The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-24
AN ORDINANCE

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ALL LEGALLY Qualified VOTERS IN
THE SEVERAL WARDS OF THE CITY or
OCALA.AND To PROVIDE FOR THE HOLD
ING OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELEC-
TONS AND FOR THE Returns AND
CANVASS OF ELECTIONS
Be it ordained by the mayer and city council
of the city Of ucala. Florida:
section !. Every male person of the age OF
tweEty-one years and upwards. who shall. at
the time 81 registration. ~ citizen Of the
niIed states, and who shall have resided and
had his hahita,ion. domicila- home and place
Of permanent ABIDE in the state Of Florida for
one year. and in this city for six months.
shall. II otherwise qualified according 10 law
and ordinances of this city. - deemed quail
fed elecror al all elections under any Of the
cha rtPr acts 81 this city.
\ naruraIized citizen of the United states al
the time q and t--fprt- registration. shall pro-
duce 10 the registration officer his certificate Of
naturalization Or Il duly certified copy thereof
and sha!! make oath that he Is the identical
person named in said certificate. before he
sinai! be allowed To register. provided. that the
following classes Of persons shall not IL
titled 10 vote:
to tx lw Persons not duly registered according
m. Persons under guardianship. inclusiing
th''>- kept or confined IN any public prison.
(tl Persons who insane or idIotic.
[1J. Persons who may have been convicted
Il M i,ery. perjury or "a rceny. pf any infa-
nous crime IN any court Of this state. ur any
other state. OF VIC are interested IN any bet or
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any election. or tnar shall hereafter i-ht
cue.. OF send. knowingly carry accept u chal-
irnge 10 fight. or that shall b. a second To
either party, or that shall b" the bearer Of such
challenge or acceptance, bat the legal di-abil-
ity shall not accrue until after trial and con
NlctIon by due form IF law
III No y5-rSln shall be permitted TO vote al
any election WHO shall have failed u pay. AZ
least on or before the second saturday in the
month preceding th- day Of such election hi
pol! taxes for The Two years next preceding
. tll~ year in which such election shall b. held :.
provided that n" person shall b. prevented
. from voting on account Of not having pa "a a
poll tax for any year which shall not have been
lawfully assessed gainSt him by rea son OF hi-
not having ben Of ag-, or having been over
fifty-fiye years old. or who has lost a limb in
battle and who shall have procured and shall
exhibit The certificate of supervisor Of yi~t I'd
ti"n 10 that effect: and provided. that no per
son who has not been in this state more tnan
one year previous I" any general election shall
b+ rt-1i uir"d 10 pay more than one years poll
Ia XeS. or poll taxes for any year when he was
not resident in this state.
section ? general election shall b. held in
the several wards Of this city on the second
Tuesday in December. 4. d. IS:'S. and annually
the same day thereafter. or upon such day
. may hereafter b. fixed 10y law, al which
/ the duly qualified electors in this city such
city officers "a the charter acts OF this city pro
vide shall be elected by said electors. whose
terms Of Office may then require an election TO
be held 10 ill such offices, except "a herein
otherwise provided.
section ;. \ mayor of the city of Ocala To- lie
chosen from the city at large, and one council
man from each ward Of said city. 10 be chosen
and elected by and in the ward which he rep
reSents. and Of which H. must b. IA resident.
shall b. elected al such election IN December.
1>s9. and every year thereafter. the persons
offices. the mayor Tor one year alter the sec
und Tuesday IN January of the year after his
election. and the councilmen to mold their re
SpectIYt offices "a counclIinen from the wards
from which they are chosen. for two years
after the said second Tuesday in the month of
January Of the year next after their election
I In 10 q Il "A Inn
whose election L. hereinbefore provided for.
there shall b. chosen, from the city at large at
the general city election 10 be- holden on the
omd Tuesday in December, 1899 and biennially
thereafter. Il councilman for the city at large.
who snail b known and called the council
man 1T large. and the councilman al large
shall hold MS office for two years from and
after the second Tuesday in January OF the
year next after the year of his election.
section t. special elections shall be held in
the following cases and in no other:
[al. Where there has been no choice of an
officer VIII" should have been elected at gen
III. Where q vacancy shall occur NOR. than
>iN months before any general election, hy
death, resignation. removal, expulsion or
otherwise, il the office Of mayor or member #
the city council, he such member from ward
or from the city at large. And if any such
vacancy occur in the Office of mayor AT il time
less than six months before any general cl,.c
ton the city council NAV IN their discretion
order special election 10 ill said vacancy, and
# such vacancy occur at a time less than six
months before any general election in the Office
city ut large. the mayor. By and with the adj
vice. and consent of the city council. may order
Il special election 10 ill such vacancy.
section ). OF all general elections hereunder
the proclamation thereof shall be "a herein
after specially provided under the title:
Duties Of the Mayor.
Sec Whenever any special election is requir-
ed 10 he holden, 10 fill any flee. the city cOun-
ell. if such election Ice for mayor. the mayor
and city cOunci! 4 such election he for cOun-
Gilman or councilmen, shall pass maxi and
e. Il order DECLARING the 6ay which -Ocl
election shall be held. and shall deliver the
same I" the city clerk. whereuPon said city
clerk shall publish notice of such special e"c-
ton in Il newspaper published in Ocala. 10 l,r
designated by said council, such notice I" he
published at least once week for not less
than fifteen. nor NOR" than twenty days prior
IL said election. such notice to state hat va
cancicS 10 filled al said election. and If
the vacancy he that Of ward councilman the
notice shall 80 state. and the Special election
shall he held in the ward where the vacancy
exists. and only residents Of that ward shall
b.. allowed to vote. and tn" election shall be
held aS nearly "a practicable at the same ward
voting place AZ was used at the last general
city election. and if said special election b. for
mayor or for councilman al large. or Ia submit
any question IL III" electors of said city. such
city of Ocala. il the court room Of the mayors
court. unless otherwise provided by resolution
of the council at the time Of calling such spe-
REGISTRATION
Section :. TIE city clerk of the city of Ocala
shall he. ,.x-OiticiO. the supervisor of rrgiStra-
ton Of said city. He shall keep his Office at
the city clerks office in the city hall of the
city of Ocala. and shall have exclusive charge !
of the registration of electors within SAID city
for all elections under this ordinance. Upon |
retiring from office. ii shall he his duty 10 de-
liver over To his successor any and all books or
blanks in his Office pertaining to his duties of
registration officer, AT the same time he de- /
Hver> over other matters in said office 10 his /
said successor.
section : The said clerk. as supervisor Of
registration for said city. shall keep the regis |
trdUion books herein provided open al his said /