Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-05-24
A UCTIONs AND AUOTIONEERs.

| N AN ORDINANCE relating to Auctions and Auc-
tioneers, passed May IA, 1851
SECT. l. Be It ordained by the Council Of the Ineor-
porated Village of Fremont that sha be unlawful
person to exercise the trade occupation Of Auc-
tioneer TO sell by way Of public auction vendue
ouery either directly indirectly in the Streets alleys
or highways of said Village, any Horses Sheep Hogs,
Neat Cattle, other domestic anmaH to sell by
OF public auction vendue outcry either directly In
directly, within the corporate limits Of said Village, any
goods and merchandise imported into said Village
for tho purpose of being sold at public auction without
license herein provided for and any person shall
ercse the trade occupation of auctoneer shall sell
attempt to sell by way of public vendue, auction
cry in said Village any Of the above mentioned property
shall forfeit and pay to said Village the oforty dollars
for the first offence and the Of eighty dollars for
SECT. q That the prohibition aforesaid shall ex-
tend to any officer person executing any process
der of any court in this State selling property
effects directed by law by any process order to be
sold by public vendue, auction outcry.
SECT. 8. That the Mayor of said Village shall have
power and authority to appoint and license such number
Of suitable persons residing in said Village, may be
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 4. The Mayor said Village shadetermine the
amount to be fpaid by each auconeer licensed, which
amount shall in rxceed the OF ten doarsand
every auctoneer appointed under the provisions Of this
ordinance before he shall receive license to enter upon
corporated Village Fremont with suici
en sccuti to be approved OF and accepted by the Re-
dollars conditioned for the faithful performance Of his
duty and for the payment Of the duties that shall
be ordinance said Village, that shal
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 for such
license and take duplicate receipts for the same OF
which receipts shall be delivered to the Recorder said
Village, who shall file the in his Office and issue II.
in proper form under the seal OF said Village grant
ing to the auecneer nppointedful power and author
y toset and expose to sale by auction property and
effects according to bis appointment for which the Re-
corder shall be entitled to dollar hs fee, to be paid
by the aucfoneer on the delivery ofthe same.
SEoT. 5. That the aucdoneers appointed under the
provisions of this ordinance shall be entitled to receive
their services in selling property at auction to be paid by
the person for whom they sell the same, conpensa
ton exceeding per cent Of the for which
the property shall be struck Oft.
SECT g. That all property and effects mentioned nths
ordnance which shall at time be exposed to sale by
public auction in said Village shall be subject each and
every time the shall bo struck o to duties the
following rates to be calculated the for which
property effects so exposed to sale shall be struck or
namely: .
Ist All horses Sheep hogs neat cattle or other do
mestc animals at the rate Of dollar for every hund,
red dollars.
3D. All goods merchandise at the rate Of two
dollars every hundreddo aqfaH lqgf
SECT. T. That all property and effects sold by auction
shall in all be sold to the highest bidder and when
the auconeer any person employed by him. either
same duties as If struck off to any other person ~,
SEcr.S That IL any auctioneer shall farm out his Of
to another or derive profit or edyantage from
sales by auction that not surerntended by himself
personally, every auetioneer so offending shall be guilty
T. of msdeneanor and npon conviction thereof sha fo
such offence forfeit and pay TO the Village Of Fremont
not exceeding fifty dollars less thon ten dolau
with costs of prosecution and shall moreover forfeit hi
A,oeSnhAh.
absence any auctopeer sale apI ointed by him
be made under the personal surentendenee Of his know
clerk. Ia - 4tsl1 etA 2t
SECT. $. That every licensed auetoneer in said VA
lage shall make out writing quarterly account date
the first days of March, Jnne September and Decem
ber in the year for which he may have been appointed
er shall state infinitely and particularly .-ii4t
sold at every auction held by h from the date Of hi
license orfrom the date of his last quarterly account th
the day OF sale and the amount Of each days sale
3D. rhe amount OF duties chargeabe under the provi
81 Of this ordinance ali sales Of property and effect
subject to duties under any Of the provisions this ord
nance and every such account shall be verified by de
of caraon OF the Auctoneer in the words following viz
al, A. b, do solemnly declare thatthe secoant nov ez
hibted by me and to which have subscribed my nam
contains full and true statement exhibit Of aIlth
property and effects ofsvery class auddeaerpon sold
struck off, or bought in by at public sale, by othe
In my name or under my direction or Tor my benehtan
80 far as know or believe, OF all goods and effects sol
by any person In my employment, connected With n
business and subject TO duties aeccding to the
sons Of the ordinance reguaings at auction With
the time stated in this account and that the full
Of duties chargeable according the ordinance Of sa
stated which declaration shall be indoraed on ths 4
count and shall be subseribed and sworn 70 Or sme
by the auetoneer making 1t before officer autho
lied administer oabs who shan certify the same,
the sndsueoneer shall within fifteen days from the da
to Village, and shall at the time pay to the said IRE
st surer the oount Of duties aeeuipg the sales
toned in their account aud il any aneloneef shall ne
e ect refuse to exhibit any quarterly account and de
It's the came properly verified Aforesaid shall refuse
IN neglect make payment Of the duties required by u
IN ordnance to the the te aoE
said, on conviction thereof shall pay fine not exeee
a 6iy dollars with costs Of prseeuton aud shall q
felt his license aud shall nevertheless be liable for
such duties TO be recovered In the name Of the Village
Fremont. $3.50 s.lrn s.
ets seer To- That ali moneys raised by way o. tar penal
orothewse under the provisions Of this ordinance ahi
into the treasury Of said Village for which DAP
payment one oi which Ieestpts hs shall seiiser TO I
Recorder Of said Village, who shall ale the in
Office, and charge the Treasurer herewith
sEoT IL. That It shall be the duty Of the MarshAl
said village other officer who shall collect end rses'
ordinance TO pay the 10 the treasurer o. ain v
within ten days after receiving the eame-tAhing u
TREASURER sTeceipt therefor. Nflt -
> Sxcr ~ That all hnes penalties forieituIea IN
posed by incurred under the provisions OF this ord
may recovered ~ action 10 the name OF Il
: Incorporated Village OF Freemont, before the Mayor
BOD said Village Justice Of the peace therein.
SKcT 49, This ordinance shall take effect and ha
force from after the date Of the publication theFse
an- d. W. KREBs, Recorder.
May IL. 1861. l9w8 r. Hlg tRt -t 81
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