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Ordinance 783 ORDINANCE NO. 783 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ADVERTISING OF A SALE FOR THE REASON THAT A BUSINESS IS TO BE CLOSED, UNLESS SUCH AN ADVERTISEMENT FIXES A DATE ON WHICH SAID BUSINESS IS TO BE CLOSED; PROHIBITING THE CONDUCTION OF SUCH A SALE UNLESS THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OR HIS AUTHORIZED AGENT IS NOTIFIED; PROVIDING FOR A TWO WEEKS EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SUCH A SALE AFTER ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN AND AFTER A PERMIT FOR SAME IS GRANTED BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OR HIS AUTHORIZED AGENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or partnership, corporation or association, whether by word of mouth, by newspaper advertisement, by magazine advertisement, by hand bill, by display on billboard, by written notice, by printed notice, by printed display, by poster, by radio announcement, and any and all means to advertise, a sale for the reason of closing of a business for any period of time unless such advertisement, or 'advertising, shall fix a date upon which said business will be closed. SECTION 2: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association to conduct a sale such as des- cribed in Section 1 hereof, unless, before the commencement of said sale, the City Manager of the City of Miami Beach, or his authorized agent, shall have been notified in writing of the beginning and closing dates, the location, and the name of the person, firm, partnership, corporation or association which will conduct same. SECTION 3 : It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association to conduct a business IlLer a date has been fixed for the closing of a business by advertisi s des- cribed in Section 1 herein, unless a permit for one, and only one, two weeks extension period, shall first have been obtained from the City Manager of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, or his authorized agent. SECTION 4: Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be upon conviction thereof, punished by fine of not more than One Thousand 01,000.00) Dollars, or imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. SECTION 5: Each day that a violation of this ordinance continues to exist shall be considered as a separate offense and may be punished as such. SECTION 6: This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and posting as required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of October, A. D. , 1946. odk / l a ,r` ATTEST: y er, 1st reading - October 2, 1946 2nd reading - October 2, 1946 3rd reading - October 16, 1946 Posted - October 16, 1946 : STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE: T, C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for the City of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 7g3, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ADVERTISING OF A SALE FOR THE REASON THA'.r A BUSINESS IS TO BE CLOSED, UNLESS SUCH AN ADVERTISEMENT FIXES A DATE ON WHICH SAID BUSINESS IS TO BE CLOSED; PROHIBITING THE CON- DUCTION OF SUCH A SALE UNLESS THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OR HIS AUTHORIZED AGENT IS NOTIFIED; PROVIDING FOR A TWO WEEKS EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SUCH A SALE AFTER ADVE^TISED CLOSING DATE WHEN AND AFTER A PERMIT FOR SAME IS GRANTED BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OR HIS AUTHORIZED AGENT, " having been passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been posted by me in three conspicuous places in the City of M1-:T", Beach, Florida, one of which was at the door of the City Hall in said City on the 16th day of October, A. D. , l946, and that said Ordinance remained posted for a period of at least thirty days in accordance with the requirements of the City Charter of the said, City of Miami Beach. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I h€.ve hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, on this the 20th day of November, A. D. , 1946. Y er cD N 1-3 gri P. N �3 .i chH 'fid to 1-1 Crti Q Pa• o wom • r to Pi �1 m Cr 1-4 LA) `vZ to tD 0 co 0 ct 1 p� _ r