The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19

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Sec 5. The commissioners shall. by
appropriate legislation, prescribe the
rules and regulations for the conduct of
municipal elections and Of registration
therefor.
BOARD, OF COMMISSIONERS.
Sec 6. The officers of the city of PEN
sacola shall be a mayor (who shall be ex-
officio chairman of the board of commis-
sioners and of all other boards created
| by this act or established by ordinance)
a board OF commissioners consisting OF
two members from and residing in each
| OF the four existing precincts or as the
same shall be hereafter established; and
respectively as commissioner of improve
nents and commissioner of revenue, a
comptroller and such others as are pro-
vided for or authorized by this act.
Sec. Z. The mayor and said commits
lsioners of improvements and revenue
tshall be elected for the term of four years
and all the other commissioners and off,
GERS shall be elected for the term of two
elected and qualified. All other officers
shall be elected by viva voce vote by the
votes of a majority of the board OF COM
m issioners, except as is herein otherwise
provided. The mayor shall receive a sal
airy OF twenty-five hundred dollars year,
/ the comptroller and each member of the
board of administration shall receive each
/ a salary of two thousadn dollars year,
1 uuL the OLnGI COIiff1iSS1oitEISs tACSpl lflC
two while serving on the board of equali-
zation, shall receive no salary or COM
pensation. The board of commissioners
may increase, but not decrease any said
salary.
See. 5. The mayor shall be the chief
executive of the city and primarily re-
| sponsible for the proper administration of
! every department OF government. He
nsn nee. or resolution of the board of COM
missioners. and shall not be eligible to re-
/ election for a succeeding term either as
mayor or commissioner.
| Sec. 9. The comptroller shall have the
ln0wer and perform the duties prescribed
| by existing laws and ordinances, and as
may be provided by ordinance, subject te
| :he provisions of this act.
/ soARD OF ADMINISTRATION
See. 10. The mayor and the two COM
rllssiorers who shall be elected for the
| term of four years, in addition to their
/ powers, rights and duties as members of
| tho board OF commissioners shall con-
! stitute the board of administration OF
| said city, and as such shall have COM
rlete charge of all the administrative af-
fairs OF said city.
Sec. II. The affairs confded to the
I beard 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-
| Iartment of public Improvement and OF
public revenue, of which each of the two
such members of the board shall be the
head.
Sec. 12 The department of public
safety shall embrace all matters relating
To the police, fire and health depart
ments and judicial department af said
city as now constituted.
The 6epaI tment of public improvements
snail embrace all matters, relating to the
Improvement of said city, and which the
| present city charter confines to the board
of Iubiic works. and all public utilities
The department of revenue shall en-
brace all matters relating TO the assess
ment and collection OF taxes. the col
llecting. keping and disbursing of all reve-
nues and the leasing and sale of all an6
every species OF property except supplies
He shall succeed to all the powers and
duties of the city treasurer. and shall bc
required TO give bond as such.
THE BUSINESS ASSIGNED.
Other administrative affairs, or munich
pal work within the jurisdiction Of sait
board shall be distributed and assigned
to each said department in such mannel
and from time to time as the majority o
the board of commissioners shall deter.