1936-10-05 Regular
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Oi ty Council and approval by the Kayor. .
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I Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed t~ a second réading.
'.. ' Read a seoond time and by unanimous oonsent passed to a third and final rea41n .
Read a third time in full and passed this ~ day of september A. D. 1936.
OITY OJ' OIEZOHOME, J'IDRIDA
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The above and foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this ~ day of Septe.be
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Upo~ motio. the Oity 00unci1 was ad30urned.
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Okeeoho_ee, 'lorida
October 5,1936
The Oity Council of the Oity of Okeeohobee, 'lorida, met in regular session
at The Oity Hall at 7:30 P. K. on the above date with the following present:
H. H. Hancock, Kayor, Oounci1man O. L. Hunt, R. H. Singletary, Victor Doller,
IT. T. Ooleman 81d H. H. Raulerson, with Alto Watford, Oity Clerk, R. O. Evans,
. ~ief of Pollce, L. C. Tootle, .ter S~~inte~M, I. O. Stenrt, 'ire Chief,
. dnd T. W. 00ne1y, Jr., Oity Attorney, in attendance.
Due to the absence of President O. .L. Hunt at the beginning of the meeting
President Pro tem H. H. Raulerson presided over the meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and. fPproved.
f Ordinance .0.176 was presented by Oounci1man Singletary Who moved its adopt-
ion. Motion was seDonded by 00unci1man Hunt and was passed
ORDINANOE 10. 176 7 I
, AI ORDINANOE PROVIDING lOR THE HOLDING OF GENERAL A!lD SPEOIAL ELEOTIONS,
THE OONDUOTIIG OF SAUl AND RETURNS THERmOJ', REGISTRATION AND QUALIFIOATION
'I 01' 'IOftBS, AJlD TBlUI or THE OI'I'IOEBS IILIIOTJ:D, oj' mE OI'rY 01' OUEOIlOSD,
FLORIDA.
BE IT BRDAIIED BY THE MAYOR, UD OITY OOUNOIL OF THE OITY OJ' OI:EEOHOBD,
'LORIDA.
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Section 1. An election of officers ~f' the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, shall ,.
be held on the first Tuesday in December of the year A. D. 1936, and on the first ~
TW!l84a; in Deoember every tllO yeare thereafter. at wbioh till8 the following offioe 's LJ
.shal1 .be ,elected: One Mayor, rive members of theOity Oouncil, One City 01erk, and
one Ohief of Police: each for a term of two years from the first Konday in January \
following such election, 81d until their 'successor are elected and qualified.
Section 2. All special elections shall be called arid èonducted in the same
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manner, as near as 'possible, as provided herein for general city elections.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall be JIbe custodian of the Registration books I
and shall, twenty days pr~or to a11 general or special elections çe. llluoh registr- '
ation books at the Oi ty Hall, keep the s_e open for eight hours on eaoþ weet. day, 0
for the registering of electors; and shall ~lo~e the same ten days prior t~ any sat
election; œd the said 0ity Clerk shall have full power tc administer oaths to all a
persons applying for registration; and it should be the duty of the City Oauncil '
to povide the Oity Clerk with proper registration books, and the City Clerk shall .
furnish the inspector and clerks Of election with a certified list of the qualified
electors
and copies of election laws of the City of Okeechobee at each e1ecti&n
for their guidance.
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Section 4. Upon spplioation for Registration, each elector shall be required,
to take the fo1~owing oath;
I I do solemnly swear ( or affirm) that I will protect and defend the constitution
of the United States, and of the State of Florida; that I am twenty one years of "
age, and have been a resident of the state of rlorida for twelve months and of the
City o~ Okeechobee for six months last past and that. I ~m q~ified to vote under
the Sonsti tution and laws of th~ State of F;Lorj,da. I
,Seotion 5~ ~y person who is a registered ~d qualifi~d yoter under the.la~s 0
of the State of Florida,. anØ- has paid his or her poll tax fo;r: tþe last two years ,I .
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&D4 has resided within the corporate limits of the City of Ok~echobee for, si~ month. 0
" prior to said election and who has paid .ann~y, at least five days before date
of such election a poll, tax of one dollar to the City for two years next preceding
the day of election, apd wbo has otherwise qualifie4 aøoording to law, shall have
the rigbtto Tote in said elections. .
Section 6. Eioh elector shall be furnished with certificate of registm'tlon, :
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by the City Clerk, at the time of his or her registration.
Sedtion 7. It shall be the duty of the City 00unci1, at the first .eeting of
i lovember of each and every year to meet and examine and revise the registration
iboOlts of t he said .01 ty" sras1ng t,hø:refroID the l/ØIIee of all persons as are tn01lll 0' , '
I of can be shown to the satisfaction of the City Council to have died,. or cease to
I re~ide permanènt1y in the said City, or who are otherwise disqualified to vote, ;
i writing opposite each name the cause therel... The City Oounci1 shall complete
i the revision within three days, and shall publish the list of naJes eras~d in a
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newspaper published within said City, for one week, or by posting in three public
-. places 111 thin said Oi ty.
I Seotion 8. The Oi'l;y Oouncil ehall a'l; its :l:ast regular meeting in Ifovember of
each and every year, hear and 4e..ide on complaints of per sons cl~ming that their
names have been improper!, erased from Reg*stration Books, and up~n satisfactory
proof being furnished that any person whos name has been erawed i~ qualified to
vote, the Ci'y Council shall order ~he City Clert to replace the name of such perso
on the. said registaation boot with the date of such replacement.
. Section 9. Before eny regular or special election, the Mayor shall issue his
proclamation, signed by him, and attested by the Oity Olerk, calling said election
4IÞ at least thirty days prior to the day of holding oi said elec~ion, epe9ifting in
, 8å1d proclamation the office or offices to be filled, the cause of the vacancy of
I suoh office or offices; said proolamation shall be published in the newspaper, pub-
. lished within the City ~f Okeeohobee, Florida, at least thirty days immediately'
prior to the date for holding said election or by posting said proclamation in thre
public places in the city of Okeechobee, one of which shall be at the C"y Ball;
and at the regular meeting of the Oity Oouncilin the month preceding the month for
holding said eleetions the City Oouncil shall appoint three qualified electors as
I inspeøtors and one qualified elector as clerk for said election. .
n Section 10. The Polls at all general and special elections shall be opened
at eight>o'oloCk~. II. of the day of said election, and shall be kept open until
.. sundown of 'the same day; provided that inspectors and clerk aay adjourn between
the hours of twelve and one o'clock for forty five minutes for meals.,
Section 11. At the close of election, the inspectors and clerk, of election,
shall count the votes cast for each candidate, for ~ach offico, they shall draw
result of .
I ~ ~l1c~e cert1f1c~ee O~~h ~eCt1oD, çeo1f,l~ the nus of each persoD wte
- for for each office, numbe~ of votes cast for each person, voted for, for e$Oh offi e,
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4IÞ and if any question shall be submitted to an election such oertifica~e ~ahall oont n
the number of votes cast for and against such question; such certificate shall be
signed by the inspectors, and clerk of election, one of such certificates shall be
by one of the inspectors delivered withou~ delay securely sealed" theøity Clerk,
and the other to the Presid.ent of the 4City Council, and thê" Poll list a.nd the oath
of the inspectors and clerk, shall be delivered with said certificates to the Oity
Clerk, to be filed in his office.
Section 12. The Oi ty Oouncil shall meet wi thin three dJ;Ys after any General
, or special election, or as soon thereafter as practical and shall canvass the retur s
I of sooh el~t1on as ehom by Bud cert1f1c~es. delivered w the PreBi~M of aity
Oounol1 and the City alert, and shal:¡' certify the results of sth election, and
.' shall furnish each candidate elected w1t~ a certificate of their election.
Section 13, The candidate receiving the highest or largest number of votes
cast fœr one office shall be elected to said office, provided that in case two
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or more candidates shall receive an equal and the higest number of votes for the
B~e office, the K~or ~~l 1se~ hie p~cl~~ion ~l1ng for a new ~ection, .~.
as provided in this election. :. LJ
Section 14. All ordinances or part s of ordinances in oonflict herewith are ,
hereby repealed.
Section 15. This ordinance shall take effect~mmediatel~ upon its pa88~ge . i
by the Oi ty 00unc1l and approval by the Mayor.
Read a f1,:st~ ,time and by unaJÛ,mous 'consent passed to a second reading.
Read a second time andþ~unè.n1mous consent passed to a third-and final readi .
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~ad a third time in full and passed in regular ses.ion thi B ~ day of
October, A. D. 1936. (:)
CITY OF OIEECHOBEE, FLORIDA' O.
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President 01ty Council
ATTEST: Alto tford
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The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved by me this-5!å. d8¥ of October, A. D
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Mayor
Mrs. W.. O. Mealor made applicatiøn to the Oitp Council for Building Permit,
building to be erected on Lots 2~ 3 and 6 Block 6, tr1gbtsAdd1tion to City of
Okeechobee, Florida. .
i Councilman Hunt måde motion to g;ant Mrs. Mealor's request for abuild1ng Cl :
I permit. Motion was seconded by Oounc1lman Singletar;. Vote was as fo1lows:\.'
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R. H. Singletary Victor Domer .
~. O. L. Hunt.
: . T. T. Coleman
H. H. Raulerson
Upon Motion Council was adjoURned.
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