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

THE PROPOSED CHARTER.
a BILL to be entitled, An Act to pro-
ment Of the city Of Pensacola; to extend
and enlarge the Jurisdiction and pow
ers Of said city, and to promote its
and the improvement and regulation Of
its harbor Be II enacted by the legis-
lature Of the state Of Florida:
Section 1. The inhabitants Of the city
Of Pensacola. as Its limits are. or may
hereafter be, defined by law. shall be and
continue q body corporate by name, THE
City Of Pensacola" and as such shall
have perpetual succession. may sue and
be sued. have q corporate seal which 1t
may alter at pleasure, acquire property,
real, personal and mixed by any and all
lawful means. within or without the linn
use OF dispose OF such property as the
public interests may require, may own,
lease or operate and regulate public utili-
ties. and nd. may 90 any act; exercise Sas any
tributes to the general welfare not IN
conflict with the Constitution Of the United
States. the Constitution Of the State OF
Florida, or any provision Of this Act.
Sec. 2. The commissioners may, from
time TO time. divide the city into pre-
eincts. which shall comprise as nearly as
ritory within straight lines, and until
otheFwise provided by ordinance the pre-
elncts Of said city shall remain as now
Sec. g. 4 general city election shan be
held on the FIRST Tuesday in September,
1913, and every two years thereafter.
Sec 4 Every elective city ofdcer. In
cfuding commissioners shall be elected by
Sec. 5. The commissioners shall. by
appropriate legislation. prescribe the
rules and regulations for the conduct Of
therefor, and except, and until otherwise
provided every election in said city shall
be governed by the existing laws and ord
1nanees applicable TO elections Of said
BOARD or COMMISSIONERS.
Sec. g. The officers Of the city Of Pen.
saeola. and whose terms Of ONCE shah
begin on the first day of October, 1913,
shall be . mayor 1who shall be ex-
officio chairman OF the board Of commits
sioners and Of all other boards created
by this act or established by ordinance)
q board of commissioners consisting OF
two members from and residing In each
0. the four existing precincts or as the
same shall be hereafter established; and
two commissioners at large designated
respectively as commissioner Of improve
ments and commissioner Of revenue, q
comptroller and such others as are pro-
vided for or authorized by this act.
SEQ. Z. The mayor and said commits
sloners Of improvements md revenue
shail be elected for the term OF four years
and al the other commissioners and ofh-
GERS shall be elected for the term Of two
years. and until their successors, who
shall be elected for like terms, are elected
and qualified. All vacancies IN elective
ofices shall be filed by the Board of
city election, unless otherwise provided
by ordinance. All other officers shall
Be elected by viva voce vote by the
votes Of q majority OF the board Of COM
m'sstoners. except az is herein otherwise
provided The mayor shall receive q sal
airy OF twenty-five hundred dollars a year,
the comptroller and each member of the
board Of administration shall receive each
q salary of two thousand dollars a year,
but the other commissioners, except the
two while serving on the board OF equali-
peiIsation. The board Of commissioners
may increase. but not decrease any said
salary.
Sec. 5. The mayor shah be the chief
executive of the city and primarily re-
s.s-1stble for the proper administration OF
department Of government He
shall not have power to veto any ordi-
nance. or resolution OF the board of COM
missioners, and shall not be eligible to re-
election for q succeeding term either as
mayor or commissioner.
Sec 8. The comptroller shan have the
power and perform the duties prescribed
BY existing laws and ordinances, and as
may be provided by ordinance, subject to
the provisions of this act
Sec. 10. The mayor and the two COM
missioners who shall be elected for the
powers. rights and duties as members Of
the board OF commissioners shall con-
stitute the board OF administration Of
said city. and as such shall have COM
plete charge Of all the administrative af-
fairs of said city. and subject to the pro-
visions Of this Act. and as may be pro-
v1ded by ordinance. shall be vested with
al the powers and perform all the duties
OF all the existing boards OF said city, In
Guiding the board OF bond trustees.
Sec. II. The affairs confided to the
hoard OF administration shall be divided
and assigned to three departments. as
follows:
Department Of public safety, OF which
the mayor shall be the head. and de-
rartment Of public improvement and of
public revenue. OF which each OF the two
such members Of the board shall be the
head.
Sec. L. The department OF public
safety shall embrace all matters relating
TO the police. FIRE and health depart
rnents and judicial department OF said
city as now constituted.
The department OF public improvements
shah embrace all matters relating to the
Improvement OF said city. and which the
present city charter confines to the board