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


cult Court OF Escambia county, Florida,
petition, or petitions, calling for the re-
signation Of any commissioner of said city.
Such petition shall contain a general state
ment OF the grounds upon which the re-
moval of said official is requested, and
each signer shall add after his name and
nature and opposite thereto, his residence
address. No degree of generality or lack
of particularly in the statement OF
grounds for removal shall be ground Tor
objection to such petition, in case such
petition shall be signed by at least twenty
per cent Of the voters who were Qualihed
to vote for commissioners at the last pre-
ceding city election, and the said clerk
shall certify the said petition to the board
OF commissioners. 1t shall be the duty
Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court to ex-
anime into the the qualifications Of the
signers of said petition, and If he shall
find that said petition does not contain
tors to call said election, he shall
within ten days after receipt OF
said petition notify the persons present.
Ing same, in writing, of such fact, and
petition shall have ten days within which
to secure additional signers to meet the
deficiency pointed out by the said clerk,
and the failure to secure any add
within ten days shall cause said petition
to be denied. If the petition as originally
presented is found by the clerk to con-
tain the requisite number Of qualified
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-
requisite number of qualified electors
to call such election and the
petitioners shall supply the deficiency
within the time provided, then upon
such deficiency being supplied. the said
clerk 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 petit
ton. If said officer shall not on or be-
fore the next regular meeting of the
board of commissioners after the receipt
certificate Of the said clerk, as above
provided. resign from ONCE, then said
board at such meeting shall order an
election to be held not less than thirty
date of said meeting at which a successor
TO such officer to hold office for his IN
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-
firmative 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 a 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 cleo
ton. The person who shall be elected to
such office shall hold the same for the
unexpired term thereof, and II the per-
son so elected be the incumbent whose
removal has been requested, then he shall
continue In office as though such petition
had not been filed or such election held
MI. II
act may be by number of separate in
struments as well as by one instrument.
and separate instruments may be Joined
| together to make one petition. No person
but qualified voter shall sign any petit
| ton provided for by this act. The presence
| upon any such petition or petitions of
the names OF persons who are not quail
| fed voters shall not Impair the validity
| of such petitions of the names Of prop
| erly qualified electors thereon; only the
names of such persons shall be treated
| as utilities. No person shall sign the
name OF another to a petition, wheth-
er with or without authority; and no per-
son shah sign more than one separate in
strument as n petition for any single
purpose herein provided. Any violation
of the foregoing provisions Of this sec
ton shall constitute misdemeanor pun
| fshable as such, or as may be pro-
vided by ordinance. The clerk or COM
| missioners when passing on the sum-
cheney of such petition and holding the
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ors' names. shall indicate, by marginal
| notations or other legible and inteln-
gibie order thereon which names are so
held to be insufficient so that interested
parties may be advised Of the exact rea-
son If such petition be held insufficient
| Sec 1s. The commissioners shall each
| month have printed 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, causing
same to be published in such papers, and
shall also furnish copies to such persons
| who apply therefor. At the end of each fis-
| cal year the board of commissioners shall
cause a full and complete examination OF
all the books and accounts of the city to be
made by competent accountant and
shall publish in pamphlet form the result
| of such examination IN the manner above
provided for publication OF statements OF
monthly expenditures. The governor Is
authorized at any time to have all the
by a state examiner OF public accounts
the cost of such examination to be paid
by the city Upon presentation to IN:
city, duly certified statement of such
expense, by such examiner Of public ac-
counts, approved by the governor. and
the rnavor or president of the board with
a full report OF such examination, which
report shall be published in the local
papers. Upon the petition of fifty quail
circuit court to the governor, II shall b.
the duty Of the governor to have an audi
made OF the books and accounts OF thu
city.
Sec. 20. The clerk Of the circuit cour
shall record In a well bound book kept To-
that purpose all papers required to be filet
with him under the terms Of this act ant
shall receive therefor the compensation
allowed by law for similar services. H
shall also receive a fee Of fifty cents fol
each one thousand Of population Of tn
city according to the then last fedora
census, for examining such petition for |
vote on any measure, a referendum vot
or recall OF commissioner.
Sec. 81. The commissioners shah hav
the power to enforce the attendance o
witnesses, the production OF books anS
papers, and power to administer oaths Il
the same manner and with like effect ant
under the same penalties, as IN case o
magistrates exercising original or cfvi
. jurisdiction under the statutes Of tn
State of Florida
! Sec. %. IF at the beginning Of the tern
!. Of office of the first commissioners electe
under the provision OF this act, the ap
. | preparation OF expenditures OF the cit
! government for the current fiscal yea
, have been made, said commissioners shal
have power by ordinance to revise. TO re
!. peal or change said appropriations and t
, make additional appropriations.
Sec. %. The chief of fire department
, chief of police. or anv head of anv de