The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07


a charter board. snd the same shall
be held and The expenses thereof paid
IN the same manner e. elections are
therein held FOR the election BY quail
fled voters 81 city or town of3icerE: and
the number of candidates equal 20 the
numer of members 20 re elcted who
receive the highest number of votes
af said election. ahaii 80 thereby elect
"a members of the charter board.
Sec. q The members &c said charter
board shall within thirty days after
their election. meet and Organise hy
eleCtiuE 8 chairman ard adopting
rules 81 procedure. The clerk or secre-
tary ~ the council or legislative de-
partment 81 such city or town shall be
clerk ~ said board. and he shall keep
minutes 81 al the Proceedings % said
board and the same shall be entered
Ia q book to Be provided for that pur-
pose. and shall BE kept as a public re-
cord in his once. All meetings of
said board shah be held a. the city or
town hall and ahall be open 20 the
public
sec = said beard, as soon as or
Eanized shall consider a new charter
or amendments 20 the charter. and
shall draft such charter or amend
meuta e. the charter as they may
deem preper. which draft shall be
signed and adopted BY a majority ~
an the members 81 said board. and
their work shall be concluded within
ninety days after the election. No re-
solution adopted ca petition fled un-
der the provisions Of this act shall be
construed IS limitation on the pow
ers 81 said board IN any manner other
than a. provided 81 thls act The
expenses ~ said hoard shall be paid
bv the city or town when the same
/ shall be certified BY the chairman and
/ secretary II said board 90 the proper
l officials 81 such city or town.
1 Sec. 10. The charter or charter
I amendments proposed by said board
shall he submitted 90 the qualified
I voters u the city or town at O general
I or special election 80 a time 20 be-
7 DESIGNATED ~ said hosrd which shall
\ he within sixty DAYS after their nnal
v adjournment said beard shall pre-
Il scribe In the proposed charter or
Il charter amendments the form ~ ball
\ tot 20 be used at such election. which
shall BE- e. nearly as practicable. the
same aa reauAad iu other elections,
and said board shan have me right 60
submit said proposed charter or char
I ter amendments as whole Cor hy
F divisions 80 sections az Il may deter
mine.l ard the subject SCATTER ~ the
f proposed charter o. charter amend
msnt Cor each division or section
E thereof 20 be voted GA separately
shah be Briefly stated on the ballot.
80 that each voter shall have the OPP
/ portuuity ~ voting for or against the
approval 81 fhs same.
Sec. H. The clerk Or secretary 80
the council or legislative department
~ such cltg or town shall have said
I proposed charter or charter amend
ments. together with a notice 90 the
election. published Iu Newspaper
publishes IN such city ~ town once
each week Tor four successive weeks
next preceding said election. the urEt
\ publication thereof 60 he not less
then twentg-ave DAYS prior thereto,
hut i no newspaper 81 published Geo
such city Or town. then said charter
1 or charter amendments and notice az
T election shall be published as af0reEaI O
I in 8 Newspaper published iu the county
1 and three copies of said charter ~
Y charter amendments and said notice
o. election shalt he posted FOR 40 least
q twenty days prior 90 said eIgs
ito in said city or town. enc az thc city
Z or town han and az two other cone
( spicuoaa places lH said city or town
Sec. a. said charter board shall
appoint three 81 their number who
shau aet as q board Of election COM
missiuners FER the purpose or holdns
said charter election and canyassina