O69-07 OROINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 26-1 OF THE CODIFIED
ORDINANCES OF SAID MUNICIPALITY, IMPOSING
EXCISE TAX AGAINST CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANrES
DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF SAID
CITY; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, SAVINGS
CLAUSE, REPEALING PROVISIONS, AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
PENALTY PROVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Section 26-1 of the Codified Ordinances of the
City of Boynton Beach be, and the same is hereby amended to read:
"Sec. 26-1: Casualty Insurance Companies, Excise Imposed. There is hereb~
assessed, imposed and levied on every insurance company, corporation or
other insurer now engaged in or carrying on, or which shall hereafter engage
in or carry on the business of insuring with respect to cast~l ty risks, as show~
by the records of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Florida, an exci~
or license tax in addition to any license tax or excise tax now levied by the
city, which tax shall be in the amount of one percent of the gross amount of
receipts of premiums from policy holders on all premiums collected on
casualty insurance policies, covering property within the city."
Section 2: SeParability.~ Each of the provisions of this
Ordinance are separable, including word, clause, phrase or sentence, and if
any portion hereof shall be declared invalid, the remaining porlion shall not
be affected but shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3: Authority to Codify: Specific authority is hereby
granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the City's existing Code.
Section 4: Repealing Provisions: All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: Penalty Provisions: Any person, firm or corpor-
ation convicted of violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be penalized by fine not exceeding $500.00 and costs of
prosecution, or imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Section 6: t~ffective Date: ~This Ordinance shall become
effective in the manner and at the time provided in the charter and Ordinances
of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida.
First reading this i~ay of (~f~ ~/ , 1969.
Second, final reading and passage this [~)~ day of~~ ..
' ~' A.D. 1969.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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