Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-05-17
A UCTIONs AND AUCTTONrERs.

a UCTVONS AND AUCTTONEEI&Ss
"A AN ORDINANCE relating TO Auctions and Aue-
tioneers passed May IA, 1851.
sEor l. Be 1t ordained by the Council Of che Ineor
porated Village Of Fremont that 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to exercise the trade occupation of
tioneer, or to sell by way Of public auetion vendue
highways of said Village, any Horses, Sheep, Hogs
Neat Cattle other domestic animals TO sell by way
Of public auction vendue or oucry either directly or in
directly within the corporate limits of said Village any
goods wares and merchandise imported into said Village
license as herein provided for and any person shall ex
ercse the trade occupation OF auctoneer shall sell
or IL sa is y way ZIP s OF out
effects without such license every person offending
shall forfeit and said Village the ffrty dollars
for the first offence, and the Of eighty dollars for
each repetition of such offence.
SECT. 2. That the prohibition aforesaid shall not
tend to any officer person executing any process
der Of any court In this State selling any property
effects directed BY law, by process order to be
sold by public vendue, auction or outcry
SECT. 8. That the Mayor Of said Village shall have
power and authority to appoint and license such number
proper to exercise the trade occupation Of auctonee
and make sale by auction according to the provisions Of
this ordinance, within said Village for the term Of
year from the date of such appointment.
SECT. A. The Mayor ofsaid Village hadetermine the
amount shall in rxceed the of ten dolarand
auconeer appointed under the provisions of this
ordinance before he shall receive license to enter upon
the duties Of his appointment shall give bond to the In
corporated Village ofFremont with sufhci-
ent securities to be approved Of accepted by the Re-
corder OF said Village in the penal of thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his
duty and for the payment Of the duties that shall
be imposed by ordinance Of said Village, and that shall
sales by him made, and shall file the with
the Treasurer Of said Village and pay to such Treasurer
the of money required of him by the Mayor such
license and take duplicate receipts for the same
which receipts shall be delivered to the Recorder said
Village, who shall file the in bis Office and Issue H.
in proper form under the seal of said Viisge grant
ing to the auctioneer apponedful power and author
W to set and expose TO sale by auction property and
effects according to his appointment which the Re-
corder shall be entitled to dollar his ee to be paid
| by the aucfioneer on the delivery ofthe
SECT. B. That the auctiOneerB appointed uuder
provisions this ordinance shall be entitled receive for
their services in selling property at auction to be paid by
on not exceeding seven cent of the for which
the property shall be struck OF.
SECT g. That all property and effects inthis
ordinance, which shall at time be exposed sale
public auction in said village shall be subject each ana
every time the same SHAH be struck on TO duties At the
following rates to be calculated the for which the
property or effects SO exposed to sale shall be struck off,
namely;
Ist All horses sheep hogs neat cattle, or other do
mestic animals at the rate of one dollar for every hund
Cd All goods merchandise at the Of two
dollars on every hundred dollars.
SECT. T. That all property and effects sold by auction
shall in ali be sold to the highest bidder when
the auccneer or any employed by him. either
shall be such bidder they shall be subject TO the
same duties as If struck of to any other person.
SECT. s. That fany auetoneer shall farm out his Of
hce to another derive proht advantage from any
sales by auction that superintended by himself
personally, every auctioneer so offending shall be guilty
of msdemeanor, and conviction thereof shall for
such offence forfeit and pay to the Village of Fremont
sum not exceeding Fifty dollars nor less hon ten dollars
with costs prosecution shall forfeit hR
license Provided that in case sickness or
absence Of any Auctonee sale apI onted by him
be made under the superntendence Of his
| clerk.
SECT. Q. That every licensed auctiOnser in said VII
ase shall make out 10 writing quarterly account dated
ber in the year for which have been appointed
shall state infinitely and particularly.
1st The sums for which property shall have beer
sold every auction held by him fom the date Of his
license orfom the date of his last quarterly account
the day of sale, and the amount Of each days sale
3D. The amount Of duties ehargeAbe under the provi
Of this ordinance all sales Of property and effect
subject to duties under any Of the provisions this ord
nance, and every sueh account shall be verified by de
elarAon Of the auctioneer in the following viz
al A. B., do sOlempy declare thatthe account now
hbited by me and to which have subscribed my nam
property and effects of every class and description sold
struck off, bought in by at public sale by other
far as know believe, of all goods and effects soil
by any person in my employment, or connected with m
IN business ana subject 70 duues 70 me proyl
the time stated in this account and that the full
duties ehargeaoe according 70 the ordnsnes Of sal
Village all such property and effects is therein trul
stated" which declaration shall be ihdorsed on the a,
count and shall be subscribed and sworn TO afhrme
by the Auctioneer, making before officer autho
tied to administer oaths who shall certify the same
ths dauetioncer shall within een from the dA
Of such account deliver the to the Treasurer Of a
Village, and shall at the time pay the said
Hurer the omount Of duties Aecrning the sales
toned in their account and II any auetioneer shall
lect refuse exhibit any quarterly account dev
the same property verified as aforesaid shall refuse
negect 10 make payment OF the duties required og IN
ordinanes to the within the time aor
said, on conviction thereof shah pay ne not sKeeet
ing hfty dollars with costs Of prosecution aud shah 70
= felt his license and shall nevertheless be liable for
such duties 10 be recovered in the Of the Village
Fremont.
SECT TO- That all moneys raised BY way Of tar peuaii
otherwise the provisions Of this ordinaDee sha
be paid into the treasury OF said vagefor which dnpl
cate receipts shall be taken by the person eking sue
payment OF which receipts he shall ceiser 70 N
Recorder of said Village, who shall hio e same IN d
olice, and charge tine Treasurer herewith.
h, sEor IL That II shall the duty Of the Marshal
81 said village or other oeor who shall collect and reeev
any ne penalty imposed under the provision OF hi
ordinance TO pay the the treasurer OF said viag
a. within ten days after receiving the sametaking Ii
Il Treasurer receipt therefor. fll
n sEcr. H. That all hnes penalties, or forfetures In
posed by andincued under the provisions Of this ord
may DO recovered by action IN the Of n
4 Incorporated Village of Fremont before the Mayor
ii said Village any Justice Of the peace thereln
SEcr. 13. This ordinance shall take effect and be
force from ano after the date Of the publication heTco
d, W. KREBs, Recorder
May IA 1861. lows
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