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

be held at which the qualined voters Of
said city voting at said election shall de-
termine by majority vote whether or not
said ofhcer shall be recalled and another
person elected to I'LL his unexpired term.
The cause OF any such suspension shall
be specified In writing and entered of
record In the Journal of the board Of COM
iSsioners; and In like maner and for
like cause the board of commissioners by
the affirmative vote of two thirds OF all
It's members shall have the power TO sus-
pend the mayor and to provide in like
manner for his recall and the election of
his successor by the qualified voters of
said city
II thirty per cent of the qualified vot-
ers OF said city voting at the last preced-
ing city election shall at any time not
less than three months next following
the date OF election nor less than three
months preceding the date of the expira-
ton OF the term, of any officer herein
mentioned. by petition duly signed by them
and verified by the signature and oath Of
two witnesses to the signature of such
petitioners request the resignation from
ONCE by the mayor OF any Commissioner
or commissioners, or other elective officer
and any such ofacer shall refuse or fail
titton, or Petitions, shall have been filed
In the ONCE of the clerk of the Escambia
county circuit court, and after said clerk.
as ne Is hereby required to do. has
served In the same manner as other civil
process; upon the oficer whose resigna-
ton is requestd, and a copy Of said no.
tice filed in the office of the mayor, the
board of commissioners shall provide for
an election to be held within thirty DAYS
AFTER the date Of the filing Of said petit
the majority of the qualified voters Of
said city, voting at said election, whether
or not said officer shall be recalled and for
the election OF another person to fill his
unexpired term of office, and upon the
failure OF said board to provide for any
such election herein mentioned 1t shall
De the duty of the states attorney for the
First judicial Circuit upon the request
OF any signer OF said petition, or In the
event OF his failure to act within five DAYS
after being requested any/other attorney
81 IN nave sa power to prepare and present
the court of record in and for the county
OF Escambia all papers, and take such
otner action as may be necessary to OBJ
tain from said judge the issue Of the
writ OF mandamus, or such other writs
rules and orders as may be necessary to
compel such an election to be held in
conformity with the provisions of this
Act, and in accordance with the law and
ordinance relating to the holding of CITY
elections and any such judge shall have
power to appoint qualified voters of said
city to perform all duties necessary and
incident to the holding and conduct Of
such election and who shall possess and
exercise all the powers and duties as to
exercised by the city council and the
board Of canvassers as to regular city
elections and said judge shall issue ali
certihcates and orders necessary and
proper to effectuate the result Of such
election, and to order payment by the
city OF Pensacola Of all costs Of such
incident to the holding and conduct of
such election, and the clerk Of the circuit
court and other officers for services herein
required Of any Of them shall be paid by
the city such fees as they may be al
lowed by law for similar services. To eff
fectuate the purposes Of this section 1t
shall be the duty of the board Of can
Vassers of any city election to file in the
ONCE Of the clerk of the circuit court of
| Escambta county a duly certified list Of
all persons voting at said election.
majority Of the votes cast at such cleo
ton be cast in favor Of his recall. and in
| that event the candidate to I'LL his I'M
| expired term who receives the largest
number of votes, though less than a ma
Jority, shall be declared elected.
The expenses Of all such elections shall
be paid by the city, including the Iegiti-
mate and necessary campaign expenses.
not exceeding two hundred dollars. in
CURED by the oficer attempted to be re-
called in any such election and whom the
voters. shall refuse to recall.
/ Sec. rs. The board Of commissioners
! shal have power by ordinance which
shall be approved by the majority of the
qualified voters of the city voting therein
which said ordinance shall be submitted
for the approval of said voters, to estab-
| fish method Of direct legislation so that
the qualified voters of the city may sub
nit and majority therefor voting there
on may decide by direct vote PROPOSE
| tons relative to city matters; and the
board Of commissioners shall submit to
said voters for their approval any ordi-
nance to establish a method of direct
legislation within sixty days after being
requested so to do by a petition or petit
| lions. signed by thirty per cent of the
total humber of the voters OF said city
who were qualified to vote at the last
! preceding regular city election; which
said petitions shall be prepared and veri-
Ned as provided in the preceding section,
but no such election to establish a method
OF direct legislation shall be held oftener
than once in any one year.
! Sec. "a. The offices of city attorney,
city Clerk, tax assessor, tax collector,
treaRurer, city physician. building in