133ORDINANCE NO. 133
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION
TO DETERMSNE THE WISHES OF THE VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, WITH REFERENCE TO
THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON SUNDAY.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEIPATER, FLOPIDA �,,,
WHEREAS, it is now legal to sell beer, either by the package or for
consumption on the premises, during certain hours on Sunday, and to
sell by the package other alcoholic beverages, including wine, for
consumption off the premises where sold on Sunday, and
WHEREAS, petitions have been filed with the City Council of the City
of Edgewater objecting to the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater desires to know
the wishes of the voters in the City of Edgewater concerning the sale
of alcoholic beverages on Sunday,
NOW THEREFORE
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Section 1: A special election shall be held on Tuesday, October 2, 1956,
between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 7:00 P. M., in the City of Edgewater
at the Community Center, to determine the wishes of the people of the
City of Edgewater for the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday.
Section 2: All registered voters of the City of Edgewater shall be
eligible to vote in said election. The registration books for said
election shall close at 6:oo P. M. on September 24, 1956.
Section 9: The question to be voted on shall be as follows:
FOR
AGAINST
SUNDAY SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
INCLUDING BEER AND WINE
and said question shall be on the voting machines used.
Section 4: No person shall be eligible to vote in said election who
is not registered to vote on the registration books of the City of
Edgewater from the zone in which he or she may reside.
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Section 5: All general laws of the State of Florida or ordinances of
the City of Edgewater concerning absentee ballots and concerning the
conduct of elections, where not inconsistent with this ordinance, shall
apply thereto.
Section 6: The Officers to conduct this election shall be as follows:
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Section 7: The election called for by this ordinance is purely advisory
upon the City Council of the City of Edgewater, and in no way binds the
City Council of the City of Edgewater to take any action whatsoever.
ballots
Section 8: Absentee/shall be prepared by the City Clerk of the City
of Edgewater and cast with the City Clerk of the City of Edgewater in
accordance with the general laws of the State of Florida and ordinances
of the City of Edgewater.
Section 9: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage
and approval by the Mayor.
Section 10: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
The above Ordinance was readin full and passed by the vote of the
City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a regular meeting on
the loth day of September, A. D. 1956.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the reouire—
ment of reading said Ordinance upon second reading was w4ived, and the
Ordinance was ordered put upon final passage.
Passed by the vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 10th day of
September, A. D. 1956, and approved as provided by law, the vote of said
Council on roll call being as follows:
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Approved this loth day of September, A. D. 1956.
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