The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
fha State of Florida:

exclusively for the purposes pro-
Vided in this Act in each Incorpo-
rated city or town of this state,
heretofore or hereafter created,
which now has or which may mere
after have a regularly organized hre
department and which now owns and
uses or which may hereafter own
and use equipment and apparatus
of a value exceeding five thousand
dollars in serviceable condition, for
the eXitinguishment OF fires, ana
which said city or town does not
presently have established by law
similar fund. tt'
Sec. 2 That in each municipality
described in Section / of this Act,
there is hereby created Board OF
Trustees of the Firemen's Relief and
Pension Fund. Such Board of Trus-
tees shall consist of the Mayor. or
corresponding officer when the nu-
nicipality does not have a Mayor,
the Chief of the Fire Department,
and a regularly employed Fireman
of the municipality TO be chosen by
the legislative body of the munich
patty upon recommendation of ma
lority of the regularly employed
firemen of the municipality. The
Mayor. or corresponding officer. and
the Chief of the Fire Department
shall serve as long as they shall con-
tinue 10 hold office as Mayor or
Chief. respectively. and upon va
cancv in the Office of Mayor or
Chief. their respective successors
shall succeed to the position of Trus-
tees; and the Fireman shall be
Trustee for the period of two years,
unless he sooner leaves the employ
ment of the municipality as Fire
man. whereupOn the legislative body
of the municipality upon recommen-
dalton of majority of the regularly
employed firemen thereof. shall
choose his successor. The Mayor
shall be Chairman of the Board
and the Chief shall be Secretary of
the Board and keep a complete min
ute book OF the proceedings of the
Board. The Trustees shall not re-
ceive any compensation as such.
Sec. 3. That the Board of Trus-
tees shall have power and author
(a) To invest in interest bearing
United States bonds. the surplus
funds of the Firemen's Relief and
Pension Fund. and the accretion
shall become part of the fund. and
the CITY Treasurer or Depository
shall keep such bonds.
(b) To issue drafts upon the
Firemens Relief and Pension Fund
pursuant TO this Act and rules and
regulations prescribed by the Board;
all such drafts shall be consecutively
numbered and be signed by the
Chairman and Secretary and shall
state upon their faces the purposes
for which the drafts are drawn; The
City Treasurer or Depository shall
retain such drafts. when paid. as
permanent vouchers for disburse
ments made; and no money shall be
otherwise drawn from the fund.
Co To finally decide all claims to
relief under this Act and under the
Boards rules and regulations.
i'd To convert into cash any Sc
curities of the fund.
te) To keep a complete record of
all receipts and disbursements and
of the Boards Acts and proceed
ings
Sec. 4. That the Firemen's Relief
and Pension Fund in each munich
pality described in Section / of this
Act shall be created and maintained
in the following manner:
(a) BY the net proceeds of the
one per cent. 1GD excise or license
tax which NAV be imposed by the
respective cities and towns upon
certain insurance companies or 9TH
err insurers against loss by fire and
tornado on their gross receipts of
premiums from holders of policies
which policies cover property with
in the corporate limits of such mu-
inequalities as is hereinafter express
ly authorized.
(b) BY two percent. (2R) of the
salary of each fireman duly appoint
ed and enrolled as members of such
Fire Departments, which shall be
deducted by the municipality and
paid over to the Board of Trustees
of the respective municipality where
in such fireman is employed. and no
fnW4raN w-g-N..
have any right to said money so
paid into said fund except as provid-
ed in this Act
(c) BY all fines and 'fOrfeitures
imposed and collected from any fire.
man because of the violation of any
rule and regulation promulgated by
the Board of Trustees.
I'D BY two per cent. (2et) of the
monthly pension which may be al
lowed to any retired fireman under
the provisions of this Act.
(e) By all sums derived by direct
millage assessments in cities and
towns now or hereafter levied under
laws authorizing or which may here
later authorize the levying and col
lection of a special tax for the aug
mentation of such Firemen's Relief
and Pension Fund
ID BY all gifts. requests and de-
vises when donated for the fund.
(g) BY all accretions to the fund
by way of interest on bank deposits
or otherwise.
(h) BY all other sources of in
come now or hereafter authorized
by law for the augmentation of
such Firemen's Relief and Pension
Fund.
Sec. 5. That each incorporated
city or town in this State described
and classified in Section l hereof.
as well as each other city or town
of this State which. at the time this
Act becomes effective, has a law
fully established Firemen's Relief
and Pension Fund. or a City Pension
Fund for Firemen and Policemen
including particularly the municipali-
ties of Jacksonville. Miami. Tampa,
Pensacola. st. Petersburg and Miami
Beach. is hereby authorized to assess
and impose. on every insurance COM
pany. corporation or other insurer
now engaged in or carrying on or
who shall hereafter engage in or
carry on the business of insurance
against loss or damage by fire or
tornado. an excise or license tax, in
addition to any lawful license or ex-
else tax now levied by each of said
towns respectively. amounting to one
per cent. 1E) of the gross amount
of receipts of premiums from policy
nolueFS On All premiums Collected on
fire and tornado insurance policies
covering property within the cor
porate limits of such municipalities,
Said excise or license
tax shall be payable annually on the
first daY of March of each year after
the passing of an ordinance assess
ing and imposing the tax herein au-
thoriZed. Every insurance company,
corporation or other insurer paying
ah g. a.
amount threeOf. when paid. on the
amount payable bv such insurer to
the State of Florida for the similar
State excise tax now imnnsed hv