Port St. Lucie |
Code of Ordinances |
Title XI. BUSINESS REGULATIONS |
Chapter 111. BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS |
Article IV. EXEMPTIONS |
§ 111.63. Disabled, aged, or widowed persons.
(a)
All disabled persons physically incapable of manual labor, widows, with minor dependents, and persons 65 years of age or older, with not more than one employee or helper, and who use their own capital only, not in excess of $1,000.00 shall be allowed to engage in any business or occupation without being required to pay for a business tax receipt. The exemption provided by this section shall be allowed only upon the certificate of a reputable physician that the applicant claiming the exemption is disabled, the nature and extent of the disability being specified therein, and in case the exemption is claimed by a widow with minor dependents, or a person over 65 years of age, proof of the right to the exemption shall be made.
(b)
Any person entitled to the exemption provided by this section shall, upon application and furnishing of the necessary proof as aforesaid, be issued a tax receipt which shall have plainly stamped or written across the face thereof the fact that it is issued under this section, and the reason for the exemption shall be written thereon.
(Ord. 03-72, passed 5-12-03; Am. Ord. 06-139, § 1, passed 1-8-07)