O#76ORDINANCE N0. ~6.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOFfN OF BOYNTON, PAL~¥~ BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, REQUIRING ALL PERSONS, Fi~,~iS A~UD CORPO~TIONS
0PERATii'~G TRAINS ON RAILR0~DS ~:ITHIN THE CORPORATE
LI~.¢iiTS OF SUCH T0~ TO PROVIDE SAFETY DEVICES AT CEE-
TAI~i STREET CROSSINGS THEREIN FOR Th~E PROTECTION OF
PERSONS CROSSING SUCH ~ILROADS, FIXING T~HE TINE ~TITH-
II~ ?~-~iICH SUCH ORDINA~CE SHALL BECOD~ EFFECTIVE, PRO-
VIDING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEPd~0F; AND
PRESCRIBING A ~INIk~UDI TI~ LI~IT V[HICH ANY OF THE
STREET CROSSII~GS ~f.~Y BE B~OCKED OR OBSTRUCTED BY TRAINS
OR CARS ON SUCH RAILROADS~ AI~D PP~ESCRIBiNG A PENAL_WZ
FOR T!~EW VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REQUIRING SUCH PERSONS,
FIR~S AND CORPORATIONS TO I~P THE R~ILROAD TRACKS
CL~R OF CARS ~¥ITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF CERTAIN
STREET:CROSSINGS THEREIN, AND PRESCRIBING AND FIXL~G
THE PENALTY FOR Tt~ VIOi~kTION THE~OF.
V~U~EREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable and
to the best interests of the Town of Boynton and the
inhabitants thereof by the To~n Commission of the Town
of Boynton, Palm Beach County, Florida, that all persons,
firms and corporations Operating trains, locomotives or
cars on or along any railroads within said Town, to pro-
vide all safety devices which may be reasonable for the
protection of persons crossing over such railroad tracks
along certain oublic streets within said Town; and to
keep such railroad tracks clear within a reasonable
distance from such crossings so that persons crossing
such tracks along such public streets may have a reason-
able opportunity to observe the approach of trains being
operated upon such railroads; and that such railroad
cr~ossings shall not be obstructed by trains, cars or
locomotives for an unreasonable lengtla of time.
NO~Y THE~FORE, Be it ordained by the To~.m Commission
of the Totem of Boynton, Palm Beach County, Florida, as
follows:
SECTION That all persons, firms and corporations
who shall,, after this ordinance becomes effective, operate
trains, cars or locomotives upon any railroad or rail-
road track ~thin. the corporate limits of said Town over
and across Ocean ~venue and Lake f~venue,' which are
public streets within said To',,~rn, shall provide, erect
and maintain automatic gates, beems or other safety
devices on each and both sides of such railroad, rail-
track, or tracks, where the same cross over the said
streets~ and shall so construct, erect and maintain .such
s~e~y devices as ~o cause the same to obstruct such
streets upon each and both sides of such railroad or
ra.ilroad tracks for a reasonable time before any train,
locomotive or car upon such railroad, or railroad
tracks, reaches or passes over such streets, and while
such locomotives, trains or cars a~e passing along
such railroad, or railroad trs. cks, over and across such
streets; and that, in addition thereto such persons,
firms or corporations operating locomotives, trains or
cars upon a railroad track as aforesaid ~lthin said
To~na, shall proved automatic signal bells, ~hich bells
shall ring lou~ and continuously for a reasonable
length of time before any locomotive, train or car
crosses over the said st.~,eet; and such person, fir~
or corporation shall, at all time, af'ter this ordi-
nance becomes effective, keep such safety devices herein
specified in good repair and maintain them so that
they will be in operation at any and all times.
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of. all
persons, firms or corporations and the agents, servants
or employees of all persons, firms or corporations,
who shall operate of cause to be operated after this
ordinance becomes effective, as hereinafter provided,
any trains, locomotives or cars upo~ or along any
railroad or r~i lroad track within the corporate limits
of said Town of Boynton, Palm Beach County, Florida,
before approaching or crossing .over, or attempting to
c~oss over~ Ocean Avenue and Lake Avenue, public streets
within said Town, where such r&ilroad, or railroad
track crosses the same, to cause such loco~uotive,
train or car to come to a complete stop before cross-
ing or attempting to cross each and both of said streets,
provided that the safety devices and all of them which
it is the duty of such persmas, firms or corporations
to construct s~nd maintain as provided in Section 1
of this ordinance, are not in good condition and in
active ooeration and are not so constructed sand main-
tained as to obstruct such streets on each and bot~
sides of such railroad as provided as aforesaid.
SECTi0~ 3. That it shall be the duty of all
persons, firms and corporations, after this ordinance
becomes effective, as hereinafter provided~ who shall
operate locomotives, trains or cars over or along any
railroad or railroad track which crosses~:over Ocean
Avenne and Lake Avenue, which are public streets in
said Town, to, at all times, ~eep such railroad and
railroad tracks free and clear of any objects, in-
c!uding locomotives, trains, box cars, flat cars and
all other objects, for a distance of 30 feet on each
and both sides of each and both of the said streets,
so that anyone traveling along such streets may have
an unobstructed view of such railroad or fsi lroad
track for a distance of O0 feet on each side thereof
at any and all times; provided, hoverer, that it shall
not be a violation of this ordinance for any such ob-
struction to be placed and remain thereon for a period
of 8 minutes at any one time.
SECTION 4. That no person, firm or corporation
or the servant, agent or employee of any person, firm
or corporation operating locomotives, trains or cars
over or along any railroad, or railroad trac~ which
crosses over Ocean Avenue and Lake Avenue, which are
public streets within said Town, shall cause or allow
such streets, where they cross over such railroad or
railroad track ~ithin said Town, to become obstructed
or blocked by a locomotive, train or cars or any other
obstruction, for a period of more than $ minutes at
any one ~ime.
SECTION ;~. That if any person, firm or corpora-
tion, or the agent,, servant or employee of any person,
fibrin or corporation, violates either Section l, ~ ~
or 4, of this ordinance, he shall be punished by a
fine of not less than ~lO.O0 and not more than ~j~lO0.O0
and may be imprisoned for a period of 80 days, one
or both, at the discretion of the ~ourt.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become
effective 30 days after its passage by the Town
Commission of the Town of Boynton, Palm Beach County,
Florida.
SECTION V. That if either Section l, ~, 3 or 4
of this ordinance shall be declared to be Luvalid, such
fact shall--not render Other provisions hereof from re-
maining in full force and effect.
SECTION 8. That all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with, or contrary to, the provisions
of this ordinance be, and the same hereby are, repealed.
R. O. Nyers,
~;ayor
Harry Benson,
Vice ~ayor
E. L. V~inchester,
Tov~a Clerk
(Signed)
(Signed')
(Signed)
Commissioners of the Town of
Boynt on, Florida.
THIS 0RDINA~CE having been read in full at a
m~eting of the Town Commission of the To~m o~ Boynton,
Florida, held on the 1st day of September, 19~, was
fina~ adopted on its final reading at a regular
meeting of said Tov~ Cormmission held on the ~lst, day
of September 19~8, and a copy hereof posted at the
door of the To~aa Hall.
ORDinAnCE NO. ~
AN 0RDit~A~CE Amending Section 6, of Ordinance
No. 61 of the Tov~ of Boynton, Florida.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Commissioners of the
T~n of Boynton, Palm Beach County, Florida, That
Section S of Ordinance No. 61 be and the same is
Amended to read as follows:
SECTION 6. The annual license fee for Real
Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen within the
T~¢n of Boynton, Florida, shall be as follows:-
For each Real Estate Broker ~t0.00
For each Real Estate Salesman 8.00
ALL 0RDI>~CES or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
This Ordinance ha~ing been regd in full at A
Special ~eeti~g of the Totem Commissioners of the
Tovm of Boynton, Florida, held on the !lth day of
September, A. D. 19~6, was duly adopted at A Regular
~eeting held on the ~lst day of September, A. D~ 19~,
a oopy of whieh was posted at the door of the Town
Hall on the ~!st day o£ September, A. D. 19~6o
R. 0. Myers, (Signed)
~ayor
Harry Benson,
Vice Eayor
(Signed)
E. L. Winchester (Signed)
Town Clerk
ORDINA2~C'E No. 78
TAX COLLECTOR
Be it Ordained by the Town Commission of the Town of
Boynton, Florida: -
SECTIOI~ !. That the T-~vn Commission shall de-
signate some person as Tax Collector who shall collect
all ~tu~icipa! Taxes and Assessments due on real and
personal property and all other Taxes imposed as occu-
pational, professional, business or other licenses and
shall deliver the same as oft.eh as shall be prescribed
by Ordinance to the Treasurer of the Town of Boynton,
Florida, taking his or her receipt therefor.
SECTION ~. Before entering upon his or her duties
as Tax Collector, he or she shall give bond with two
or more sufficient sureties or with an approved Surety
Company as surety equal to the amount of money tb~t
may come into his or her hands at any t im~, such bond
to be approved by the T~fn Commission and to be re-
newed and approved annually.
SECTIOI{ 3. Duties of Tax Collector shall be as
defined in the Charter of the Town of Boynton, Florida,
and in the Town of Boynton, Flo-rida, Ordinance #11,
entitled ~G.~.neral Revenue" and other Ordinances or Re-
solutions of the Town of Boynton, F!omida.
SECTION 4. Ail Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The above Ordinance i~o. 78, having been read in
full at a Special Meeting of the Town Commission of
the Town of Boynton, Florida, held on the ~6th day of
November A. D. 1926, Wa~s.~ duly adop~ed.~ahd approved at
a'_RegUl~r~Meeting of said Commission held on the 7th
day of December A. D. 1926, and a copy thereof posted
at the front door of the To~rn Hall of the To~m of
Boynton, Florida, on the 8th day of December A.D.1926.
T0~I~[ OF BO~TO_~[
TO~N CO~IS$ IONERS
R. O. ~¢[yers, (Signed)
~[ayor
Harry Benson,
Vice Mayor
E. L. V~inchester,
Town Clerk
(Signed)
(Signed)