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ORDINANCE NO. 2'72
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 12 OF TI3E VILLAGE RELATING
TO PUBLIC SERVICE TAX, TO A TAX OF 8% OTQ
THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY, METERED AND BOTTLED
GAS, WATER SERVICE AND LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section l: That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 12 be, and
the same is hereby, amended to read as follows; "Section 1.
There is hereby levied by the Village of Tequesta on each and
every sale, in the Village of Tequesta, of electricity, metered or
bottled gas (natural or manufactured), water service and local
telephone service, a tax of eight (8) percent of the charge made
by the seller thereof, which tax shall, in every case, be paid
by the purchaser, for the use of the Village of Tequesta, to the
seller of such electricity, gas, water or telephone service at
the time of paying the charge therefor, to the seller thereof,
but not less often than monthly."
Section 2: Each and every other section of Ordinance
No. 12 as originally passed and amended shall remain intact.
Section 3: That this Ordinance, upon its effective date,
shall be codified into the Village of Tequesta Code of Ordinances.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall take effect on
September 1, 1979.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Council Member
V1. Harvey Mapes who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Council Member James H. Ryan and upon being
put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION
Howard F. Brown
Leslie A. Cook
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ames R an
osep Yoder
AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed
and adopted this 2g day of Au~,zst A.D., 1979.
Mayor of Tequesta
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