0188 Licenses and Taxes)ORDI NANCEIBEI
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING LICENSES AND OTHER TAXES, PROVIDING
FOR THE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION `)~IEiEOF AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT LICENSE OR 0`ll R FAILURE 73 COMPLY WITH THE PRO-
VISIONS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF WE CITY OF
OKE.:CEOBE? , FLORIDA:
Section 1.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in or manage
any business, profession or occupation mentioned in this Ordinance
within the corporate limts of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, unless
a City License shall have been procured from the Tax Collector of said
City and attested in the name of the City Clerk and the Corporate seal
of said City impressed thereon by the City Clerk, whose fee for attest-
ing and placing the seal thereon shall be twenty -five cents, paid by
the person or persons, firm or corporation taking out ;Aid license.
Section 2.
All licenses shall be payable on or before the first day
of January of each year, and no license shall be issued for any
fractional portion of a year except as otherwise provided in this
Ordinance, and except that any license not otherwise specified may
be issued after the first day of July to expire January first upon
payment of one •half of the amount fixed as a price of such license
for one year.
Section 3.
All licenses may be transferred with the approval of the
City Clerk, with business for which they were taken out when there is
wfide sale► and transfer of the P and oapiayed is
inass ae stook in trade but such traasfsrred linenso all not
d for sny longer time or for any Ober plaae than that for which
riginally issued.
legal t se
ldu
as as business o
*nod in this soot on, eh
in his own name. This seotioa shall apply to every person who
negotiates or transacts for himself or for any other buinsss or
ion mentioned in this section, but not to inactive etoohho3ders
in corporations or ambers of agenoiest Who do not attest to transact
a U oenss tax of
to
otion
of a license under
e gale of intoxiaati
5.
as
corpora
Or
iquorb.
aid
indifldua"1 who
+ad in any business
required to tak . omit a 3 iaense as
any business for any such agoncet
Adding naohinea, sash agen
s.
Bioyolea each agent for
Paya
Building and loan associations
l osnse tax of twenty dollars.
Building and 3osn aasooiati
ens• tax of one hundred dollars.
Claim and ooiisatios agenoies, not taxed as bankers o
tt or motive member of .hall pay a license tax of ten dollars.
en* for shall
i ers, not taxed as merchants, rich agent for shall
f twenty dollars.
sere, toreigh,
harm.
a License tax
is
pay a lioe>aee ta: of ten
se, fair sale or ezah
tax of ten dollars.
Soling ma+Qah& nes
all pay a license tax of ten
apply to morghants who also do age
samships or steamboats,
Typ
ate.
Tailors, foreign,
liars. Provided that this shall not
se do a general mercantile business.
AUTOMOBILES AGENCIES. . Automobiles
ras or corporations, engaged in the sal* of auk
rucks, shall pay for each pace of butanes* a lie
liars.
fifteen dollsfs, pro
embers of agency
. Provided that this
mercantile business.
agent for, shall pay a
pal
dad th4* cgs;
boats shall pay a license of ten dollar
wri ters,
ash
rating only
for shall pay a lioense taz of
tars
NON. I SID TS SELLI
BATS AT
Who is a non- resident of the Uity of Oke+
the business of selling automobiles at r
Okesohsbse, she pay a loons* tam of 412.
I MOTORCYCLES. Dealer* las a otoroyales shat
dollars.
AUTOMOBIL;: F TIRE AND TUBE DIALERS: Tbsrs io hereby imposed
bile
tai of A
AIL. .. Any person
engages in
City of
and 10,10d on every person, firs or oarporatiea engaged in tbo auto-
mobile tire cad tube business in the City of Oksnohobee
tax for *soh
Loch person,
is by required to t
ness and to pay the Olt
Lash place of business.
AEI. WRO ARE AUTOMOS /L T1 D TDSE DEAL *Ter?'
corporation who buys auto btie tiroe and tubs or either
of business of se"s
ons -hax.f dollars
or corporation so engaged in sysh business
tit a
Oity license for such plans of bust.
end tax hovel* required and lifted for
who is *nosed in soiling automobile tiros and tubes or
as a s partite or independsat besiaoss or in aonneotian
business, is hereby declared to be an automobiles tiro
Mosier.
AMMO
axing
to the
a license
of nutomob
s
LES GARAGES. . Au'
tag automobiles or
1 pay a license to
d for an autoonbils
license tax shall bs collo
tsd from
idad, that when
d in the sal*
autobi is
garb or 'gently for keeping, storing, oaring for and repairing automob
£DYERTISIgd ON STREETS WITH BANNERS, ETO. -. Eseb person, firs
Ctr ao tton advertising on streets with banners, floats, oartoona,
didats
Otty fir
adze
by
Or by any other moons, where no rohiol
of five dollars. Provided that this oh
public; office
e.
PAT EE'T M DIQIYE VENDORS AD T
dicta' vendors advertises:
undr►d dollars.
IXSIIG ON STREETS WITH BANNERS
by means of banners, float*,
pay a 1ioo tae of ton dolled . ProVide4
t spp ly to ooaaere t sZ bedi sa, beards of trsds
s
lotto contests or merchants
this ssotIs
the
shall pay a
ly to ow.
ay other
NNL$,EX'Q.�.
rel shows or v
us tt' fairs, Shen they advertise; proYtded that this shall not
candidates for public office, athlltio oaten* or sat►..
s who pay other city license.
apple
hang
ILL POSTING.. Aguas,
as ations or cowpox.
attoas or rthsr persons engaged in the business of bill pe>sting
hall pay a license to of ton dollars.
DISTRIBUTING CIROULARS , *Tip..- Agents
of one or ether porsuns distributing eiroulars,
rtising matter, • opt local merchants, sdverttsiog is this
u their owns geode and me r =dies *kali pay a li asase tax of
ten dollars.
AO CiiIgT
Persons, firms, corporations or aaseai,ations
engaged in the business of accounting, s "rtt tieing, kospng or
regulating accounts or beaks of psirsts i«ndi+riduals or aorpor hone,
accept bookkeepers regularly employed and under salsas by such
so tact ! of ten
0.t on of assooiatioa.
vats individual* or oosporation, shall p
ars for each psraon or somber of the fire,
MAIMS IN ALLIGATORS. - i alars is alligators shall pay
a lie ease tax of ten dollars for **eh place af' business.
ULLYTI# AL Q I:M[ISTS. ARALTTICLL CHEMISTS SHALL PAT A
ax of ton dollars sac.
AROHXTZQTS.•. kraalot$ shall. pair a license
r.
AUCTIQ co
dollars sash.
ABSTRACTORS 0P TITLRS.- gash indlridu
ciy oonduotbilit the busts'sss of abstracting titles
r is 'bole, shall pay a license to of ten dollars.
AMUSIMINT PARIS. Persons firms or corporations operating
ramently located *augment parks within whtoh area operated
rry- go- roundas, sailor (masters, theatrical and other exhibitions,
rid pszforaacss , shall pay a lionise
htr
oply to ssseeiations e
county fairs.
Ali
*hosing sti
pay to the Qit
fifty dollars
be oas dollar
AO
p
bon
sed for the purposs of holding a*nusZ
PAALO OR P
ar pew ar
smolt as lung
or 'the ar de
lieu of all o
hen less than fi
r machine.
ts, s
music bones, 'sighing ■*cant;
of similar ohasaotsr, Oh
Mitt 'icons• tax, the sum of
slot machines, the tam shall
AUTOlATIQ VENDIIG YAQHiNU. - Autoaatio reading machine*,
Sod for profit, shall pair a license tact of one dollar for
s or device; provided that autoaat a vending machines,
tug oups or postage etamps and operated on railroad
stsaaboats or in railroad stations or pubiis waiting rocs,
itt lie* a taz shall bo required.
ARMS, HEALERS IV ZVO. Dealers in ass, including pistols,
bolds k nss, sling shots, brass knuo rlos, Springfie # rifles, re..
posting ri.flos, a►ar dirk kalgss, .ball, pad a license tax of firs dollars.
ASTROL I i9 T8.- Astrologists ohs .'l. pay a llamas* tact of
sd dollars.
TURKISH? ROSSI ? OR OTHER BATHS .. +mars or aa*agers
d for profit or
r ltoenge t shall pay a 1Josses of
Tuzkieb, Russia*
public use and abo pay
ton dollars.
their baths
V*
POOLS
pools;
with aiimeiag pools owners or
operated for public) use or profit;
liar tax of fiftson dollars.
DRONERS DEALING IN STOOKS AND BONDS.* Broksre d tsli»g in
stooks and bands shall pay a license tsar of t*nty. fly r dollars.
XERS DEALING Is INSURANCE.* Brokers deeding in a-
e shall
pay a license, tax of ten dollars.
KERS DIALING IN MERCHANDISE,- *rokers dsdliog in ser
pay s license tax of tea dollars sash.
IRS IN BUTTERISZ.- sr*sale dsa are is but rinO
al packages oaa .y, eha .t. pay a liosnas tax of fits
an
LEFT IN SEED ►BAND BOOTS AND
pots and shoes *hall nar a ltoi
pleas of business.
RTES. 0sntr* or
pay a livens, tax of
s
of bait
liars.
ors in
irs dollars
stsaa hairerios shall pay a lions s tax of to dollars.
BMES, BANKERS AND TRUST OOMPANIEB; 1'oiO REGARDID AS
BANKS/10. Haring a capital of too hundred and fifty thousand dollars
and sor0 than oas hundred thousand dollars shall pay a li,osnse tsar
of fifty dollars. • Raving a capital of one hundred thousand dollars
and nor than fifty thousand dollars shall pay a Itemise ass tar of
tvsnty fits dollars. Hawing s capital of fifty thousand dollars and
ore then tan thousand dollars shall pay a license tax of fifteen
liars. Hating a capital of ten thousand dollars or less shall pay
a liasnse tax of ten dollars.
eery insorporatsd 'bsa lr 0a other bank
aoapany having a plus of i.eass shore o
sits or ool sation of mousy oa ourrsnoy, subject t ► be paid
ST
dr
s,
advanoed er loaned era at
or promicsarf cotes, Or rea
regarded as s bank or banks
of this ordinance.
BARBERS
ens* tax of five► dollars. ar sac x sdd
tax of to and ons -half dollars seal
BILLIARDS VA POOL TABLES ' . Bil isrds or pool tables,
or profit, shall pay a lice nse tar of twelve and ace
.. "or each tablet Provided that no license shall be
ued to a minor.
BOARDING HOUSES, ETQ, ODON DATIONB FOR LORD t8 OR
orders, s►r where money
bills of •zohsage
or sale„ shall be
ved for
and sub,
at
o the provisions
id.
BO E " OQ MR= WIDOWS EZtDVTED.
houses,, lodging
houses and otelst laving s000m aodattons for three hundred or more
lodgers or boarders shall pay a lio ace test of too hundred dollars.
With accommodations for two bwadred and 1Mu than three
hundred 'lodgers or boarders, ahall pay a license tax o one ihillAtA and fifty dollars.
With accommodations for one bled
hundred lodgers or boarders, *hall pay a ,i,oens
dollars.
th s0comd*dations for serren trip five
end lodgers or boarders, shall pay a liaenes t
With saooa*odatioas
ift
Ns
and less than seventy-ft/CO
orders, shall pay a aemee tax of twenty..five dollars.
ao Mittens for twenty -fire and less than fifty
lodgers or boa rders, all pay a license tax at~ fifteen dollars.
h accommodations far fi tses and less than twenty - firs
dollars.
s, shall pay a license tax of to
d to
accommodations for ten and leas that fit a
ers, *hall
Ae+ce emadations
mean the number
PLY
cinse tax of five dollars.
r ledgers or
beds habitually
ars shall bs con..
t for such lodgers
ardor*, and not the number of rooms in the houses Providld,
doves owning property valued at fits thousand dollars or 1
t be required to pay a license tax for conducting a boarding
•
a
R, MA
SHOPS OR TO
Ownsr1 ar managers
r foundries, ha+ ing more than one thousand
seed in the business, shall psi a license tax of ten dollars.
TARES OR TAa?ORI1$... Owners or managers of brick yard*
shall pay a license tax of ten do11ass.
LDING AND LOAM ASSOCIATIONS. .. B'ui ding and. loan asaeoj.
shall pay a liosuse tax of teen ►firs dol .rare.
CANE RACS$, BALL GAMES.- $all games (not
oase racks, or any other staila gala or device,
baseball) , knife
*ben operated for profit shall pay a license tax for sash gams, task,
device or machine, of five dolaars.
BICYCLE RIA$.- Owners or managerre
use tax of fifty dollars for eats h p1
BOILING AND BALL ALLEYS.- Owners or managers of bowling
ty.ftve
and box ball alleys shall pay a license
Sera 04011 plass of bu,sinsas.
INSPECTION. . Each person,
of boiler inspeotion shall p
ducting th+s
ten dollars
BOAT
ax
ooh'
'icon** tax of
Ln .- Psr sons,
ftras or sor ►o tton ,Wilding
aontrask, a1 .I1 require tea p tense tea as follows
*trading f`or buildtug boots 4t errs than tw**ty. fiv* toms,
r batldiag boa
to tea dollars.
Y. Owners and m
dollars.
Baggage tea
AG
liarery li oemse has bows
for soh aeon.
RIQTQ AIR SROPL Oar
other lice**
do of
iare tons sad
book bindery, shams
as for ouiblie bi
d, shall pay a Tioense tax of fuse dollars
for
whop
T RLAOK STAB
tes and barb* .
Owners or m
stops
d a ag rs of bieyc
T a ;License tax of tea
o and not more than two seats
ere
o'
e tar of *10
mast seats
and t more than furs seats, fins dollars; more than furs seats and
twu soots, seven dollars and ftftir ass's.; mo re t ;
seats, tea dollars.
OAT RUSES OR TAROS. .• Owners or managers of boat houses or
t $.
seott
ds, karpisg row boats, mnali, sail boats„ etc
rill or
ioease tax of rive dollars : Prodded that this
parsons having three or less sail beats.
AIMING f`AQTORIES.. Owners or mss of Gaming
n the bus e of canning fruits, vegetables, fish;
ses, shall
not spplir to farmers, fruit or vegetables growors, who San
products.
QI9I ZSG
Tr
license tax of tem dollars: Provided that
Rg, SORVIYORS.
me re, surveyors
vidusi shall pair a lto•nse tax of ten dollars.
CLAIRVOYANTS. rvoy**tis, oz spirit sodium givi
r profit, shall poi► a iaoeaee tar of fi s* hundred dol
sw
Qr
annually a liais tax to
in
..044 AAD
iQse.
•
vs or
o tt
Char ter anatomy,
as oeritias or
0
of tea dollars far s
ifteen altars
sooty dollars for *soh
ten dollars for tt tilling
has* so
or
i ter a
of Obtaaee
Okeeshobee of
•.» landlias shits
a i%u*nse tax of teesty dollars*
alexa eash regiatera or cos
throe filliashoe416
stems ates
off Urs.
0
ay annually
a ]4cuaee at tea dollars*
der Shill p a ti0ease of tern dollars*
+$ asks is ets a , tiho pay
*ease tax of fills 114•46
tas shell pa a itemise of tea dollars.
.
Dealers is oecondo.hand elothi shy
vidnal of tireektrofive dollars for each
VS Ort
shell a a 1t0 tax of tea dollars
=MOO OUX nottlo Chewing gm
or a ere of oarriase
re of old at0 rasa plaMOS
operated liar profit,
profit
pay 1 3iosass titre dollars Provided
sppl to stands oiler ted ixt anection with ,:,,r
re dealing 11* assent „ ,n. or artifieial Ni 0M40 mall pay
ax of ton dellass, Provided, this shall not apply to
a regular li to
ANDY qT iiow Candy attends on streets
dollars tsar stash and.
T o- Contractors ' all kinds, not other r **triad
0, all ply a lieenaa tax of teen 4al.l, set P 'a dodo
say person or parsons not bnldiag thaws a out
ad of building *antra
ntSTI T$
incest _ Providado no license dhall b ram
thin than a having , tAbliabod
C14 ists and physicians, rmenantly
1 pay lies tat at' ton ►11
entiato, non.r eaal.dont or travel ,
i X11
eveva and horse tr a se/
el otherwise horset males ear oust live .to*
lime *u of ton and every
neoe shall be aubj t thi license. Tht a *halms..
*vary parson bringing a et d into this +pity ter ems.
LIET TIy«
ti
Ry 4 lot e tax
yi
deteotiv,
ti3ra or Corp Oration
t twasty.tive dollars
individual who is leyad as e private
tax of ten doll.ai* p rovidod . that
pay
Y
p
fir'} '44 ifs,
of to
0.
s
or oo;st **fox fo
► pe of bmaisass of o Aollasso
WTNIO 14 r'" tt OA
tztPT. Ally person,
or pootvr
. 1 �µr t,
. ; o r at t v i1F t.
above set out: so ►
°ompsssstes or iadt ?i
Massa s
ells***
o
P Y
dolle .
cloaasts
tax of
,0144 the
furaiab ter'
dssi, snot ausioipai oo t
shall sot him
frOR 0144;
p
customers AAA maki
ex' twat rats;
more than as
Airy of 1p
in sootloa aU
t! *$
3 0
ply
piton of
000
t r sii+si
first so•►
d of
8
part of a year
The term
the business
rera or esti i is ire this
the 1t Itaef
eoepsni
U t
1',.
i,
a de rn in gasolin.
doll
paying no other
tax of throe
to I
ati
t
profits ell
0 and even as Shuffleboard , throat
t the reto* spsoifted in this ordinenoo,
en dollars midi,
0 PLANTS, •, any
Ok oboe, unions and until th
tai cO actor of said Qity e
hundred dollars,
3/PNOTI1T3. ,. Professional ►ypnotists Shall
and dollar',
VLND4A3 OF U30
4 patent medicines
e of any kind , intended for
pay a lioense tax of fifty dollars
rers or makers of harness end
dollars,
TALI, ; ` 0. anitarieme or
d»isda ese or i*bit°, far x profit, *hall a
ty + ee s. dodi that this Shall
fli. e Sharnaterp e onduotei by
el Pori
buotatino of bat
sot five dellosik
ony
bontyislivo donors.
boort of
to oompo
of
yof
t
omits +
d therewith and the arigh
lioeneo t* z ? A
ti ospaOit ;
of to do.i rs,
th a capacity of mord t
ah iii license tax
'th a
i t
d ed enid fit' y
d011 axs.
day s
pant.
e 1,
pay 4
on tons and low) than taty
#iftoen dollars.
cyr f twonty toes and AO ra than thirty toss
se az of t ►tyfive j
an thirty ton
tax of fifty dol a s.
4 olapao y0
7.
all pay
as ty Of soro to sixty tons and ions the ono
ali p y ii ttw to Z neva a ty dollarn.
oity cat ane hundxod t !Ind lean than ono bun-
per dmyr, nhall p ~y 1 e tat of ono hundred .
to at retail
#fit Or ' Wf1.0011. .
do
!, no
of
nth doll axe
Oft
t !` , rd an be
03
naming by power
LAW I. .
"u or
loons to o
required to pay a lioosso tax of
for biro or public use, l reouirod to
livens* t of
dollars for e lath with a *treaty + f twenty lass :;, ;, exit
sore. and Is* t
ctss thart t > .
st
awnars ax amagere
pay alie
•
buokote
liars for each launolt laith
f°'f'.- .AFB• taster
f five dol 1 for
nr).. LASISOO $ dialers,
-y to
1o1l ars, *en pav
se tax of fifty
414anuftaturors
tits
ohs
of t
facto .
rrs of candy
t
y Ines]
a.
barrels, tub., vitt
ton dollars*
shall pay 1, livens. tas
oa
on bead
,five dollars.
trim*
of five
tax
do
Uinutaatuso
t.a d11X*.
ganufacturera of terra ootta„ henearo„ "otter
other 1ar products, 0411 pay lions° tax of tan dollars.
P„aufactorero of tile, shalI pay a license tax of
dol
i4anufaoturors of Sh, 400
of ton dollars.
'anufacturero of moss
dollars.
menufact
oe p
pi
I pay
a tax of ten
:L7An
, 01441 pq e4
doUar�.
1,anufacturers of fartilizor $ sha
twenty. ollIra for etc lant.
vonufacturars oS cold tar* iiU g license tsx
dollara.
or aothiz
1 n
vanufacturar
tax of tan ollars
ki
1.4
nay license
iNtS Inop3 RIPAiR IdOPS .nUTTH IHOF chins
•boss, repair shops and blacksmith ohopo for public uao, a all pay
lioonee tax of five dollars sash.,
mAlt2L YAnusi. Olnors or a
tax ot ton dollars.
MR�1 !:70rchantm, d rugitn ad
teepers, Shtll p a noon,* ttx to follovas
Iror the first ono thousand or traction of
dollars of stook et nexaboullso, fis* dollars for oast plow* *X tusilloSso
and too mad on/4141f dollar* for Hs& additional thousand Or traotica
L%Xb1t
all pay
thereof; but dealers in merchandise at Aholosale only, shall p4 a
lioenee tax of two and onewhalf dollars for each on thouoand dollars
Of thair etook of merchandiael Provided, that the 'words Natook of
mairchandise shall be held to mean thc caah value: of merohandiso or
goods on 'Aand and not the amount of capital stock invested is the build-
nese:
stook for nnle ta tho ,iws manner Is other morchandise„ *hall not b0
taxed an a sewing machins *goat or dealer.
WA0,004TTLO; AGWACIKS4 Mercantile ai4cmoioa 011112
tax ot twAty..ftTt dollar*.
MMOtiAgT rTLas.0.0. ,Ilechant t3i1ora 0 a I ply a 1toon� tax
of ton dollars for o'...3sh plc, o bUoineOo.
TL AL4$, KTO.. 'ental heai-,Irs„ or cal prIloon
to heal toy absent treatment, Shall prey license tlx of four hunired
dellarn oaChl Provided, that nothing, in thin section retell 141 oonntrued
as affecting the mmmbero of any Christian denomination "be pray for the
rsoovery of the sick.
u'en3Y0.MtmA071/0$4 Mlni.60ro oz OWatral of m
Shell pay a license tax of teenty.flve dollars.
MALERS ID MEATS, iSlalere in fresh meaty:
products at Axoleoale, peeked or refrigurated, *an not connected with
an Los factory, Shall pay a license tax of ten dollars.
usalers in frosh meats, selling at retail, shall pay a livens*
taz of ton dollars: rrovided, that a lic,so tgx ahel.) not be rewired
orovided0 further, that any morchant 'wooing miming %%chinos in
Of any .person nailing frosts meats of their own raising RAJ CO2! their
benifil by such person Or his or her se:snit ?rovided, that this nh111
not apply to morchants Nho also do a gc-narel mercantile business.
IMMIQ Osuare or managers of music bozos, whet
stad for profit, Shall psy a 1100090 tax of five dollar* for alma
inetrumont.
f o *tax
apply ton do oro
Tx *«* 0
nowripap u
0041100 p
often
Jul aim
are.
traVaIieg,
11 a
of %Ian
poste day, w
so
et/„e for *tab
in °lomat
Val of twenty
rt o to poe $Ctof with power
,Hared : ' duo
vas z of
of carrying
oa
hundred dollars
do no motionoar
Until the owner of perms tb
license. d fre+ot `ol lie�►s
any sum ,go ►ds wares or ebb
artiols to be reold shall be 1
plead ,here the sale is
and stile of such rti4l
d in the regular ardor in Irish thsy
le offered for sale e% emotion
be Meade, to bona fide bidder,
•a
'd
ela
permute
such art
bent fide
soak arti
thereof and
et the plow
and i t ►o ut any ware aeon* el
+or er ay one cling for or
0
hay
for
repee
such >_uoti.on and there sh411 be
but 11 ertilee 0
ddrr fherefor„ if t • e be snob► b
eb'11 sake out a list of each art
4 in conspicuous
afore such est1e;
uoh posted Bete,
mob lists and oach
offered, if tk bid
iule is offered
bidding or bidding
loner, she1l be
no reserT0 prioe an e
owed for stile shell bo promptly mold to e
714 its person selling
o sold and the pried
0 name of the puxch *seer, and filial poet the die eonsptouously
f mach sole for at lest fit„c+ days neact aft(' r such sale*
N.f ..a< - lkgaf` w ;9 k'
sr PrelleMMI, corporation or
reside within this Q$ty,
*ring pa id a iiosnse tax to too
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it shall bo malaiful fs r any pealing
oeli,tfr offer tor sale, who ao 00%
$roetes or SlOwit plants eitho u* first
ea oolleotor of the Qtty of Oks chob0e
the sum of five dollars par
Pi UM% Palmists shall pay
PAT Naafi), ,. Amy pore selling say
patet itioshtssabsill pay a Uaaas teat o;
five biadrod
00 T O1'ING PAINTERS; PAP HAN{ R . ► Qontracnag painters and paper
a,t doing their own work, shall pay a li °ense tag of ten dallrs.
PAINT R NU)?AO'! 1J I1.3 ... Manufacturers of abut s
r five dollars.
PID LliAs OF MOH, D! a.» Peddlora of merch dis , not othorwiae c numer..
ated specifically herein, she .i pay y: lion n e tax of one hundred and fifty
Ao lara.
PUMAS OF ; ° 40 0IACXS F OM WAGONS.— P*Were of stoves, rang3s
and clocks, sold from wa cans, sh=all gay a license tax of seventy ., five Millers.
PIDDLING IN AOATs ... O iere, operators or Managers of a ch boat used wholly
or in tart for - eddlln T, shall pity a license tax as follower
Boats more than fo ;. ty feet in ength, shall pay a license tax of fartp..
five dollar.
y a license tax of
Bests of less than forty feat in length, shall pm y license tax of fifth
Sa X
oft dollars.
All boats •n:ga.ged to the aal.e of vegetables* the arc ducts of the farm or
plantation, fisi$ and oysters, all not be ocnsi.lered as laeddliag boat *.
PHf'8 ICIANS AND 3URGZOND... Physicians and surgeons, all. kinds, shall pay
a loenee tax of ten dollars.
PIANO TUNER'S. Piano fusers all pay a 1 c nas tea of five do11 .re.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.—
ten dollars sac'.
„permanen tly iocatad, shai]. pay a license
ON -• RS ID3NT or traveling, all pay a liaenee tax of twenty dollars.
homographs. Owners of managers of phonographs, Alen operatod for
, eha l pay a lioanso tax of five dollars for each machine.
PLANING MILLS Planing ail.le and novelty works, not canneoted with
ls, shall prey a license tax
5.00
PICTURI AGENTS.. Traveling plot ure agents shall pay a license
ten dollar*.
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five dollars; Provided, that agents for tho sale of religious
000ks only shall not be required to pay '; license tax.
PEA4LIT UART3 AND STANDS.. Peanut ()arts and peanut stands,
on streets, and paying no othor lloonse shall pay a licence
tax of five dollars each.
CONTACTING PLUMBER9.. Contract1ni:7 ilumbers, not doing
their own work, shall pay a license tax of tea dollars.
PILL DRIVERS.. Pilo drivers, for public hire or oo act-
ing, shall pay a license tax of ten dollars.
R132/W.i.AT3,0AFES, LTC.— Owners or manangers of restaurants
cafes and public eating saloons shall pay a license tax of ten.
dollars.
Pi-vaNBROKLBSI aE,uLizL TU MIEP ALOORD 0? TAANJOTIoN8;
RZ0ORD3 JU3J4OT TO IPLOTION.. Porsons, firms, or corporations
engaged in the pawnbroker business, shall pay a license tax of
one hundred dollars.
RAILROADS.. All Railroad buses and trucks lines who
operate a Freight Line and a Passenger 4.gency throut,11 s:3d Uity
of Okeechobee,Florida, sh3,11 p-v a license tax of tweaty.five
dollars oach business.
SLAUGHTER PENS.. Owners or :fanaers of slauGhter pens
Shall pay a license tax of ten dollars.
S"OS"; TAX nuio ON ;,DLIS,'IO 0-1AGE;TAX Cij
0;#0 FaiWTI
For ti u so 'h thu Uity Liconad to all:111 os fifty
dollars for 0.;.Cl dt
For oaeh sido oto tee oity lions e Tax shall be tuty
five dollars o..h clay.
For any ooncession, whether operated in connection with the
Main 6ho, or any side show ux as a sopate unit The City
license Tax shall be fifteen dollars for each day. Concession
shall be const:cued to mean tne salu la of any article and
confections of every kind wh?tsoever.
J.O.OS, OR TATILING 1-Iat.Y.,;10 AND MIN3Tita3;
4riAVA,ING MOTION PIOTUlE 3HO1S; PRIVISO.. Theatrical shows, or
tr. veling
shows or cr,:
taX of ten
,layors and minstrels, in buildings fitted up for such
r oh nerforace, sh-11 :lay a liemso
dollars.
Travelin moving.;Aeture shows:ia ouildings or tants slx
pay a liCense ta4 for ech day of fifteen dollars. Provided, if
they have t7ly other fetures than moving pictures, they shall be
subject to the license tax as otherwise provided . for shows:
Provided, that owners or managors of theaters or halls
umployiais travolita troupes, theatrical, operatic or ainatrel,
giving porfornces in buildings fitted up for tiuh purposes Or
movin g. picture shows giving exhibitions in buildings permanently
used for such purpose, shall be allowed to ive as -nany perforAances
or exhibitions in Oa b u1idings or theater a they wish oh
payment offifteen dollars.
Provided, however, that this section. shall not apply to
local =ateur performances: Provided, further, that this section
shall not apply to any hall owned or used by any charitable or
fraternal organization. &lying prforriInces or exhibitions for thoir
own benefit.
1400
00.01,1;aT HALL; RWF GA,R.00 11;TO; k*R.OV13.. L;oncert na1l,7, or
places where entortain:ae(ttL; or exhibitiJas are given, 2uch as
concerts,balls, daness, variety orformances musio.i or other.
W130 ,,,or profit, includia roof C ardens or ::,1.2.cs 'hero refreoh
meats are served by fewale waitreses, ;than pay a license tax of
two hundred dollars per annum: Provided, that a license, may be
issued for one night only, u pon the payment of fifty dollars,
but in shah cases the tax collector must write across the license
the words, "Good for one night only." Provided, further, that
this section :lull not apply to entertainments given for charit.
able purposes, the prooeeds of which are given to local charities.
SIP 1.1On3. . Ship broker shall pay a license tax of
tbn dollars each.
UONTa;WTING 3TEV1=R3 .. COntractinc stovodofes shalli
pay a license tax of fifteen dollars.
Any person em21oyine, other men than the artie od ores of
the Vessel Wnich he Own2 or commands, in 1oadin67 or discharing
any water craft of any king in this city, shall for the purpose
of this Law, be deemed a stevedore.
STAIKING JLAUHIN48.. Owners or munaers of striking mach-
ines, when operated for profit, shall pay a license tax of ten
dollars for each machine or device.
SLOT MACHINES.— Slot machines, for vending Tierchandise,
owners or managers of, ,en operated for orofit shall pay a
license tax of ono dollar each.
SAW MILLS,PLANING ',,ILLS DRY KILNS.. Saw mills, including
planing mills and dry kilts, shall pay a license tax as follows:
:_With_a_daily Qapietty.of tem tho saXid . fa rt or low, shall
PaY a tic mae t ix oL ten do1 lars:12,,:ovided, that caw
mills cuttin loss than throd thous-ind foot for day eth11 pay
no liconso;
4ith a daily Qapaitj of :ilore than tun thusand foot Aid
loss than twontpodiyo thousalv'„ fedt, shall r:ly a lime tax of
tventy—five dollars.
With a daily capacAty oi tiwaty.five thousand fet and
less than fifty thousand feet, Shall pay a license tax of fifty
dollars.
With a daily capacity of more than fifty thouzand foot,
pay a license tax of one hundred dollars.
SHINGLE. MILLS.. Shingle mills, Whether connected with a
saw mill or not, shall pay a license tax as follows;
With a daily carp3,city of twenty-.five thousand shingles or
more, shall pay a license tax of twenty.five dollars.
With a daily capacity of lee than twenty.five thousand
shingles, shall pay a license tax of twenty—five dollars,
With a daily capacity of loon than twenty—five thousand
shirO.os, shall pay a lice-hoc tax of tan dollars.
OKATI RINKS.. Owners or anaGors of Skatinq rinks shall
shall pay a liconne tax of one hundred dollars.eadh.
SHOOTING 'ALI,R112:S... Owners or managers of shooting gallories
shall pay a license tax of twonty dollars for each place Or business.
TLJO SY3Tii;thS.— 4ach tele6hone coany operating in eilry
of Ukeetthobee Shall pay a license tax of twenty—five dollar°.
SY61:3014 ILach telegraph company operating in City
of Okeechobee shall pay a license tax of twenty—five dollars,.
TAADING 1.1J...,, Persons or firms or copporations known
•as trading stamp conpaniea, shall pay a Oity license tax of one
thousand dollars,
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UNI,K 14J Undertakers, who -3.ra not embalmers,
sia11 pay a liconse tax of fifteen dollars.
Undertakers and embalmora shall piy a license t x of ti7enty-
five dollar.
WATQIIMAIUAS.- 4atchmakers ah,1 repairers of jewelry, who 7,ay
five
no other lioanse, Sha!1 pay a license tax of tindollars each.
WEILIING M iIi3. Owners or :4anui::,ers of woi6hing machines, wh n
oporated for )rofit shall jay u license tax of one dollar for each
machine or device.
WAGN iTOiU3. agon fuctorios snail ply a liconse tux of ton
dollars.
iiAdILAJJ.. Owners or managers of bonded or storage warehouses
shall pay a license tax of ton dollars.
OUPiaNS; 31 JU Tu LA,; Persons,
corporations or associations operatin;' Yator comnanies shall pay u
cone tax o twenty-fivo dollars.
For tho pUrpOSO of this section any porson, or persons, partna
ship, firm or eofilpany, or corporati in, iurnisnin water for profit,
shall be construed to oe a water corn any: Provided, that pereons
having o11 for ,r.ivatt,3 uso, ho ay furniSa not more than twenty
five neiaboro ,ith v:ater, shall be exempt from the rovi$ion o this
section.
131AIN 2MT130.- 411 confirmod cripples or invalids
physically incapable of ,n_nual labor, or all Uonfedorate Veterans of
the Qivil ';;ar and _Lows who are copandont won tacir 0fl exertions,
Shall be allood to peddio viitaout paying , license, using their own
capital only, not in QACOSC; of five hundred dollars, and in counties
in whioh they live: Provided, such exemption sii,11 be alloy,ed only
uPen
upon taa ,;eztific:;to bi td ;,.:oanty LL 4b.r reutaole paysician
of the didability to te of soirituoas, via )1.13 or ialt liquors,
lightning rods and irott.
ZAAATTIOh OISh,L,o V1 oF ieohi) 'AR rtaiAA
WAN Any arson who servo h. as an officer or enlisted man in
the United State try, Navy or gi::Lrine orps darin the world war
bet,een April 6th, 1917, anb November llth, 3_916, or the Spanish .
American ar, and who was honoraOly discharc;ed from the service of
the United States, and who at the time de his applicatio for license
is hereinafter provided shall be disabled from porformin,„ manual labor,
shall, upon sufficient indentifisation and production of his certificate
or other evi enco, showin6 an honorable dischrce from the service
of tho United States in tho United 3tates Army, Navy or Marino Ooros
during the 'iiorld bOweon the dates afoi'esaid or the Spanish
American =,ar, Oj granted a license to onL;ac,e in any business or occ-
upation in the City of Okeechobee ,ItAout the 2ayment of any license
t';.x othortrise provided for by 1.,,w; and it shall be the duty of each
and every tax atkavaximpixauditat, collector of this Qity, upon
compliance with the torrn oi t115.s section by any peon, to isoue,
without charge, to such person a licenoe to engaGo in any business
or occupation such person ay wish to engage in this City upon the
production of such reasonable proof as nay be roquirod by such tax
collector to establish tho inability of saie, veteran to perform manual
labor; and said licenso when is ,ded shAdte marked acl-ow:; the face
thereof " World War Veteran's Licex3e; Not transfer:a:flop " or Spanish.
American War Veteran idconso; Not Trmsforable, " wb1h license shall
be issued on the same form aa other licenses are issued, but without
• charge, fee.. or-other• .er.quisite of anTkinlik-and said•lieense•-•
than•isued hall expire at ..the same time and under the oi� oondia.
tions as other lioorvi.o:3 expire.
tkalt-k0 GAO' PRODUCT3 IfAEAPT FROM LIONOEti TAX,— All farm and
grove producte and produets ,I:Inufactured therefrom, eScept intoxp.
icating liquor°, wine or boor, shall be exempt .from all forms of
license tax when the tagrie i3 oeing offered for vtle or sold by the
farmer or grower producing tho sA.d. products.
NFOCET OF LILra3E 1AXE3.— The payment of all license taxes
shall be enforced by theseizure and sale of the property by the
tax collector.
TAX COLLEUTOA AY IS U 11RANT TO COLLECT LIC.a3E TAXES.d-
Whenever it shall be necessary for the Tax Collector to enforce
the payment of ay license taxes he is hereby authorized and empowered
to i1331,14 a warrnt diroctina the chief of police or any pelice officers
of the City Of Okeechobee to eollect the ewe by leiwy and sale, and
any s uch warrant shall have tho same force and offeet as an exevution
from the clerk of the circuit court, and the police officer Shall Ivo-
eive the same fees as provided by law in the ease of exeoution from
the clerk of the circuit courj.
CITY truc 64; TAX cULT,eA To ,,,a311 folieazs; DUPLICATE LICASES;
PENALTY rij,( iAILOAE TO DISPLAY LIC,AE...* Dvery City license Shall
be furnished by the City Ul•Jrk, under his seal of office, to the tax
oollector, on the blanks after ei6ning the same and taking his receipt
therefor, The tax collector ehall !ff.:ke a duplic.,te of 0Qt1 license
issued in the book furnished by the City Clerk, and the person or
persons obtaining Mach license Shall keep the sme displayed consp-
icuously at their place of buaiMaa and in such Matt=
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as to ee open to the view of the public an. sub to the
inapecti•n of all duly authorized officers of ti e ana upon
failure to do no, shall be subject to the :Tents of nother
license t.,t for in or :aanatin the busineaz or occupation
for such license ;,;a173 obtained,
CITY ULX iTO a..EpaT TO CITY OOliNOIL;
LI;Ti OOLLAAVR aEquTazo L;KiLY .PAY.ENT TO :;ITY
=NI(' The city clerk shall transmit to tho city counotl on tho
first Monday of each 44onth It each year, a statement howing the
amount of money received for city licenses under the provisions
of this ordincel n4 h:.1i publish sai list in same newhoapor
.:)rinted in sid county by one insertion in each year, an to the
city council a statecnt of all money received for city license tax
during the preceding month, with the riamc of aaen person payin, the
sam0,0 the awount paia ey each, the dte of an payment anc the
business OT profession for which te same issued., Xxdxtixixbastai
aauxax qzXuxxUx XXxxsaxxxxxxxXxxamd, A1d said statement
dhall be signed by to tax collector a1,1 city clerk, and the tax
collector shall make weekly payent of hIllount collecod ey him for
city licenses. to 1;1a:a city cleric.
LICE:R,F3 (AMBLIAC%—. The payinoat of a
liceno e. shall not authorize or le&dize gamblilv, in any manner rtrlt,0
soever, and no provision contained in this ordinance shall be cons—.
trued, to real or amend any law or ordinance of this municipality
prohibiting or penalizing gambling in any fr)rip.
IiConoc ju1ru. , ho ar rJfuso- to
.:)ay 1.410 3aaj shall Oo by fiao not o.z_000dia•iifty
G60,00) ,dollar, or i4 im.prisomnont not 3x0.2din thirty day
or both.
Al]. Sootion 6.- ordinances, or part s. of ordinances, in
conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
section 7.. Thts ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its -..-)assae by the city ceuncil and approval by tao Mayor
or upon it bacomin a law without such approval.
Read a first time and by unamia)ous conseat passed to a second
reading.
Read a second time and by unanimous consent passed to a thlrd.
and final reading..
Read F third time and was unaniouSly adopted in open
November 1937
of thc.) Oity Council this .19 day of XmACCIt, A.D. .1,35.
CITY • OF OKB;WHOM4i tii)k•DA
ATTjaiT: Alto Watford
H. H. Raulerson
re •o. nt o Oity to
The above and for going Ordinance is hereby approv ad by me
Nov. 1937
this 19 day of x41145.4„A.D.
W. J. Hand
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