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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31,
"LICENSES, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
REGULATIONS" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION 31-42, ENTITLED "BOND
REQUIREMENT", THERETO TO PROVIDE FOR THE
POSTING OF A BOND AS A CONDITION
PRECEDENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TO PERSONS ENGAGED
IN THE BUSINESS OF FORWARDING FOOD,
MEDICINES, OR CASH TO INDIVIDUALS
RESIDING IN CUBA, OR TO PERSONS ENGAGED
IN THE BUSINESS OF ASSISTING IN THE
EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS BY RESIDENTS OF
CUBA WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN
ORDER TO MIGRATE FROM CUBA; FURTHER
REQUIRING THAT PERSONS SO ENGAGED FURNISH
A STATEMENT AT THE TIME OF APPLYING FOR
SUCH LICENSE WHICH STATEMENT SHALL
FURNISH A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND
EXTENT OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY SAID
PERSON TOGETHER WITH THE PROPOSED MANNER
SUCH SERVICES ARE ADVERTISED; FURTHER
REQUESTING THAT THERE BE FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS
BEFORE SUCH LICENSE IS ISSUED; CONTAINING
A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, there is an increasing number of complaints of
fraud from residents witT%. frier' slt nd relatives living in
Cuba; and ..... w
WHEREAS, the complaints, w,c�h are supported by press
and radio investigative accounts, Ive that local residents
are being defrauded by.local companies who guarantee delivery
of goods, cash and even travel documents to friends and
relatives living in Cuba in exchange �''°�e,�ayment of
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charges made by these companies; and '�•.
WHEREAS, the majority -,,of
failure to deliver goods, cast;
and
WHEREAS, there is no refu
these com nts involve the
and travel o uments in Cuba;
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of charges`"`Vrnd no return of
goods or monies by the local "forwar
nies" who do
not perform many of whom discont i nsia h„Q i n4Qe ....�-.� i
leaving their customers without i
hundreds of thousands of dollars;
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REMNG OF
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TO
Howard V. Gary
City Manager
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
FROM
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
DATE March 10, 1983
SUBJECT Agenda Item
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In the last few weeks my office has received many complaints concerning several
companies involved in the tourist trade with Cuba, who have closed their doors and
defrauded hundreds of Miami residents out of deposits they had placed on travel
arrangements.
In view of the seriousness of this matter, please schedule a discussion item dealing
with proposed legislation aimed at regulating companies involved in trade with Cuba.
This consumer protection could be achieved by requiring bonds or in any other manner
devised by our Law Department.
CC: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
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ACCION CUBANK
I I00 EAST tDfh AVENUE • HIALEAH, FLOFIIOA 33010
F1oril'a, Mxkruary 13, 1',::3
The President o. The Unite(! Stp:tes
'•r. 'onald ):evan
�?ft8 rouse
!:ashin,.ton, C. 2051)
".c•f.: 5u,..estions for the Liberation of Cuba
Sir:
':e havp thy: assurance that your statesr.anshir, will kee;: 011s country as t!,c
leader of the Free ::orld am- I',ec,ocracy and as a li-ht of ho;,e for all the
people livin: without freedor or tiur.an nif;'its.
Accion Cut —,nna Dresenteu aateler,rari to you .'r. President at the beccinnin;_ of
your Advinistration, whico we consider is vital for the Liberty of Cuba. A
Bloc eee on t'je Island of Cuha as soon as possible because this is what t`ie
people of Cuba, are askin4-. So that Fidel Castro, (;ioscowl s Puppet) will
leave the island.
Accion Cubana also denounced the penetration of cuban spies anc: a^cnts in our
society and specially in 1,ashin_ton %:here the Cuban Interest 0ffice, is the
headquarter for the co^,munist subversion in the United States.
Accion Cubana also has been denouncing travels to Cuba sponsored by unscrupu-
lous cubans and americans w:zere the anerican dollar is exchanped by 70 cuban
cents and used thereafter to pay latin america warfare specially in Guateir,ala
and El Salvador.
Accion Cubana strongly back up your administration and we do hope to see
Cuba and the Arericas free of Comrunism again. God Bless Anerica.
Respectfully,
GILBERTO CASANOVA
16n Cubana S cretary
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