The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-07-23
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Ordinance No. 10.
LICENSE.

Section |. Be 1t ordained by the City Council Of the
City of 0ttumwa 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to exercise within the limits Of this City, the business
OF hawker Peder or TO exhibit any circus cquestri
an exhibition, menagerie, musical party, concert
theatrical performance exhibition Of rope wire dane
ing puppets, wax figures, paintings, statuary tricks
OF legerdemain, puglism, fencing, any other exhi
bition, show, or amusement or to keep billiard table
public bowling nine or ten pin alley, Switchboard or
bagatele table, without license therefore, provided
that the provisions Of this Section shall not apply To
musical parties, concerts thespan performance for
benevolent or charitable purposes or TO exhibitions OF
any literary or scientific institutions schools situated
within this City.
Sec There shall be levied and collected on every
license granted for any business or object herein
ied as follows In cash. That which the City Coun-
Gil shall by resolution of record from time to time de.
clare save that upon license for an exhibition of a
circus equestrian exhibition or menpaerie not less
than 1--WE nor more than fifty dollars per day. at the
discretion OF the Mayor; upon license for any musical
party, concert theatrical performance exhibition of
rope or wire dancing, puppets figures painting
statnary tricks Of legerdemsin exhibition pugiism
iehcing or other exhibition performance within the
meaning off this Ordinance less than FIVE nor more
than twenty-five dollars for the first day. and not less
than three nor more than fifteen dollars for each subse-
quent day, at the discretion OF the Mayor. Upon n
hawkers and peders license from one dollar to Eve
dollars per day, at the discretion of the Mayor
Sec All licenses shall be issued by the Mavor un-
der the Seal of the City and shall state the name of the
person licensed and the nature Of the business TO be
licensed the amount paid for the license the date Of
granting the same and how long it is to continue In
force -
Sec. 4. No license shall be granted by the Mayor uu.
vi the person asking the license shall have deposited
with nm the receipt of the city Treasurer acknowl
edgng the receipt in cash in full CT the amount requir
ed TO be paid for such license, which receipt shall be
preserved by the Mayor the violation Of this Section
oy te shall render him personally liable the
Clty for the same amount IN cash.
sec D. Every person holding license from the CITY
snail be required TO show the the CITY Marshal
at any time upon demand therefor any person neglect
Ing so to do, shall be liable to the penalties provided
by this ordinance against persons CARRYING on the
mess or occupation herein mentioned without license
sec, D. No license granted by this Cts shall be as
sgnabe or transferable shall any such license a
horize any person TO do business act under H. but
the person named therein, at than one p zee
when the business Is local.
Sec. T. Whoever shall violate neglect or refuse TO
conform to and observe the provisions Of this Ordi
nance shall upen conviction thereof be fined not less
than ten nor more than hundred dollars case the
offender has no license he shall be liable the City for
the amount required for such license to be
in any action of debt brought in the of the CITY
against such offender.
Sec g. 1t shall be the duty of the City Marsha, TO In
form the Mayor ofevery infracion Of this Ordinance
and for every conviction of any violation of this Ord
nance the Marshal shall receive dollar in addition
to his regular salary to be paid when the fine is col
lected
Sec. 9. For all licenses issued by the Mayor under
the provisions of this Ordinance he shall receive the
sum Of one dollar to be paid by the person taking such
license.
Sec. TO- 1t shall be the duty Of the Mayor to keen
list of persons who shall have taken license from
the city, which list shall contain the Of the gran
tee, the business licensed the amount paid the date
shall render the Mayor liable to fine OF not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars.
Passed July 90, 1851 D. f. GAYLORD Mayor
Attest: JAMES d. DEvIN, City Recorder. [nel--2t