The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12


out having been read once upon
two separate days. All ordinances
before they shall become law or
take effect must be published at
least one time by its title, which
title shall embrace briefly the
subject matter of the law, in
some newspaper published in the
City of Key West; provided, that
nothing herein contained shall
prevent the City Council at any
time arranging, edifying, adding
to, or supplementing ordinances
of the City of Key West and pub
fishing the same in appropriate
volume or volumes which shall be-
come the laws of the City of Key
West upon the adoption of said
codifycation; said codifycations
being not inconsistent with this
Charter.
President Of The City Council
Section 81. The President of
the City Council, during the alb
sence or disability of the Mayor
shall act as such Mayor, but while
so acting as such Mayor, he shall
not act or vote as member of the
City Council. The City Council
shall elect President pro tenn to
serve while the President of the
City Council is acting as Mayor.
The President of the City Coun-
ell shall receive the same amount
of compensation for his services as
is designated as salary for the
Mayor for the time he SO serves,
and in case of death, resignation,
removal, failure to qualify, nom
residence, or physical disability or
in case of failure to elect Mayor,
the President of the City Council
shalr discharge the duties of the
office of Mayor, until successor
for the unexpired terms shall be
elected by the City Council, which
election shall be held within thir-
ty days after the happening of
vacancy.
General Powers Of The
City Council
Section 35. That the City Coun-
Gil of the said city, by majority
vote, shall have the power to
make, establish and ordain for
the government of said city and
the officers of said city such ordi-
nances in writing and such resolu-
tons not inconsistent with the
Constitution and Laws of the
United States and the State of
Florida, as they may deem neces-
sary:
(a) To regulate and restrict
the use of all public thorough
fares, parks or public grounds
and of all public works, plants
and portion or portions thereof;
not inconsistent or in conflict with
the powers granted the Board of
Public Works; to install and main-
tain signs or instrumentalities to
be observed in the use of any pub
lie highway, plant. or grounds;
to provide regulations with ref
erence to the operation, speed
and manner of movement of all
manner of vehicles and animal
moved over the same; to provide
for the observation of such signs
or instrumentalities both by pc
destrians and by the operators of
vehicles, whether mechanical or
animal-drawn.
(b) To regulate the services to
be rendered and the rates to be
charged by buses, jitneys, cabs or
other vehicles carrying passengers
or freight, or both, within said
city and to regulate the minimum
height at which aircraft may be
flown and to prohibit the opera
ton of aircraft over places with
in the corporate limits of said city
where people are congregated and
to prohibit the landing of aircraft
at any place or places within the
corporate limits of said city where
people are congregated and to
prohibit the landing of aircraft
at any place. or4places within the
corporate limits of said city, where
RSaid nuisance with its own officers
except such as are regularly desig-
mated by the City Council for such
purpose.
(c) To compel property own
ers to connect with the city sew
ers; to erect and maintain such
plants and to operate such barges
and boats as may be deemed me-
cessary for the neutralizing, de-
stroying or disposition of sewer
age, garbage, refuse, trash or sur
plus water; to collect and dispose
of sewerage, offal, refuse, trash,
debris, garbage or other things,
which may be deemed to be nuis-
ance or detrimental to public
health or welfare.
I'D To order, establish and
construct new water distribution
lines andlor improve and extend
the present water works system of
the City of Key West, and tolease
the same. To provide for the estab-
ilshment of public utilities necesa
sary for supplying the city and,
Hlts inhabitants with transnorts-