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l:)PEt;IAL MEETING OF THE TOWN t;OU.Nt;IL 0]' THE TOWN OF EDGEWA'l'ER
FLORIDA, HELD IN V. I. A. HALL 01-1
Ot;TOHEH 27,1947.
Meeting called to or~er at 7:30 P.M.by Mayor ~euncilman E.H.HQhnk~n.
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Mayor ~ouncil~~
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t;&uncilman
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Attorney
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vlerk rend a petition pre.ented by the ~usinesB Men of the ~own if ~dgewnter
protesting the occupational license tax nnd agreeing collectively not to pay
such n tax until n antisfactory adjustment had been nk~de .
!his petition is attached and f~rms n part of these minutes.
Ceuncilman Matthew. explained the position af the 0euncilin this matter. The
tax was act by n committee nppointen fer this purp..e. At least one member
~f the cQmmitt~w/hQdsigne. this petition. The Gouncil ~elt that some recog-
nition sheuld be taken of the pretest.
Gouncilman Matthews m0ved t~~t the entire lisence tax be rescindea, seconted
by ~Guncilmnn Hussey and by v~te declareQ ~nrried.
ORDI.NAD<';E. NO. 1,7.
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No.l,2 of the fown of l!:dgewater, ~lorida.
The abeve Ordinance was read in full and passed by the unanimous vote of
the Town ~.uncil af the fown of ~dgewater, ff10rida at a special meeting
held on ~he 27th day of October, A.D. 1947.
Upon motion duly ~de, secenied nnd unnnim0usly carried, the requirement
of reading said or.ioance up.n secona reading was waived, and this ordinance
was ordered put upon ita final passage.
Pas.ed by the Unanimous v~te of the Town vouncil of the fown ef l!:dgewater,
~lorida, at a special meeting of said vouncil held this 27th day of October,
A. D. 1947. and approved as previded by law, the vete of said vouncil on
rell call being as fellows:
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.Ma.YQr ~Quncilmnn
A.Hussey
vOuncilmnn
Olen O. Matthews
~0uncilnum
v.uncilDk~n Hussey moved we do now adjourn, seconded by vouncilman Matthews
and by vote declared uARiUJ<lJ. 'Lime 8:0~ ___
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NOTICE
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF rl'HE TOWN OF EDGEWATH:R, FLORIDA
You will please take notice that there will be a special
meeting of the Tovm Council of the To~~ of Edgewater, Florida
at 7:30 o'clock P.M. at the V.I.A. or To~~ Hall on Monday, the
27th day of' October, A. D. 1947, for the purpose of considering
a repeal or amendment of Ordinance #15~.
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Dated this ~Jr~ay of October A. D. 1947.
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TO TH1.: 'fUW.N vOlJ.NCll, 01>' 'l'Id!; lVW:;'~ Uf" Y;lJGJ',WAT1!;.1-(, ..ldNI-~J..uA:
We the undersigned hereby protest against the policies
of the Tovm Council Of the Tovm of Edgewd.ter tOward the
business men and the business interests of the To~~,
particularly the existing license ordinance, and we
mutually pledge to stand together in opposition to a
continuation Of the present pOlicies of the Council
and we favor the employment Of an attorney to oppOse
in Court these measures, if Court prOceedings become
necessary to protect Our rights.
We further agree cOllectively that we will not Obtain
any such licenses until a satisfactory adjustment is
m~~o~n a ruling of the court.
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TO THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOVJN OF EDGE\'l.ATER, FLOj.I"bA:
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We the undersigned hereby protest agains~~e policies
of the TovIn Council of the Tm.Jn of Edgel.rate:Q' tm-Jard the
business men and the business interests of the Town,
particularly the existing license ordinance, and we
mutually pledge to stand together in oppositYon to a
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cont inua tion of the present policies o~:\".the"'1Jo.unci:t';".~ 'J ", '!'i..;"!{"
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and we favor !he ~mployment of an attor~~y~ t; oppose
in Court these measures, if Court proceedings become
necessary to protect our rights.
w. fnrther a~ee oolleoi'tel1 that w. ,will no~ obtain
any snoh 110.naes unt11 a aatiataotory ~3natm.nt is
m'7?e~ot:ll o~:~:t~ng ot tho oo~rt.
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HULL, LANDJI~, GRAHAM & FlRENUH
D. C. HULL
. ERSKINE W. LANDIS
JOH N L GRAHAM
J. COMPTON FRENCH
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
JI])AYTI1))NA. UJI<JACOJll[, FlLOlIU][)A
October 25, 1947
Edgewat8r Tovm Council
Edgewater, Florida
Gentlemen:
The petition signed by the business man of Edgewater
protesting the 1947 occupational licenses has been
referred to me. As stated in my Opinion dated Sept-
ember 26, 1947 to Mayor Lohman, the Tovm Council had
a leg~ right to levy licenses in the amounts set forth
in Ordinance No. l~ approved September 10, 1947.
You \rlll recall that months ago a substantially higher
schedule of licenses was recommended by a citizens
committee appointed by the Town Council. These recom-
mendations were considered by t he Council and feeling
that they were too high were lOV'Tared to the amounts
contained in the September 10th Ordinance.
It now appears that the business men of Edgewater feel
very definitely that the licenses are too high, as is
evidenced by their petition, and one of the members of
the citizens committee which recommended even highter
licenses has now joined in signing the petition protest-
ing the 1947 licenses as excessive.
The Town Council acted in good faith upon the committee's
recommendation in adopting a license schedule higher than
1946 licenses but lower than the committee recommended,
but in view of the fact that the business men who pay the
licenses now feel that the schedule adopted is excessive,
and are opposed to this method of raising revenue, I feel
that the Tovm Council vrould be justified in repealing the
1947 licenses, thus reverting to the same license taxes
as were charged last year, and that the difference be re-
funded those who have already paid, and I recommend that
this action be taken.
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Very truly yours,
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