Alachua County  Est Fla

          There being no further business before the Board it is 
therefore ordered that the Board of Commissioners stand 
adjourned untill the first Monday in February next this 14th 
day of January 1850 ---              Charles F. Fitchet  
                                  President of the Board of Comm'

          Newnansville February 4th 1850 --- 
       At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners Present 
the Hon' Charles F. Fitchet Judge of Probates and President 
of said Board, George L. Brown, Samuel B. Colding, John B. 
Standly Esq's present a majority being present they proceeded 
to business --- 
          Order 1st On receiving the bids for building a Court 
House for the County of Alachua, Samuel W. Burnetts and 
J.S. Barber's proposals were opened with a plan accompanying 
and on examining the bids it was found that Samuel W 
Burnett's bid was the lowest in consideration of the plan size 
and work, and therefore it is agreed that Samuel W. 
Burnett's bid be and it is accepted by the Board of County 
Commissioners, and the he enter into bond with the Commissioners 
for his faithful performance of building the said Court House 
in double the amount of his bid to be completed in Nine months 
from this date --- 
           Order 2nd   In assessing a County Tax for County purposes 
it is ordered that the Collector of the State taxes, assess and Collect 
fifty per cent on the State tax, and pay the same to the County 
Treasury of Alachua County --- 
           There being no further business before the Board it is 
ordered that the said Board Stand adjourned until the first 
day of April next --- 
                             Charles F. Fitchet 
                                     President

          Commissioners Court Newnansville April 1st 1850 
          At a regular meeting of the Board of County 
Commissioners held at this place this day for the transaction of 
County business, Present the Hon' C. F. Fitchet Judge and 
President of said Board, Samuel B. Colding, G.L. Brown