The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-10-07
7. Il COURTNEY, Guy LIcTk.
Passed, OeIobeI3 3, 1854.
An Ordinance to License and Rsgulgt.me CITY

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SIC / Be II ordained bp The ciiy coyHcI of
Tie tifgOf OitdirT, That II shah be unlawful tor
any person 10 exercise the trade or occupation ol
an auctlOHecr, ar to s"lby way al public auction,
ycndue, or cutlery. either directly or Indirectly,
without lccnsr, within the limits of this city, any
property or effects whatsoever, except household
furniture at the dwelling Of the owner, and real
estate sold on tie premises and II any person
,hul eel or attempt to sell by way Of public ven
due, auction, or outrry, within tins city, without
such license a. herein provided, any property or
effects whatsoever, except n Aforesaid, every
person so offending shall. ior every such offence,
forfeit and pav Tor th" lse on this city, hnr not
exceeding 500, to berecoyercd By an action Of
debt
80 Thcprdhbiiion Aforesaid shall not extend
10 any ctlicerur person executing any process or
order OF tny court IN this state, selling any pro-
perty Or effects directed bylaw or by such process
or order to sJ.iby public yeuige, auction, or
outcry.
49, There -hallbc appointed for said city, By
thccity council one city aucilOnecr, who, before
he shall receive a ccus~ or enter upon the duties
of ms appointment, shall give bond TO this city,
with one or more sufficient securities 10 be appro-
| we'd hy the city council, in the penal sum oil $500,
cond i,Oucd for the faithful discharge ot said ap-
! pontmcn,. that are or may be imposed by ordi-
| nance, and shall TAKE an oath 10 discharge the
| dutirs Of hls appointment accordnGto wand to
treasury the sum oi fifty dollars and upon such
nppojntrnen, and compliance with the foregoing
requirements the city clerk sha II issue licens
in proper torn, which shall be in force from the
dale hereof to the close OF the municipal term IN
which it shall be issued, granting to the auctio-
neer SO appointed, tull power and authority to set
up and expose to sale AT auction, property oi eve
r, kind and description, iorwhich service the city
clerk shall receive 81, to be paddy the auciiuuecr
| Oh the delivery OF the same.
| 81. II any auctonesr shall farm ont his Jihce
to another or derive profit or advantage from any
sales hy auction, ihatare not superintendent by hin
sell personally in case Of sick ness or alb
scncc, when his known clerk shall oifciate-eve'
~ personso offending shall he fined IN a sum moi.
exceeding $50, to Le recovered by an action o
debt.
IS. The city auctioneer shall be entitled to re
ceive as fees for services auctoneera follows
TO wit for any amount sold under twenty-five
dollars, the sum of two dollars for any amour
sold over twenty-five dollars, and under nit,
dollars, ten per cent on the amount so sold To-
all amounts sold over fifty dollars, and under on
| hundred dollars, five per cent; and ior al
amounts over one hundred dollars, two and one
| half per cent.
so All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
~. This ordinance shailtahe elect from an.
after its passage.
T. Il. COURTNEY, city clerk.
| Passed October 3rd, 1854.