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

person shall be qualified to sign such Pc
tition or petitions unless he was a quail
fed voter at the last city election for
commissioner. 1t shall be the duty Of
the county judge to examine into the
qualifications of the signers of said petit
ton, and if he shall find that said petition
does not contain the requisite number of
qualified voters to call said election he
shall within ten days after the receipt of
said petition notify the persons present
ing same. in writing, OF such fact, and
thereupon the persons so presenting said
petition shall have ten days within which
to secure additional signers to meet the
deficiency pointed out by the county
Judge, and a failure to secure any addi-
uonal number that may be necessary
within ten days shall cause said petition
to be denied. If the petition as originally
presented is found by the county Judge
to contain the requisite number of quail
fed electors to call such election, he shall
within ten days after receipt of said Pc
tition, certify such fact to the board of
commissioners If the petition as origi-
nally presented does not contain the
to call such election and the
petitioners shall supply the deficiency
within the time above provided then
upon such deficiency being supplied the
county judge shall certify to the board of
commissioners that the requisite number
Of qualified electors have petitioned for
such election, calling for the resignation
Of the commissioner named in the peti-
ton If said officer shall not on or be-
fore the next regular meeting Of the
board OF commissioners after the receipt
by the board of commissioners of the
certificate of the county Judge as above
provided, resign from once. then said
board at such meeting shall order an
election to be held not less than thirty
days nor more than forty days, from the
date of said meeting at which a successor
to such officer to hold office for his un-
expired term shall be voted for. At this
election the person sought to be removed
from office shall be a candidate to sue
coed himself and his name shall be placed
upon the official ballot without any af-
1rmative action on his part, and other
candidates for commissioner for the I'M
expired term shall qualify the same as
candidate at a regular election hereun-
der. Notice of such election shall be
given by publication once week for
three weeks in some newspaper published
in the city of Pensacola. Such election
shall be held and the result declared in
all respects the same as a regular elecs-
ton. The person who shall be elected to
such ONCE shall hold the same for the
uneXptred term thereof. and If the per-
son so elected by the incumbent whose
removal has been requested. then he shall
continue in ONCE as though such petition
had not been filed or such election held
Sec. II. The petitions provided by this
act may be by number of separate in
struments as well as by one instrument.
and separate instruments may be fofped
together to make one petition No per-
petition provided for by this act The
presence upon any petition or petitions OF
the names OF persons who are not oua,d-
ned voters shall not Impair the validity
OF such petitions Of the names Of prop
erly qualified electors thereon; onIy the
names OF such persons shall be treated
as utilities. And no person shall sign
me name OF another to a petition, wheth-
er win or without authority; and no per
son shall sign more than one separate in
suuinent as petition for any single
purpose herein provided. Any violation
ton shall constitute a r11isden1eanoT ,,,Ir,-
ishabie by fine not to exceed three bun
dred dollars. The county Judge or COM
missioners when passing on the sum-
cheney of such petition and holding the
names theneon to be not 1I,aiific5 saacte
ors names, shall Indicate, by marginal
annotations or other legibie and infelli-
s1ble order thereon which names are so
held to be insufficient so that Interested
parties may be advised of the exact res-
son II such petition be held insufficient.
Sec 1S. Commissioners shall each
| month have printed a detail report of all
receipts and expenses and a summary Of
the proceedings during the preceding
| month and furnish printed copies thereof
| to the daily papers of the city, Cousins,
same to be published in such papers. and
enaH also furnish copies to such persons
VINO apply therefor. At the end of each
nscal year the commission shall cause a
| full and complete examination of ali fine
DOCKS and accounts of the city to be
mace by competent accountant and
snaH publish in pamphlet form the result
Of such examination In the manner above
provided for publication of Statements of
| monthly expenditures The governor is
authortzed at any time 10 have all the
| DOCKS and accounts of the city examined
by state examiner of public accounts.
| the cost of such examination to be Maid
| by the city upon presentation to tbe
| mayor or president OF the board oF said
4 y So,
expense, by such examiner of public ac-
| counts, approved by the governor and
when such state examiner has furnished
| the mayor or president of the board with
a fun report of such examination. which
| report shall be published in the local
| papers Upon the petition of fifty quail
/ fed voters certified to by the county,
| judge to the governor il shall be ths
| duty of such governor to have an audit
| made of the books and accounts of the
| city.
Sec. ~. The county Judge shall record
| I'm A well bound book kept for that p,pr-
pose all papers required to be filed with
! him under the terms of this act and shall
| receive therefor the COMPENSATION al
lowed by law for recording deeds. bv the
| clerk of the circuit court He shall also re
| thousand of population, of the city ac-
| cording to the then last federal census
for examining each petition that may be
| filed hereunder for a petition for vote
/ on any measure. q F6IeEEnQuf0 vote or q
recall of a commissioner.
| Sec 90. The commissioners shall have
the power to enforce the attendance OF
| witnesses, the production of books and
papers. and power to administer oaths in
the same manner and with like effect and
under the same penalties, as in case OF
ma sistrates exercising original or civil
/ jurisdiction under the statutes Of the
State OF Florida.
Sec. 81 II at the beginning Of the tern
OF Office of the first commission elect f
under the provision Of this act the ap-
preparation Of expenditures of the city
government for the current fiscal year
have been made, said commissioners shall
have power by ordinance to revise 10 re-
peal or change said appropriations and tc
make additional appropriations.
| Sec a. The chief of fire department
chief of police or any head of any de-
partment or any superintendent or fore
| man in charge of municipal work MAY
peremptorfy suspend or discharge am
subordinate under his direction for mis-
conduct or failure TO perform the dutie.
of his office or employment. or disobedi.
lence of orders, but shall within twenty.
four hours thereafter, report such sus-
pension or dismissal and reason therefor
to the commissioner of his department
who shall thereupon affirm or revoke
such suspension or dismissal according
to facts Such employee or officer dis
charging or suspending him may within
fifteen DAYS of such ruling appeal there