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M3 <br />M <br />M <br />WHEREAS, the handicapped, the elderly, rural <br />families, and sInglr. parents are typical consumers of <br />mail -order products, and thus would be particularly burdened <br />by this proposal; and <br />WHEREAS, small mall -order companies will not be <br />able to comply, and their services will be lost to their <br />customers; and <br />WHEREAS, there will be a long period of litigation <br />with the overhanging threat that mail-order companies that <br />choose to fight this unfair legislation may be liable for <br />the payment of retroactive taxes should the courts uphold <br />proposed legislation, and <br />WHEREAS, to allow any state to make laws that <br />reach across state lines is a dangerous precedent; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE -SOLVED BY THE BOARD OF <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that <br />any proposed legislation which would require mail-order <br />companies to collect out--of-state sales taxes should be <br />rejected. <br />The foregoing resolution was offered by <br />Coranissioner Scurlockand seconded by <br />_ ----------- <br />Commissioner Bird — and upon being put to <br />a vote the vote was as follows! <br />Chairman Gary C. wheeler Ave <br />Vice Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert A_ye <br />Commissioner Richard N. Bird -A e <br />Commissioner Margaret C. Bowman i(e <br />Commissioner Don C, Scurlock, Jr, lXf <br />The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution <br />duly passed and adopted at public hearing held this 12th day <br />of September, 1989. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY CIISSIONER5 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA. <br />C _ <br />By i y 1Vt7eeTer, T i rman__ <br />ATTPST <br />By y at to <br />ca �ptr ad���C>>ta� <br />co, m <br />