13ORDINANCE 13.
To REGULATE TIM PROCEDURE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF REGULAR :MTINGS.
Section 1.
The Mayor of the Town of Edgewater, shall give bond
in the sum of Dollars. The Clerk, Tax Assessor and tax
collectors, of the town of Edgewater, shall give bond in the sum
of One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars.
Section II.
Tne Mayor, together with the Councilmen of the town
of Edgewater, shall meet at the V. I. A. Hall, in the town of
Edgewater, at 7:30 P. M., on the first and third Tuesdays nights
of each month or oftener if necessary.
Section III.
The order of Business.
1. The order of business is as follows: the reading and
approving minutes of the preceeding regular meeting, and of any
intervening special meetings.
2. All communications.
3. Report of town officials.
4. Report of committees.
5. Final business.
6. Action upon ordinances and regulations
7. Miscellaneous business.
Section IV.
Rules of Procedure.
1. The Mayor shall call all meetings of the town Council
to order and in the absence of the Mayor, the meeting may be
calledto order by the President of the Council or any one of the
councilmen.
2. In the absence of the President.ofthe Council, three
of the councilmen will constitute a quorum. All reports of
committees and town officials shall be in writing and shall be
filed by the Clerk of said town.
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3. The town Clerk shall have at every regular meeting o�
the town council, a list of the financial business which shall
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be read when financial business is in order.
4. The Mayor shall decide all questions or order without
debate.
5. Motion and resolutions may be withdrawn by the mover at
any time before the same has been oomitted before put to vote.
6. In every instance when called for by the members, the
0ayes"and "nays" shall be taken.
Section V.
Regulation of the compensation of the officers.
The Mayor of the town of Edgewater shall receive as
full compensation for his services as Mayor the sum of Two (42.00)
Dollars, for every case handled, whether convicted or acquitted;
and the Chief of Police shall receive as full compensation for
his services the sum of 'Pm ($:r,00) for each arrest; and the City
Attorney of the town of Edgewater shall receive as compensation
for his services, tiie sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) dollars per
year, payable monthly, and in addition thereto, reasonable fees
of actual services rendered and made in behalf of the town of
Edgewater, pertaining to litigation in all courts in which tiie
town of Edgewater is a party and such services as may be necess-
ary pertaining to bond issues in any manner or form of the town
of Edgewater, Florida. The Policeman, who shall be known as
the Chief of Police, ehall be employed at a salary of Fifteen
%15.00) dollars per month and said Policeman may be the Town
Heahtl officer and shall receive as full compensation for his
services the sum of Dollars per month.
Section VI
The Duties of the Town Health officer.
The duties of the Town Health Officer of the town of Edge-
water shall be to enforce rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health and the Ordinances of the town ofEdgewater,
Florida, r3lative to the preservation of the public health and to
such action from time to time as he may deem necessary for the (:;,
provision, Abatement and suppression of nuisance and for t:ee
perservation of the life and health of the inhabitants of the
town of Edgewater, Florida.
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Section VII.
Appointment of Policemen.
The ;mayor of the town of Edgewater, bp ana he is hereby
authorized by the town council of the town of Edgewater, Florida,
to appoint one or more sub -ordinate police offier or officers
for the town of Edgewater, Florida, any time that he may deem
it necessary.
Section VIII.
Appointment of City Physician.
The Mayor of the town of Edgewater, bp and he is rereby
ordered by the town council of the town of Lagewater, Florida,
to appoint a City Physician, if he deem it necessary for the
town of ydgewater, r7orida.
Section IX.
Appointment of Committees.
The President of the Council of the town of Edgevater,
Florida, It and he is hereby ordered to appoint committees at
any time it becomes necessary to investigate any matter that
becomes necessary and report their finding to the town council
at the next succeeding meeting.
Section X.
Preservation of Peace and Good Orcer of the
Town of Edgewater and Penalties
for Disturbing the same.
" If any person shall be guilty of aisturbing the public
;ease and morals and goca order and government of the town of
Edgewater , by committing any of the acts hereinafter prohibited
within the corporate limits of the town of idgewater, he or she,
shall upon the conviction thereof, before the Mayor or L:unicipal
Court, be fined not more than Cne Hundred Dollars or imprisoned
not more than sixty days. fdo fine imposed under the provisions
of this Section shall exceed one hundred dollars and no person
... .ment of fines and costs.
Section XI.
Assault and Battery.
Any person convicted of assault or assault am battery
upon any of the streets, squares or other .iublic place or places,
of general resort within the town limits of the town of Edgewater,
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or within any dwelling or other private place,-v:hen such assault
or assault and battery therein committed shall tend to disturb
any person or persons residing, or then bein /the.vicinity of
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such private house, or building,, siiali be punished as provided
in Section X.
Section XII.
Petty Pilfering.
Who ever within the limits of the town of iudewater, blorida
shall be guilty of Petty Pilfering, Faith or without violence, to
another person, where the value of the property taken shall not
be more then Ten Dollars, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
Fifty Dollars and to imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. In
stating the offence in the complaint, it shall be sufficient to
designate the same as"Petty Pilfering contrary to the ordinances
of the town of Edgewater. Florida."
Section XIII.
Malicious Yisonief.
Whoever within the town limits of the town of Edgewater,
Florida, shall be guilty of Malicious mischief, when tine injury
co public or private property snall not exceed Twenty Dollars, in
actual damages, siiall be liable to the fine and imprisonment of
Section X, of this ordinance for such violation.
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Section XYI.
Disturbing Public Worship and Public l,eeting.
Whoever shall disturb any public r, orship or public
meetings, secmlar or religious or disturb, the occupants of any
hotel or private residence by imdortunate, solicitation or will—
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comfort shall be subject to a find according to Section X of
this Ordinance.
Section XV.
S False rretense.
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'Whoever shall obtain money or property within the town
limits of the town of Edgewater, under any pretention of religious
or charitable object or fraudulently obtain credit at any store
by false representation or fraudulent promise oipayment shall
be liable to the same punishment as stated in Section X of t-:is
Ordinance.
Section XVI.
Conspiracy against the Laws of the Town of Edgewater, Florida.
Where two or more persons shall band to^ether or mutually
conspire to set -at, naught, one or more ordinances of the town of
Edgewater, or unite ob break the same, or resist their enforcement,
all shall be liable u;on convicition to be fined not exceeding
one Hundred Dollars or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days.
Section XVII.
Fast Driving; Carrying Consealed '.eapons; Indecent Exposure
of Person; Discharging Fire Arms; Throwing Stones, or other
Yisels.
Any person convicted of injuring or disturbing the public
peLce or violating the laws by using any abusive., obsene or
profane language or making:: any threats of violence to or by using
profane, obsene or indecent language or by being drunk or by
being noisy and disorderly in and upon any street,sgUare or other
public place within the town limits of i�dgewater, or by racing or
otherwise driving or riding in a furious manner, any horse or
horses or fast driving of any automobile or automobiles, or vehicles,
automobile, or any other machine propelled by gasoline, or driving
the same faster t;u n ordinary gate or by carrying any arms, such
us pistols, knives,(except pocket knives sword canes, razors or
any other deadly weapon, consealed about their person or by bathing
publicly within the town limits, during day light or by making any
indecent exposure of his or her person in any street, square or,
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public place or by discharging any gun or pistol or other fire
arms or uangermus use of sling snots within the town limits or
by throwinE7 stone or other missglstendangering person or persons
or property or kee,-:ing a disorderly house or by any noisy or
riotous conduct to the disturbance of the ublic tranquility,
si-:all be punished as provided by Section X, of these ordinances.
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