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MINUTES OF THE M3:ETING OF TEE CITY COMtUSSIONERS
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The City Commissioners of the City of Clearwater held a
Special Meeting in the City Hall at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
Monday, November the 25th, 1940. Notice was served on all
members of the Commission. The following members present.
E. B. Casler, Jr. Mayor-Commissioner
R. A. Dempsey
Herbert Grice
R. B. Norton
G. R. Seavy
Absent
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Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Moved by Mr. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Seavy and un-
animously carried the rule be waived ~nd Ordinance 457 be
passed on at second reading by title only. ~~oved by Mr.
Grice and seconded by Mr. Dempsey and unanimously carried
Ordinance No. 467 be passed on its third and final reading.
r.,.toved by Hr. Grice and seconded by:Mr. Dempsey and un-
animously carried the following Resolution be adp:pted. "
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There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest:
City Auditor-Clerk
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CLEARW ATER, FLORIDA
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CITY "AN"O."
J. 'RANK HAM"ICK
CITY AUGITO" AND CL.RK
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RAL~H RICHARD'
CITY ATTOIINaV
CITY OF CLEARWATER
~ovember 25, 1940
" There will be a special
Commission tonight at seven
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This notice Was delivered to the following
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N
\~n~EAS at the regular municipal election to be held
on December 17th, 1940, three members of the City Commission
will be elected, two of whom will serve regulAr two-year terms
and one of whom will serve one year to complete the term made
vacant by the resignation of Oo~issioner George R. Seavy; and
~~REAS the City Charter does not specifioally pres-
oribe the method of electing Commissioners in a case of this
kind where two Commissioners are to be elected for two-year
terms and one Commissioner is to be eleoted for a one-year
term; and
~~REAS under Section 161 of the Charter the City
Commission has authority to prescribe the method and manner
of holding all elections in this City, anl1 now finds it
neoessary to pass this resolution to cover the sitlmtion
hereinabove described;
NO'^" THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
1. That candidates for the office of City Commissioner
at the regular election to be held on December 17, 1940, shall
not be required to indicate whether they are candidates for a
two-year term or for a one-year term.
2. That the two candidates for the office of City
Commissioner who shall receive the highest number of votes
(at the general municipal election to be held on December 17th,
1940, shall be declared elected to two-year terms on the Com-
mission, said terms to begin on the first Monday in January,
1941, and end on the first Monday in January, 1943; and the
candidate recei'ving the next largest number of votes shall
be declared elected to a one-year 'term on the COmmission,
said term to begin on the first Monday in January, 1941,
and end on the first Monday in January, 1942.
This Resolution passed and adopted by the City Com-
mission of the City of Clea~later, Florida, on the 25th day
of November, 1940.
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ty Au tor and Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 467
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.tlN ORDINANCE REL.\TING TO 8.;L1;:8 AT P1J:'1LIC AUCTION OF DIAMONDS
OR MIT OT!m:~ l'RECIotm on S!'::t!I-PHECIOU3 ST017JG, OR D.UTATIONS
THEREOF, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JErmLHY, fiOLD, fJILVER on. PLATED
','IARE, CHIN.\, GLA3i31,Vi\1C';;, OR LE/\.Tlr.:~J GOODS TO PREV1iJ'TT Fll4.UD,
DEC~PTION AND CIr3A TInG /i. T StTCl-: OAL"'S; TO LICENEfE THOSE
ENG-AGED IN :,:UCiT ~),',L;':~), J\NlJ FIX TII!~ /J.:OUNT OF TH;~ LIC"SNSE
TAX: TO BE PAID FOR rl'lIE PRIVILEGl': OF CONDUCTING SUCH SALES;
TO HE(~UIR~ THOSE NGA(ED IN SUCH ~AL~\S TO FILE AN APPLICATION
FOR LICENSE '. ,ITH ;~l?FID;\. VIT, BOND ;.tIn INVEHTORY FO THE PRO-
PERTY PROPOSED TO DE SOLD; TO PHOVIDZ Fon AN EXAi!INATION OF
TEE PROPERTY IwriNTORIED AN~ PROPOG~D TO DE SOLD; TO PROVIDE
TIlE PROCEDURE FOR lI~'illINGS UPON APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH LICENSE
BEFOKi: TIlE CITY CO:11ISGION OF TIm CITY OF CLEAm':ATEH; TO FIX
THS DlfitATIOH OF JUGB 3AL~::S 1;"l\{.) TIE HOtmu OJ' TEE D~'\Y DURING
\~EICH BUCE SALES MAY BE C OHDUC TED , AND TIyTPOSING A PENALTY
~"OR TIm VIOLATION rflIEHEOF.
~T-rnR~\S sales at pUblic auction of diamon~
or any other precious or semi-precious stones, or imitations
thereof, watches, clocks, jewelry, gold, silver or plated
ware, china, glassware, or leather goods, afford peculiar
opportunity to those engaged in such sales to impose upon,
defraud and chent the pUblic because the public, generally,
is unskilled in the art of determining the purity, quality
of value of merchandise of this character, and
1,'.lIEREAS the rapid sale of such articles
at pUblic auction, when purchasers must buy at a glance
and largely upon the statements and representations of the
auctioneer, and also under the stimulus and excitement of
competitive bidding, exposes many persons to deception and
unscrupulous practices,
THEREFORE, in the exercise of necessary
regulatory police power, and also in the exercise of the
taxing power vested in the City of Clearwater in and by
its Charter,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE OI'FY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEAR-
WATER, FLORIDA:
Sec. 1. This Ordinance shall apply to
all sales at public auction of diamonds or any other pre-
cious or semi-precious stones, or imitations thereof,
watches, clooks, jewelry, gold, silver or plated ware,
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china, glassware, or leather goods, conducted in the City
of Clearwater, Florida, by any person, firm or corpol's tion,
and it shall apply, regardless of 'Nhether the 'goods and
wares so of~ered for sale are in fact the property of those
offering them for sale at public auction, or the property
of others for \':hom the auctioneer acts as agent. l'rovided,
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however, that nothing contained in this Ordinance shall apply
to jUdioial sales, or sales by any executors or acbninistretors,
nor the sale bY' the holder of pursonal securitY' under a oon-
tract allowing pUbJ.ic sale in def'nult of pAyment of debt.
Seo. 2. Before any person, firm or corporation shall
sell or be engaged in the business of selling diamonds, or any
other precious or semi-precious stones, or imitations thereof,
wAtohes, clocks, jewelry, gold, silver or plAted ware, ohina,
glassware, or leather goods, at public auotion, such person,
firm or corporation shall file an application with the City
Tax Collector of the CitY' of Clearwater, Florida, for a liconse,
~'hich applica ti on shall be ac companied bY' an affidavit stating
all the facts, relating all the reasons for and character of
such sale, and including the statement of the nAmes of the
persons from whom the said property proposed to be sold was
obtained, the date of delivery to the person, firm or corp-
oration applying for such license, and the place from which
said property was last taken or bought, and all details
necessary to exactly locate and fully identify the said
property, and shal~ further state that the applicant is of
good moral character. There shall be attached to the
application a written sworn j.nventory shoVl'ing in detail the
quality, quantity, kind or grade of the said property pro-
posed to be sold, and stating that no items or articles be-
longing to anY' other person than the applicant are included
in said inventory. The application shall be accompanied bY'
a bond payable to the Governor of the State of Florida in the
penal sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), conditioned
that the applicant shall pay all losses and damages which
may lawfUlly be clabned against the applicant, on account of
any misrepresentation of fact or belief or any material
suppressing of facts made by the applicant or ceused to be
made by the applicant in the conduct of said sale concerning
the said property offered at such sale, or any losses or
dmnages which may grow out of a violation of any provisions
of law relating to such sale by such applicant. Suoh bond
to be exeouted as suretY' by a bonding or insurance company
lioensed to do business in the state of Florida. Such bond
sha11 be for the benefit of any person who mAY sustain any
loss or damage, and,authorizing any suoh person sustaining
such loss or damage, .to ~ br1ng>~ui t or ac tion in any: Court 0 f
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competent Jurisdiction to recover on said bond.
Sec. 3. The applicont shall pay to the Tax Collector
as a lioense for the privilege of selling such property at
pUblio auotion the sume of One Thousond Dollars (;)1,000.00),
for the duration of said sole, whioh shAll not exoeed fifteen
(~5) days, and provided further, that no fractional part of
said lioense tax shall be pRid for a sale of shorter duration.
Seo. 4. Upon the filing of such application, affidavit,
inventory and bond, and upon the payment of the said sum of
$1,000.00 as required in Section 3 hereof, the Tax Collector
of the City of Clearwater, Florina, shall before issuing a
license to the applicant, either personally or by two or more
duly licensed jewelers, examine the said property specified in
said inventory, which property is proposed to be sold during
said auction sale, said inspection being for the purpose of
determining whether the said inventory clearly sets forth and
describes the property proposed to be sold, and whether the
allegations of the application and affidavit relating to said
property are true, and should it appear upon such inspection
and examination that such proposed sale of said property at
publfc auction will probably result in fraud, deceit or other
imposition upon the public, or mould it otherwise appear to
the Tax Collector that the application, affidavit or inventory
is untrue the said Tax Collector is authorized and directed to
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file with the City Clerk the said application, affidavit, bond,
inventory and his report and recommendations thereon, and the
City Clerk sh~ll thereafter submit the same to the City ot "
Clearwater, Florida, and said City Commission of the City of
Clearwater shall thereupon either set a date for a hearing
upon said application at a regular Commission meetinr" or
refer the matter to an appropriate committee of Commission
members for a hearing upon said application. Provided, however,
that before a hearing shall be held by either the Commission at
a regular meeting, or an appropriate committee thereof, two
week's notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be
given by a publication of notice thereof in some newspaper ot
general circulation in the City of Cleanvater, Florida, said
notioe to be published one time at least two weeks prior to
the date of said hearing. Upon such hearing being held and
reported to the Commission at a regular meeting the said
Commission shall proceed to a determination ot whether Dr not
the license tor whioh application is made should be granted,
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and the said City Commission is hereby authorized and empowers,
to refuse to grant said application if in the opinion of the
members of said Commission such aotion is necessary to prevent
fraud and deception being practiced upon the public. If, how-
ever, the City Commission, or a ~~jority of a quorum thereof,
finds that said sale will in their opinion be so conducted as
to protect the public from fr~ud, deception and imposition,
and if satisfied as to the truth .'of said application, affidavit
and inventory, And with the sufficiency of said bond, and as to
the good moral character of the applicant, they mny direct the
Tax Collector to issue a license to said applicant for the pur-
pose of conducting such auction sale of said property. If, how-
ever, said Tax Collector, upon his inspection of the said pro-
perty, or upon the inspection thereof in his behalf by two or
more licensed jewelers, is satisfied that the application and
affidavit are true, and that the bond is sufficient, and that
the applicant is of good moral character, he may immediately
upon payment of the sum of $1,000.00 issue a license to said
applicant, without filing the said application, affidavit and
inventory with the City Clerk, or carrying out the procedure
outlined above.
Sec. 5. No license shall be issued to conduct a sale
at pUblic auction for a longer period than fifteen days, Sundays-
and legal holidays excepted, and a period of at least six (6)
months must have elapsed after the conclusion of any auction
sale conducted after the enactment of this Ordinance before
another license shall be issued to the same applicant, or to
any other person, firm or corporation in privity with said
applicant.
Sec. 6. No license shall b~ issued and it shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or corporation to conduct a sale at
pUblic auction of diamonds or any other precious or semi-precious
stones, or imitations thereof, watches, clocks, jewelry, gold,
silver or plated ware, china, glassware, or leather goods, in
the City of Clearwater between the hours of 6:00 P.M., and 8:00
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Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to sell, dispose of or offer to sell or dispose of
any diamonds or any other precious or semi-precious stones, or
imitations thereof, watches, clocks, jewelry, gold, silver or
plated ware, china, glassware, or leather goods, at a sale at
pUblic auotion whioh have not been included and described in
the inventory filed with the application for a license to hold
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Seo. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, to moke a printed or oral statement conoerning
the said property, whioh is the subjeot of such sBle at pUblic
auction, if such statement is false in any partioular, or has
a tendency to mislead any person present or to misrepresent
the quality, quantity, oharacter, condition, value or cost of
! any such goods, wares, merchandise or other personRl property
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,I Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
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corporation, to aot or to cuuse any other person to act as a
by-bidder, or wha t is corn:nonly knovm as a "capper" or "booster"
at any suoh sale at public auotion or any place where any such
sale shall take plaoe or to offer or mnke any false bid or to
pretend to bid for or buy any article sold or offered for sale
at any suoh auotion; or for anyone directly or indirectly in
the employ of the person, firm or corporation to whom a license
has been issued under the Ordinance to bid for or buy any such
article.
Sec. 10. If any section of this Ordinance, or any part
thereof, shall be adjudged by any Court of competent Jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or in-
validate the remainder or any other section or part hereof, And
it is further expressly declared that itis the intention of the
said Oity Commission of the City of Clea~vater to enaot such
remaining portions or seotion hereof without inclUding herein
such invalid or unoonstitutional sections or portions.
Sec. 11. Any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable
to punismnent by a fine of not exceeding Three Hundred and nO/100
('300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment for not exceeding sixty
(50) days, or by both, such fine and imprisonment in the dis-
cretion of the Municipal ~udge, and each day that said person,
firm or corporation shall fail to pay the license tax herein
required shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
and shall be punishable as such, and likewise any person, fi~
or corporation shall be deemed to have violated this Ordinance
by conducting auction sales of said property at more than one
location without obtaining a separate license for each location,
and shall be punishable as for a separate and distinot offense
for each and every location not separately licensed under the
terms of this Ordinanoe.
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Seo. 12. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances in
conrlict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 13. This Ordinance shall beoome erfective
immediately upon its passage and adoption by the City
Commission of the City of Clearwater, Florida.
Sec. 14. This Ordinance shall be published as re-
quired by law one (1) day in some newspaper published in
the City of Clearwater, Florida, within five (5) days after
its passage and approval by the Mayor-Commissioner, and by
posting a copy thereof for ten (10) days on the Bulletin
Board
located at the City Hall, Clearwater, F}prida.
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THE CLEARWATER SUN
PUblished Dally
Clearwater, 1'lnelllUl Couuty, Florida.
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PINELLAS:
Before the undcrslgned authority l)(lr80nally all11oo.red Victor lL Morgnn, who
on onth I18.Y8 that he Is the l>UbllKhcr of the Clearwater SWI, a daJl~' nCW8lNlIICr
published at Cloorwater In Plnelln8 County, Florida; tJlat the ~\ttlwhcd copy of
oo\'ertlsement, belng an. .Or.dinance.. No... .4.67........................".
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I1l1ld newspaper bl the bumcs of '" Navemb6I'...28.,.. ~9.40........ ......,..
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Affiant furUler lIa~'8 that the !laid Clenrwatcr Sun Is a neWIlIJl111Cr publlllbed at
Clearwater, III said Plnella8 COUJlty, Florldn, and that the su.id newspaper has
heretefore been continuously publfl;hed In swd Pillellas CoWlty, Florida, e:wh da~'
u.nd bas been entered 118 8CCOIIld class mull IDllttel' at the Ilost office In Clearwater,
In sald Plnella8 County, Florida, for 0. period of one year next preceding tJle first
publlcatJOIl of tile attached COllY of ndvertiBemoot; u.nd affiant further ..n~'s tha.t
he hl18 nelther paid nor llromlsed allY person, Clrm or oorpo1'l\tloo I\.ny dl.'lCOlmt,
rebate, oommlssJon or refund for tl1e IIU~ose of securing thIs ndvcrtlHemel1t for
llUbllcatloo 10 the 8ald neW81lUller. ~ ,
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:,' :DIAltONDS . . on . ANY' .0THF.llt
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JEW!l:J.RY, GOLD, SILVER. OR
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OOODS:'TO' PRl!JVmNTFlu.UD,
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'" ATsueH SALJoJ8:'TO LlOENSEl
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~.,.SALES;'ANDFlX THI)l AMOUNT
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, CONDUCTING: SUCH' SALESj'TO
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:. SUCH SALES :'1'0 FIIiIjl'AlfAP-
':'. PLICATION ....: F,O R' "LICENSE
;" Wl'fH All'FIDAVIT, :BOND.' AND
. INVENTORY OF THE 'l'ROPEU-
;, TY .'PROI'OSElDTO: Blil SOLD:
,TO PROVIDE.. FOR ;AN. EX..OlI-
NATION..: OF ,THE.: PROPERTY
INVENTORIED' AND :PROPOSED
TO DE SOLD: TO paOVlDE'l'HE
PROCEDURCl ','FOlt.HEAlUNGS
UPON .' APPLICATIONS FOR
SUCH.lfICENSEsaEFORE TIlE
CITY COMMISSION.. OF .THE
CITY 01<'. CLEAltWATER; TO
FIX THE. DURATION ...OF' SUCH
SALES AND THE HOURS OF
THE DAY' DURUlG WHICH
SUCH SALES. MAY. BE . CON-
. DUCTED.' A:ND.) IMPOSING A
PENALTY FOR . THE .VIOLA_
TION THEREOF. .........
;WHEREAS,.ao.hia'atPubllo auction
ot dllllnOndu or any, other' precloUII
ell' aeml-preclous stoncs,',. or : .imlta.-
tlons thereat. watches,:. clocks, :,Jew.-
'elry. ;lrOll1. silver or ~ pllitjl!1"wll1'ei
:'chlna. 'glasswo.re; ':.01', .lelJ.thel". goods.
:atford peculiar "opportunlty.,to. thollG
lencagcd: In such sales to 1mpo8e'uPo.o;
,defraud a.old. chea.t the., p\lbtlc becajlse
Ithe.'PUbIlC. . ..enerl!UYi !Ai, ulI.ltlUed Ul
the,a.rt",ot'detet'mlnlng, the:.:purltY.
~'Qual1tyor . valuf,l.' or.; morchlJ.ndlllo , of
~thl. chnra<:ter..,~d';-." ~.;'."
: WHEREAS. ~;ta. 'I ' . . l'<~l!t. sl1ch
l'artlcl. \llI....at 'JlUbl!~. X!> '. ;1lr~~fIlir.
chasen must . ~'!olr':)~. .
largely upon tl~~,:#ytt~ ",
reaentaUobsof:'f""'_" ILl it.
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tmhncot.cllitlliittltllla,b@dtn.l& il . ~
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'I scrupulous . practlces.;.: -""'::M",:':=f~;l1j!
. THEREli'Oil~;-rln . tho' exe11c1i1e!:'Cif
I nece81'ary. ::~SiUIalory' ,:pe>llce, . pOW!>>'"
!'a.nd..111110. In'''the 'excrclso' af, .the :tu.
! In~ ::'poweriS ve.st.~ll :In :JhO.. City i..of .
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Jlllllatlon, otflda~lt, Inventory and
1>0n,l, alh) l/von the payment ot tho,
/<uhl Mllm of 'f1,OOO.OO as required In
Sectloll 3 he",of, the Tn X Collector
of the efh' o( Clearwater, Florida,
'..hnll beror" ISl!\llng a lIee0l8 to the
! nllpllcllnt, either pel'lIonally or by two
, 01' more duly licensed Jewelera, exam-
Ine the slll<.l property Ipeclrled 111 laid
I 1I\'"nlo 1')', which property II pro-,
l>uH",1 to be sold during said auction
sule, Bald Inspection being for the
)IUl'pOMe ot determining whether the
ellld Inventory clearlY lIets forth and
"ellerlhed the property prOPoled to
: bo >lold, fln,' whllther the allcglltlons
of the application and aUlllflvlt re-
latlmr to Balr! property are true, nntl
HhouM It appellI' upon luch Inapecllon
lInd examination that auch propoaed
IIllle ot saltl property at pUblic dUC.
tlon w III probably result In traud,
deceit 01' other Impollltlon upon till!
lJuhllc, or !lhould It othorwlle appear
10 tho TIix Collector th"'t the appll-
cflllon, I\ftllltwlt or Inventor)' I. nn-
tl'lIe the said Tax Collector I. au-
thorlzeu Il nd directed to tile ",,'Ith
the City Clerk tho lIald appllen.tlon,
..CChla\"lt, bond, Inventory anu hi. I'" ,
IlOrt ullll l'eClllllmell<latlona thenon,
IInd th" City Clerk ahall thereafter
Huumlt thu ~l\lIIe to the City COlll-
IIIIHSIOI1 ot thu City ot Clearwaor,
1"Iorhll" nml Hllld City Commhlllon
uf UIO City or Clearwater llhall thoro-
UPOII either sct a llllto tor a hoarlng
IIPOII suld nppllcatloll at a regulllr
COlllllllsHlon meeting, or 1'0 fer lhe
IIIllller to an approprIate committee
ot Cummlsslon members tor a hear.
ing upon suhl 8J>pllcatlon. Provided,
. lIo\\'OI'el', that beforu a hearIng shall
bo held by either the CommlNlon at
" n>gulllr meullllK, or an appropriate
conlllllll{,e thereot, two week's notlco
ot tho tlmc 0.1111 place oC such hfar-
Ing shall be given by a publlcatloll
or nolleo thereot In Ill1lne newspaper
ur j;(Pllerul cll'culallon In thc City or
CI8111'\\'lIt('I', 1<'lorhll" lIald nollce to
ue 11II1>1I.lIe., olle time at leaat two
wueka prlol' to the datc ot said hear.
InJ; Upon Hueh hearing belllg held
IUHi rCllorle,1 to the Commission at
n regl1lllr 1lI,<ctlltll' the said Commis-
sion Hhall pl'oeecd to a detel'mlnl"
lion ot whethel' or not the lIeen~e
(CI' which application Is made lIhould
be grll.lltcd, Rnd tho Bald City Com-
missIon III hereby lluthol'lzcd nnd em-
IIOWHH, to retuse to !;I'ant aald 0.11-
pllealluu It III the opinion ot the
memucril ot sllld Commission lIuch
uetion Is IIlJccssary to prevent traUlI
Ilnu dcceplfon belllg practiced upon
the public. It, however, the Clly
COlllllllsslon. or a lnajol'lty at a quor- !
IIlU thereot, finds that said sale will
In theil' o)llnlon be so conllucted as'
to prot~ct the public trol1l tl'aud, de- ,
ceptlon Ilml ImposItion, Ilnd It lIatls-'
tlcd as to the truth ot ,mill applica-
tion, nrtltlavlt lInd Inv<,nto.", and
with the sufflclency ot said bontl,
and as to 1I~ good 11I01'0.1 characte I'
'ot tho appllcan t, they may ,II rent
tho Tax Collcctol' to Issue a llcE<np.e
to sal<l aPllJlcllnt tor tll', pllrpose lit
conducting Iluch auction salo oC saId
propert)'. It. howevcr, sRld Ta.x COol-
leclor. upon his In.pectlon ot the
said propel'I)', 01' IIpon the Inspcctlon
thereof III' his behalt by two or m<lre
\ licensed jewelers. is lIatlstled that
the applleatlon and attldnl'lt are
true. nntl that the bon~ Is SUfficient,
an,l that the applicant Is oC ,good
moral character, he 1m\)" hnmedlately
'upon PIl)'ment at the sum ot ~1.000,Otl
Issue n license to said applicant,
without tiling the snld appJl('atloi.;..
aCtldn\'lt nllll Inventory with Ihe City 'I
CIlJl'k, or cnrrylng out the procedure
ouUln"tI auove.
Sec. Ii. No license shnll be Isslled
to conduct a sale nt public auction I
tor I\. longer P61'Iod than tltteen da)'s,
Sllnda~'s alld Ip.gnl holltl/l)'s excl!Jlted.
and IL perloll ot nt leaat six (0)
1I10nths must hnve elapsed atter the I
conclusion of any lIuellon sale con-'
'dueled atter the enllctment ot this
,Ordinance betore another license shall
; be Issuetl to the snme applicant, or
; to any other person, tlrm or corpora-
'tlon In privity with aal<l applicant.
Sec. II. No license shull be bsued
; and It shall be unlawtul tor all)'
'pel'lIon, tlnn 01" corporation to con-
I duct II. sale lit public auction ot
I'dlamonds or any other precious or
sentl-lll'Cclous atones, or ImltntlonR
thercot, watche". clock a, jewelry, /o\'old.
sliver or plated ware. china, glass-
wlII'e. or lenther goods, In the CIty
ot Clearwater between the hours of
6 :00 P. lIf., and tl:OO A. 111.
See. 7. It shall be unlawful tor I
j lUly peraon. flnn or corporation to
sell. dispose oJ: f)r QUer to .ell, ~
f dlStOse of Qny diamonds' ~ -~~}
Jot e l' precious or semi-precious'
. stonea, or Imitations thereot, watch- i
ea, clocks, jewelry, gold. allver or'
. plated ware,.. china., glMllWare, or;
,I~ather ll'ollds. at a tllle Ilt publli.-!
_ a.uctlon '\'I'hlch have not been Included:
, and described In the, Inventory flied i
tWlthl Ithe application for a. IIcenle'
o 10 tI lIuch sale.
Sec. 8. It lIhall be unlawful tor
a.ny persall. tlnn or corporation, to:
make a prInted or oral statement'
concerning the Il\ld PI"Operty, whIch
/s the subJect ot such /!Ille at pUblic
ructlo~, It 1I11ch statcment la tal~e
. n an~ particular, or has a tendency
to mllllead any perlon prellent or to
mlRrepresent the qnallt)" quantity
chamcter, cundltlon. Value' or COlt or
any, lIUch good8, wares. mcrchllndls6
or bJother .Jl8rllonal property which la
Ills ec~ 0_ such Bale at pUblic auction
ee. . It 8hllll be unlawful for any
per/lon, flnn or corporation to act
: ~~ ~o b~~~T~ I any other person to act I'
1 k ,er, or what II common_
Y nOWn a. a "capper" or lOb t'
.1''' at 001l -I
'tlon or ~~v.~11t .ale hat pUblic auc-
I al 'h ,.. ace Were any such'
· · II aU take placa Or to otter or
m~~' allY fal.. bid or to pretend to
. ottere~r ,:: ,.~,!'I atDY article .old or
.... a an ,uch auction'
f, 1"', th,to, , 1',," :an71.ono dlr"c:ry 01' Illdlrllcthil
' · · ,omll 0, or .th. persOll, flnn '01'
~~O~~~JO 'd1t"hom. .' lIcen.e baa
j,~ld tor' 0:' Un or. .tt.. OrdInance CO
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to all salell,~;publle aucUon ot dls.-
,mond. or an other preclou. or semi-
:proclous ston , or Imitation. there-
iot, watches, cl ks. jowelry, gold, sil-
l VOl' or plated mre, china, .Iaillware,
. or leather good I. cdnducted In the
City ot Clearwater Florida, by 'lDY
: per!lon, firm or corporation. and It
"'hall apply. regardless ot whether
'the goods and wart:a SO offered tor
~ nle are In tact the property ot thOle
'otferlng them, for lale at publln auc-
'UOD, 01" the property at others tor
whom the allctloneer actl as agent.
'Provided, however, thnt nothing con-
I talned In thIs Ordinance shall apply
,to ju,lIclal sales. or ssles by any
; executors or admlnllltratorll. nor the
. sale by the holtler ot personal secur-
; Ity unrler a: contract allowIng public
: sale In default ot payment. of debt.
; Sec. 2. Berore allY person, tlrm or
I corporation ahall sell or bo engaged
; In the business ot se\1lng diamonds,
i or any other precious or seml-preclollll
~ IItoneH or ImItation. thereof, watch.
j e8, cl~ckll. jewell')'. gold, slll'er 01'
I plated ware. china, glaslware, or
j leather', goods, at pUblic auction, sllch
l person, . tlrm or corporation shall tile
j an application with the City Tax
I Collector fOI" the City or Clearwater,
I' Florida, for a. lleense, ....hlch. appllca.-
tlon shall !Ml accompanied b)' an a.t-
\ flda.vlt "tatlng 1.11 the tlCts, relatlnlr
j all the reasons tel' and character ot
1 !luch .al'l, and. IncludIng the lStJl.te-
1 Insnt of the namel ot the pUlIons
. from whom the said property "1'0-
, posed to be Ilold was obts.lned, the:
, date of dEll! vel')' to the person, linn
,or corporation applylnJl' for .uch II-
~~e . and the 'place tram which .ald
'Yrope'rty Wall 10lt taken or bought. \
j Ilnd s.11 de taUII MCessary to exactly
. locate' and fully ldentlty the s&l<l
t lJroperty, and shall turther lItate that i
I. the APplicant Is ot rood moral char- I
acter. There .hllll be o.ttached to:
! the appllca.tlon .. wlitten Iworn In.-
lvontol'Y snOll'hlg In detlLlJ the qnal.
illy, quantity, kind or I[rado of the
,said property proposed to bl lIo1d,
land stating that no Itema or articles
i belonKlng to any other person than
IthlJ applicant are Included In sl\l<I
i In\'entol')'. The application ..hall be
'accompanied by a bond payahle to
i the Governor of the State llf Florida
'In the penal 111m of Two Thouaam\
IDollars ($2.000,00), conditioned that
; the applicant shall pay all IUHII!S ..nd
'damagell which mllY laWfully be
:clalmed agaInst the applicant, on ac-
lcount ot any mlsrepresent.atlon at
'fllct or bellet or any material sup-
:presllng ot tac'.lI made by the appll-
!cllnt or Clauserl to be made by the
, applicant In the conduct ot llald lale
;concornlng the said property oftered
!at such sale, or any 10llses or dam-
illges which may grow out ot a Vio-
lation ot any provlelons ot law re-
,latinII' to such 'sale by such applicant.
,Such bond to be executed as surety
'by a bonding or lnnurance compa.ny
,licensed to do bUsiness In the Slate
I. or Florida.. Such bond "hall be tor
; the benetlt ot /lny person who may
'Iustaln any lOBI o~ damage, and 0.11-
\thorlzlng any luchperlon sustaining
: such IOS8 or damll8'e, to bring ault or
: action In nny Court of competent
,jurisdiction to recover on aald bond.
I Sce;' 3. The applicant shall pay
1 to the' Tal': Collector tl.II 11. llcenlle tor
,the privilege at selling auen property
at public auction the aum of One
Thonsll.nd Dollars ('l,OOO.OOi, tor the
; dnratlon ot said 8ale, whlcb. Ihall not
i exceed tlfteen (111) daya, and 111'0-
: vlded further, that no tmctlonal part
; or lIald lIcenlle tax shall be pald for
i.a._a~le of 'sh(\rtl!l' duration.
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. Sec. . 10.U....auy -iectlon"" oC. thl.
I Ordlnancl. or a.ny\part thereat, lIhall,
, be adjudl(ed by any Court ot compe.
I tent jurlldlctlon to. be fnvalld, such
JUdgment lIhall\ not affect, Impair or
,Invalidate the J'1lmalllder or any oth-:
er .ecllon or part hereot, And It Is.
turther exprellllly 'declared that It II
the Intention of the laid City Com-
minion ot the City or Clearwater to
, enact luch remaining portion I or sec-
tlonll hereot w!thont Including herein
.uoh Invalid or unconstitutional sec-
,tlona or portion..
Sec. 11. Any penon, firm or carr,
poratlon who .ha.ll vlola.te any ot the'
provllllon. ot this Ordinance .hall be
. liable to punishment by a tine ot
not exceeding Three Hundred and
no/lOll ('300.00) DollulO, or by Im-
prisonment tor not exceadlng .Ixty
(60) days. or by both, such fine and
Imprllonment In the dlllcretlon ot the
: Municipal JUdge. and 'each day that
' aald penon, tlrm or corporation shall,
taU to pay the IIcenae tax hereIn.
required lIhall. constitute 1\ sepuate
and dletlnct otteWle and lIhall be pun-,
Ishable u such, and lIkewlle any
person, flnn or corporation ahall be
deemed to have violated this Ordl~
nonce by conducting auction aales
ot said property at more than one
location without obtaining a separatc
license tor ea.ch location, and !lhtlll
be punishable as for a. lleparJlte and
distinct ottense tor each anrl ever)'
locl\.1Ion not Ileparately licensed un-
der the termll ot. this Ordinance. ,
Sec. 12. All OrdlnancC8, or parts.
ot Ordinances In connlct herewith
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 13. This Ordlna.nce ahall be-
come ettectlve Immediately upon Ita
pallage a.nd adoption by the City
Commission ot the City of Clearwa-
ter, Flortda..
Sec. 14. This Ordinance Shall be
pUbll8hed all requh'Cd by law one (1)
day In lome newspaper published In
th'3 City ot Clearwater Fl."rtda.. with-
In five (II) days after It. paa.a.ge and
approval by the Mayor-Commission-
er and by posting .. copy thereof tor
ten, no) days on the BUllelln Board
locatod at the City Hall. Clearwater,
.Florida.
Pa/lfted on tint rfla.dlng 111l!V40.'
Pused on second rea<llng 11/211/.0.
PB.Ilsed on third reading 11/2:1/40..\
E. B. CASLER JR. :
Mayor-Commissioner \
Alli~: I
J. Frank Hamrick
City Auditor and Clerk . ;
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