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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
Charter oj the City oj Lake City
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and to fix by penalty the sentence prescribed by
ordinance, and to enforce the same; to release 9/257
persons convicted by him upon consent of the
Council, and to have and exercise all the powers
incident and usual to the enforcement of his
jurisdiction.
Sec. 11. That the Mayor shall have power to
suspend any officers, except Councilmen, for mis­
conduct in office or neglect of duty, reporting his
action in writing, with the reasons therefor, to the
next regular meeting of the Council, for its ap­
proval or disapproval.

Sec. 12. That the Mayor shall have general
supervision over all city officers and the police force,
and may examine into the condition of the offices,
the books, the records and papers thereof and
therein, and in manner of conducting official
business. He shall report to the City Council all
violations or neglect of duty on the part of any
official that may come to his knowledge. He shall
appoint such police force, with the consent of the
Council, as may be deemed necessary to insure
peace, good order and observance of law within
the city, the compensation of policemen to be
regulated and fixed by the City Council.

Sec. 13. That every ordinance passed by the
City Council, before becoming a law, shall be pre­
sented to the Mayor under the certificate and seal
of the Clerk. If the Mayor approve the same, he
shall sign it and return it to the Clerk; but if he
shall not approve it, he shall return it to the Clerk
with his objections in writing, at or before the next
regular meeting of the Council for reconsideration,
and if the Council shall pass the ordinance by a two-

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