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• are regularly conducted and carried on, and shall also mean church cemeteries. ( 2 ) "Educational institutions" shall mean state tax-supported or parochial, church and nonprofit private schools, colleges, or universities conducting regular classes and courses of study required for accreditation by or membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Department of Education or the Florida council of Independent Schools. Nonprofit libraries, art galleries, and museums open to the public are defined as educational institutions and eligible for exemption. (3 ) "Charitable institutions" shall mean only nonprofit corporations operating physical facilities in this state at which are provided charitable services, a reasonable percentage of which shall be without cost to those unable to pay. Section 14: LICENSE FEE REFUNDS. . Upon return of a license prior to engaging in a business authorized thereby and with the approval of the Director of Finance, the license fee may be refunded, less a service charge of Ten Dollars ( $10 .00) . Section 15. EXEMPTIONS: HANDICAPPED, INVALIDS, AND AGEDS; DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR UNREMARRIED SPOUSES. (A) Upon application and furnishing of. the necessary proof, an exemption from payment of the occupational license tax shall be granted to all confirmed cripples or invalids physically incapable of manual labor, widows with minor dependents, and persons sixty-five _ (6 5) year.s. _ o.f age or older who . meet . the requirements and qualifications set forth in Florida Statutes Section 205. 162 . (B) Upon application and furnishing of the necessaryproof, an exemption from the payment, or a portion of the payment, of certain occupational license taxes shall be granted to specified disable veterans or their unremarried spouses who meet the requirements and qualifications set forth in Florida Statutes Section 205 . 171. Section 16. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED FOR TENANTS IN MUNICIPAL OWNED/LEASED FACILITIES WITHIN CORPORATE LIMITS. Persons engaged in sales, promotional activities and concessionaires on or in municipal owned/leased facilities must obtain an occupational license. Persons participating in home, trade or similar shows who hold a City license are exempt from obtaining an additional license under this section. Promoters of activities who sublease space to other persons are responsible to assure that all such persons obtain any applicable. occupational license prior to opening, unless the facility or the promoter are exempt therefrom as provided herein. Section 17. RIGHT OF COUNSEL TO CHANGE, ALTER, INCREASE, DECREASE OR REVOKE LICENSES UNAFFECTED BY ADOPTION OF CHAPTER. The adoption of this Chapter and schedule of license taxes shall not abridge the right of the City Council to change, alter, increase, decrease or revoke any of the license certificates provided for in this Chapter at any time ; or to pass other ordinances providing for excise or license taxes or other liens, or assessments, whether pertaining to any of the- subjects contained or provided in this Chapter or not, and the same shall not affectany of the matters or provisions of this Chapter unless specifically so stated. O.R. o <a c `