The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-13
Proposed New Charter
For City OF Key West
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approved by the Mayor or acting
mayor. No ordinance shall be-
come a law without having been
read once upon two separate
days. All ordinances, before
they shall become q law or take
effect must he published at least
one time in some newspaper pub
lished ia the City of Key Vest
provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the city ,coun-
ell at any time arranging, codi-
flying, adding to or experimenting
ordinances of the City of Key.
West and publishing the same in
appropriate volume or volumes.
which shall become the laws.
of the City of Key West.
upon the adoption of said.
Qualifications, said c0difica-l
tion being not inconsistent withi
this charter.
The City Council shall have the
power to make. establish and or
dain for the government of said
city and the officers of said city,
such ordinances in writing and
such by laws not inconsistent with
this charter, the constitution and
laws of the United States and the
State of Florida, as they may
deem necessary; provided a ma
jority of the city council shall as
sent thereto. They shall have
power to pass all such ordinances
as may be necessary to define,
prevent or abate nuisances, and
for the procedure to be adopted in
abating any such nuisances, and
in case the owners of any prop
erty, on which any nuisance, as
defined by said ordinance, shall
not abate the same, the city shall
have the power to abate said nui-
sance with its own officers, or by
any person employed by said city,
and the expense incurred in abat-
ing any such nuisance shall be
charged against the land on which
said nuisance was maintained in
a book to be kept by the city for
said purposes, and shall be lien,
superior to all other liens except
liens for taxes and the lien here
by created shall be collected in
the same manner as designated
for the collection of assessment
liens; to restrain and punish
gambling or disorderly conduct;
to prevent the running at large
of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep and
goats in the streets of the city or
within the city limits; to provide
for the establishment Of water
works, electric or other lighting
plants and all other plants neces-
sary for the city; and whenever
the same are so established, may
pFOyluC 1OI LIE UpCftftLOAS 1tta
maintenance of the same, to reg
ulate the speed at which horses
and vehicles may be ridden or
driven through the streets; to
regulate the speed at which auto
mobiles or motor vehicles may be
operated through the streets; to
regulate the speed ut which street
cars and railway trains shall run
within the city limits; to license
privileges, businesses, occupations
and professions, carried on or en-
gagged in within the city limits;
and the amount of such license
taxes shall be fixed by city or
.dinances, which amount Of such
taxes shall not be dependent upon
the general state revenue law; TO
establish quarantine and health
regulations for the City of Key
West, not inconsistent with the
rules and regulations of the State
Board Of Health; to organize and
provide fire department, pur-
chase fire engines, and adopt
rules and regulations for the
government Of the same !;
to tax and regulate public
hacks, carriages and drays and
other vehicles and TO Fix the rate
to be charged for the carriage Of
persons and property within the
city; to provide for the inspec-
ton of gas, electric light and wa
ter meters; TO pass and enforce
ordinances To compel stationary
steam engineers to pass an ex-
animation for licenses and 10 take
out licenses and affixing penal
ties for failure 20 do so; 20 COM
pei the inspection Of steam boil
ers. except locomotive and maa-
rine boilers and 10 compel ems
ployers to employ only licensed
stationary engineers and affix-
ing q penalty TO do 80 and 20 com-
pei employers. their managers or
servants 20 allow the inspection
Of boilers and affixing . penaIty
for failure 20 do 50; 20 establish
hospitals and In conjunction with
the Board Of County Commission
ers. to establish rules and rexula-
uons respecting the poor, indi-
gent. infirm and insane. ia pre-
vide for the support and to FIX
the condition upon which such
persons coming IN % said city
shall be allowed 60 renaAin: "a