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ORDINANCE NO. 119 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 101 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RE- MOVAL.OF TRASH IN THE CITY OF EDGE',ATER, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAY?)ENT OF A CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL THEREOF BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND PRESCRIB- ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF", AND REGULATING THE RE140VAL OF TRASH, IN- CLUDING GARBAGE, IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF 04 A CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL THEREOF BY THE PENALTIESCITY OF DFORATHE VIOLATIION THEERE� SCRIBING D �prF� BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEI^lATER, FLORIDA: Ordinance No. 101, entitled "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE REMOVAL OF TRASH IN THE CITY OF EDGEIdATER, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL THEREOF BY THE CITY OF EDGE11ATER, FLORIDA, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF" be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1: For the purpose of this Ordinance the word "trash", includes garbage, plus discarded paper and cardboard boxes, discarded metallic or wooden items, ashes, discarded rags, leaves, limbs, weeds, and grass - cuttings. The word "garbage" as used herein includes used tin cans, used bottles, and wrapped accumulations of animal or vegetable matter that attend the preparation and decay of meats and vegetables, Including table and kitchen refuse. Section 2: That the City of Edgewater, Florida, shall maintain and operate a servicefor the collection and disposal of trash, including garbage, and all persons, firms and corporations whose premises are served thereby shall pay to the City of Edgewater for the use of such service the sum of $3.00 for each six months or fraction thereof, or the sum of $5.00 for each year or fraction thereof in excess of six months. Said fees shall be payable for each residence or com_aercial establishment so served. Said fees shall be collected by the City Clerk of the City of Edgewater and such payments shall be made at the City Hall and shall be payable in advance. The $5.00 fee shall cover the period of time from March let, 1956, to February 28th,. 1957, and in like manner - 1 - ,W//f `thereafter. The 13.00 fee shall cover the period of time from March 1st, 1956, to August 31st, 1956, or from September 1st, 1956, to Febru- ary 28th, 1957, and in like manner thereafter. Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance shall upon conviction in the Municipal Court of Edgewater, Florida, of said violation be fined the sum not exceeding Fifty ($50.00) Dollars or imprisoned for a period of not exceeding five days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court. All garbage shall be wrapped or placed in paper bags so that it is dry and conven- ient to handle. All trash, including garbage, shall be piled and placed convenient to removal by the City Collectors, but none shall be placed so that it will block the right of way or impede the flow of traffic on any street or sidewalk. All garbage shall be placed in a water- proof can. However, all persons whose premises are served are given until January let, 1957, to procure said cans. Section 4: No person, firm or corporation shall dispose of garbage as defined in this Ordinance, save through the garbage disposal service of the City of Edgewater. Section 5: The charges and fees ;wade by this Ordinance are due and payable for the service, and its availability to the user, whether such service is used or not. All trash other than garbage may be burned, burled or used by the owner, provided that if burned, the same shall A be burned in accordance with the existing Ordinances regulating burning. Section 6: This Ordinance is enacted in order to provide for the public health, morals, welfare, sanitation and safety of the people of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and is effective this date, retroactive as a contract to March 1st, 1956. Section 7: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with Ord- inance No. 101 as hereby amended, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Section 8: Each violation of this Ordinance shall be a separate- offense for each day the same continues. Section 9: Should any part of this Ordinance be held invalid for any reason, all other remaining parts shall be held valid. The invalidity of any word, phrase, clause or section shall not invalidate the entire - 2 - Ordinance. Should this Ordinance be held invalid as to non -users of the garbage service, said invalidity shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as to users of said service. Section 10': For purposes of this Ordinance, a "premise" does not in- clude each cabin or cottage of a motel or a hotel, but a motel or hotel shall be construed to be just one premise. The above Ordinance was read in full and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida., at a regular meeting on the llth day of June, A. D. 1956. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the recuire- ment of reading said Ordinance upon second reading was waived, and the Ordinance was 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 llth day of June, A. D. 1956, and approved as provided by law, the vote of said Council on roll call being as follows: i��� City Clerk �- i Councilman Approved this llth day of June, A. D. 1956• / vz�e Q J.e c% as Mayor I -