HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1968-173 Prohibits Sale of Cigarettes to MinorsORDINANCE NO. 173-68
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, PROHIBITING THE
SALE, BARTER, FURNISHING OR GIFT TO ANY MINOR OF ANY CIGARETTES, CIGARETTE WRAPPERS
OR SUBSTITUTE FOR EITHER, AND SETTING FORTH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE,
AND PROVIDING FOR PROCESS TO COMPEL MINORS WHO HAVE CIGARETTES OR CIGARETTE MATERIAL IN
THEIR POSSESSION TO TESTIFY BEFORE A JUDGE AD LITEM OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
AS TO WHERE AND FROM WHOM THEY OBTAINED SUCH CIGARETTES OR CIGARETTE MATERIAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. No person shall sell, barter, furnish or give away, directly or
indirectly, to any person who is under seventeen (17) years of age, any cigarette,
cigarette wrapper or any substitute for either; or procure for, or persuade, advise,
counsel or compel any child under said age to smoke any cigarette. Any person
violating the provisions of this section shall, for the first offense, upon a, con-
viction thereof, be fined not more than fifty dollars, nor less than ten dollars;
and for a second and any subsequent offense, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
more than one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars, and to which may be added
imprisonment for any period not exceeding sixty days.
Section 2. Any police officer shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance,
and he may summon any person who is under seventeen (17) years of age who may have or
have had in his possession any cigarettes or cigarette material, and compel him to
testify before any judge ad litem of the Village of North Palm Beach as to where and
from whom he obtained such cigarettes or cigarette material.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 23 DAY OF JANUARY, 1968.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 13 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1968.
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ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
VILLAGE CLERK
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/s/ Thomas F. Lewis
MAYOR