HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER #128CHaPTeR NO.
AN ORDINANCE Imposing a license tax upon all retail
vendors of alcoholic beverages in the City of Sebastian, Florida;
fixing the amount thereof; providing the manner of issuing such
license, and prescribing penalties for violation hereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA:
Sec. 1. Each retail vendor of alcoholic beverages
in the City of Sebastian, Florida, shall pay an annual municipal
license tax for the conduct of such business, as follows:
1. (a) Vendors of beverages containing alcohol of more
than one per cent by weight and not more than three and
two tenths per cent by weight, fifteen dollars.
(b) Vendors of beverages containing alcohol of more
than one per cent by weight and not more than three and
two tenths per cent by weight for consumption off the
premises only, seven and one-bali~ dollars.
2.(a) Vendors of beverages containing alcohol of more
than one per cent by weight and not more than fourteen
per cent by weight, and wines regardless of alcoholic
content, fifty dollars.
(b) Vendors of beverages containing alcohol of more
than one per cent by weight and not more than fourteen
per cent by weight, and wines regardless of alcoholic
content, for consumption off the premises only, twenty-
five dollars.
3. Vendors o~~ beverages, regardless of alcoholic
content, operating places of business where such
beverages are sold only in sealed containers for con-
sumption off the premises where sold, two hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
4- Vendo~s of beverages, regardless of alcoholic
content, operating places of business for consumption
on or off the premises, three hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in the business of sslling alcoholic beverages at retail, within
the corporate limits of the City of Sebastian, Florida, without
first paying the license tax therefor, as provided in Section 1
hereof. Said license tax shall be due and payable at the time
and in the manner prescribed by Chapter j~ -- of the Ordinances
VQC;~"LL.¢' AND WALKER, V£RO BEACH, FLORIDA
of said City, and all the provisions of said Chapter relating to
the manner of issuing occupational licenses shall be applicable
to the licenses to be issued under the provisions of this
Ordinance.
Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon the conviction
thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding $500.00 or by im-
prisonment not exceeding bO days, either one or both in the dis-
cretion of the Court trying the offender.
Sec. 4- All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5- This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor
or by its becoming an ordinance without such approval.
Attest:
To the Mayor of the City of Sebastian, Florida:
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance
was regularly passed by the City Council on the / of
September, 1951. _
Approved by me this day of~~-~ , 1951.
Mayor
AND WALKER,