The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-12

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suspension. If majority of said
council present shall sustain the
charges preferred by the Mayor,
the officer shall stand dismiss
ed.
The Mayor shall have the right
to appoint some person to per-
form the duties of said suspended
I.officer until the council shall have
passed on such suspension. If
such suspension is sustained by
| the council successor shall be
appointed by the Mayor. by and
with the consent of the council
or directly by the council, as
in the manner set forth in this
act for original appointments to
such offices.
Section z. The Mayor shall act
as Municipal Judge, and as such
termed the Police Justice, of the
City of Key West. 1t shall be
the duty of said police justice to
hold daily terms of court in such
places as may be provided by or
dinance, for the trial of all per-
sons charged with the violation Of
ANY ordinances of said city, which
trial shall be without jury; and
upon conviction of such person or
persons, to impose upon him or
them such penalty as may be pro-
vided by ordinance. He shall
have the power to summon wit
nesses, issue warrants of arrest
upon affidavit filed, to administer
oaths, and to do all other acts
necessary for the performance of
his duty. He shall also have the
power to punish for contempt of
court; committed during the
thial of any cause, in the presence
of the court; to issue attachments
for those. who have been summon
ed as witnesses and have failed
to appear, and fine on commit said
persons for their default. He
shall not have power to pass upon
the validity of any ordinance of
said city. No costs or fees Of
any description shall be assessed
against any person or persons in
said court. In case of the alb
cense, sickness or disqualification
of the Mayor as Police Justice. the
President of the City Council,
and in his absence, sickness or
disqualification, the President Pro
Tenn of the City Council shall act
las such Police Justice and per-
form all the duties as such during
the sickness, absence or disqual-
ification of the Police Justice.
Section 8. The City Clerk
shall be elected by the City Coun-
ell of the City Of Key West. He
shall also be clerk Of the Murici-
pal Court. The clerk shall per-
form such duties as set forth in
this Act and as may be pfescrib-
ed by ordinance not inconsistent
with tbs Act.
Section 9. The City Council
shall designate by ordinance some
bank within said city, which hank.
upon fulfilling the requirements
of law and furnishing the coilat-
eral security required by law,
shall be the city depository and
custodian of city funds.
Provided that ii there be no
bank In che City of Key West
able and willing to qualify rs a
city depository as required by law
and ordinances. the City Council
By resolution or ordinance may
select some other bank in this
state as city depository under the
| provisions Of and with the same
requirements of statute and or.
1 dinances for depository hank in
/ the City of Key West.
Section 10. There shall be
elected BY the City Council q
collector and assessor Of taxes to
be known as the city tax collector
1 assessor, whose duties sshail be
/ SCI furfh hereafter. and rs other
iwlse set forsh by law OF ordinance
not inconsistent with the provi-
si0ns of this act.
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