The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-16

be legally invested.
Sec. H. Any proposed ordinance may
be submitted to the commissioners by
petition signed by qualified voters of the
city OF Pensacola, equal in number to
twenty per cent Of the total number OF
votes cast in the last general municipal
election. Within two weeks after the fl
ing Of said petition said commissioners
shall pass the said ordinance, or call a
special election, at which the adoption or
rejection OF such ordinance shall be sub
United to the qualified voters OF said
city, or said ordinance shall forthwith,
upon the failure Of the commissioners to
act as hereinabove prescribed, become q
valid ordinance of said city after the ex-
piration Of two weeks. At such cleo
ton the ballots shall contain the words:
title of the ordinance) and Against the
Ordinance. If the majority OF the quail
fed voters voting on the proposed ordi-
nance shall vote In favor thereof, such
proposed ordinance shall thereupon be
come a valid ordinance Of said city;
and any ordinance proposed by petit
ton or adopted by an election, as
herein provided, cannot be repealed or
provided. Any number Of proposed ordi-
nances may be voted on at the same
election In accordance with the provisions
Of this section.
Sec Is. No resolution. bylaws. or or
dinances granting to any person, firm or
corporation any franchise, lease or right
to use the streets. public highways. thor
oughfares, city wharves and wharf prop
erty, or public property Of the city OF
Pensacols, State OF Florida. either In.
shall take erect and be In force until
thirty days after the final enactment OF
same by the board of commissioners and
publication Of said resolution, bylaws.
consecutive weeks In one Of the newspa-
pers published IN the city Of Pensacola,
which publication shall be made at the
expense Of the persons firms or Gorpo-
ing the passage Of such resolution, by
law or ordinance or during the time In
tervening between its final passage and
the expiration Of the thirty days during
provided, the legally qualified voters of said
city may by written petition, or petitions,
addressed to said board of commission
ers, object to such grant, and II during
titions, signed by at least a number OF
qualified voters equal to one for
every three hundred inhabitants Of said
city. or fraction thereof, according to the
then last federal census shall be filed
with the said board of commissioners. Said
board shall, after the fling Of any such
petition, or petitions, and upon payment
or deposit of estimated election expenses
as hereinafter provided forthwith order
an election, at which election the legally
qualified voters Of said city shall vote for
or against the proposed grant as set
forth In the said bylaw, resolution or
said grant shall stand suspended. IN
publishing the call for said election the
said resolution, bylaw or ordinance
making said grant shall be published at
length and at the expense of the city in
some newspaper published IN said city,
by at least one publication. The board of
commissioners shall before making such
call, furnish to the person, firm or corpo-
ration applying for such grant or fran
chise, an estimated EXPENSE of the cleo
ton to be held to consider the same and
II the person, firm or corporation 80 APP
plying shall paw to, or deposit with. the
| city a sum SUFFICIENT to cover the cost Of
| such election, as so estimated. the board
i of commissioners shall proceed to can
said election; but II the same be not paid
| to, or deposited with, the said city with
| in thirty days after said board makes
said estimate of the cost Of such election
said election shall not be ordered and the
/ bylaw. resolution or ordinance shall not
be effective. The applicant for any such
i grant or franchise shall pay to the city
i the expense Of such advertisement there
/ of whether an election be held thereon
or not. and the expense OF such election.
/ If held, and such bylaws, resolutions or
! ordinances shall not be valid unless the
fact of such payment be noted in the
| record thereof upon the minute book OF
! by said board. ANY applicant may with
draw any application before and without
| expense Of such election or he may ask
and obtain a SUSPENSION Of the bylaw,
| resolution or ordinance until the next
regular nnunicinal election at which time
| the question of its adoption may be de
| termined by special ballot and wfthoU
expense to the applicant, except for print
| ing the special ballot and advertising the
| election on such application. II at such
, election the majority Of the votes cast
| shall be in favor Of said ordinance and
the making of said proposed grant the
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but II a majority Of the votes cast shall
he against the passage OF said resolu-
ton. bylaw ordinance, said resolution
| bylaw or ordinance shall not become ef-
| powers, or privileges of anv kind. and II
shall be the duty OF said board of COM
n1issioners after such result OF said cleo
ton shall be determined, to pass a reso-
luton or ordinance to that effect Nc
| grant of any franchise or lease or right
of user. or anv other right IN, under
public highways, thoroughfares, city
wharves and wharf property or public
property OF the city Of Pensacola shall bt
made or given, nor any such rights o.
any kind whatever be conferred upon am
person, firm or corporation. except By
resolution or ordinance duly passed b.
the board Of commissioners at some reg.
ular or adjourned meeting and published
as above provided by this section; no
shall any extension OF enlargement o.
any such rights or powers be made OF
given except IN the manner and Sub1ec
to all the conditions herein provided al
TO the original grant Of same, and NJ
license, permit, or franchise hereafte
granted for the operation OF any publi
utility. shall be sold, transferred, or as
signed without the consent, by ordinance
Of the City Of Pensacola.
Section 16 No franchise shall here
after be granted, except upon condition
that the city shall have the right, at an,
time after fifteen years from the grantinJ
thereof, to purchase the physical proper
ties Of the franchise holder. and to ter
inmate its franchise and all privilege
enjoyed by Il Hereunder; provided, tn
majority OF the qualified tax-payin
voters Of the city voting thereon shal
vote to do so; and. provided, that upol
the petition of twenty per cent Of tn
qualified property tax-paying voters {
the commissioners, the matter Of acqui
sition of such property shall be sum
mitted to an election to be determine
by a vote OF the qualified tax-pavin
voters, voting thereon. which electio
shan be held at the next succeedin
election In the City of Pensacola, afte
at least twenty davs' notice thereof sha
, have been published daily for twent
days in a newspaper published in sal
city. and, provided, that the owner c
such physical property shan be compen
stated for the value thereof. considerin
! solely the physical assets, such value (
be determined by the report Of tn
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