The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
ORDINANCE NO. ST.
COMMISSION SERIES


ORDINANCE NO. ST.
COMMISSION SERIES
AN ORDINANCE CALM G
AND ORDERING A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO FILL A VACAN-
CY ON THE CITY COMMITS
SION AND PROVIDING FOR
QUALIFICATION OF CANDI-
DATES AND FOR REGISTRA-
TON OF ELECTORS: PROVID-
ING FOR PUBLICATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE; DECLAR-
ING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE
AN EMERGENCY MEASURE
AND BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THE COMMISSION DIS
PENSING WITH THE NECES-
SITY OF READING THIS ORDI-
NANCE AT TWO REGULAR
MEETINGS, NOT LESS THAN
ONE WEEK APART; AND PRO-
VIDING WHEN ORDINANCE
GOES INTO EFFECT.
Whereas, on the 26th day of
July, 1916, w. G. Sweeting resign
ed as City Commissioner of The
; City of Key West, Florida, and
William T. Doughtry, Jr., was
elected by the City Commission
! to fill the vacancy created by
such resignation and to hold of
flee until special election could
be called within forty-five days
! to fill the vacancy created by the
said resignation as required by
the City charter, Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the City Com
mission of The City of Key West.
Florida:
Section 1. A special election
is hereby called and ordered to
be held in The City of Key West,
Florida, on September 8, 1916,
from 7 o'clock A. NJ. until 2
o'clock P. M, at which there shall
be elected a City Commissioner
of The City of Key West, Florida,
to fill the unexpired term of w.
c. Sweeting, resigned. Only quail
flied electors of The City of Key
West, Florida, as defined by the
City charter Of said City and
who are duly registered in the
City registration books according
to law shall be qualified to vote
at said special election.
Section 2. Any qualified cleo
tor of The City of Key West.
Florida, may become a candidate
in said election by filing in the
office of the City Clerk not later
than 5 o'clock P. M. on Friday,
August 30, 1916, a request in
writing that his name be printed
on the ballots in said special cleo
tion as candidate for such office
and by paying the City herewith
as an election or qualification fee
the sum of twenty-five Dollars
($25.00>.
Section 3. The City Registra-
ton Officer shall register all per-
sons applying to him, whose
names are not already upon the
registration books, and who are
qualified as electors under the
provisions of the City charter of
The City of Key West, Florida,
and for the purpose of such regis
tration, the registration books
shall be opened in the office of
the City Clerk and shall remain
open for registration between the
hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and II
o'clock noon and from 2 o'clock
p. M. to 5 o'clock P. NJ. each bust
ness day except the seven days
preceding said special election.
All other pertinent provisions of
said City charter shall apply for
the purpose of such registration.
Section 4. This ordinance shall
be published in full one time in
The Key West Citizen, a news.
paper of general circulation pub
lished in The City of Key West,
Florida, such publication to be
effected within one week after
its passage and adoption.
Section S. This ordinance is
hereby declared to be an emerg-
ency measure on the grounds that
this ordinance is necessary for
preservation of peace, health,
prosperity and safety of the peo-
pie of The City of Key West,
Florida.
Section 6. That the reading of
this ordinance at two regular
meetings, not less than one week
apart, is hereby dispensed with
by unanimous vote of the Com
mission.
Section Z. This ordinance shall
go into effect Immediately upon
its passage and adoption and au-
Identification by the signature OF
the presiding officer and the
Clerk of the Commission.
Passed and adopted by the
City Commission at a meeting
held this 9th day of August, A. D.
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