The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-20
ORDINANCE NO. 237

BIZ IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMITS
s sa.o.E OF LAKELAND. FLA. in regular
SECTION THAT a primary election be
held in said City of Lakeland for the pur-
pose OF nominating candidates for the respec-.
tive city offices, as follows:
COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE
FOUR COMMISSIONERS
CITY TREASURER AND Assessor
CITY CLERK AND TAX COLLECTOR.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE.
BOARD OF THREE MEMBERS. as herein
provided for.
SECTION 1I.-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
Hall.
SECTION uI.-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 1918, except as to second
choice votes as mentioned in Sections As and
30 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 10
be OF no force in said city primary. but the
method for selecting a nominee in case of 4
tie vote or in case of no candidate having re :
ceiyed majority of the votes cast, shall be
as hereinafter provided
ceives a majority of the votes cast at said
primary, or In case Of 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 Tor 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
RrSt 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.
the first primary, unless otherwise ordered by
the City Commission or the Executive Board
as the case may be.
SECTION vat said primary there shall
be nominated three persons to act as Board,
Tor the purpose Of exercising such powers and
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.-The registration books of the
City Of Lakeland shall be open for the pur-
pose OF all white male electors registering at
any ime up TO the evening before the said pri-
mary, providing they are qualified
SECTION VII.-The candidates shall be as
sVsSSu anu pay Iue following sums Tor the
expenses Of said primary
Observation-Disclosures, $500.
COMMISSIONERS, $500
CITY TREASURER AND ASSESSOR, IS. 90.
CITY CLERK AND COLLECTOR, IS co.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE, $500.
And said sums shall be paid to the Clerk
OF the City ten days before said primary
otherwise, any delinquent candidate not pay
ing said assessment shall not have the right
to nave his name placed upon the ballot and
the ballots shall be made up without the
names OF such candidates who have not paid
said assessment
SECTION Wilt shall not be an objection
to the legality Of said primary II the state
primary law is not complied with but II the
substantial matters and things contained in
said primary law are substantially complied
with In order that the substantial win Of the
people be obtained In the nominating Of said
candidates, then 1t shall be held TO b sum
Gent
SECTION Kin case Of any doubt or