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THEREFORHO be it Resolved: That this Board has reason to believe and does believe
that because of the reasons hereinabove set forth the sufficiency of the Bond of Hon.
Gordon R. Olmstead as Tax Collector of said County has become impaired and is insuffi..
tient to adequately protect the interests of the $tate and County to the extent of
0109000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDs That the fact of such insufficiency and impairment be at
once reported to the Governor of the State of Floridap and that the Governor be, and
he is hereby requested- to promptly call upon and require the said Gordon R. Olmstead,
as such Tax Collector, to execute and file with the proper officer a new bond in the
amount of $100000.00, in accordance with section 2420 of the Compiled General Lawn of
Florida; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOD that the Clerk of this Board be and he is hereby directed
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to promptly deliver a certified copy of this resolution to Hon. Gordon R.Olmstead, Tax
Collector of Indian River County, and to Hon. Doyle Be Carlton, Governor.
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board
then adjourned until the regular meeting to be held in epril 1932.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5th 1932.
The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met '
at
the Court
douse in
Vero Beach,
at 10:00
o'clock
A.M.Tuesday,
April 5th 19329 with
the
following
members
of the Board
present:
Albert
0. Helseth,
Chairman; J. D. Yongue,
J. W. LaBruce; J.J.P.Ham.ilton and Eli C. Walker. Also present were Miles Warren,
Clerk and Clark S. Rice, Sheriff.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and. approved.
It was ordered Mrs lay Cothern be stricken from the Mothers Pension list effect-
ive after paying up assignments now on file.
The following resolution was introduced:
AREAS, by reason of the limited amount of tax that can be levied for the
Mothers Pension Fund, and by reason of the large percentage of the real estate of
the County is off the tax rolls by virtue of delinquency, there appears a deficit in
the said Mothers Pension Fund, and,
WHEREAS there remains a balance in the Publicity Fund and the Agricultural Fund
of this County, for which no appropriations have been made and no expenditures
contemplated;.
THEREFORE,
BE IT
RESOLVED, that
the sum
of
X250.00
be
transferred from the
Publicity.Ftind
to the
Mothers Pension
Fund,
and
the sum
of
0100.00 be transferred
from the Agricultural .Fund to the Mothers Pension Fund to meet current obligations
now due.
Upon beim put to a vote the same was unanimously adopted.
The Notary bond of Rachel Brocksmith in the sum of 0500.00 with Waldo B -Sexton
and Walter S. Buckinghssm as sureties was approved,
it was ordered that Tax Certificate 878 sale of July 1928 be sold for the sum
of $22.60 including all costs.
It was ordered bill of Florida Power & Light Co., in the sum of $7.799 for
damages to power line by Road Department be paid and is hereby approved.
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The County Democratic Executive Committee having met, and adopted the assessments
to be levied against the candidates for the various offices of the County, for party
organization, assessments were thereupon made for the purpose of defraying all expenses
in connection with the Primary Elections to be held Tuesday 'June 7th and Tuesday June
28th 1932, as follows:
County Judge.9...9...9.&.30.00
Sheriff..................100.00
Clerk Circuit Court...... 100.00
Tex Collector ....... .....100000
`.t'ax Assessor.............100.0O
Supt.of :Schools.......... 60.00
Prosecuting Attorney..... 20.00
County Commissioner...... 4.00
School Board ............. 4.00
Representative........... 6.00
Constable,,,***,,,,,,,,,, 4.00
Justice of .peace......... 4.00
Sup'r.of Registration.... 6.00
and it was ordered that the respective amounts indicated above be paid to the Clerk of -
this Board, by each candidate for the office designated, by the time prescribed by law,
to -grit: May 13th 1932. It me further ordered that immediately after said date the Clerk
place the total amount received in the General Revenue Fund of the County, and report
the same to this Board.
Helen S. Inly, agent Columbia Casualty Co., requested the County Commissioners to
designate the depository for County Funds, coming under their jurisdiction, as that Comp
was on the official bond of the Tax Collector. It mas ordered that such certificate be
given showing the Barnett National Bank of Cocoa, Florida, as'the designated Depository
with security pledged with the State Comptroller being in the sum of $10,000.00 and
constituting united States Government bonds.
The semi-annual report of fees and commissions received by the Tax Collector was
received and filed, which is as follows:
REPORT OF G. R. OIMSTEAD,
For the six months ending December 31st 1931.
FEES, CONMISSIONS AND RWUNERATION COLLECTED:
Fellsmere Drainage District ............ 70.01
State ..................................................... 129.07
Total receipts for Six months ................ 9199.08 i
EXPENSES:
Office expenses, stationery Office Car (Check license)... 75.00
'Salaries of Deputies: Genevieve Cooksey ................. 775.00
Lilian Radinsky.................... 40.00
® Hazel Boyd ......................... 210.00
Dorothy Gifford .................... 25.00
Donald Burdick (personal tax)...... 35.00
Total for the six months ending.*,,,,*,,,,,,, 1160.00
Net DEFICIT for the six months ending 12-31-31 DEFICIT 960.92
which report was properly sworn to before Miles Marren, Clerk Circuit Court on the
5th day of April 1932.
It was ordered the County Attorney be instructed to make demand on the Tax Collector
and his official bonds for amount alleged to be due the County as shown by State .Auditor's
report recently filed.
There being no further business on motion made, seceded and carried the Board
adjourned until the regular meeting to be held -in May 1932.
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Clerk.
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