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

enjoyed by il hereunder. provided the
ma jority OF the qualified tax-paying
voters of the city voting thereon shall
vote to DO so; and, provided. that upon
the petition Of twenty per cent OF the
qualified property taX-paying voters to
sition Of such property shall be sum
mitted TO election to be determined
by vote of the qualified tax-paying
voters, voting thereon which election
| shall be held at the next succeeding
election in the City of Pensacola, after
at least twenty days notice thereof shall
have been published daily for twenty
DAYS in a newspaper published In said
city. and, provided. that the owner Of
such physical property shall be compen-
stated for the value thereof, considering
solely the physical assets, such value TO
be determined by the report OF the
majority of three arbitrator, one to be
! selected by the commissioners, one by
| the owner OF the physical property to be
valued. and the third by the arbitraters
SO selected, but If the owner Of such
/ physical property shall refuse for thirty
| days to select. an arbitrator. then the
/ value of such property shall be fixed by
missioners. III the two arbitrators SO
| selected shall be unable for thirty DAYS
/ to- agree on a third arbitrator, then the
| majority vote Of the board Of commits
! sioners. shall fix such physical valuation.
ANY public utility accepting or operating
under any license, permit or franchise
| granted. shall, by acceptance OF same,
| be deemed to have consented to future
! purchase. by the City Of Pensacola IN
accordance with this Act.
| Sec. IT. That the qualified voters may
at any time file with the Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court of Escambia county. Florida,
petition, or petitions. calling for the re-
| signation of any commissioner OF said city.
| Such petition shall contain general state
! ment of the grounds upon which the re-
mova1 of said official Is requested, and
each signer shall add after his name and
ma ture and opposite thereto, his residence
address. No degree Of generality or lack
! of particularity in the statement OF
grounds for removal shall be q ground for
objection to such petition, in case such
petition shall be signed by at least twenty
per cent Of the voters who were qualified
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 II he shall
/ find that said petition does not contain
| the requisite number of qualified cleo
( tors to call said, election, he shall
! within ten days after RECEIPT Of such Pc
said petition notify the persons present
! ing same, in writing, OF such fact, and
| thereupou the persons so presenting said
/ 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 addi-
tional number that may be necessary
within ten days shall cause said petition
to be denied. II 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
commissioners. II the petition as origi-
/ naiIy presented does not contain the
requisite number Of qualified electors
to cali such election and the
within the time provided then upon
such deficiency being supplied, the said
4 clerk shall certify to the board Of
| commissioners that the requisite number
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
by the board of commissioners of the
! certificate of the said clerk, as above
board at such meeting shall order an
/ election to be held not less than thirty
days nor more than forty days, from the
date of said meeting at which a successor
to such officer to hold ONCE for his un-
expired term shall be voted for. At this
i election the person sought to be removed
from ONCE shall be a candidate TO suc-
coed himself and his name shall be placed
f1rnative action on his part, and other
candidates for commissioner for the un-
expired term shall qualify the same as a
candidate at a regular election hereun-
der. Notice OF such election shall be
given by publication once week for
three weeks IN some newspa per published
in the city of Pensacola. Such election
shall be held ard the result declared in
all respects the same as a regular cleo
ton. The person who shall be elected to
such once 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 ne shall
continue in office as though such petition
had not been filed or such election held.
Sec. IS The petitions provided by this
act may be by a 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 a 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
i 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: whetf1-
son shall sign more than one separate IN
stTument as a petition for any single
purpose herein provided. Any violation
Il Of the foregoing provisions of this Sec
ton shall constitute a misdemeanor pun
ishable as such. or as may be pro-
vided by ordinance. The clerk or COM
| n1sSioneFS Wneu passing on the Suffl-
cheney of such petition and holding the
names thereon to be not qualified elect
ors' names, shall Indicate by marginal
rotations or other legibie and intelli
gibie order thereon which names are Sc
held TO be insufficient so that interested
parties may be advised of the exact rea-
son II such petftion be held insufficient
Sec 49, The commissioners shall eact
month have printed detail report OF al
! receipts and expenses and a summary OF
the proceedings duringz 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 opply therefor. At the end of each rs.
cal year the board Of commissioners shall
cause a full and complete examination OF
all the books and accounts of the city to bt
made by a competent accountant and
shall publish In pamphlet form the result
of such eokafnna ton In the manner above
1 provided for publication of statements OF
[ monthly expenditures The governor Is
authorized at any time 10 have all the
books and accounts OF the city examined
J bv a state examiner of public accounts
, the cost Of such examination to be paid
: by the city upon presentation to the
MAYOR or president OF the board of said
city. duly certified statement OF such
; expense. by such examiner of public &C.
counts approved by the governor, ana
whom S-Icfl stare examiner has