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Committees.

Bond issue.

Proviso.

purpose; this budget shall be published in a newspaper published in said Havana or by posting at three conspicuous places if there be none.

Sec. 36. That the Council shall by ordinance or resolution determine the number of standing committees, the number of members to which each of said committees shall consist, and shall designate the character and duties of each; the President of the Council shall appoint said committees annually, as soon after organization as practicable.

Sec. 37. Whenever it shall be deemed advisable to issue bonds for any purpose or purposes hereinafter named; for raising money to be used in constructing and maintaining waterworks; for the purpose of constructing or maintaining gas works, electric light plants or other illuminating works; for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a system of sewerage, or otherwise promoting the health of said municipality; for the purpose of opening, widening, and paving the streets and sidewalks of said municipality and for opening, constructing and maintaining public parks and promenades; for the pur pose of erecting school houses and maintaining a system of public education in said municipality; for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a fire department in said municipality; for the purpose of erecting public buildings for the use of said municipality; for any one or more of said purposes the Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said municipality under the seal of the corporation, to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the President of the Council and attested by the Clerk, with interest coupons attached, which shall be signed in like manner; Provided, however, That before said bonds shall be issued, the issuance of said bonds shall be approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the electors voting at an election to be held for that purpose, which election shall be regulated by ordinance as to manner of conducting or certifying same, after the same has been advertised for not less than thirty days in a newsppaer published in said Havana, or if there be no paper published in Havana, posted at three conspicuous places in said Havana, and at which election only resident electors otherwise quali

fied, who shall also own real estate within the corporate limits and who shall have paid taxes thereon for the year when such taxes were last due, shall be entitled to vote.

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Sec. 38. The bonds herein provided for shall, in no case Limited disbe sold at greater discount than five (5) per cent of their count on par value.

bonds.

of Board of

Sec. 39. There shall be a board of three trustees, who Duties, etc., shall serve as a Board of Public Works, also who shall Trustees. each give bond in a sum to be fixed and approved by the Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duty. It shall be the duty of said Trustees, as soon as the bonds herein authorized have been executed, to offer the same for sale by notice, stating the amount of bonds for sale, the rate of interest and when the same shall become due, and payable, advertised in a newspaper published in Havana, or if there be no paper published in Havana, posted at three conspicuous places in said Havana, and also in not less than two other newspapers published in cities reputed to be money centers, if deemed necessary. The Trustees shall receive bids for the purchase of said bonds or any part of the issue thereof on or before the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of said publication. The Trustees shall have the right to reject any or all bids and re-advertise the bonds or any portion of the remaining same unsold.

Sec. 40. A bank or other depository in Havana to be Depository. designated by the Council shall receive and be custodian

of said bonds and all moneys arising from the sale of said bonds.

Sec. 41. The Board of Trustees shall advertise for bids Bids for work, confor work to be done for which bonds are issued, make con-tractor to tracts with the lowest responsible bidder, who shall him-give bond. self give bond for the faithful performance of his work, but the said board shali have the right to reject any or all bids received; they shall personally, or through proper agents, select all material and have full supervision and charge of the carrying out of the work for which bonds are issued, and shall audit all accounts connected with such work, and pay the same by check on the bank or depository handling the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, which said checks shall be invalid unless signed by at

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Election and term of

the Board of

Trustees, etc.

least two members of the Board of Trustees and countersigned by the President of the Council, and shall be so worded.

Sec. 42. The Board of Trustees shall be elected by a mamembers of jority vote of the legal voters at the same election at which the bonds are voted, and shall serve until the completion of the work for which said bonds were issued. Vacancies in the Board of Trustees shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining trustees and a full board of the Council in joint session. Any Trustee may be removed from office in same manner, and for same causes as hereinbefore provided for the removal of other officials. A majority of said Trustees shall constitute a quorum and be capable of transacting any business. No person holding any town office shall be eligible to serve as Bond Trustee.

Trustees to keep records, etc.

Disposition
of unexpend-

ed balance.

Re-election for bonds.

Sec. 43. The said Board of Trustees shall cause to be kept proper books of account, which shall be at all times subject to inspection by the Council, and upon the com. pletion of the work entrusted to them, the same, with a full report of their action, shall be turned over to the Council, who shall examine and audit the same and cause a copy of the same to be published in Havana. Not more than ten thousand dollars' worth of bonds shall be converted into cash at any one time, and the cash so realized shall be expended before another delivery of said bonds.

Sec. 44. In the event there is remaining in the bank or banks or other depository an unexpended balance of money that was received from sale of bonds, after the work entrusted to them has been completed, the Board of Trustees shall invest such balance in such interest-bearing securities as they may select, to be approved by the Coun. cil, and such securities shall be turned over by them to the Town Treasurer, who shall receive and give his receipt for the same, and such securities shall remain in the hands of the Town Treasurer, and the proceeds thereof be applied to the payment of the bonds or the interest thereon, as directed by resolution of the Council.

Sec. 45. That the adverse result of an election to deter mine the question of the issuance of bonds for any one or more of the purposes mentioned in this act shall not debar

the then existing, or any subsequent Council from re-submitting the same question to the legal voters of the city, after the lapse of one year; but the question of bonding for any purpose not already voted upon can be submitted to vote of the people whenever, in the judgment of the Council, it may be considered advisable.

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Sec. 46. The Collector shall be elected annually at the Collector. general election of officers, serve for one year and until his successor is elected and qualified, and shall perform the joint duties of Collector and Marshal. He shall discharge such duties as the Council may prescribe. It shall be the duty of the Collector to collect all taxes on real and personal property in Havana, according to the assessment roll delivered to him by the Assessor of Taxes of the town, as required by ordinance; to collect all licenses on trades and occupations provided for in this charter and ordinances of said town, receive all funds collected, giving receipts for the same; he shall make weekly payments to the Treasurer of all funds coming into his hands, and take the Treasurer's receipt therefor, and shall make a report to the Council monthly, or ottener if required by them, of all receipts and payments made to the Treasurer. The Collector shall perform all acts required of him in the collection of taxes and licenses as prescribed by the ordinances, and shall give such bond as the Council shall determine, for the faithful performance of his duty.

Marshal and

to make ar

Sec. 47. That the Marshal and every member of the Power of police force shall have the power and authority to imme-poliice force diately arrest, with or without warrant, and take into rests, etc. custody any person who shall commit, threaten or attempt to commit, in his presence or within his view, any offense prohibited by the ordinances of the town, and he shall, without unnecessary delay upon making such arrest, convey the offender or offenders before the Mayor to be dealt with according to law.

Sec. 48. That there shall be a Marshal who shall be the Marshal. Collector of Taxes, and who shall be elected as provided in Section 47.

Sec. 49. That it shall be the duty of the Marshal to at- Duties of tend the Council during its sittings, to aid in the enforce. Marshal. ment of order under the direction of the President thereof;

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Statutory authority of

to execute the commands of the Council from time to time and to execute all process issued by authority thereof, which shall be directed to him; to attend the Mayor's court during its sittings to execute the commands of said court from time to time, to aid in the enforcement of order therein, and to perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance.

Sec. 50. That the Marshal and members of the police Marshal and force, in addition to the powers incident to their office, police force and as herein designated, shall possess common law and statutory authority of constables, except for the service of civil process.

Clerk,
Treasurer

and Assessor.

Qualified electors.

Genera! election.

Voting, etc.

Ballots, геturns, can · vass, etc.

Registration officer.

Sce. 51. That there shall be a Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor of Taxes, all of which said offices shall be filled by one person, who shall perform the duties thereof as required by ordinance. H sheall be elected at the general election, serve for one year or until his successor is elected and qualified. His compensation shall be fixed by ordinance and shall not be changed during his term of office.

Sec. 52. That the officers provided for by the terms of this charter, shall be qualified electors of said Havana.

Sec. 53. General elections shall be held on the third Monday of November of each year, and the officers then elected shall be sworn into office on the first day of January thereafter.

Sec. 54 All voting at general or special elections shall be by ballot, either written or printed; and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be declared elected.

Said municipality of Havana shall have power to pass ordinances prescribing the form of ballots to be used, and the manner of calling, conducting, canvassing or mak ing returns of said elections, any general State law touching elections generally to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec. 55. The Council shall require the Clerk to perform the duties of Registration officer, in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. All male persons above the age of twenty-one years, who have resided in the State of Florida for twelve months last past, and in the corporate