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ORDINANCE No. _'q 9 S~-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE FlliGUIATING THE DATE OF HOLDING RE-
GULAR CITY ELECTIONS AND DEFINING THE DATE OF QUALIFICATION OF CANDI-
DATES FOR ELEC':eION TO OFJ?ICE IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND T~ ASSESSMENT
OF A QUALIFYING FEE TO HELP DEFRAY TIl!; EXPENSES OF THE CITY ELBCTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCOEE:
Section 1. An election shall be held on the first Tuesd~y in November,
1959, and on the 1st Tuesday in November of each year thereafter, at
which time shall be elected, as their terms of office may expire, a Mayor
and City Council, who, shall hold office Ul1ti1 their successors are duly
qualified and elected.
Section 2. All candidates for election to office in the City Government
of the City of Ocoee shall on or before Ten (10) days prior to the date
of election in which they expect to be a candidate file written notice
with the City Clerk stating their intention of seeking office and specify-
ing the office. Should the last day upon which said registration be made
fall on Sunday or other day upon which the Clerk's office is not open for
business, then said person must register on the last regular business day
more than Ten (10) days prior to the date of said election.
Section 3. That before registering any candidate for election to office
in the City Government, the City Clerk shall charge and receive a fee
from said person, to help defray the expepses of the City election, as
follows:
(a). If said person is a Candidate for Mayor the fee shall be
twenty-five ($25000) dollars.
(b). If said person is a Candidate for COUl1cilman the fee shall
be fifteen ($15.00) dollars.
(c). If said person is a Candidate for any other office the fee
shall be fifteen ($15.00) dollars.
Section 1~. All fees hereinabove provided shall be placed in a special
fund to help defray the expenses of holding the election at which the
persons paying said fee are candidates and should any surplus in said
special fund arise, then the same shall be transferl"ed to the General
Fund, upon a motion duly made and carried by the City Council.
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to pay from the aforesaid
special fund the costs and expenses of holding the election in so far as
.the fUl1ds in said fund are sufficient.
I Section 6. The City Clerk shall have the name of each person who has
complied with the foregoing provisions placed upon the ballot of the
election for which said registration was made.
Section 7. All Ordinance and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
becoming a law.
Section 9. Should any portion of this Ordinance be held invalid, then
such portions ar are not declared to be invalid shall remain in full
force and effect.
Done in open session, at Ocoee, Orange County, Florida this 6th day
of Ocbber, 1959.
Attest:
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Approved by tee Mayor this 6th
day of October, 1959.
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