The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-25
King Fols Job Custer
By Establishing City
Residence In Hotel Mon.
Commission, Giues
Citys Head Vote
Of Confidence At
Meet Last Night

City Mmcger Dave King dc.
feoted efforts by City Commits,
sioner John Cmbonell to dis.
miss him. when he announced
that he hos become q resident
Of the City of Key West. His fir.
ing wos asked on the busis Of
q Florida Stotute which stutes
that he connot hold Office If he
is not q resident Of the city bun
King revealed that he had cor.
rected the situotion by rentinu
q room in the Southern Cross
Hotel.
A large crowd of interested citI-
zens applauded the city manager
after his successful effort at STAY.
ing in office despite the efforts
for his custer. King was later
given q unanimous vote of conf.
dence by the city commission.
state Attorney General Rich.
ard Erwin had ruled that under
Section lI4.oI. Of ma statutes
that "ths office Of City Mansser
shall be- deemed vacant. by
his ceasine 10 be On inhsbisans ,
Of me State. district, county.
town or city fer which hs shall
have been eIsessd 81 appointed"
City Attorney NJ. Ignatius Les
ter, 10 . lengthy legal opinion, pre-
scented before the commission last
night. reiterated the ruling when
he said that lin my opinion. 4
City Manager Of the City Of Key
West, Florida, must be an inhabi.
tant or legal resident or citizen a
the city Of Key ~ a. Al inhahit,
ant means one who dwells O. re.
sides permanently In 4 place or
who has fixed residence, As dis.
tingnished from q ledger or wish
tor"
Erwin ksd hinssd nat ne City
csmmisslon might ~ smpew.
cred 10 pess ; charter amsnd.
nsenf wsivins NJ Necessity ser
ne City Msnsesr 10 live IN me
eliy bvi Lester, h ne oplnlen,
quofsd . psssage - the city
charter which states:
"All general laws of ne state Of
Florida applicable TO municipal
corporations, now or which may
hereafter be enacted, and which
are not IN conflict with the Con-
stiiution Of the state or with ether
state laws or with The express pro-
visions d this charter"
Lester said that this chapter
section provides that The city com.
mission cannot enact ordinances
or resolutions which are '.in cod
hict with the Constitution Il Tie
State or with the state laws. or
with the express provisions of The
Commissioner John CarbonslI
then said: 81 stated here last
Monday that I have Tie utmost
respect for King. I have 10 ami
mostly. ! bear no grudae against
him. This Is not . personal matter.
However, ! happened 70 Be sisne-
ing through the oath II offiee that
Is required and ! noticed TIE pre-
vision that be nsnst live ID tie
city"
III Mr.. King wants 10 move Int
the city. I win vote 10 retain him
~ city manager" carboneli eoa.
tinued.
klns nan slssiviiIst ne spss-
fstess whsn ~ revealed met ~
had sfrssdy hseeRs . Ieesi ~
sidsrf - ne sify.
al 80 pm. On Monday" KInf
said. ''the city attorney cane =
ny home and showed me he opln-
Ion Of the Attorney General. After
thought. ! considered that I wss
vioisting the laws a The city. ~
der 20 efrrHmstanees can that ~
allowed. ! am here 10 enforce shs
charter 10 ths letter. ] therefore
cannot BE- IN vlolation and expecl
10 be effective
''So. ] packed ny hag ana e
mira Skirf and . iew other fhlnes
rd need and mcved into fhs soatA-
srn Gross Hotel ~ sszs pm. I pai1
Ewo weeks rent II adsanes 81
have q recetp." lKing O.
fContinnr1 On PAS Thrnsl