Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-05-31
A LOTIONS AND AUCTTONEERs.

A OC1NONS AND
"A AN ORDINANCE relating to Auctions and Auc-
tioneers, passed May Ia, 1861.
SECT. Be it ordained by the Council of the Incor-
porated Village of Fremont that it shall be unlawful for
any person to exercise the trade occupation OF Auc
tioneer to sell by way Of public auction vendue
outcry either directly indirectly in the streets alleys
highways of said Village, any Horses, Sheep Hogs,
Neat Cattle, other domestic animals. to sell by way
of public auction veudue or outcry, either directly or
directly, within the corporate limits Of said Village any
goods wares and merchandise imported into said Village
license herein provided for and if any person shall
ercise the trade occupation of auctioneer shall sell
or attempt sell by way public vendue auction or
cry said Village any of the above mentioned property
effects without such license every offending
shall forfeit and pay said Village the offorty dollars
for the FIRST offence and the of eighty dollars for
Sect q That the prohibition aforesaid shall not ex
tend TO any officer person executing process
der of any court in this State selling any property
sold by public vendue, auction or outcry.
SECT. 3. That the Mayor of said Village shall have
power and authority appoint and license such number
of suitable persons residing In said Village, may be
proper to exercise the trade or occupation of auconee
this ordinance within said yage for the tst o5 onn
| year from the date of such appointment.
amount to be paid by each auctioneer licensed which
amount shall in rxceed the o ten dollars
ordinance before he shall receive license to upon
the duties of his appointment shall give bond to the In
corporated Village Of Fremont, with sufhci
ent secur to be approved Of accepted by the
corder of said Village in the penal Of thousand
dollars conditioned for the faithful performance Of his
be imposed by ordinance Of said Village and that
sales by him made, and shall fe same with
the of money required of him by the Mayor for such
license and take duplicate receipts for the same one OF
which receipts shall be delivered to the said
Village, who shall 6e the in his office issue Ii
in proper form under the seal OF said Village grant
ty to set and expose to sale by auction property and
effects according to his appointment for which the Re-
corder shall be entitled to dollar his fee to be paid
by the auc1Oneer on the delivery of the same.
Scot. s. That the auctioneers appointed under the
provisions of this ordinance shall be entitled receive for
their services in selling property at auction paid BY
the person for whom they may sell the same compensa
on not exceeding seven per cent of the for which
the property shall be struck of.
SEcr g. That all property and effects mentioned inthis
ordinance which shall at any time be exposed to sale bv
public auction in said Village, shall be subject each and
time the same shall be struck off, to duties at the
following rates to be calculated the which the
property or effects SO exposed to sale shall be struck off,
Ist. All horses sheep hogs neat cattle or other do
mesc animals, at the rate of one dollar for every hund
red dollars.
%. All goods merchandise at the rate of two
| dollars on every hundred dollars.
SECT That all property and effects sold by auction
shall in all be sold to the highest bidder when
the auctoneer person employed by him or either
ofthem shall be such bidder they shall be subject TO the
same duties as IL struck off to any other person.
SECT s. That fany auctioneer shall farm out his Of
hce to another or derive profit advantage from any
sales by auction that not superntended by hmaef
personally every aueoneer so offending shall he guilty
of misdemeanoT and upon conviction thereof shall
such offence forfeit and pay to the Village Of Fremont
sum not exceeding fifty dollars thon ten dollars
with costs of prosecution, and shall forfeit his
license Provided that in Of sickness necessary
absence any auconeerany sale ap ointed by him NAV
be made under the personal superntndence Of his
clerk.
SECT o. That every licensed auctioneer in said VII
ags, shall make out in writing quarterly account dated
the first days Of March, June September and Decem
the year for which he may have been aupointed
shall state minutely and particularly
lst The sums for which any property shall have beer
sold at every auction held BY him from the date Of his
license orfrom tho date Of his last quarterly account
of the persons whose account the sale made
the day of sale, and the amount of each days sale.
0f duf fina Ma ,dort
81 ons Of this ordinance all sales Of property and
subject to duties under any Of the provisions this
caraton Of the aucioneer in the words following viz
al b. do soemnly declare that the account now ex
hibited by me and TO which have subscribed my nam
contains full and true statement aud exhibit OF all tn
and effects Of every class and description sold
in my name, under my direction for my
far aH know believe Of all goods and eectA soil
BY any person in my employment, connected with
business and subject to duties according the prov
sions OF the ordinance regulating sales at auction Wh
the time stated In this account and that the full
o. duties ehargeAoe according TO the ordinances Of sal
iage on an such property and effects is therein rni
count and shall be subscribed and TO armel
by the AuetioneeT making II before officer author
lied TO administer oAths who shall certify the same,
ths said auetoncer shall within fifteen day from the dat
Of such account deliver the the Of sn
Village and shall At the same time pay to the said Trea
surer, the omount Of duties aecruing the sales
toned in their account, and II any auconeeF shall neg
set or refuse to exhibit any quarterly account dels
the same properly verified aforesaid shall refuse
neglect TO make payment OF the duties required by th
ordnance to the within the time Aors
said on conviction thereof shall pay nns exceed
ing fifty dollars with costs Of prosecution sha oi
felt his license and shall nevertheless liable for
such duties TO be recovered in the Of the Village
Fremont. -ar -
SECT TO- That all moneys raised by way Of tax pepat
OF otherwise under the provisions Of this ordinance sha
be paid into the treasury OF said Village for which dp
cate receipts shall be takeu by the person making
payment, one of which receipts he shall deliver to th
Recorder Of said VILLAGE who shall e the iu hi
ofhce, and charge the Treasurer Herewith.
SCOT. IL. That II shall be the duty Of the Marshal
said village other officer, who shall collect and Teeeiv
any fine or penalty imposed under the provision Of hi
ordinances TO pay the 70 the treasurer oi said Tag
within ten days after receiving the same-takirg th
rreasurer's receipt therefor
SECT. H. That all nnes penaltiea or forfsituree iia
posed by and incurred under the proronu OF this oFdi
nance be recovered by action 70 the Of th
Incorporated Village of Freeont before the Mayer
"a said Village any iustice OF the peace therein.
. SECT le This ordinance shall take effect and Be 4
force from after the date Of the publication hareol
= d. W. KREBs, Recorder. - -Sr''
May II. 1891. lQw3