The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-13
An Ordinance

TO LICENSE AND REGULATE HAWKING IND PED
DING IN TIE STREETS AND THoRoU GHFAREs
OF CHARLESTON.
Be 1t ordained, That every person who shall SELL
offer for sale, barter or exchange any goos, wares
merchandise. jewery or other articles o. value, at
any place in, along, through the stress alleys,
lanes docks wnarves, other public pin :es in the
City of Charleston, shall be deemed pedoler.
1t shall not oe lawful for any peddler t0 exercise
his or her calling within tho limits OF tie City of
Charleston wirhou. having first obtained ! license,
and any person who shall do so without 81 ch license
shall be subject to penalty Of not more than one
hundred dollars nor less than fifty dollars to be re.
covered in the City Court of Charleston.
Application for license shall be made 10 the City
Council, and shall be accompanied by the raconmen.
daion OF OF least three respectable feeholders who
shall certify that the applicant is in all .espects
suitable and proper person to be entrusted with
license and is Of good moral character and whtn the
application is made the person applying ehall de.
posit with the City Treasurer for the said cense the
sum Of fifty dollars and upon the same being grant
ed shall execute bond with two sureties TO be ep-
proved of by the City Council, in the peIal Of
one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful
observance by him or her Of all ordinances Of the
city and for the payment of all sums of money he
or she may become liable to pay account OF fines
and penalties incurred by him or her at any time
during the period Of such license and fur rther con-
ditioned for the payment of all liabilities he she
may incur by reason OF any deceit fraud Or misrep
resent1tion to any person or persons, witt whom he
or she may deal as pedler; and no two persons
shall sell under the same license, nor shall any il.
cense be transferred from one person 10 another
without the consent Of the City Council. And every
person having such license shall e1hbi; the same
whenever called upon to do 80, by any member Of
the police force of the city, Or by any citizen; and
each license so granted shall expire on tie 31st day
of December of each year.
ply to any person or persons coming into the city
from the country, with teams. otherwise, with any
produce Tor the market, or to any perion selling
vegetables, or the produce OF their own farms or
premises
All fines or forfeitures recovered for an violation
of the foregoing ordinance shall be dsr osed of as
follows, Qpe-half to the use OF the person who
ehall prosecute the offender to conviction, and the
remainder to the use of the city.
An Ordinance
TO LICENSE AND REGULATE SHOPS FOB THE PUE-
CHASE AID BALE OF ALL SECONDHAND ARTI-
Giles, JUNK, OLD METALS, AND OTHER LIKE
COMMODITIES, IN THE CITT OF CHARLESTON.
Be it ordained, That from and after the ratification
of this Ordinance the keeper or keepers Of every shop
within the limits of The City OF Charleston, where
any kind OF secondhand articles, junk, od metals,
and other ile commodities, purchased sold, bar
tered or exchanged, shall obtain from the City Coun
ell license 10 do So and shall pay to the City Treas
urer for said license the sum of fifty dollars; and
such license (which shall continue for one year, shall
not be transferred from one person to anc ther with
out the consent Of the City Council. Application for
license shall be made to the City Council, ind every
application shall be accompanied by the racommen-
daton of at least three respectable reehoders, who
shall certify that the applicant is fit and proper per-
son to be entrusted with such hcense the person so
applying shall deposit with the City Treasurer the
price Of stid icsnse, and upon the license being
granted shall execute bond in the penal tum of one
thousand dollars, with two sureies to be approved
of by the City Council conditioned for t1e faithful
observance OF the provisions Of this Ordinance and
all other Ordinances hereafter passed in relation
thereto. Every person receiving sucn lii ense shall
nut ND ever the principal to his her shop
a sign designating that he or che is licensed, and
containing his Or her name, and shalpkeer book in
which sha be written, ct the time OF ever" purchase
or barter description OF the article or articles pur
chased or bartered for the name and residence Of
the person or persons from whom received, and tae
day and hour when sucn purchase or exchange was
made; and such book shall be az eli times open to
te inspection Of the Mayor OF the city the Chief OF
Police or any person duly authorized bi them, or
either OF them, to inspect the same.
such shops shall not be kept open for the pur-
chase o: any ofthe articles mentioned afor esaid nor
shall any purchase be made by the keeper or keepers
of any such shops or by any person or persons for
them except between sunrise and sunset; and said
shops shall he open a. all times to the inspection OF
the Mayor ofshe city, the Chief of Police, OF any
No keeper Of any such shop shall himself, or
through any other person, either directly or indi-
rccty purchase or receive By way Of barter or e--
change any of the articles mentioned aforesaid from
any minor apprentice, without the written permis-
sion of the parent guardian or master OF any such
minor or apprentice, which written permission shall
be filed, and produced whenever required by any
one authorized t. ispect such shops.
Every person nav.ng obtained license who shall
violate any OF the provisions Of this ordinance, shall
forfeit the same and upon conviction thereof snail
nav fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than
ffty dollars; and every person keeping sach shop
and carrying on business therein withou1 first hay,
ipc obtained license to do so, shall pay fine ofnot
less than fifty dollars, nor more than ons hundred
dollars all OF which said fines shall be recovered in
rhe IJtv Court aud shall be disposed Of follows,
VIZ one half to OF the person who shal prosecute
the offender to conviction alh the remainder the
use of the city.