The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-16
a Bill 10 BE ENTITLED.

An Act relating to the City of Pensa-
cola. to create a Commission form of
government for said city; to provide for
terms Of ONCE. and the selection OF one
Commissioner as Mayor; to TX the
powers, duties and compensation Of such
Commissioners; % punish improper con.
petitions here under; to abolish all ex-
isting Offices and boards, including the
Council Of the City Of Pensacola; and to
jurisdiction OF said City. and provide for
the support and maintenance OF Its
government.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of
the State OF Florida:
Section /. It shall be the duty Of the
Mayor OF the City Of Pensacola TO issue
and publish an order calling an election
to be held in not less than twenty nor
vided herein, for the election Of three
commissioners, who shall constitute the
Board Of Commissioners hereby created,
and who shall possess ana exercise all
the powers and duties OF the existing
Offices and boards Of said city, including
the council. II the mayor shall fail TO call
said election within the time herein speci-
led. then it shall be the duty Of the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF Escambia
county TO call said election. and to give
1T least fifteen days notice thereof. Said
election shall be held according TO the
laws Of the State OF Florida, and existing
where the same may be In conflict with
the provisions Of this Act. Ali present
omcaals OF said city shall continue in
once until the election and qualification
Of the Commissioners as herein provided.
II shall be the duty Of the Commissioners
20 elected to qualify for their once
within the time hereinafter provided
II the passage Of this Act is on the day
prior TO May Is. 1919. then the Mayor
shall order the election, herein provided
for, to be held on the first Monday in
June. 1918. but II this Act be passed and
approved subsequent to said 18th day OF
Nay, said election shall be held on the
NTH Monday succeeding the date Of Its
approval.
the provisions OF this Act. there shall be
elected by the qualified voters OF said
city at large three Commissioners. as
provided IN the foregoing section, who
shall hold ONCE until the qualification Of
their succeasors, who shall be elected as
follows: On the first Monday In June,
1918, there shall be held an election for
the purpose Of eiecting a successor TO
that Commissioner who received the third
highest number of votes cast at the cleo
ton held for the purpose OF electtng the
original Commissioners. On the nrst
Monday IN June. 1915. there shall be held
an election for the purpose Of electing a
successor to that Commissioner who re-
ceived the second highest number Of votes
cast IN the election held for the purpose
OF electing the original Commissioners
shall - an election held for the purpose
Of electing q successor to the Commits
sioner who received the largest number
of votes cast in the first election held for
the purpose Of electing the Commission
ers, and every twelve months thereafter
there shall be held an election for the
purpose OF electing q Commissioner to
succeed that Commissioner who has
served term Of three years. Each Com
missioner elected under the provisions of
this Act shall qualify and assume ONCE
on the Monday succeeding the date of
otherwise provided, hold office for term
of three years, unless recalled from ONCE
as herein provided
Sec. g. An election shall be held the
first Monday in June Of the second year
next succeeding the year in which this act
is passed and on the same day Of each
succeeding year. for the election Of
the successors of the member Of the
board Of commissioners whose tern
string to become 3 candidate for commits
sioner at any election which may be held
under the terms Of this act may become
such candidate by aleing In the ONCE Of
the mayor Of said city, II at the nrst
election OF the commissioners under this
act, or with the commissioners at any
subsequent election. statement of such
candidacy, accompanied by afidavit TAX
member of said commission, or by 9
notary public. that such person is duly
qualified to hold the once for which he
desires to become a candidate. In case 8
primary election Il held pursuant, TO the
call or under the direction Of any poTiti-
cal party, or Of any association Of indi-
viduais for the nomination of candidates
for commissioner. the persons so nomi-
mated can have their names certified by
the duly recognized of1cers Of such party
or association. to the mayor or commits,
on the ballot as Is provided for herein
for other candidates Such statement
shall be fled at least fifteen days before
the day set for such election. and shall
be substantially In the following form
State Of Florida, Escambia County
the undersigned, being duly sworn, de
pose and say that ! am citizen Of tn.
City Of Pensa ss,ds IN said state snG
city; that desire to become candidate
for the of1ee OF commissioner In salt
at the election for said once to be hell
S an &c 9uaiifed to hold once Il elected
thereto, and I hereby request that M
at said election (signed). .............'
Subscribed and sworn to before me b.
said ........ on this the -. day Q
..N.., 1s...., and filed In this oflS'
Sec. 4. At elections for commissioner
under this act the ballots shall be sub
stantially IN the following form:
For commissioner Of the city OF Pensa
cola.
..................... (Specify term)
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Al such election the names OF all calnldE
dates for commissioner who have quail
ned as such as above provided shall b
printed on the ballots IN alphabetical or
der under the heading as above provided
At such election the candidate receivin
the highest number OF votes cast shal
be declared elected thereto. Shout
there be two vacancies at said election
the candidate receiving the highest mum
Der OF votes cast shall be declared electe
TO All the long term, and the candidate
receiving the next highest vote cast sha
be declared elected to IN the short O
unexpired term. On the first eiectio
held under this act the commissioner
shall be declared elected as provided
sections one and two of this act.
All expenditure OF money in aid OF tn
election OF candidates. except for holdin
public meetings and printing and dis
tributing literature il prohibited, and tn
total expenditure on behalf OF any on
candidate, whether directly or indirectl,
and whether by himself alone or not
shall not exceed $3.50.
No candidate or any other person. as
ISOLATION. or organization on his behal
directly or indirectly, shall pay or caus
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