The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
ORDINANCE NO. 237

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMITS
SI0NERS OF LAKELAND, FLA, in regular
session:
SECTION THAT primary election be
held in said City Of Lakeland for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the respec--
tive city offices, as follows:
COMMISSIONER-AT
FOUR COMMISSIONERS.
CITY TREASURER AND ASSESSOR
CITY CLERK AND TAX COLLECTOR.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE.
provided for
SECTION H.-That said primary be held on
the second Tuesday in July, A. d. 1919, AMI
each two years thereafter, and that the said
primary shall be conducted at one polling
place in the City of Lakeland, at the City
Hail.
SECTION nI-said primary ELECTION shall
be held as near as may be, according to the
State primary law, known as Chapter 6469 Of
the Session Laws of 1913 except as to second
choice votes as mentioned in Sections As and
80 Of said act, and as to the said method for
second choice votes, all portions Of said pri-
mary law wherein the said second choice
votes are provided for are hereby declared to
be of no force in said city primary but the
method for selecting a nominee in case OF Il
tie vote or in case OF no candidate having re :
ceived a majority Of the votes cast, shall be
as hereinafter provided
yS' SECIlUN IN.-ln case no cdHulualt re-
ceves a majority of the votes cast at said
primary, or in case of a tie vote, then the
two candidates receiving the highest ard next
to the highest number of votes cast at said
primary shall run In second primary to be
held for that purpose. In case as above men
toned, second primary shall be called by
the City Commissioners or the Executive Board
provided for herein, as the case may be, to
be held in the same manner and method as the
| first primary and under the same rules and
regulations, only such candidates appearing
upon the ballot for said second primary as
receive the highest and next to the highest
| vote in the first primary. The said second
primary shall be called within ten days o.
l the first primary, unless otherwise ordered by
| the City Commission or the Executive Board
| as the case may be.
| SECTION V.--At said primary there shall
/ be nominated three persons to act as Board
for the purpose of exercising such powers ant
duties as are incumbent upon the executive
committees under the State law. but until The
election of said Board, the City Commission
| shall act as such Board, with all the powers
and duties of the executive committee under
| the State law.
SECTION VI.-4The registration books Of thu
| City of Lakeland shall be open for the pur~
pose of all white male electors registering a
any line up to the evening before the said prl-
1 mary, providing they, are qualified
SECTION VII--The candidates shall be as
| sessed and pay the following sums for thu
| expenses of said primary.
| CORNERSTONE R-AT-LARGE, $500.
| COMMISSIONERS, $500.
| CITY TREASURER AND ASSESSOR, IS 90
| CITY CLERK AND COLLECTOR, IS GO.
| MUNICIPAL JUDGE, $500.
And said sums shall be paid to the Clerl
Of the City ten days before said primary
otherwise, any delinquent candidate not pay
| ing said assessment shall not have the righ
to have his name placed upon the ballot, ant
I the ballots shall be made up without thu
names Of such candidates who have not pait
/ said assessment
| SECTION Wilt shall not be an objection
to the legality of said primary If the Stat,
primary law is not compiled with, but II tn
substantial matters and Things contained 1t
i said primary law are substantially compile,
with, in order that the substantial will of tn
candidates, then it shall be held to be sufi,
| cient.
SECTION IX.--m case of any doubt o
question of construction or application Of sal,
primary law, or any necessary rules or regu
lations with reference to the conduct of tn
same, the City Commissioners shall decide.
f. c. FLANAGAN,
Mayor or Commissioner Large
ATTEST:
4 II. l.. SwATTs, City Clerk.
| /. H. l.. Swatts, City Clerk do hereby Ger
tify that the foregoing ordinance, No. 2S6, wa
duly passed by the City Commission June 18th
A. ID. 1919.
H. L. SwATTS,
0l6l City Clerk,