72` ORDINANCE NO..- • ff� _
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S
LICENSE BY THE TO'i;N OF,'EDGS 1ATER, FLORIDA; C;UdLIF'I CAT IONS OF
THE APPLIC_:,NT AND FEES TO BE CHARGED THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR
i THE EI?FORCEMENT THEREOF AAM THE. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF
SAID LICENSE MM REPEALING ANY ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT T11ER3'ITR:
BE IT -ENACTED BY THE. T0WN CC"sNCIL OF THE T0,V OF E➢GLJ,,iTZR, FLORIDA;
Section 1. That each and every driver of any motor vehicle
6perati.ng on the streets of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, who
shall be classified within the her.:inafter set forth classifi-
cations of persons who operate motor vehicles on the streets of
the -Town of Edgewater, Florida, shawl obtain, hold and own a
driver's license.
erection 2. That said driver's license shall be issued by the
hown Clerk on application of the driver seeking tl.e same and said
Clerk shall be paid by each and every person applying for such
driver's license in the Town of Edgewater, the amount of $1.00;
providing however that no fee shall be Ir)ayable where another fee
or fees are paid to the mown in the amount of $1.00 or more which
pertain to the operation of motor vehicles over the streets of the
Town of Edgewater, Florida.
Section 3. `hat before issuing any driver's license, the 'Town Clerk
through the Police Department may require the applicant to register
the motor vehicle he owns or intends to drivewith the Police "e-
partment of the Town of Edgewater, if the same has not previously
been registered, and to comply with any and all kinds of "rdinances
of the Town relative to the use of its streets: and the Police
�eparR:ment may require an examination to be taken to determine the
qualifications of Such applicant to operate a motor vehicle on the
streets of the `ovm of +'%d-,evater} Florida.
erection 4. No such driver's license shallte issued to any person
who
is
under the
age
of
16 years, or who
fails to
demonstrate to
the
satisfaction
of
the
Police Department
of the
Town of Edgewater
Florida, his ability to drive the vehicle proposed to be operated
by him, togetLer with his familiarity of the }awe of the State of
Florida anc the ordinances and police regulations of the 'Town
governing the "a of the Town streets and traffic thereon. or who
shall fail to pass such examination as to his qualifications as
the rolice Department may require.
erection 5. That from and after the affective. date of this ordinance
no person stall engage in the driving of an automobile, truck,
motorcycle or other motor vehicle upon the streets of the Town of
Edgewater, Florida, if such person is within the classifications
of persons hereinafter set forth in this ordinLnee, without having
first paid for and received the driver's license hereby required.
erection 6. Driver's licenses shall be issued annually for the
period beginning ;ovember 36th in each year. every resident of
the Town of Edgewater who drives an automobile, truck, motorcycle
or other motor'vehicle or conveyance over and upon the streets of
the 'Town of Edgewater, who conducts a business, practices a profession
or is is any wise employed within the Town limits of the Town of
Edgewater, who drives an automobile, truc$,motorcgcle or other motor
vehicle or conveyance over and upon the streets of the Tot:n of
Ydgewater, and every person Nho drives an automobile, truck, motor-
cycle or other motor vehicle or conveyance on ninet� (90) days or
more of any year over and upon the streets of the Town of Edgewater
Florida, shall be required to obtain such drivers license and to
pay the license fee as provided herein. t;o license shall be
required of any person who holds a driver's license issued
by any other State, County of Municipality. .o license shall
{ be required of any bona -fide non-resident of the State of
Florida, residing in the Town of Edgewater, for a ieriod of
less than six months. In the event the holder should lose
said driver's certificate "icense, on application made,the
Town Clerk shall issue a duplicate thereof on satisfactory
proof being made of the loss or destruction thereof, together
with the payment of a fee of twenty-five cents for such
duplicate license.
Section 7. The driver of said automobile vehicle herein
specified shall be required to keep said driver's license on
his person or in the vehicle which he is operating, to be
produced for inspection at any time while operating said
vehicle, upon request of any policeman or other official of
said Town.
erection S. Any driver's license loaned to another or released
from the possession of the holder thereoi',whereby the purpose
of this ordinance might be avoided or defeated, shall be
subject, to immediate revocation by the officer or official
inspecting the same, and where said license is not in possession
of the licensee n=timed therein, the same shall be taken by the
officer and delivered to the Town Clerk of said Town and
marked cancelled.
-ectiop 9. That the driver's license issued to any applicant
may be suspended for a pe:•iod of thirty (30) days by the Mayor's
Court of the Town of Edgewater on conviction of any licensed
driver, in or before the +ayor's Court of said town, of a
violation of any of the ordinances or police regulations
_( governing traffic, or the use of the Town's streets.
"action 10. That before any driver'E license shall be issued,
under the provisions of this Ordinance, the applicant for
such license shall first have his or her motor vehicle in.
spected by a duly cualified garage lccated within a dadius
of three (3) miles from the Town of Edgewater, Florida. such
inspection to cover lights, horn and brakes, and shall file
with his or her application, a certificate from such garage
that said lights, horn and brakes are in a satisfactory con—
ditio#. ouch inspection however shall be made only by such
garage as shall have agreed with the 'own of 3dgewater, to
make such inspection free of charge.
"action 11. any person who shal; violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall upon conviction of such violation be
punished by a fine not exceeding $50.00, or by imprisonment
not exceeding thirty (30) days or both, in the discretion of the
_ ;udoe of the 'mayor's Court.
erection 13. 8hat all Ordinances o- parts of Ordinances in
conflict with this �rdinance,be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 13. `hat this Ordinance shall WITHIN 10 Days following
its passage, be posted for a period of five (5) days, in four
public places in the Town of 4dgewater, Florida, and shall take
effect immediately on Its passage.
This ordinance was read a first time in full and
passed by the unanimous vote of the Town Council of the sown
-{ of Edgewater, Florida*
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried, the requirement of reading this Crdinance upon second
reading was waived, and this '4rdinance was ordered put upon
its final passage.
Passed upon its final passage with the unanimous vote
of the `own Council -of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, and
approved as provided by Law this 16th day of November, 1937, the
vote of the Council being as followss
S Iti�
Councilman.
a
�tteett W C
—'Town Clerk.
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k Approved this Zftk day of November, 1937.
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