The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
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SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.
Sec. 21. Any city officer, 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
Office, 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
Tor the various offices.
Sec. %. The mayor shall have power
at any time to suspend any commissioner,
or any other elective officer, for any mis-
| teasance, or non-fessance, or any grave
| misconduct showing unfitneS for public
service or for incOmpetency or permanent
| disability until such time, within thirty
| days thereafter, as a special election can
be held at which the qualified voters of
| said city voting at said election shall de-
| termine 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
| be specified in printing and entered of
| record in the journal of the board of COM
missOners; and in like maner and for
| like cause the board of commissioners by
the affirmative vote of two thirds of all
| its 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
RECALL OF OFFICERS.
| If thirty per cent of the qualified voters
lNof said city voting at the last preceding
| city election shall by petition duly signed
1 by them and verified by the signature
and oath of two witnesses to the sigma
| taIre of such petitioners request the res
| ignation from office by the mayor or any
| commissioner or commissioners, on elect
| i've officers, and any such officer shall re-
| fuse or fail to resign within ten days
after said petition, or petitions, shall have
| been filed in the Office of the mayor and
! a copy served upon the officer who is re-
| quested to resign, the board of commits
siorers shall provide for an election to
| be held within thirty days after the date
/ OF the filing of said petition, or petitions,
| for 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 fill his unexpired term
| of office, and upon the failure of said
| board TO provide for any such election
| herein mentioned, the judge of the cir
| cult court or the court of record in and
| for the county of Escambia shall upon
| the applica tion of any five qualified vot-
| ers of said city order 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 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 such election as are now
possessed and exercised by the city coun-
ell and the board of canvassers as to reg
ular city elections, and said Judge shall
| issue all certificates and orders necessary
and proper to effectuate the result oi
| such election, and to order payment by
the city of Pensacola of all costs of such
proceedings and expenses necessary and
| .rcident to the holding and conduct OF
such election.
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
See. 30. The board of commissioners
shall have power by ordinance which
shall be approved by the majority of the
qualified voters of the city voting therein
OF any regular or special election ir
which said ordinance shall be submitted
for the approval of said voters. to estab-
fish a method of direct legislation so thai
the dusljfied voters of the city may sub
nit and a majority therefor voting there
on may decide by direct vote proposf-
tipns relative to city matters: and tbs
board of commissioners shall submit Il
said voters for their approval any ordf.
rance to establish a method of direc
legislation within sixty days after beins
requested 20 TO 90 oy . petition, OF Pen,