The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-09
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATIoN OF
ALL LEGALLY Qualified VOTERS IN
THE SEVERAL. WARDS OF THE CITY OF
OCALA.AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLD
ING OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELEC-
TONS AND FOR THE RETU rms AND
CANVASS OF ELECTIONS.
b. il ordained by the mayer and city council
Of the city Of Ocala. Florida
section !. Every male person Of IN" az" of
tWtnty-Cnt- years and upwards. who shall. I
the time Of registration. be citizen OF III"
nitpd states. and who shall have resided and
had his hahitati"n. d"micIle, nome anu place
of permanent abode i'll the state Of Florida for
one year. and in this city for SIX months.
shall. if otherwise qualified according TO law
and ordinances Of this city. be deemed II quail
fed rlector at all elections under any Of the
charter acts of this city.
naturaliZed citizen Of the United States, at
the. time Of and before registration. shall pro
due. to the registration officer his certificate of
naturalization or duly certified copy thereof.
and shall make oath that he il the identical
person named in said certificate. before NJ
Shall br allowed 10 register: provided. that thu
following classes OF persons shall not be en-
titled 10 vote:
[aI. Persons not duly registered according
to law.
nj. Persons under guardianship. including
those kept or confined in any public prison.
rel Persons VII" are insane or idiotic.
fdl. Persons who may have been convicted
Of hri lserv. perjury or larceny. or of any infa-
nous crime. in any court Of this state. or any
~ her state. or who re interested i'll any bet or
waGer.th result OF which shall depend upon
any election, CT that shall hereafter fight a
duel. or send. knowingly carry or accept clal
lenge 10 fight. or that shall BE- a second To
either party. or that shall b. the bearer Of such
cha!l enge or acceptance: but the legal diSabll-
itv shall not accrue until after trial and con
victiou by dU. form of law.
lei No person shall be permitted 70 vote a
Tf..y1
least on or before IN" second saturday IN The
month preceding the day of such election. hI~
poll taxes for the Two years next preceding
the year III which such election shall b. held :,
provided. that no person shall be- prevented
from voting on account OF not having so paid
poll Ia for any year which shall not have been
lawfully assessed against him by reason Of his
not having been Of age. or having been over
tifty-tive years Old. or who has lost limp in
exhibit the certificate OF SupervlSorof regiStra-
ti"n to that cffec;: and provided that no per-
son who has not been i'll this state more than
one year previous 70 any general election shall
he required tG pay more than one years poll
taxes. or poll taxes for any year when he was
not resident III this state.
Section , \ general election shal De held in
the several wards Of this city on the second
Tuesday III December. A. d. 1873. and annually
on The same day thereafter. or upon such day
a. may hereafter be fixed by law, at which
general city election there shall be chosen by
the duly qualified electors IN this city such
city officers a. tIp charter acts of this city pro
vide shall hr elected by said electors. whose
terms OF otticr may then require an election To-
be- held u I'll such offices except ~ herein
otherwise provided.
Section !. \ mayor Of the city OF Ocala tn Ie
chosen from th~ city at large, and one council
man from each ward OF said city. 70 be chosen
and elected by and in The ward which he rep
re>entS. and Of which he must be IL resident
shall b" elected N such election in December.
1>"n. and every year thereafter. the persons
chosen at said election I" hold their Respective
offices. til" mayor for one year after the sec
ond Tuesday n January OF the gear after his