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At its [[September 5]], [[1931]] meeting, the [[Pensacola City Commission]] passed the following resolution, protesting the impending change to a [[Wikipedia:Council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government, and arguing that the effecting acts of the Florida Legislature were unconstitutional. | At its [[September 5]], [[1931]] meeting, the [[Pensacola City Commission]] passed the following resolution, protesting the impending change to a [[Wikipedia:Council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government, and arguing that the effecting acts of the Florida Legislature were unconstitutional. | ||
| − | <p style="text-transform: uppercase;">A resolution protesting against certain named parties presuming and attempting to act as councilmen for the City of Pensacola:</p> | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; text-transform: uppercase;">A resolution protesting against certain named parties presuming and attempting to act as councilmen for the City of Pensacola:</p> |
| − | WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Pensacola are advised that [[Henry Clay Armstrong|H. Clay Armstrong]], [[J. T. Baillies]], [[Max Lee Bear|Max L. Bear]], [[A. C. Binkley]], [[Quintin Borras]], [[George Chaffee Hallmark|George C. Hallmark]], [[John Abercrombie Merritt|John A. Merritt]], [[Sherry T. McAdam|S. T. McAdam]], [[William L. Moyer]], and [[F. M. Turner]], claiming to have been elected to the pretended office of councilmen, will attempt to qualify and to exercise the pretended office of councilmen for the City of Pensacola under House Bill 197 and Senate Bill 936 of the Laws of 1931; and | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Pensacola are advised that [[Henry Clay Armstrong|H. Clay Armstrong]], [[J. T. Baillies]], [[Max Lee Bear|Max L. Bear]], [[A. C. Binkley]], [[Quintin Borras]], [[George Chaffee Hallmark|George C. Hallmark]], [[John Abercrombie Merritt|John A. Merritt]], [[Sherry T. McAdam|S. T. McAdam]], [[William L. Moyer]], and [[F. M. Turner]], claiming to have been elected to the pretended office of councilmen, will attempt to qualify and to exercise the pretended office of councilmen for the City of Pensacola under House Bill 197 and Senate Bill 936 of the Laws of 1931; and</p> |
| − | WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners composed of [[J. Harvey Bayliss]], [[Adrian Ernest Langford|Adrian E. Langford]] and [[Ernest E. Harper]], are advised that the acts under which the said parties assume to act are unconstitutional; and | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners composed of [[J. Harvey Bayliss]], [[Adrian Ernest Langford|Adrian E. Langford]] and [[Ernest E. Harper]], are advised that the acts under which the said parties assume to act are unconstitutional; and</p> |
| − | WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of Florida has not passed upon or determined the validity or unconstitutionality of the said Senate Bill 936 or House Bill 197 in the proceedings had before it attacking the constitutionality of said acts; and | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of Florida has not passed upon or determined the validity or unconstitutionality of the said Senate Bill 936 or House Bill 197 in the proceedings had before it attacking the constitutionality of said acts; and</p> |
| − | WHEREAS, if the said laws are determined by the said Supreme Court to be unconstitutional, the acts and proceedings, if any, done and performed by the said pretended councilmen will be void and of no force and effect; therefore | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">WHEREAS, if the said laws are determined by the said Supreme Court to be unconstitutional, the acts and proceedings, if any, done and performed by the said pretended councilmen will be void and of no force and effect; therefore</p> |
| − | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF PENSACOLA: | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF PENSACOLA:</p> |
| − | Section One. That the Board of City Commissioners composed of J. Harvey Bayliss, Adrian E. Langford and Ernest E. Harper, each one of whom was duly chosen and elected and did duly qualify and are now duly qualified and acting as Commissioners for the City of Pensacola under the City Commission Charter and laws governing said City, are the only lawful officers of said City authorized and empowered to conduct the affairs of the said Municipal Corporation of the City of Pensacola. And therefore, we, as the Board of City Commissioners for the City of Pensacola protest against the said parties above named attempting to qualify or assuming to act as councilmen for the City of Pensacola under said unconstitutional acts, and we further protest, as the Board of City Commissioners for the City of Pensacola against the said pretended councilmen assuming to perform any duties or functions in connection with the management or conduct of the affairs of the City of Pensacola, that are vested in, and conferred upon, the said J. Harvey Bayliss, Adrian E. Langford, and Ernest E. Harper, City Commissioners of the City of Pensacola, as aforesaid. | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">Section One. That the Board of City Commissioners composed of J. Harvey Bayliss, Adrian E. Langford and Ernest E. Harper, each one of whom was duly chosen and elected and did duly qualify and are now duly qualified and acting as Commissioners for the City of Pensacola under the City Commission Charter and laws governing said City, are the only lawful officers of said City authorized and empowered to conduct the affairs of the said Municipal Corporation of the City of Pensacola. And therefore, we, as the Board of City Commissioners for the City of Pensacola protest against the said parties above named attempting to qualify or assuming to act as councilmen for the City of Pensacola under said unconstitutional acts, and we further protest, as the Board of City Commissioners for the City of Pensacola against the said pretended councilmen assuming to perform any duties or functions in connection with the management or conduct of the affairs of the City of Pensacola, that are vested in, and conferred upon, the said J. Harvey Bayliss, Adrian E. Langford, and Ernest E. Harper, City Commissioners of the City of Pensacola, as aforesaid.</p> |
| − | Section Two. That the [[Pensacola City Clerk|City Clerk]] be and he is hereby directed to record this Resolution in the Book of Ordinances of the City of Pensacola, and to cause a duly certified copy thereof to be served by the Chief of Police on each of the above named pretended councilmen immediately. | + | <p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">Section Two. That the [[Pensacola City Clerk|City Clerk]] be and he is hereby directed to record this Resolution in the Book of Ordinances of the City of Pensacola, and to cause a duly certified copy thereof to be served by the Chief of Police on each of the above named pretended councilmen immediately.</p> |
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| − | |Passed: [[September 5|Sep. 5]], [[1931]]. | + | |<p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">Passed: [[September 5|Sep. 5]], [[1931]].</p> |
| − | |<p style="text-align: right;">Attest: [[J. E. Frenkel]],<br/>City Clerk.</p> | + | |<p style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; text-align: right;">Attest: [[J. E. Frenkel]],<br/>City Clerk.</p> |
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[[Category:1931 resolutions, City of Pensacola]] | [[Category:1931 resolutions, City of Pensacola]] | ||
