Fort Walton Town Council special minutes, March 12, 1947 — reading text

of ~- f II . ' I: Ji;. j 4,"" ,,'. 1 Special Meeting of Town Council held March 12, 1947. Meeting was called to order at 7: 45 P. M. March 12, 1947. Those present were; W. C. Pryor, O. M. Earley, J. K. Tringa~ Mra. L. M. Jackson, Theo Bass, and Geo. Marler. f Those! ~~ se~ t~w~ r~ ;' . P. B! Sb~ p. J: Visitors were; W. B. Harbeson, C. B. Butler, J. B. Chandler Charles Evans, Ger. Maples, Marvie D. Wise and W. H. Cooper. Firat Business; Mr. Cooper came before the council and asked for the job as Town Marshall. After presenting his qualif- ications and recommendations to the town council, the Mayor, Mr. Pryor stated that Mr. Cooper had descussed the job with him three times in the past sixty days, and upon investation he found that Cooper was highly recommended for the job. At this time Mr. pryo. appoimted Mr. Bass, Mr. Earley, and oitizen, Mr. W. B. Harbeson to meet with Mr. Cooper the next day for the prppose of hireing Cooper as Town Marshall and to decide upon his duties and salary. Motion made by O. M. Earley and second by Mrs. Jackson to 1 amend Ordinance # 17 and adopt Duilding, plumbing and wireing code as a part of Ordinance # 17 and that it is an intention ot this to counoil the proposed Ordinance # 27, This oode to be ~~ the National Underwriters code for small municipalities, which 1fas---plaoeC1 upon first reading and voted unamously, Chas. Mr. Evans Presented the oounoil with a preposed plumbing oode for the ~ own, which was desoussed and accepted by the 18888 oouncil for further descussion before adoption. The oounoil adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, Maroh18, 1947 RESOLUTION We, the members of the Fort Walton, Florida, To. n Council, at special meeting held at the offioe of the Mayor, W. C. Pryor a on Wednesday night, March 12, 1947, gave n& tioe by this resolutioN that Ordinanoe No. Eleven which proVides f~ r a tax on all amusements, amounting to 10%of the reoeipts of each place of amusement, and which tax until now has been colleoted only from the Two local theatres, Hereafter, and beginning on the first of Monday aft.ex the March 15. 1947, shall be collected uniformly ~ from any and all places of amusement within the corporate limits of the town of Fort Walton, Florida. Th~ town marshall is hereby instructed to collect this tax . I 1.' each Monday, or on the first of each an d every month. It is expressly agreed and understood that application of this amusement tax shall be fair and equal, as the law requires. and that its application and collection will in no way conflict or interfere with the schedules of odcupational license taxes which now in force hereafter be made effective are or whicp may  r"' 7 i":" c) f. cJ: ,'+1 by ordinance. It is further agreed and resolved that the funQs derived from said amusement tax of 10% shall be used in helping to pay for fire fighting equipment and for police protoction which now have b en demanded by the Fort Walton business men and other residents. Moved and adODted this the l2th day of March, 1947. Slgned:~ ~ ktJ R. I I I r I I C"CI; T"~ ct."""~=' prtj'''''''','''''""'''''' J"",~.$ t;:'-~" 7"",,,,.: m~! IZ_ rM.iI." ii'''''' J>-''''_':''''.''''';'~"'"_''' c_""_.' Ao,."',.,..,...".,.''''..~,_''"'"''',... O,"'~_