HomeMy WebLinkAbout533ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIOA, PROHIBITING THE LEAVI~;G OF
ABANDONED, UNATTENDED OR DISCARDED
ICE BOXES AND REFRIG~ATORS IN PLAC-
ES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN; AND PROVID-
ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIUN OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the existence within the City of Sanford,
Florida, of abandoned, unattended or discarded ice boxes, re-
frigerators and other containers ~th doors or lids which can-
not be opened from the inside constitutes a serious danger to
children who enter them at play; and
WHEREAS, these abandone~, unattended or discarded
ice boxes, refrizjerators and other containers are a constant
menace to the health, welfare and safety of children in the Ci-
ty of Sanford, Florida;
N~, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE uF THE
CITY OF SANFOR~, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING ABANDOnmENT I~ PLACES ACCES-
SIBLE TO CHILDREN. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to leave or permit to remain outside of any dwel-
ling, building or other structure, or within any unoccupied or
abandoned building, dwelling or other structure under his or
its control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned,
unattended or discarded ice box, refrigerator or other contain-
er which has a door or lid equipped with snaplock or other lock-
ing device which may not be released from the inside, without
first removing said door or lid, snaplock or other locking de-
vice from said ice box, refrigerator or container.
SECTION 2. PEnALTIeS. Any n~ ~'.,-~ ..........
be fined in an amount not exceeding $200.00 dollars, or be
imprisoned in the City jail for a period not exceeding 90
ninety days, or be both so fined and imprisoned. Each day such
violation is committed or permitted to continue, shall consti-
tute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such here-
under.
SECTION 3. ORDI~ANCES REPEALED. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ord-
inance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be-
come effective immediately upon its
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
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passage and adoption.
2~th day of December
Mayor
ATTEST:
A~S >rd,~l~ity-C°~mmissf°nFlorida. of the City of
Ell T I F I C A T E
I, t{. N. Sayer, C~ty Clerk of the C~ty of Sanford,
Florida, hereby cert.~fy that a true and correct copy of
the forcgofng Ordln~noe ilo. 533, passed snd adopted by the
$~.ty C,o~m~ss~on of the C,!ty of Sanford, Florida, on the
~th day of December, 1953, was POSTED at the f~nt door
of the C~.ty Hall ~n the C~!ty of S~nford, F]_orlda~ th!s
~th day of December, 1953.
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