The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-27

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the clerk to contain the requisite num-
Der of qualified electors to cali such
election, he shall within ten days after
receipt of such petition certify such
fact to the board Of commissioners. If
the petition as originally presented
does not contain the requisite number
Of qualified electors to call such cleo
ton and the petitioners shall supply
the deficiency within the time pro-
vided, then upon such deficiency being
supplied the said clerk shall certify
TO the board of commissioners that
the requisite number of qualified cleo
tors have petitioned for such election
calling for the resignation Of the COM
missioner named in the petition
IF said officer shall not on or be-
fore the next regular meeting of the
board of commissioners after the re-
ceipt by the board of commissioners
of the certificate of the said clerk,
as above provided, resign from office
then said 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 Office for his unexpired term
shall be voted for. At this election
the person sought to be removed from
office shall be a candidate tc succeed
himself and his name shall be placed
upon the Official ballot without any
affirmative action upon his part, and
other candidates for commi SsiOners for
the unexpired term shall qualify the
same as a candidate at a regular cleo
ton hereunder
Notice of such election shall be
given by publication once a week for
three weeks in some newSpa per pub
nshed in the city of Pensacola. Such
election shall be held and the result
declared in all respects the same as
regular election. The person who
shall be elected to such office shall
hold the same for the uneXpired term
thereof, and If the person so elected
be the incumbent. whose removal has
been requested. then he shall con-
tinue in office as though such petition
had not been filed or such election
held.
Section IS. The petitions provid-
ed by this act may be by a number Of
separate instruments as well as by
one instrument, and separate instru-
r,ents may be jointed together to
make one petition. No person but
qualified voter shall sign any petition
provided for by this act. The pres
ence upon any such petition or petit
tions OF the names of persons who are
not qualified voters shall not impair
the validity of such petitions of the
names of properly qualified electors
thereon; only the names Of such per
cons shall be treated as utilities. No
person shall sign the name of another
to a petition, whether with or with
out authority; and no person shali
sign more than one separate instru-
ment as a petition for any single pur-
pose herein provided.
ANY violation of the foregoing FRO
visions of this section shall constitute
a misdemeanor punishable as such. or
as may be provided by ordinance. me
clerk or commissioners When passing
upon the suff1ciency OF such petltiCh
and holding the names thereon 70 oe
not qualified electors names. shall in
dictate, by marginal notations or other
legibIe and ineligible order thereon
which names are so held to be IN
sufficient so that Interested parues
NAV no advised of the exact reason
if such petitions be held insufficient.