O-129-43 ORDINANCE NO.. iMt--
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEIZUREO
STORAGE AND SALE OF AUTOMOBILES FOUND
ABANDONED UPON ANY OF THE PUBLIC STREETS
AND HIGENAYS OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE,
FLORIDA.
WHEREAS,, it �s part of the duty of Miami Shores Village.,
and specifically of the Police Department thereof., to prevent the
obstruction of the public streets and highways of Miami Shores
Village; and
WHEREAS, Miami Shores Village has all the powers necessary
or indicental to the performance of said duty; and
WHEREAS., a serious problem is presented by stolen and
wreaked automobiles being left upon the public streets and highways
of Miami Shores Village; and
WHEREAS., it is necessary to prevent the obstruction of
the streets and highways by such automobiles, to provide for their
being taken up, stored and handled;
BE IT ORDAINED BYMIAMI SHORES 'VILLAGE:
Section 1. That the ,Police Department of Miami Shores
Village is hereby authorized and directed to seize and reduce to
the possession of said Police Department any automobiles, whether
stolen, wrecked or otherwise abandoned, which may b� found upon
any of the public streets and highways of Miami Shores Village,
and to store said automobiles as hereinafter provided.
Section 2* That Miami Shores Village shall keep and
maintain a storage garage or warehouse where the automobiles seized
under "the provisions of this ordinance shall be stored and kept for
a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such seizure*
Section 39 During said period of ninety (90) days the
Police Department shall make every effort to notify the owner or
owners of any of said automobiles that the same are being retained
under the provisions of this ordinance, and shall throughout said
period of ninety (90) days permit the owner or owners to regain
possession thereof upon proof of ownership and upon payment of the
storage charges and costs connected with the seizure and storage
of said automobiles.
Section 4e After the expiration of said period of
ninety (90) days the Village Manager shall sell any such automobile
not claimed or reduced to possession by the owner thereofs at
public sale after ten days notice in writing to the owner if he
can be found*
Section 5* Out of the proceeds of the sales of any
, such automobile or automobiles, costs and storage shall be first
paid' and any balance remaining shall be retained by Miami Shores
Village In a special fund in the possession, of the said Village
for a period of one year in order to enable the owner or owners
of said automobile or automobiles to prove ownership of the said
automobile so sold., and when such ownership is proved such surplus
funds shall be paid to the said owners
Section 6. After the expiration of one year as In the
paragraph next preceding provided, any sums 'arising from the sale
of automobiles in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance
which unclaimed by the owner or owners of said automobiles shall
be transferred to the general funds of Miami Shores Villagee
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of November., A. D,
1943,
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