O#1490RDI~NANCE NO. 149
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOV~ OF BOYNTON,
PALE HE'ACH O0D~i~Z~ FLORiDA~ AA~ENDING
SECTION 4 0F OP~INANCE NO. 108, ~
TIeD -~ AN 0RDi~&NCE 0F THE T0~
0F B~TON~ P~LE B~.~ COD~T, FLORIDA
PROV~ING M0R 0C~&TiON~ T~S T0
BE ~0S~ AND COLL~TED FROM A~ P~RSOE,
FIRE 0R COEP0~ATION ~IN T~ T0~ 0F
B0~ITON~ ~GAG~ ~ 0R I~NAGING A~
B~I~S, PR0~SSION 0R 0CC~ATION;
PROVIDIi~G FOR T~ ISSUANCE 0F LICENS~
T0 A~ PE~0N~ FiR3I 0R C0~0~Ti0N ~
~GA~D IN 0R ~NAGING A~ BUSI~SS~
PR0~SSION 0R 0CCL~ATION: T~ AM0~?
~0F ~T~ T0 ~ ~0SED 0R COLLECT~
0N ACC0~T THEREOF: PROVIDING FOR A
PENAL~f FOR VI0~TION 0F SAID 0~IN~CE
A!~D PROV~ING FOR T~ R~L OF A~
ORDiNANCA$ IN CONflICT ~$I~K."
BE IT 0R~AINED BY THE TOV~ C0~ISSI01~S OF THE T0~I~ 0F
B0~NTON, PAIt.~I BEA~ COUNTY, FLORIDA:
L, Tb~at Section 4 of 0rdin~ce No. 105 entitled~ ~ An
ORDINANCE 0F THE T0i~N 0F B0I~JTON~ PALE B~CH COD~ FLORIDA~
PROVID~G ~R 0CC~ATIONAL T~ T0 BE ~0SED AI~ COLLECT~
from A~~ PERSON~ FLRE 0R C0~0~TION ~THIN T~E T0~
BOYNTON~ ENGAG~ IN 0R ~NAGING ANY ~SIh~SS, PROFESSION
0R 0CCL~ATION: PROVIDING FOR ~ ISSUANCE 0F LiC~JSES T0
A~' P~SON, FI~ OR CORPORATION ~GAG~ IN OR ~'~NAGING
A~ ~S~ESS~ PR0~SSION~ 0R OCCUPATION: T~ A~MOUI~ 0E T~ES
T0 BE I~0SED OR COLLECT~ 0N ACC0~T T~EOF: PROVIDING
FOR A P~L~TY ~R VIOL~TiON 0F SAiD 0R~INANCE: AND PROVIDING
FOR ~HE R~L 0F ALL 0RDISiANCES IN CONFLICT ~TH~
be amsndsd to rsad as follows~
Section ~. That the amount which sb~!! be paid by the
severai persons, firms, zssociations or corporations engaging
in or managing such respective businesses~ professions or
occupations be, ~ud they are hereby fixed as follows:
Abst~act~ title or security comtm~
Advertising, S~licitors Of o . . . o
A~c~hitectsoo.. .............. o.o. ......
Auctioneers (each) ............ ~ ...............
Auditor or Accountant (each)....,.., .........
Auto accessories (see Eerchant)
Automobile dealers not conme6ted with garage....
Auto top repairir~..,..*.;o..4....°....~.4,..;;o
Auto paint shops ........ .... ........
Automobiles and other motor vehicles Of 22~ or
!ess~ for hire o~ rent without drive~
.. .......... $25;00
15.00
!0;00
10o00
lO.OO
25.00
I0~00
10,00
5.00
Automobiles of more tb~n ~. HB and not more than
- ~ V.50
2V Hr, for hzrv as aboVe..o..~
Automobiles of more t_han'2V HP and not more than
35 !~P, for hire as above........................- !0o00
~ above. 15.00
Automobiles of more than 35 h? for h_re as
Automobm_es for hi~e wmt~ seating capao_vy 0f frsm
@ to 15 passengers.°°....°.. ........... .- ..... ... ~5~00
Automobiles for hire with seating capacity of
15 or more passengers .............. · .......... o.. 35.00
Awning or tent-makers, or persons attaeb~ng any
awnim~ to any building upon contract... .......... 15.00
Banks, oanmers and trust companies or persons,
firms or brokers doing a banking busin~ .....
waet~er lnooroorate~ or not~
Having a capital of $10~000~00 or le$~o..,.,.,~.. 15.00
Eavlng a capital of $50,000,00 or more
than ~lO,O00.O0.........~..~.-....*~-.'o~'~o~''" 25.00
' ' '~ ~!00,000;00 or more
Havmn~ a capmtal o~ ..
than $50,000.00..o... ....... ... ..... o..o.- .... .... 35.00
Barber shop for two c_~r_~ setzup or less,......; 5°00
- - · ~ '. 2.50
each a~dlt~onal
BEVEraGES:
Manufactures Of wines and nothing else, each pl~ut.~5.00
~ar~afactures of wines &nd 6ordials andnothing
else~ each plant~ . . (50.00
each ~lant..... 375.00
Business of distilling spirituous !iquo~s, each
pla~t,,..o, ..... ,,,,...,,-,o,--o.-oo---,--o,,o''' 375°00
Business cz rec~zfyzng and/or ~lendzng spmr~tuous
liquors, each plant . ...................... ,,,.,. 6~5.00
Distributors of beverages containing alcohol of
more tluan one (1) per cent and not~more than
fourteen (14) per cent by weight, and wines
regardless of alcholic content,
Distributors of beverages containing alcohol of
more tb~n fourteen (14)'per~ce~t by weight;
excepting wines, each....... ........... .oo....... 625.00
Distributors cfbeverages'of non-alcoholic
content, each .................................. -- 15.00
Vendors who may sell only beverages e~ntaining
alco~o! of more than one (I) met cent by weight
and not more tlmn fourteen (14) per cent by weight
and wines regardless of alcoholic content ...... .o 7.50
Vendors who may sell intoxicating !ieuors, wines
and beers regardless of alcoholic co'tent to
permit the consumption of such liquors;'wines~
and beers on the
premises ........................ 250.00
Ve~dors ~ ~=~. , wines and
w,~o may sell intoxicating ~"^~s
beers regardless of alcoho!ib content, in sealed
containers for consumption off the
Bicycle dealers with repairs ....
Bicycles, with repairir~ only,.,-. .........
Billboard~ per square foot~ .50 minimum tax for
each board...,, .......... o, ....
~Excepts Boards and signs-displayed by merchants
and established business men at their own place
of busm_~ess~ or. upon ~.~e~r own property
for thei~ own use.)
Billard~ pool or bagatelle tables operated for p~ofit
directly or ~m~di,-ectly, per
Boarding=ouseW ~ (See Hotell
-Boazs for ~re~ ocr boat~ ten passengers of
Boot and shoe repa~rz_~ shops -- ~ ~
Boot and shoe re~iring shops a!one~ b~nd workers
Butcher shops~ selli~ fresh and c~ed meats~
(~cept tb~t the l_cense tax sb~[1 not be
required of ~y person se!~mng freshmeats of
their own rams_rig and for tz~e oene~t off such
person or his or her agent~ and also t~,t
license tax shall not spply to merchants who
also do a general mercantile b~siness.~
18V.50
15.00
!0.00
!0.00
!0.00
i0~00
lOgO0
5~00
2.00
!0.00
Circ~s~ without street parade~ using ve~cles~ ca~Aivals
or street fairs, per weel or fraction thereof,o,.,. 150.00
Cigars and tobacco, retai!.,,....,,.........,....o,~.o. 5.00
Clothin~ furnishings (Sea ~ercb~nt)
Coin-Operating De,ice Operators, Eacho...,,,.~o,~.°o.o~ V5o00
Coin-0perating Devices~
Automatic Vendors~ each.......,.,,...,......,,.,..,.... 15.00
Skill m~chines~ each,,..;,.,.,.oo~..,.,.;.;,,,,..~;;,;; 5,00
Trade Machines, each,..,,;;..,..,,.....,.,o.*,,.,.,4.o. 5,00
Other machines, each;,.....,...,.....,..,....., .... ,... 250,00
Commission mercY~nts~ or persons doing business on
Commission~ not otherwise provided for, both
local and~transiento,..,,........o.o...o......,..,,.. 25°00
Contractors~ generat~ residing in the Town-. .......... . 5,00
Non-Resldent..o...,o.,~ ..... 25,00
For each additiomm, l ~!~000,00 capital or equipment,
or fractional mart thereof .....................
The term ~Ge~eral Contractors~ as used in this
Ordinance shall be construed to include any
builde~ painter or other person, firm or
corporation, except electrical and plumbing
eontractors~ contracting to ereet~ repair or
finish any building or structure, or that contracts
to'do a job of ptungoing or painting or tbm. t contracts
or agrees to do any other pzece oi work~.requirim~
manuel ±acer ~nd ~u_n=sn___g o~ any matermal~ or t~t
sb~_~ en~a~eo o in or rear. ge_ ~ . the, business or occupation__
known as ~General Contracting~ provided, however,
that the ten WGeneral Contractor~ shall not apply
to any mechanic or other person who sells his own
· labor aT a fixed price per day or hour, and who does
not furnish any material or use any money capital in
connection with his manual employment.
Cleaning mud bloek_.ng hats, each es~ablxshment. .... 00
Cool drink or ice cream stands ..................... 5°00
~D~
Dance Halls ............................ .-. .... ..o.o 25.00
Dancing teachers, charging for'instruction in
dancing ................ ~. ..... · ............... .. 2.50
Dealers in cigars, c~gar~ttes and tobacco........, o.00
Dea~rs in second hand. goods ~See ~e. chants)~ ~
Delicat.essen (See Eercb~nt)
Dentists~ each. ..... .. ....... .........o.~.. ...... o- 5.00
Draftsman (See Architect~
Dressmaking s~ops .......... .oo....o.~....oo.oo..ooo 2.50
Provided that this shall not be construed to
include home dressmaking where no materials are
sold or furnished.
Drugs, dealer in them (See Merchant)
Ei~ ~tr_ca~
Els ctr icat
fLxt~.umes, no installation, (see ~ereh~t)
Contractor .. Resident~...;.............o 5°00
Non-Resident ..........
civil, each .... ......o... .... ..o~........ 5.00
Engineers,
Express companies taxable as fo~lows~.-
Accordim~ to the population as shown by the
last official census taken by the United States
of the State of Florida~ or t_hat may be taken as
now orovided by law.
If the Town shall have 500 in~bitamt~ and
more t~n 250 ........ .... ..... ..~...........~..... 6.00
If the Town shall have 1,000 in.bit--ts, mud
more t~n 500~... .... .. ....... '. .... .. .....
If the Town shall b~ve 3~000 inhabits~ts~ and msre
if the To~ shall have 5~000 inhabiters, and
more than 3~000.. .... ............................ 3V.50
~pe
Fruit and Vegetable stands (See Merchant)
Pruit~ vegetables, 'or produce when sold from wagon
o~ other conveyance by the producer thereof .... No License
Fruits~ vegetables~ or produce when sold from wagon or other conveyance by other than producer
thereof .............................. .....o°o ..... 25.00
Furniture de~ler (see ~erc~ant)
Pilling Stations .o............o..............o... !0.00
Feed ,Dealer (See Merchant)
Garage, fo~storage amd repalrs,o....~....o..,.o.
Garage, public, for purpose of housing, repairing
or s~lling automobiles and motor vehicles..~., 10~00
Gasoline filli~ s rations. · ·....... · ~... ~ ~.,. · · · 10.00
C~so!ine, n~ptha or kerosene' and lubricating oils
when sold from wagon or other c0nveyanc~. .... l~.00
~nt ~is~ngs (Eeo ~ercb~nt~
Grocer (se~ E~rc~nt)
WHw
Hall for hire .... o, ................... .... .... ., 5.00
Handbills, distribmtors...,...o~oo. ....... o.o,o. £5.00
Hotels, boarding houses and apartment houses~
containing five rooms and less than ten
rooms for boarders or !odgers.....~...,....oo. 3.75
Containing !0 rooms and less than 20....o...,~ 5~00
Containing 20 rooms and less tb~n 30. o........ 6,35
Containing 30 rooms and less than 40
Containing 40 rooms,and less than 50 .......... 8.V5
ContainimE 50 rooms and less tb~n V5,...~..... 15.00
Containing V5 rooms andless tb~n 100 ......... 20.00
Containing 100 rooms and less tbm~n 150 ........ 3V.50
Containing 150 rooms and less than 250 ........ 50.00
if meals are served~ a restaurant license must
be taken in addition.
Apartment houses are rated-in accordance with the
number of rooms containing beds whether of the
ordinary stand-up or folding type.
Hawkers or street vendors or proprietory or patented
articles from house to hous~ or on the streets., 50,00
Ice cream carts, wagor~ or autcmbi!®s, selling
on streets at retail each,......,...,......, i5.00
Insurance agents (Life) for each company
represented.... ................ ............. 10.00
Insurance agents, any and all other companies.... 10,00
Jewelers, (see Eerchants)
Junk shops or dealer~handling old rope~ brass or
other metals or waste~ ootton~ or other articles
of any kind, unless for their original purposes... 18.00
Provided tb~t j~mk dealers sb~ll hold their
stock subject to inspection by the Town Narsbal
or his representatives, and shall keep a record
of al! purchases showing a~ticles, price paid, and
name 8f party from whom purchased, with all marks
whichwould assist i~ identification~ and sb~lt make
written reports to the Town Marsha! daily of all
Laundries, steam or electrical .................... Be,00
Laundries, Hand..... ....... o ........ ;,,~; I0;00
La~dry Agencyi or agent. ....
La~yers, each....,...,...... ...... ......,. 5,00
Lightning rod dealers, resident; ........
non~resident.~ .... i., 50.00
Lock,smiths ..... . .................... ..... !0.00
Lumber ~ar~L~eee Merchants)°..
Lunch stand, owner or person maintaining stock
$I00,00 or less,'not falling within'tax on
restaurants...o.,o............o.°°,,~.... 5.00
Lunch or sandwiches sold other tb~-u
stand ...................................
Eeat ~arkets (See Butcher Shops)
Eerchants, retail dealers in lumber or
building materials~ store-keepers druggists,
grocers, furniture dealers, Jewelers,
hardware or other goods, wares and merchan-
dise having stock and equipment of ~l,000.00 less 5.00
For each additional ~l,O00,00 of stosk and
equipment or fractior~l part thereof ........ 1.00
Memry-go-ro~d or Other riding devices, per
device~ per ~yo..~, .................. ....,~ 5,00
Milk dealers .... .... ........ ...o......oo..,. 5,00
~i!linery (see Me~c?~nts)
Einstrel or variety show'or similar Show in
licensed theatre or b~.l!,,,,,,..,....,....~, No License
Minstrel or variety show, or similar show
under canvas, per day,,.... ............. ..,, ~5~00,
Eoving picture show or theatre ..............
News
5,00
~0w
Oil tank delivery wagons~tail, each,..o~. 15~o0
Opticians, resident ....... ~ ..... ~.~.....,.~; 5~00
Opticians~ non-resident..,.... ........... ... 15o00
Osteopaths, ehiropract0rs~ or similar '
professions ........... . .................. o~. 5.00
~p~
Paint dealers (See ~erc~nt]
Palmist or fortune telle~ ....... .o..~..,,,o, 50.00
Peddlers, or dealers in dry goods~ notions
jewelry and clothing or other mersD~ndise
on foot~ selling at retail ......... . ...... .. 25,00
Pedd!ers~ same as above, fro~ vehioles, per'
vehicle ........
Peddlers, fruits, vegetables, wood meat and
oroduce not raised by themselves~ resident.. 5.00
~ddlers, same as above, non-resident ....... 25.00
Pedd!ers~ Fruits~ vegetables, wood, meat~ and
produce raised by themselves ........ ~ ........ No License
Photographers, resident ...................... 5,00
Pho~-ographers, non-resident, o o ............. .. 25,00
P~sici~us and surgeons ~ each ................ 5.00
Pool tables, see billards, (~er table~..,,... 10.00
Pressing or cleaning clothes~ includi~
pressing clubs, resident,.,, ................. 5,00
Pressing or cleaning clothes, as above~
non-resident .............................. .;; 15.00
Pawn ~okers ....... ......,~,,,.. .... ......,,. 25.00
Pawn Brokers, selling other than articles taken
on pledge must take out a regular Here.bents
3License in addition to the palm broker's !icense~
each person or fizm engaging in business o£
pawn brol~ r or conducting a pavm broking shop
with the To~m sb~ll keep a reco~d~ and shall
make a daily report to the To~_ Mars~ml or his
r~pres~ntati~e of eve~ ~rtio!e o~ thing pawned
or purcb~.sed by him or them~ said report and
record to speci~~ the article o~ things, such
as number, mark and all other details, as will
make identification of such articles or things
clear and positive~ and such person or psrso~
afforesaid shall hold their shop open to visit-
ation or inspection by the police~ and upon
re£usal of s~y pa~ b~oker at any time to submit
to such visitation or inspection~ his or thei~
shop s~ll immediately be closed by order of the
Board of Town Con~issionems. All licenses issued
to pa~ brokers are subject to these provisions~
any violation' of which will be punished by the
revocation of his or thei~ license, and no license
to a pa~ broker sb~ll be transferred from the
person or firm to whom it was issued.
~l~bing Contractors Resident, ...... ;.,.,.,.;. 5;00
Non-resident ............. 25~00
Railroad companies ...........
~' 10;00
Real Estate bPoker~ ea~n.o
Real Estate salesman, each,, ...... ,o,o..o,~,~. 5,00
Restaurant or lunch stand, with 12 cb~irs or
Ness, including reStadr~flt'of hotels and
boarding houses ....................... ,.o~ 5.00
13 c~irs and less than ~1,o .............. 7,50
21 chairs and less ~nan 31 ................ ±2,o0
More tDs. n 3! ~/~ 17.50
Rooming Houses {See Hotels}
Seeds and Feeds (See
Sewing Eaohlnes {See MercP~nt)
con~racuors,
Si~ painters and painting -~ ~ resident 5.00
non-reSident...~? 25.00
Tailor~ ~ercb~nt each shop.,..., ..... ...~.o.,. 5.00
Trust Comply (See B~ks)
Trucks for hire. of not more tb~n one t~eapaeity
of more than one ton~ and not more than
of more t~n ~ tons~ and not more than &
Trucks~ motor, transporting merchandise for
consideration, each truck ........ ~, .... ,,o~o,,,,
Trucks~ wholesale delive~ (Not otherwise
provided fcr~,.,o ...... o..,.,,..,~..o.o.o..o~,
Veterinary surgeons~ or persons charging for
services as horse or ~uimal dootors~....,
5°00
!0.00
15~00
25.00
15~00
15.00
I0,00
5,00
8. In the event ar~y provision or provisions of
this Ordir~nce sb~l! be dec!areal or adjudged invalid
or tuuoo~stitntio~al~ such adjudication sb~il ~_n no
mar~aer affect any other provision or provisiors of
this Ordinance 'out all the rest hereof sb~ll be in
full force and effect just as though:' the provision
or provisions so declared or .adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional were not origir~lly a cart b~reof.
The above Ordinance~ having been placed on its
first reading at a Regular Meeting of the Town
isslon Meld on October !Sth~ 1935~ was finally
passed and adopted on the second reading at a re~lar
meeting of said Board of Town Commissioners held on
Nove~er and a copy hereof posted at the front door
of the Town Hallo
(Si~ned) H, Do Sterns
(Sign~) %~, Wenzel
{Si~ed) J~ P, Bowen
~T~~--~
Commissioners of the
T~m of Bo}~.ton~ Florida