Ord 135-35 0RDINAN~E NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
AN ORDINANCE PASSED ON THE 24Tti DAY OF
JANUARY, A. D. 19E?, "FIXING OCCUPATION-
AL TAx~.S AND LICENSES TO BE CwA~GED THE
VARIOUS PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS
ENGAGED IN 0R MANAGING ANY BUSINESS,
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION IN TILE CITY OF
DELRAY, FLORIDA?
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY UOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELt~Y
BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1, ~_h~t.an Ordinance passed on the ~4th day of
January, i9a7, =Fixing Occupational Taxes and Licenses to be
Charged the Var£ous Persons, Firms or Corporations Engaging in
or Managing any Business, Profession or Occupation in the City
of Delray, Florida" be, and the same is hereby amended as follows
SECTION 2. That Section 4 of said 0rdkuance is hereby ames
tied to read as follows:
SSeot£on 4 Automobile agencies or persons, firms or
corporations engaged in the sale of automobiles, or
automobile trucks, or automobile e~xipment or fixtures,
shall pay a license tax of $15.00 for every place of
business; that all persons who have taken out a regular
automobile garage license shall not be required to take
out an additional license for automobile agencies.=
SECTION 3, That Section 6 of said Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
'Section 6. Automobile garages for keeping, storing,
oaring for, repairing automobiles or other horse-less
carriages, or for the sale of gasoline and oil at retail
in connection with said garage shall pay a license tax
of $1§.00; that all persons who have taken out a regular
automobile agency license shall not be required to take
out an additional license for an automobile garage"
SECTI~ 4. That Section 18 of said O~inanoe is hereby
amended to read as follows:
ns,orion 18' Owners or ~anagers of temporary
shops shall pay a iioense tax of $50.00 for each
of ~s~ees for each day.e
SECTION 5. That Section ~:6 of said Ordinance is hereb~
to read as follows:
"Sect£on ~6 Before any person, fire or corporatlc~
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shall sell or be engage~ in the bus~ness of selling
goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property,
such sales being sdvertised as bankrupt, insolvent,
insurance, ass~nee, trustee, auction, syndicate,
railroad or other wreck, wholesale or manufacturer's
or Closing out sale,, or as goods damaged,by s~oke,
fire, water or otherwise, such person, firm or
oration shall file an application with the City
ouncil, which application s~all he.passed on by the
City Council, and a license tax of ~50.00 be paid
before any license shall be granted to said applicant
for the carrying on of the bus£neSs or businesses
hereinabove mentioned or pr0vided.=
SECTION 6. That lection 30 of said Ordinance is hereby
a~ended t o read as follows:
eS,orion 30. Persons, firms or corporations conduct-
ing billiard or pool tables, or billiard or pool
rooms, kept for.public use or profit, sh~ll pay a
license tax of ~25.00 for every place of bus,ness.~
SECTION 7. That ~ection 31 of said 0rdinanee is hereby,
a~ended by adding Section 31-A, to read as follows, to-wit:
nS,ct, ion 31-A. All tourist camps which provide cottages.
tents, or which provide parking space for tourists to
ca~p, the owner or ~anager of such tourist c~nps or
parking grou~s, shall pay a license tax of $25.00.=
:. SECTION 8. That Section 107 of said 0rdXnance is hereby
· i( amended to read as follows:
"Section 107 M~tslc boxes: owners or managers of,
when operated for profit, shall pay a license tax of
$10.00 on each box.~
SECTI0~ ~. ~h~t Sect£~n 13~ of said Ord~.u~z]ee is hereby
a~ended to ~ad ~s
"Section 130. ~1 railro~ or railroad companies,
automobile buses or bus lines, or bus complies, or
aut~ob~e t~cks for the ~uli~ of e~ress or
freight, doi~ bus,ness ~ the City,~ ~v~g a
~asse~er, frei~t or e~ress de~ot or off~e located
wit~n sa~d City, sha~ pay a lice~e t~ 'of ~5.~.~
SECTIOH 1G. T~t ~ection ~8 of ~ O~[~ce ia hereb2
~end~ to re~ aa force:
"Section Z8. Baggage wagons, ~rays or trUcks.
taxi-c~bs and automobiles for ~bllc hl~,
~y a license t~ ~ ~.00 for each ~ha~e ~on,
dray, t~ck, t~i-ea~, o~ ~uto~o~le.~
~CTI~ll. T~t Section 14 of sa~ O~~e is hereb~
to m~ aa follows:
"Section 14. ~ohiteots a~ll pay a license t~ of
$10. O0."
SECTION I2. That Section 101 of said O~~oe ls hereby
"Section lO1. ~erch~te. ~ists ~d storekeepers,
s~ll pay a license tax as fo~o~:
For the first one th~sa~ dollars, or fr~ction of
one thous~ doll.s of stock, of merch~d~se
For ~ch addi~onal th~asa~ doll.s or fracti~
thereof, $2.50; ~t de~era in merch~ise at w~ole-
sale only. sh~ pay a license-~ of $~.50 for each
one thouS~d dollars of their S~ of mercha~lse:
Provide, that the wo~s mm'took of merCh~dise'
be held to mean the cash walue of march, isa or
go~s on h~d a~ not the ~o~t of capital stock
inwested in the ~s~ess: ~rovided ~rther, That
e merch~t keepins aewinS machines i~ stock for
in the same ~nne~ as other meroh~ise
S~T~ON 1~. ~I o~~oe8 or parts of o~~ee8 ~n
herewith are repealS.
Th~s o~anoe shall become effective ~~te~ upon
~d ~p~ro~ of the ~or, or upon ~ts
t~e of the
~y~.
~B~ by the City C~c~ of t~ ~ity of ~el~ay,
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~ned ~ ~pproved this [/ day of ~ch. A.