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ORDINANCE N0. 350
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, COUNTY OF PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION
11-25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO PROVIDE
THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL ASSUME
THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF VILLAGE TAX
COLLECTOR IN REGARD TO THE SALE OF LICENSES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. Section 11-25 of the Code of Ordinances
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of the Village of Tequesta is hereby amended to read as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in any trade, business, profession,
or occupation within the village without
a license or upon a license issued upon
false statements made by any person, or
in his behalf. All licenses shall be sold
by the village building official beginning
September 1 of each year and shall be due
and payable on October 1 of each year and
shall expire on September 30 of the succeeding
year. Licenses not renewed by October 1
shall be considered delinquent and shall
be subject to a delinquency penalty of ten
per cent (10%) for the month of October
plus an additional five per cent (50) penalty
for each month of the delinquency thereafter
until paid; provided, however, that the
total delinquency penalty shall not exceed
twenty-five per cent (25%) of the occupational
license fee for the delinquent establishment.
Any person engaging in or managing any business,
occupation or profession without first obtaining
a local occupational license if required
hereunder shall be subject to a penalty
of twenty-five per cent (250) of the license
determined to be due in addition to any
other penalty provided by law or this Code."
Section 2. If any provision of this Ordinance or
the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance
which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or
applications and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be codified and made
a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Tequesta.
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Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval, as provided by law.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember
Ron Mackail who moved its adoption. The Ordinance was
seconded by Councilmember Edward C. Howel]„ and upon being put
to a vote, the vote was as follows:
~` FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
Earl L. Collings
Carlton D. Stoddard
Edwin J. nelson
Edward C. Howell
Ron r~lackail
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed
and adopted this 28th day of May 1987.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Carlton D. Stoddard
(ATTEST:
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