The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-01

In the election to be held on Tues
Gay, March 4, when both the Semmes
and Jones commission government
charters will be submitted for ap-
proval or disapproval, the form of the
ballot will be such as to allow each
voter to vote separately for or against
the sections of each charter relating
to public utilities, such form of ballot
being recommended by the special
committee and unanimously approved
by the city council at the special
meeting last night.
The special commission government
charter committee of the city council
made its final report at a special
meeting Of the council att O'clock last
night, the matter being brought be-
fore the council In the form of a reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
Both the Senmes charter and the
Jones charter Will be submitted to the
voters of Pensacola for approval or
6isapproval in an election to be held
on Tuesday, March 4. 1913, in which
only such persons who were qualified
tes vote sEtstl1e last general StHfe elee-
tion shall be allowed to participates.
The board of canvassers for the
election will be Aldermen o. j.
Semmes. ]. e. Concannon and Will L.
Meyer. These aldermen composed the
committee which arranged the charter
known as the Semmes charter.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution of the commission
government committee was as fol.
lows:
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pointed pursuant to the resolution Of
this council adopted November 81,
1912, and as the result of the election
has drafted and submitted to this
council bill to create commission
form of government for the city of
Pensacola, hereafter designated as
the committee charter and recon-
mends that the same be approved by
the voters of said city; and, also, an
other bill drafted by the city attorney,
and designated as the Jones charter
and whereas said committee further
recommends that both said charters
be submitted by this council to the
qualified voters of said city for their
approval or disapproval at an election
to be held in each election district of
the city at, or near as practicable to,
the customary polling places, be-
tween the hours of o'clock m. and
6: so o'clock p. m, on Tuesday, March
4. 1913, and that the ballot used in
said election shall, unless otherwise
ordered by this council, be of the
form to be prescribed by the board
of canvassers, and as may be neces-
sary for the purpose aforesaid, and,
also, as to allow each voter to vote
separately for or against the sections
of each said charter reiating to public
utilities, being designated in the
Jones charter as section 29 and in the
committee charter as sections 26 and
q, now, therefore
BE it resolved by the mayor and
council of the city Of Pensacola:
Section 1. That pursuant to said
recommendations an election shall be
held for the aforesaid purposes in the
city of Pensacola on the day, at the
places and during the hours and in
the manner above recited, and other
wise, as near as may be in accordance
with the laws of the state and city
ordinances governing regular city
elections; that the expenses of said
election shall be paid by the city out
o. any money in the geaeral fund not
otherwise appropriated.
Section 2. That only such persons
who were, according to the registra-
tion books used at the last general
state election duly qualified voters il
said city, and who now reside therein,
shall be allowed to vote at said elec-
ton, and the only in the district in
which they then reside, and no subse-
quent qualification by rayment of poll
taxes or otherwise shall entitle any
person to vote"
The last section Of the resolution
provides for a board OF >anvassers for
the election.
ORDINANCE SENT BACK.
The ordinance granting spur track
privileges to the; Joel Frater Lumber
Company. which came up on third
reading, was, on motion of Alderman
KugeIman, placed back on second
reading, amended and referred to the
ordinance and engrcssing committee.
In its amended form the words cts
successors and assigns have been
stricken from the ordinance and Sec
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