The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-26

shall be allowed fun pay for the time DSt
during such suspension.
Sec %. There shall be a 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 to be known as the RE-,
corder," who 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 fxed
by the board of commissioners.
Sec "a No order remitting any fines
| imposed by said recorder shall become
| effective unless it shall have been signed
| by two commissioners of the city OF Pen
| sacola, sitting In regular session.
Sec. %. The commissioners shall have
power by ordinance to fix and regulate
the price of gas and electric lights, and
| to regulate and Ak the fares, tolls, and
charges Of wharves. local telephones and
exchanges; of public carriers and hacks.
| whether transporting passengers, freight
or baggage and generally Ak and regulate
the rates, tolls and charges of all public
utilities.
Sec. 26. The right is hereby granted
/ the city OF Pensacola to acquire all its
public utilities, such as gas or electric
/ light works and surface 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 Pensa-
| cola to regulate all public utilities in said
| city and to require efficiency of public
| service, and to require all persons or cor
porations to discharge the duties and I'M
| dertakings for the performances of which
the respective franchises were made.
| Sec. 81. No commissioner, officer 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 salary equal
/ mo h. and
partnership any Of whose members is so
| related to such commissioner. officer or
employee, and no corporation any stock
| holder in which owning as much as Ave
| 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 bushes dealing receive
any profit or emoIument. wage or other
compensation from the city.
| Sec. 49, No commissioner or head Of
| any department of the city shall be in
terestsd directly or Indirectly In any con-
tract foS work or material, or the profits
| thereof. or service to be furnished or per-
| formed for the city, and no such officer
or employee shall be interested, directly
materials or the profits thereof or serv-
ices to be furnished or performed for any
person, firm or corporation operating
WnarVes, futerurban, street railway, rail-
way, boats, vessels. gas or electric light
or power plant, telegraph line or tele-
phone exchange within the territorial i'm
It's of said city. No commissioner or
otner ofhctal shall be interested in, or an
! employee either temporarily. profession
ally or otherwise of any person. partner
ship, corporation or association operat-
| Ing any public service utility within the
1 said city. No such oficer or en1pIoyee
shall accept OF receive directly or indi-
rectly from any person, firm or corpora
ton operating within the territorial linn
lts OF said city. any wharves. interurban
railway, railway. street railway, boat or
vessel, gas works, electric light or power
plant, telegraph line or telephone eS-
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 irS5t-
rectly from any such person, firm or cor
poration any gift or other thing Of value,
or any service upon terms more favorab BILE
than are granted to the public generally.
Any violation of the provisions of this
section shall be rnisdemeanor. and upon
CONVICTION thereof the guilty person shall
be punished by fine Of not less than one
hundred nor more than fve hundred dol
lars, and may be imprisoned in the
county jail for not more than ninety days
and shall be removed from office. Every
such contract or agreement shall be void
Such prohibition of free transportation
SHAH not apply to policeman. sanitary in
spectors, or fireman in uniform; nor to
policeman in the discharge of their duty.
Sec. % No bonds shall be issued
whatever, unless an election be duly or
dered by the commissioners, and if at
/ votes cast
be in favor Of creating such debt, 1t viii
be lawful for the commissioners to make
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 1t shall be unlawful for the
commissioners to issue the bonds In all
| elections to determine the expenditure OF
money for the assumption Of debt only
| those shall be qualified to vote vino pay
taxes on property, real or personal. in
the city of Pensacola, and have paid their
taxes for the year preceding the year in
which the election is held. and are quail
. fed voters. legally. in said city
| All the privileges. powers, duties and
responsibilities which at the time this Get
takes erect are vested in or imposed
upon the board Of bond trustees of the
city of Pensacola and which are not an
nuled or repealed by the provisions OF
| 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 br them
subject to repeal. alteration or amend
ment, in accordance with law. The said
board of commissioners herein provided
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 each
} of them, by the ordinance passed No
vernbeT 18th. 1912, entitled "An ordinances
| TO provide for the issuance of bonds ot
the city of Pensacola. Florida. under and
by virtue of act Of the Legislature OF
Z the State OF Florida. entitled An act to
authorize the city of Pensacola to issue
! negotiable bonds for municipal purposes
and provide for the payment thereof ''
approved May 18th. 1905. and all bonds
issued under the provisions of said or
! dinance shall be signed by said commits
| sioners and not bv the mayor, the city
, comptroller and chairman of the board
! of bond trustees, therein provided.
Sec 40 Whenever a difference 81
opinion shall arise as to what department
embraces a certain work or matter,
either because the same is not herein
specially provided for or because of the
, difference Of opinion as to the proper
construction of the foregoing sections,
the question shall be determined by the
; board Of commissioners in regular ses-
sion and their conclusion shall be fnal
and binding.
? Sec 81. The commissioners shall sign
: iau bonds. notes or other evidence of in
5 debtedness by the city. and shall also
: | sign all contracts to which the city OF
: Pensacola is party; provided that II any
/ one of the commissioners shall refuse to
: sign any such instrument. the same shall
become effective without his signature by
: | the signature of the two other commits
: sioners AL checks issued by the city
: shall be signed by the comptroller. and
j countersigned by at least two of the COM
TnfssfOners