Section 65
SEC. 65. There shall be an Advisory Board of the city, to consist of one member appointed by the Civil Governor, by and with the consent of the Commission, from each of the eleven city districts as they existed under the Spanish Government, Within ten days after their appointment the members of the board shall meet at a place and time to be designated by the Civil Governor and shall organize by the election of a president and of a secretary. The Board shall hold regular meetings once every two weeks, upon a day and at a time to be fixed by resolution of the board. Each member of the board shall receive five dollars for each regular meeting which he attends. The secretary of the board shall have a permanent office and shall receive a salary of one thousand four hundred dollars a year. The Municipal Board shall provide the Advisory Board with a suitable room in which to hold its meetings, and with a suitable office for its secretary, and with such furniture, stationery, and other supplies as may be suitable. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Board to bring to the attention of the Municipal Board the special needs of the city and its inhabitants, and it shall make such suggestions and recommendations relative thereto as it may from time to time deem necessary. It shall consider petitions presented by residents or inhabitants of the city, and it shall report its recommendations thereon to the Municipal Board. It shall furnish such further information relating to existing conditions within the city and the several districts thereof as may be requested by the Municipal Board. In case it shall deem further legislation by the Commission necessary for the good of the city and its inhabitants, it shall make proper recommendations in relation thereto. The Municipal Board shall not have power to pass any ordinances fixing license fees, or involving the liability of the city in any sum exceeding ten thousand dollars, or denouncing as an offense the violation of any city ordinance and imposing a penalty and line or imprisonment therefor, or directing the condemnation of any property for the use of the city, or making any contract for improvements in the city which shall probably involve an expenditure of more than ten thousand dollars, without first having submitted for comment, discussion, and recommendation the proposed ordinance to the Advisory Board, and received from the Advisory Board its recommendations thereon. Should the Advisory Board, however, delay action upon the ordinance thus presented to it for its consideration and recommendation, for more than two weeks after the same shall have been received and receipted for by its secretary, the Municipal Board may proceed to adopt the ordinance without awaiting action by the Advisory Board. No person shall be eligible to appointment as a member of the Advisory Board from a particular district unless he is a bona fide resident of such district at the time o f appointment.