O75-14ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDIEG SECTION 52 OF ARTICLE IV OF THE I~JNICIPAL
CHARTER OF SAID CITY, PROVIDING FOR DELETION OF THE
REQUIREMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF IMP~tOVED REAL ESTATE AS
A QUALIFICATION OF ELECTIVE OFFICIALS; PROVIDII~G
FOR AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALING
PROVISIONS, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES.
WHEREAS, Section 52~ of Article IV of the Municipal Charter
)f the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, requires that elective
officials shall own improved real estate within the limits of the
City of Boynton Beach for one year prior to announcing candidacy
for such offices, and that the instrument by which title to such
improved real estate is held must have been recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida;
for one year prior to announcing candidacy for s~h offices; and
WHEREAS, such qualification requirements are prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City deems~ it proper and
appropriate that such qualification requirements be deleted from
said Section 52.
NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Section 52 of Article IV of the Municipal
Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 52. Qualifications of elsctive officers, qenerally;
duties~ oath of office.
Persons entitled to hold the elective offices
enumerated in the foregoing sections shall be qu&l-
ified electors within the meaning of this Act, and
they shall have such other qualifications as may
be hereinafter prescribed. Each of the said officers
shall perform the duties of their respective offices
as elsewhere provided in this Act, or as may be pro-
vided by ordinance or laws of said City, and before
entering upon the duties of their respective offices,
they shall each take and subscribe to the following
oath:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support,
protect and defend the Constitution and Government
of the United States, the State of Florida, and of
the City of Boynton Beach, and that I will welI and
faithfully perform the d~ties of City Council Mem-
be~ of the City upon which I am about to enter, so
help me God."
Section 2. Authority to Codify: Specific authority is
hereby granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the
City's existing Code.
S_~ection~3. Separability: Each of t~e~visions of this
Ordinance a~e separablm~ including, w~r~
sentence, and if any portion thereof shall be declared invalid,
the remaining portion shall not be affected b~3 shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 4. Repealinq Provisions: All ordinances or parts
~f ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5.
~ffective in the
An Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become
manner and at the time provided by law.
Firs~ reading this 1st day o'f
~ A.D., 1975.
Second, final reading and p~ssage this ~ day of
~ A.D.~ 1975.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor
CounCil Member
ATT.~ST.
Ci ~/Clerk
Councll Member
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