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AN ORDINANCE TO P~ItJ.:1tI1. PERSONS FROM S04[CITING
VOTES FOR Tfl]}.fSEL~ OR OTHERS, AND TO PHDHIBI'l'~~
PlmsoNS FROM HOLDING THEMSEk~ OR ()~~"QU'T AS
CANDIDATES FOR A CITY OFFICE nt-THE CITY OF ()COEE,
FLORIDA, UNLESS SAID PERSON, FOR WHOM SAID VOTES
ARE SOLICITED, OR WHOCHOLDS HIMSELF OUT, OR IS
HELD OUT AS A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE OF THE CITY
OFOCOEE, HAS REGISTERED AND PAID A FEE IN THE MAN- \
NER PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 109 OF THE CITY OF )
OCOEE, FLORIDA.
Whereas, the holding of General Elections in the City of Oe6ee,
Florida, has caused a considerable expense to the City of Ocoee, Florida, and
Whereas, by Ordinance No. 109 of the City of Ocoee, Florida, a method
whereby persons desiring to run for public office must pay a fee and regis-
ter with the Clerk, said fe~ being used to help defray expenses of' the
General Elections in the City of Ocoee, Florida, and
Whereas, it is deemed desirable ~ prohibit the soliciting of votes
aa4 the holding of ones self, or another, aut as a Candidate for public
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offie-e, unless said person or Candidate has registered in the manner provided
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1aOrdiDance No. 109, of the City of Ocoee, Florida, Now therefore
BE IT OBDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
S~cm. 1. Irhat no person shall for himself', solicit votes for a.n:y CiV
om... in the City of Ocoee, Flori~, unless said person shall have regis-
~ with the City C erk and paid the fee as prescribed in Ordinance
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Bo. 109 of the City of Ocoee, Florida.
Seot.1on 2. That no person shall solicit votes for another person for a.n:y
Oit,u office in the City of Ocoee, Florida, unless such person for whom. said
votes are solicited shall have previously registered and paid the fee as
provided in Ordinance No. 109 of the CiV of Ocoee, Florida.
Section 3. No person shall hold himself out as a Candidate for any City
office in the City of Ocoee, fiorida, lmless said person shall have previously
registerEfd and paid the fee as provided in Ordinance No. 109 of the City of
Ocoee, Florida.
Section 4. No person shall hold any- other person out as a Candidate for
any City office in the City of Ocoee, Florida., unless said person who is
held out as a Candidate shall have previously registered and paid the
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.s provided in Ordinance No. 109 of the City of Ocoee, Florida.
Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be punished by a fine(']upon conviction, of not more
than One Hundred Dollars or by :imprisonment for not more than thirf1y
(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 6. Should any portion of this Ordinance be held invalid, then
such portions as are not held to be invalid, shall remain in tull force
and effect.
Section 7. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in. conflict herewith
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are hereby to the extent of such conflict, 1'epea1ed.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall beccme effective immediately upon its
becaning Law.
'Adopted in open sesSion this ~g day or? ~ 1. D. 1953.
Attest:
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( Corporate Seal)
I,W. H. Wurst, City Clerk in and for the CiV of ~, Florida,
do hereby certifY that the foregoing is an Ordinance whi'~'h;!wa8 d\.il:y and
regularly adopted in open session by the City COlmcU of the City of Ocoee,
Florida,
and do herellT subrlt the same for 7~;':~e-c.>~
CITY CLERK
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Approved by the Mqor this
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d8y of ""T....\ 1 . A.D. 1953.
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