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ORDINANCE N0. 314
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, MAKING IT
UNLAWFUL TO DIVE OR JUMP FROM ANY BRIDGE
LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA: PROVIDING FOR POSTING OF SIG~JS
PROHIBITING DIVI~~JG OR JUMPING FROM SUCH BRIDGES:
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS
OF THIS ORDINANCE: 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. Diving or jumping from any bridge located
within the jurisdiction of the Village of Tequesta is hereby
prohibited.
Section 2. Appropriate signs shall be posted by the
Police Department on bridges located within the Village of
Tequesta setting forth this prohibition.
Section 3. Any persons violating the terms of this
Ordinance shall be penalized in accordance with the terms of the
General Penalty Ordinance of the Village of Tequesta.
Section 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention
of the Village Tequesta that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance
shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the
valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections
of this Ordinance.
Section 5. Permission to codify this Ordinance is
hereby granted.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember
Thomas J. Little who moved i is adoption . The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Lee M. Brown and upon being
put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION
AGAINST ADOPTION
Lee M. Brown
Thomas J. Little
W.H. Mmes, Jr.
Carlton D. Stoddard
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed
and adopted this
26 day of
October
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
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ATTEST:
,A.D., 1982.
~ Vi age Clerk