1959-435f
ORDINANCE NO. 435 r
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION{'i OF
ARTICLE ITI OF THE CHARTER OF ,THE
CITY 6r, SOUT,I ,MIAMI-- fN- ACPORD"ANCE WITH SECTION 5,03 OF THE METROPOLITAN
CHARTCR`OF DADEw'COUNTY, FLOkIDA, THERE-
BY ( THE QUALIFYING FEE �- OF CAN - -
DIDATES -FOR THE .OFFICE --- - °MA:k&0 R�AU'
COUNC�II�tA"N TO $30 00 'AND ELIMINATE
THE ' NECE'SSITY �lr3 FAA. CANDIDATE 'SECURING
NAMES OF 35'QUA,LIFIED�E,LECTORS ON A
PETITION IN ORDER TO "QUA IFY TO RUN
FOR EITHER MAYOR OR COUNCILMAN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY C, ?�
SOUTH MIAMI: �.
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1 That Section 1 of Article III of the Charter
South Miami be amended, in ;accordance with the "`procedur'e as outlined
in Section 5.03 etropo
of the Mliaan Charter of Dade County, Florida,
tiler by reducing the qualifying 'Fee of cabdidates for the office of
Mayor or Councilman to $30.00 and eliminating the necessity of a
- candidate securing the names of 35 qualified electors on a petition
in order to qualify to run 'for either Mayor or Councilman.
2. That Section l'of Article III of the Charter of City of
South'Miami be amended to read as follows:
See Gioh'1. Nominators: Any qualified elector of the City,••
of South Miami may "become a candidate for nomxn`atio'. to the office
of City Council "or Mayor upon paying 'to tije, City of outh Miami the
sum of $30:00,..to be- deposited with'the City Clerk as; a; qua_ lifying t.
fee, not,less than thirty (30) days prior to the election` "date, and
said elector shall submit concurrently therewith a sworn 'statement
of his or her name, address, occupation and following oath:
to servehifeelectedpandhfurtherathat- Iohereby maken he following , and agree
P he following oath:
I;,, a citizen of the Cityl`of South
Miami, Flom a and-
n ot the Unite fates of America, do hereby solemnly
swear or affirm that I will support the Const "it'ution of the United
States and the State of-'Florida, that I am not A member of the Com-
muni'st Party, that I have not and will not lend aid, support, advice,
counsel or influence to the Communist Party,, thatj do not believe in
the overthrow of the government of the United States' or of the State
of Florfida by force or violence; that I am not a member of any or-
ganikation'br party which believes-in or teaches,. directly or in-
directly, the overthrow of the government of the United States or of
the State of Florida 'by force or violence.
Signature of candidate
Sworn and subscribed to th "is day of , 193
before me.
3. That of South Miami at1thernextaregularbelectionoofhMayorCandsmembers City
`" members of
the Council to be held on the second Tuesday in February, 1950.
- 4. That this proposal, if approved by a majority of the
electors voting, shall become effective immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D., 1959.
Mayor
Attest:
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