0090 (Licensing Solicitors)4 '4'0
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION
OF SOLICITORS IN THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, 7AKING THE VIOLATION OF
, ANY OF SAID REGULATIONg- AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY THEREFOI.
BE IT ORDAINED by the 7!ayor and the City Council of the City
of Okeechobee, County,of Okeechobee, State of Florida:
Section I.—DEFINITION: A solicitor within the meaning of
this article is defined to be any nerson who Foes from house to
house or from niece to niece in the City of Okeechobee, selling
or taking orders for, or offering to sell or take orders for p-oods
wares or merchendise or any article for future delivery, or for
services to be nerformed in the-future, or for the makin,, manu-
facturing or repairing ot any article or thin, for
future delivery, nrovided, however, that this article shell ennly
only to solicitors rho de-1.2nd, accent or receive neyment or de-
posit of money in advance of finel delivery.
Section 2.--LICENSE: It shall be unlawful for any nerson
act es F. solicitor within the meaning and ennlication of this
article without first securing a license from the Glerk of the
City Council so to do.
Section 3.--APPLICATION - BOND: Any nerson desirin a
licnese to enrage as a solicitor within the City of Okeechobee
shall make ennliortion therefor to the Clerk of the City Council,
stating the name and address of the applicant, the name rid-
address of the nerson, firm or cornoration which he represents,
and the kind of Food offered f. or the kind of services
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to be performed. Such a'oplica
! in the penal sum of $500.00 exe
two responsible freeholders re
or in lieu thereof a cash bond
be accompanied by a bond
surety compeny or by
he City of Okeechobee
amount), conditioned
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upon the making of final delivery of the goods ordered, or
services to be performed, in accordance with the terms of such
order, or failing therein., that the advance payment on such order
be refunded. Any person aggrieved by the action of any such
solicitor shall have a 'ht. of actiox on the bQnd for the recove y
of money or damages, or both. Such bond shall remain in full
force and effect, and in case of a cash deposit, such deposit she 1
be retained by the City of Okeechobee for a.oerio d of ninety days
after the expiration of any such license, unless sooner released
by the Council.
Section 4.- -ORDERS: All orders taken by licensed solicitors
shall be in writing, in duplicate, stating the terms thereof and
the amount paid in advance, and one copy shall be given to the
purchaser.
Section 5.--FEE: That a license fee of Five (5.00) Dollars
per month or Twenty -five (:25.00) Dollars per annum shall be
charged all solicitors as above defined.
Section 6.-- PUNIS1 :AEitiT: Any person, firm or corporation
violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine of not more than T ;25.00, or ninety days in -jail, or both, in
the discretion of the Mayor.
Read first and second time by 4nanimous consent and passed
on third reading in open session thisday ot A.D. 1925.
President
ATTEST:d2
Clerk.
Droved . this 2.2-Tay of
A. D. 1925.
ty Council.