The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07


and includes any person who pur-
chases any citrus fruit in Florida
from the Producer thereof for the
purpose of resale.
(h) The term broker means
and includes any person engaged in
the business of negotiating the sale
or purchase of any citrus fruit.
ID The term agent means and
includes any person, who on be-
half of any one citrus fruit dealer,
negotiates the consignment or pur-
chase of any citrus fruit
Cd The term dealer" means and
includes every person other than a
producer, consignor, commission
merchant, consignment shipper, cash
buyer. broker, or agent who in any
manner makes or attempts to make
money or any other thing of value
on any citrus fruit by dealing in
the same in any manner whatsoever.
Ck) The term citrus fruit dealer
means and includes every consignor,
commission merchants, consignment
shipper, cash buyer. broker, agent,
association, cooperative association,
and dealer as hereinabove defined.
Cd The term Commission" means
the Florida Citrus Commission.
(m) The term Commissioners"
(n) The term standard packed
means the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture of the State of Florida.
bog means one and three-ffths
1-3-6 bushels of citrus fruit wheth-
err in bulk or in container.
Co The term shipping season"
means and includes that period of
time commencing July l of one year
and ending June so of the follow
ing year.
Sec. 2. That no person shall act
as a citrus fruit dealer without
having obtained license each ship
ping season as provided in this Act
Any person desiring to engage in
the business of citrus fruit dealer
in the State of Florida shall make
application to the Citrus Commission
f. q license. The Citrus Commits
sion shall by regulation prescribe
the information to be contained in
such application. All such applica-
tons. in addition to other inIorma-
ton which may be prescribed by
the Citrus Commission, must con-
tain the following information
Name and address of the individ-
ual. firm, partnership, association.
corporations. or other business unit
applying for a license; names and
addresses of the principal stock
holders. officers, partners or other
individuals belonging to or connected
with the applicant, if the applicant
for a license is a firm, partnership,
association, corporation, or, other
business unit. whether it be for
profit or otherwise; the length of
time the applicant has been engaged
in the citrus fruit business in Flor
ida in any manner whatsoever; a
financial statement of the applicant
showing such information as the
Citrus Commission may prescribe re-
garding the financial condition of the
applicant and whether or not the
applicant or any of it's officers, di-
rectOrs. or stockholders have pre-
Viously been licensed as a citrus
fruit dealer. or connected with q
licensed citrus fruit dealer in the
State of Florida. and if so, the date
all such licenses were obtained, and
the number of boxes of citrus fruit,
measured in terms of standard pack
ed boxes. which the applicant in
tends to deal with during the next
twelve months. If the applicant
is an individual and is shown to be
a nonresident of the State of Flor
ida, or is a partnership and each
member is shown to be a non-resi-
dent of the State of Florida, in eth
er event. the said applicant shall
designate some bona fide resident of
the State of Florida as such appli-
cant's resident-agent. upon whom
process may be served. The serv-
ice of process of any of the courts
of this State upon such resident
agent shall be as effectual and bind
ing upon said applicant as if person.
ally served upon said applicant. If
the applicant is corporation then
such corporation must be one organ
lied and existing under the laws
of this State, or having an unre-
voked permit authorizing it to
transact business in this State. All
applicants who are natural persons
shall be competent, honest, truthful.
trustworthy. of ~Ood character and
bearing a reputation for fair deal
ing. and the application of corpora
ton shall be considered and acted
upon with reference to the same re-
quirements as applied to the Off
GERS, directors, manager, stockhold-
ers and employees thereof The Cit
rus Commission shall, within a rea-
Sonable time, examine the application
and consider the information SUBJ
mitted Herewith including appli-
cant's financial statement, the rep
utation of the applicant as shown by
applicants past and current his
tory and activities, including ap-
plicant's method and manner of doing
business. The Commission shall also
consider the past history of any ap-
plicant either individually or in
connection with anv corporation with
which any applicant shall have been
connected in any capacity, and
may. in proper cases, impute to any
individual or corporation liability
for any wrong or unlawful act pre-
Viously done or performed by said
individual or corporation. If the
Commission shall, by majority
vote. be of the opinion that the ap-
plicant is qualified, and is entitled
the said Commission shall approve
said application. Any previous con-
duct which would have been ground
for revocation or suspension of a
license. if the applicant We're Ii
censed. shall be sufficient grounds
for the disapproval of the applica-
ton. If the application is disap-
proved the Commission shall cause
an information to be prepared stat
ing the reasons for such disapproval
and file the same and a copy thereof
served upon the applicant within
5 days thereafter. If, within five 90
days after service of such informa-
ton, the applicant shall file with the
Commission an answer to such in
formation and request for public
hearing, said applicant shall be
granted a public hearing. and be
given full opportunity to be heard
in person or through an Attorney
If after such hearing the Commits
sion shall find and determine that its
previous action was not justified it
shall approve such application and
if it determines that its previous ac-
ton was justified it shall affirm its
previous action. If the applicant
fails to file an answer and request a
public hearing within said five .f5)
days. said application shall stand dis
approved. If the application is ap-
proved the Commission shall immed-
itely forward such application with
its approval endorsed thereon, to
the Commissioner of Agriculture of
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