23-66 ORDINANCE NO. 23-66
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
REENACTING SECTION 17-28, CHAPTER 17,
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY, MAKING
IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO COMMIT
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY,
ANY ACT WHICH IS OR SHALL BE RECOGNIZED
BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE AS A MISDEMEANOR.
WHEREAS, an allegation has been raised in the Munici-
pal Courts of various South Florida cities that certain state
misdemeanors cannot be prosecuted by municipalities unless an
ordinance is passed subsequent to each session of the Florida
Legislature making it unlawful to commit within the corporate
limits of the City, any act which is or shall be recognized by
the laws of the State as a misdemeanor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it necessary to enact
this ordinance on an emergency basis to insure the proper and
necessary functioning of the Delray Beach Police Department,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
That Section 17-28, Chapter 17, Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby reenacted and
shall read as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person to commit,
within the corporate limits of the city, any act
which is or shall be recognized by the laws of
the state as a misdemeanor, and the commission of
such acts is hereby forbidden.
"Whosoever shall violate the provisions of this sec-
tion, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
the same penalty as is therefor provided by the laws
of the state, but in no case shall such penalty ex-
ceed a fine of five hundred dollars, or an imprison-
ment for more than ninety days, or both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion of the municipal
judge."
PASSED AND ADOPTED as an emergency ordinance this
14th day of March , 1966.
Mayor ~
ATTEST:
DELRAY BEACH NEWS~JOURNAL
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MY COMMISSION EXiqR[S FEB. 21, 1969