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.AN ORDmANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA, REGULATnm
AND PRESCRIBING THE METHOD WHEP.E8Y A PERSON DESIP.ING
TO RON FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
MAY HA'VE mS NAME PLACED UPON THE BALLOT AND FI1'TNG · *'
A FEE TO BE CHARGED THEREFOR:
WHEREAS, the holding of General Elections in the City of Ocoee ,Florida
causes a considerable expense to said City, and
WHEREAS, there has been no time previously specified for Candidates to
have their names placed upon the Ballots at a General Elect:i,on, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to charge a fee for placing a Candidate's
name upon the Ballot, and to require a Candidate registering to have his name
placed upon the Ballot not less than 30 days P"pr to a General Election, Now
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That all persons who are otherwise qualified to run for public office
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in the City of Ocoee, Florida, deSiring to bavetheir D8ID.eS placed on the Billot
at any General Election held in the City of Ocoee, Florida, as a Candidate for
any public office shall do so by registering with the City Clerk not less than
30da:ys prior to the date of said e1ec~ion, and by paying unto the Clerk the
fee hereinafter provided. 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 ~gister on the last regular business day more
than 30 days prior to the date of said election.
Section- 2. That before registering any person to place his name upon the ballot
as a Candidate, the City Clerk shall charge and receive a fee from said 'person
as follows:
a. If said person is a Candidate for Mqor, then the fee shall be $25.00.
b. If said person is a Candidate fo Councilman, the the fee shall be $15.00.
c. If said person is a Candidate for any other office, then the fee
shall be $15.00.
Section 3. That all fees hereinabove provided shall be placed in '. special
fund to help defray t..lJ.e expense of holding the General Election at which the
persons paying said fee are Candidates and shiuld any surplus in said special
f'und arise, then the same shall be transferred to the General Fund, upon a
motion duly made and carried by the City Council.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to pay from the aforesaid
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special f'm1d the costs and expenses of holding the General Election, in so far
as the funds in said fund are sufficient.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall have the name of each person who has
,r complied with the foregoing provision placed upon the ballot of the General
Election for which said registration was made.
Section 6. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herem th,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That should any portion of this ordinance be held invalid, then
such portion as is not held invalid shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall become effective innnediately upon its
becoming Law.
ADOPTED this c,;:' day of July, A.D. 1953, in open session.
Attest. ~~
CLERK
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PIT OF COUNCIL
(Corporate Seal)
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I certify that the foregoing is an ordinance of the City of Ocoee,
Florida, duly adopted in open session and the same is hereby submitted for
your approval.
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CITY CLERK
(Seal)
APPROVED by the Mayor this
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day of July, 1953.
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MAYOR
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