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

during such suspension.
Sec. "a There shall be court for the
trial of misdemeanor offenses known az
the Recorders Court" with powers and
duties such as are defined and prescribed
in the present city charter, and not IN
conflict with this act The magistrate
of said court shall be known as the Re
corder," shall be qualified voter
and shall be appointed by the commits
sioners, to hold office until his successor
is appointed, and at salary to be liked
by the board of commissioners.
Sec 25 No order renting any fines
imposed by said recorder shall become
effective unless 1t shall have been signed
by two commissioners of the city OF PEN
sacola, sitting in regular session.
Sec. 2s. The commissioners shall have
the price of gas and electricity, and to
regulate and fix the fares. tolls and
charges Of wharves, public carriers and
hacks, whether transporting passengers,
freight or baggage. and generally NIX and
regulate the rates, tolls and charges of
all public utilities The right is hereby
granted the city of Pensacola to acquire
public utilities, such as gas or electric
light works and surface or underground
systems for electric light or power or
other wires used for the transmitting any
electric service. And the right is hereby
expressly granted to the City OF Pen
sacola to regulate all public utilities
and to require all persons or cor
porations to discharge the duties and I'M
dertakings for the performance Of which
the respective franchises were made.
Sec. AZ. To facilitate the regulation Of
rates, service. equipment and operation Of
public service utilities now or hereafter
owned by the city or by persons, firms or
associations now or hereafter owning or
operating such public utilities within the
city, the board Of commissioners shall have
power and it shall be the duty of the
commissioners to make OF cause to be
made careful estimates Of the value and
cost OF construction and operation of such
public service utility plants as exist, or
are desirable for the carrying on Of any
public utility. For this purpose the COM
missioners and their agents shall have
full access to the books and documents
OF any person, firm or association en-
gagged in such service IN the city, and
may summon witnesses and examine
tn EN- under oath, subject to the penalties
of perjury II they testify falsely.
To aid the commissioners in securing the
information and records aforesaid, every
public service utility shall keep and rem
der to the commissioners, in the manner
and form prescribed by said commissioners
uniform accounts OF all business trans
acted including cost maintenance, and
operation of plant itemtzed gross income
from all sources. itemized expenditures for
all purposes. and such other records and
data as may be required by the commits
sioners to secure al facts contemplated by
this section. The city may by ordinance
dOOpL any Uu6aSuTOS necessary TO enforce
the provisions of this section either as
to the commissioners or the public service
utilities.
Sec. %. No commissioner, oficer or
employee of the city whatever, and no
person who is related by consanguinity
or affinity in the third degree, or any
nearer degree under the civil law to any
commissioner, officer or employee OF the
city drawing from the city a salary equal
to in excess of one hundred dollars per
month and M Of rrrhN
members is so related to such commits
sioner, officer or employee, and no cor
poration any stakeholder in which owning
as much as five per cent of its capital
stock is so related to any commissioner.
officer or employee shall by contract, or
by employment, or by trading or other
business dealing, receive any profit or
emolument wage or other compensa-
ton from the city.
Sec. 90. No commissioner or head of
any department of the city shall be in
| terested directly or indirectly in any con-
tract for work or material, or the profits
thereof, or service to be furnished or per-
formed for the city, and no such oficer
or employee shall be interested, directly
or indirectly, in any contract for work or
| materials, or the profits thereof or serv-
ices to be furnished or performed for any
person, firm or corporation operating
wharves, interurban, street railway, rail-
| road, boats, vessels, gas OF electric light
| or power plant, telegraph line or tele-
| pHOI5 G&CHdnSo N1LIiTl I'M
| its OF said city. No commissioner or
other official shall be interested In. or an
employee either temporarily, profession
ally or otherwise Of any person, partner
| ing any public service utility within the
| said city. No such officer or employee
! shall accept or receive directly from
any person; firm or corporation ,, op-
its of said city, any wharves, interurban
railway, railway, street railway, boat or
/ vessel, gas works, electric light or power
plant, telegraph line or telephone ex-
| change, or other business using or oper-
ating under a public franchise, any
frank, free pass, free ticket, or free serv-
| Ice, or accept or receive directly or tndi-
rectly from any such person, firm or cor
| or any service upon terms more favorable
than are granted to the public generally.
Any. violation Of the provisions Of this
section shall be a misdemeanor, and
punishable as such. or as may be pro-
| vided by ordinance, and the offender
| shall be removed from office. Every such
prohibition of free transportation shall
not apply to policemen, sanitary inspec-
tors or f1remen in uniform, nor to police
men In the discharge Of their duty.
Sec. 30. No bonds shall be ISSUED
whatever, unless an election be duly or
dered by the commissioners. and II al
such election the majority of votes cast
be in favor Of creating such debt, it will
the issuance OF bonds as proposed in the
ordinance submitting the same at the
elections held, but If a majority of the
votes cast shall be against the creating
Of such debt, it shall be unlawful for the
commissioners to issue the bonds. In al
elections to determine the expenditure Of
money for the assumption Of debt. only
those shall be qualified to vote who pay
taxes on property, real or personal, II
the City Of Pensacola, and who have paiC
their taxes for the year preceding thu
year in which the election is held, and
are legally qualified voters In said city
All the privileges, powers, duties and
responsibilities which at the time this ac
takes effect are vested in or imposed
upon the board of bond trustees of thu
city Of Pensacola, and which are not an.
nulled or repealed by the provisions o
this act. shall be. and they are hereby
transferred to, vested in and imposed
upon the board OF commissioners herein
provided for, to be exercised. by then
subject to repeal, alteration or amend
ment, in accordance with law. The salt
board of commissioners herein provides
for shall have, possess and exercise al
powers and duties granted to and i'm
posed upon the mayor, the city council
and the board Of bond trustees, and eaci
of them. by the ordinance passed No
vernber 2eth. 1912. entitled IAN ordinance
to provide for the issuance Of bonds o
the city Of Pensacola. Florida under ant
by virtue of an act OF the legislature O