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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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Acting President of the Council, shall discharge
the duties of Mayor as “Mayor pro tempore,” 11/257
or until the office of Mayor shall be filled.
Sec. 19. That should there occur a vacancy in
any of the offices of said municipality, it shall be
the duty of the Council to fill said vacancy as soon
as possible by appointing a qualified elector of
said municipality, who shall hold the office for the
unexpired term.
Sec. 20. That the City Council shall be com­
posed of seven Councilmen, who shall be elected
for a term of two years, at a general election of the
qualified electors of said municipality. Three
Councilmen shall be elected at the first general
election held under the provisions of this act
in A. D. 1902. Four Councilmen shall be elected
at the general election held under the provisions
of this act in A. D. 1903.

Sec. 21. The Council shall be the judges of the
qualifications, election and returns of its members.
It may enact rules of procedure and may prescribe
penalties for the non-attendance or disorderly con­
duct of its members, and enforce the same. Two-
thirds of its members concurring, it may expel a
member for improper conduct in office. A majori­
ty of the members of the Council shall be necessary
to form a quorum for the transaction of business,
but a smaller number may adjourn from time to
time, and under the provisions of ordinances or
rules of procedure, may compel the attendance of
absent members by the imposition of fines and
penalties. In the absence or inability to act of
the President, they may elect a President pro tern.

Sec. 22. That the Council shall hold meetings

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