The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-10
Alderman Semnes to
Submit a New Charter
at the Public Meeting

at the Public Meeting
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thereof be found guilty by said board.
The salaries of all employees shall be
fixed by the commissioners.
The city shall continue its existence
IS a body cooperate without change Of
name and shall continue to be subject
TO all the duties and obligations then
pertaining to, or incumbent upon e,
as a municipal corporation, and 1t shall
continue to enjoy all the rights, powers
and franchises now enjoyed by 1t. as
well as those that may be hereafter
granted il, and ali laws now in force
shall continue in force under the new
fern Of government, excepting where
they conflict with the new charter.
VOTERS CAN SUBMIT.
Any proposed ordinance may be SUBJ
mitted to the commissioners by = Pc
tition signed by the ouatifed voters OF
the city, equal in number to 20 per
cent of the total number Of votes cast
in the LAST municipal election. Within
two weeks the commissioners shall
pass the ordinance or call a special
election, at which the adoption or re-
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nlitted to the qualified voters Of said
city, or said ordinance shall forthwith,
upon failure OF the commissioners to
act as hereinbefore prescribed, become
valid.
The remainder OF the proposed ordi-
nance by sections follows:
PUBLIC FRANCHISES.
Sec. 10. No resolution. bylaws OF
-
or corporation any franchise, lease or
right to use the streets public high
ways, thoroughfares. or public proper
ty Of the City Of Pensacola. State Of
Florida, either In, under, upon, along
through or over same shall take effect
and be IN force until thirty days after
the final enactment OF same by the
board Of commissioners and publica-
tion Of said resolution, by-iaws or orr
dinance In full once a week for three
consecutive weeks IN one Of ths news
papers published in the city OF Rensa-
cola, which publication shall be made
at the expense of the persons. Arms or
corporation applying for said grant.
Pending the passage OF such resolution,
bylaw or ordinance. or during the time
intervening betweAn its final passage
during which publication shall be made
as above provided the legally qualified
voters Of said city may By written pe-
tition, or petitions. addressed to said
board of commissioners object 10 such
grant, and II during said period such
written petition, or petitions, signed by
at least a number OF qualified voters
equal to one for every three hundred
inhabitants OF said city, or traction
thereof. according to the then last fed
eral census shall be filed with the said
board OF commissioners. Said board
shall upon payment or deposit Of esti-
mated election expense as hereinafter
provided, forthwith order an election,
at which election the legally qualified
voters of said city shall vote for or
against the proposed grant as set forth
In the said bylaw, resolution or ordi-
nance. and pending such election the
said grant shall stand suspended. In
publishing the call for said election the
said resolution, bylaw or ordinance
making said grant shall be published
at length and at the expense Of the
city in some newspaper published IN
said city, by at least one publication.
The board OF commissioners shall be-
fore making such call, furnish to the
person. firm or corporation applying for
such grant or franchise, an estimated
expense OF the election to be held to
consider the same, and IL the person.
firm or corporation 30 applying shall
pay to, or deposit with, the city Surr
sufficient to cover the cost Of such cleo
tion. as 50 estimated, the board Of COM
missioners shall pro0eed to call said
election; but Il the same be not paid to,
or deposited with, the said city within
thirty days after said board makes said
estimate OF the cost OF such election
said election shall not be ordered and
the bylaw, resolution or ordinance
shall not be effective. The applicant
for any such grant or franchise saail
pay to the city the expense Of such
advertisement thereof whether an cleo
tion be held thereon or not, and the ex-
pense Of such election. Il held. and suef
bylaws, resolution or ordinance shall
not be valid unless the fact OF sucl
payment be noted in the record thereo
upon the minute book or other perman
ent record thereof, as kept by sait
board. ANY applicant may withdraw
any application before and without ths
expense of such election or he may asl
and obtain q suspension OF the bylaw
resolution, or ordinance until the mex
regular municipal election at which
time the question of It's adoption ma,
be determined by special ballot, am
without expense to the applicant, ex,
cept for printing the srecial ballot ant
advertising the election on such appH
cation. If at such election the major,
ity OF the votes cast shall be in favol
Of said ordinance and the making O
said proposed grant the same shaI
fhereupon become effective; but IL
majority OF the votes cast shall b
against the passage Of said resolution
bylaw or ordinance. said resolution
bylaw or ordinance shall not becom
effective, nor shall 1t confer any rights
powers or privileges Of any kind. an,
It shall be the duty OF said board o
commissioners after such result of sal,
election shall be determined, to pass
resolution or ordinance to that effecf
No grant of any franchise or lease o
right of user, or any other right il
under. upon. along through or over tn
streets, public highways, thorouhgfare
or public properfy of the city cf Pen