Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-13
TERRITORIAL LAWS.
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To RESTRAIN PEDLARs AND OTHER PER
SONS FROM TRADING WITHOUT LICENSE.
Sec. l. BE ii enacted by the Council and
House of Representatives. Of the territory
of Wisconsin: That no pediar or other
trading person, travelling from place to
place, shall be permitted to sell or expose
to sale, any goods, wares or merchandise,
in any county in this Territory, without
first having obtained license from the
board of county commissioners of such
county, authorisng him thereto.
SEC. 2. That for every such license 80
granted, there shall be paid by the person
applying therefor, such sum as the county
commissioners Of the several counties shall
establish, for the use oil the county in which
such license is granted.
SEC. g. That hereafter it shall be the
duty of any person DESTROYS of trading as
aforesaid, TO apply to the county commits
sioners Of the county in which he is desi-
rous to trade, and pay to the treasurer Of
said county the sum SO required 10 be paid
for such license, who shall receipt for the
same, and which recei pit shall be forthwith
filed with the clerk of the board of county
commissioners Of the proper county; where
upon it shall be the duty of such clerk, un-
der the direction Of the county commits
sioners. to make out license under the
seal of his county; which license shall be a
sufficient authority for such applicant to
trade in said county for the term Of one
wear from the date thereof.
Sec 4. The clerk ofthc board Of county
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and receive as a fee for issuing a license
under this act, the sum Of one dollar, to be
paid by the party applying for such license,
previous to the issuing thereof.
SEC. 5. That when, and as often as any
pedlar or other person shall be found trav-
eIIing or disPosing of goods as aforesaid,
without such license as is herein provided
for, such person shall for every such offence,
forfeit and pay the sum Of fifty dollars, to
be recovered on the complaint of any one
who will sue for the same, before any JUS
tice Of the peace within the county, IN
summary way, with costs of suit, which
sum, when recovered, shall be paid into the
treasury of the county, for the use thereof;
and if any person $ trading as aforesaid,
on demand made by any justice of the
peace, sheriff, constable, or any other per-
son, within tho county, shall refuse to pro-
ducc or show his or her license, he or she,
shall forfeit the sum Of five dollars to the
use Of the county; which shall be recover
able in the manner mentioned above; pro-
Uided, that on neglect or refusal by any
person against whom judgment shall have
been rendered, according to the provisions
Of this act, TO pay any fine or penalty SO
imposed, the justice, before whom! such of.
fender shall be convicted, may, by warrant
under his hand, commit such offender 10
the Jail Of the county where the offence
shall have been committed, there to remain
until the fine or penalty be paid, or the Of
fender released from Imprisonment by due
course Of law.
SEC. 6. That if any person or persons
shall forge or counte rfet any such license,
or travel with any forged or counterieted
license for the purpose aforesaid, such per-
son shall be deemed guilty Of forgery. and
on conviction thereof shall DO punished ac
cordingly.
Sec. 7. That all suits to be brought for
any offence against this act shall be brought
within ninety days after the same shall have
been committed.
Approved February 9Th, 1s41.