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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
Charter of the City of Lake City
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Sec. 8. That the corporate authorities of said
municipality of the City of Lake City shall be vested 8/257
in a Mayor, City Council, Clerk, Tax Assessor,
Tax Collector, Treasurer and Marshal, and such
other officers as may be appointed and constituted
by ordinance; Provided, however, The offices of
City Clerk and Assessor may be filled by one
person. No person shall be eligible to any of said
offices who shall not be a citizen of the State of
Florida, and who shall not be a resident and legal
voter of said corporation.

Sec. 9. There shall be elected by the qualified
electors of said municipality a Mayor, Clerk,
Treasurer and Tax Collector, who shall each hold
their respective offices for two years and until
their successors shall be elected and qualified.

As amended by Chapter 5814, Act of 1907.

Sec. 10. That the Mayor’s compensation shall
be fixed by ordiance, but shall not be changed dur­
ing his term of office. He shall have power to
preserve peace and order, and to enforce the or­
dinances of said corporation. The Mayor shall
have jurisdiction for the trial of all offenses against
the ordiances of said corporation. He shall see
that the ordinances are faithfully executed, and
the orders of the Council duly observed and en­
forced. He shall have power by his warrant to
have brought before him any person or persons
charged with a violation of the ordinances. He
shall have power to require the attendance of
witnesses for and against the accused; to ad­
minister oaths, to take affidavits, and to inquire into
the truth or falsity of all charges preferred; to
decide upon the guilt or innocence of the accused,

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