 14. Feeding prisoners 2500.00 19. Highway Traffic Officer 2500.00 20. Enforcement of Cattle Law 2000.00 21. Reserved for contingencies 720.00 Total 418620.00