O-55-133
ORDINANCE NO. 133
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE
TAX FOR ALL ELECTRICIANS OR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS;
REQUIRING EXAMINATION AND PAYJ.1ENT OF ALL PERSONAL
PROPERTY TAXES AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE
ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE; REPEALIID PARAGRAPH 109 6F
SECTION 7, CHAPTER XI OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDIN-
ANCES OF THE CITY OF CLE~~NT RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSE TAXES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT; PROVIDING OTHER
MATTERS RELATING HERETO, INCLUDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLE~NT, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all electricians or electrical contractors
performing any labor and/or furnishing any material in the original
installing, altering or repairing of any electrical wiring, circuits
or upon any part of a system of electrical wiring or circuits in any
structure or upon any property wi thin the 11mi ts of the City of Clermont,
Florida, is hereby required to first obtain an occupational license .
tax of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) before performing any labor upon, or
furnishing any material for any electrical wiring or circuits, which
said electrician or contractor will install in or cause said material
to become a part of the electrical wiring or circuits in any building
or upon any property in said City.
Provided further said electrician or electrical contractor
may have as many apprentice electricians, journeymen electricians or
helpers as desire which the City will include under the foregoing
license tax fee. The licensed electrician or electrical contractor
will be solely responsible for all work performed by said apprentice
electricians, journeymen electricians, helpers or any person or
group of persons employed by him and working on any premises in the
City of Clermont in which the electrical wiring, circuits or materials
are being inserted in electrical wiring or curcuits or shall' become a
part of electrical wiring of circuits in any building or upon any
property in the aforesaid City.
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SECTION 2. All electricians or electrical contractors making
applicaticn for an occupational license under this ordinance as a
condition precedent to the issuance of said license under this
ordinance, each are hereby required to undergo an examination based
upon the National Electric Code and any amendments thereto, then
in full' force-and effect in the City of Clermont, as provided by
an examination ordinance of said City, and shall also have paid to
the Tax Collector of this City all personal property taxes duly
levied and assessed by said City and then delinquent or then due
and payable to said City.
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SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not less than double the amount of the
license required herein, or by imprisonment in the City Jail. for not
less than three (3) nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Provided further that each day said violation
is continued by operating as an electrician or electrical contractor
without an occupational license as required, herein shall be a separate
offense.
SECTION 4. Each of the provisions of this ordinance are
severable, and if any provision herein shall be declared to be
invalid the remaining provisions shall not be affected but shall
remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval; and, all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed
particularly paragraph 109 of Section 7, of Chapter XI, as
amended of the Revised General Ordinance of the City of Clermont
relating to Occupational License taxes in the City of Clermont.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Clermont at a
Regular Meeting held on February 1, 1955.
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President of the City Council
ATTEST:
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RECEIVED and approved by me this February 1, 1955.
Aff!/J .4!rà
Mayor
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