0166 (Produce Sales)ORDINANCE NO. 1
BEING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
FROM DEALING IN COUNTRY PRODUCE, NOT GROWN BY THEM, FOR PROFIT,
WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAINED A LICENSE FROM THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIQ,TION OF
THIS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section I
No person, persons, firm or corporation shall offer Ovt
for sale within the City of Okeechobee, Florida, any country
produce whatsoever, not grown by them, without first having
obtained a license to deal in such produce.
Section 2
All persons, firms or corporations having an established
place of business within the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and
dealing solely in country produce, not grown by them, shall
pay an annual license to the City of Olceechobee of $15.00. All
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persons dealing in said produceAfrom trucks or other vehicles
shall pay an annual license of $10.00 for the operation of each
of such vehicles. PROVIDED HOWEVER, that merchants in the City
of Okeechobee dealing in such produce in connection with their
other commodities shall not be required to take out additional
license.
Section
Any person, persons, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more than One Hundred 0100.00) Dollars or
be confined in the City Jail for not more than sixty (60) days
or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
Mayor.
Section_ 4
All ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Spot ion 5
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor
or upon its becoming a law without such approval.
Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed
to a second reading.
Read a second time and by unanimous consent passed
to a third and final reading.
Read a third time and unanimously adopted in open
session of the City Council this S day of August, A. D.
1935.
ATTEST:
CITY OF QKEE0H4B ,. FLORIDA
BY
President, 010 Council.
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved
by me this day of August, A. D. 1935.
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