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

the government shall be made by the
mayor subject to q standard to be fixed
by the board of commissioners and sub
ject to appropriations made by ordinance.
Sec. -. Al. contracts and ordinances
providing for the purchase, sale or lease,
of any property for an amount exceeding
two hundred dollars. and all ordinances
granting any special privilege or fran
chise, or providing for special assess
ments or special taxes for any public I'M
provement shall be subject to the ap-
prevail of the board of administration,
unless otherwise provided by law.
Sec. is. All elective officers shall pos
sess In addition to the other Gualifca-
tons herein prescribed, all the ouahfica-
tons required of the mayor by existing
law and be and remain free from all the
disabilities herein prescribed
Sec. 10. No elective or appointive of1-
Ger or person employed IN any depart
ment OF the city shall hold any other pub
lie Office or employment the compensa-
tion for which is paid out of public
moneys, or interested directly or indi-
rectly in any contract for the rem
dering or furnishing of any labor or ma
tertal, or for the payment of money, or
the giving Of anything Of value. by or to
the city, or be in the employ of, or con-
nected as partner, stakeholder, or 9TH
ration being party to, or having a Pc
cuniary or beneficial interest in. any such
contract, or any franchise granted by
law or city ordinances. Any contract or
ordinance violative of this section shall
be void.
Sec. 20. The subordinate officers shall
possess the following qualifications: They
shall have been citizens Of the United
States and of the city of Pensacola for at
least two years previous to their appoint
ment. Provided, however. that the board
OF commissioners may, by an ordinance
passed by the vote of q majority of all
stated In said ordinance, the officer en-
powered by this charter TO appoint to any
office not made elective, any person
named in such ordinance, although he
may not have been citizen Of Pensacola
for two years. They shall not be inter-
ested directly or indirectly in any con-
tract with the city.
Sec. 81. Any city ofdcer, who shall, ex-
cept in case of temporary disability, or
when absent on leave. fail to devote his
entire time during office hours, or the
usual business hours, to the duties of his
of1ce, shall be subject to removal. The
board shall, by ordinance, make provisions
for leave Of absence, and shall also make
appropriate provision for the office hours
for the various offices.
SEQ. %. The mayor shall have power
at any time to suspend any commissioner,
or any other elective officer, for any mis-
misconduct showing unfitnes for public
service or for incompetency or permanent
disability. until such time, within thirty
days thereafter. as q special election can
said city voting at said election shall de-
term1ne by majority vote whether or not
said officer shall be recalled and another
person elected to fill his unexpired term.
The cause OF any such suspension shall
De specified In writing and entered OF
record In the journal Of the board Of COM
missioners. and in like manner and for
like cause the board Of commissioners by
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 proceed
ing city election shall at any time not
less than three months next following
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
petitioners request the resignation from
of1ce by the mayor OF any commissioner
or commissioners, or other elective officer,
and any such officer shall refuse or fail
TO resign within ten days after said pc
tition. or petitions, shall have been fled
In the office Of the clerk of the Escambia
county circuit court, and after said clerk
as he Is hereby required to do, has
caused notice Of the filing thereof to be
served in the same manner as other civil
process, upon the officer whose resigna-
ton Is requested. and copy of said no.
tice MED 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
ton, or petitions for the determination by
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 I'LL his
unexpired term Of Office, and upon the
failure Of said board to provide for any
such election har6fT o5 Shan
be the duty of the states attorney for the
First Judicial Circuit upon the request
OF any stgner of said petition, or In the
event of his failure to act within five DAYS
after being requested any other attorney
shall have power, to prepare and present
to the judge of the circuit court or of
the court OF record in and for the county
or EScamb1a all papers, and take such
other action as may be necessary to OBJ
tain from said judge the issue Of the
writ or 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 tC
such election as are now possessed anG
exercised by the city council and th<
/ board OF canvassers as to regular city
elections and said Judge shall issue al
certificates and orders necessary anC
proper to effectuate the result Of suct
/ election, and to order payment by the
city OF Pensacola Of all costs Of such
proceedings and expenses necessary anC
/ incident TO the holding and conduct O.
such election, and the clerk Of the c.rcuit
court and other officers for services hereir
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 4
shall be the duty of the board of can.
| ONCE of the clerk Of the circuit court O
Escambia county duly certified list o
all persons voting at said election.
/ No of1icer shall be recalled unless tn,
majority Of the votes cast at such cleo
ton be cast In favor Of his recall. and II
that event the candidate to NIL his un