Mountain Democrat., 1857-12-12
C,tv OrdInonCe. No. .19.

A y Ordinance to License and Regulate Auc-
"A tioneers.
The Common Council Of the City Uf Placervine do
Ordain follows:
SECTION l. Every person, eoparthership, firm,
or company, now engaged, or who shen hereafter
engage in the Auction and Commission business,
or in the sale Of real estate or personal property Of
any kind description whatever at Public Auc-
tion, Vcnduc or Outcry, whether to the highest or
lowest bidder, or in disposns Of goods, wares and
merchandise, or other property by public exposure
Of such gOOds, wares and merchandise, or other
property, and declaring the same for sale by public
Outcry, shall first obtain License 30 to do as fol-
lows first-lf any such person, cOpaFtnership,
firm company shall desire to conduct or carry on
any business above described in any certain house,
store or place Of business, he shall first obtain
License so to do, to be called an Auction and Com
mission License and the house, store or place Of
business in which such business is to be carried on
or conducted, shall be named, described or dcsig-
mated in such License, and the License so obtain
I'd shall not authorize any party or parties Oh
tanning the same, nor any of them, any person
for him them. in his or their behalf, to sell
any property Whatever at public auction, vendue
or outcry at any other place within this city than
the place 80 designated in such license. Any per-
son, copartnership, firm or company obtaining such
license, shall pay for the same the sum of Twenty
Dollars per quarter.
SECTION 2. Every person, copartneYship, firm
company now engaged or who shall here liter en-
gage in any business named or described in the
first section Of this ordinance, and not in any GER
tain house, store or permanent place of business
to be designated in their license, or having taken
license provided i'll the first section OF this
dnance, shall engage in any business described in
said first section outside of or in any other place
than the house, store place Of business designa
ted in such license, shall obtain license 30 to do
TO be called A General Auction License and shall
pay for the the sum Of Fifteen Dollars per
quarter.
SECTION 3. No person or persons shall carry on
the bus ss Of AuctiOneerihg or sell any goods, or
other pi rty, real or personal, at Public Outcry,
in or upon my Of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or
public places Of this city, upon the First Day Of the
week. commonly called Sunday.
SBCTION 1. Evcryperson being an AuctioneeY
engaged in the business Of selling goods or other
property either real personal, at Public Auction
Outcry, in this city, who shall neglect or refuse
to comply with or who shall violate the provisions
Of this ordinance, or any Of thcm shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall for each offence be ined in any sum
not exceeding Fifty Dollars and costs. and may be
imprisoned in the city prison at the rate of day
for each two dollars Of such fine and costs until
such fine and costs shall he satisfied. AL prOsecu-
tions under this section, shall be had before the
City Recorder.
SECTION 5. Section Of an ordinance entitled
Gan ordinance authorisinG and regulating the is
suing Of licenses and the collection Of license tax
passed June 18th, 1857, Ia hereby repealed.
SECTION g. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved this 9Th dayof December, 1857.
". NJ. CARY, Prcst.
hereby certify that the above ordinance was
passed by the Common Council, December 9th,
lSJ7. s. 7. GAGE, Clerk.