The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-11
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Ordinance NO.24.
RELATING TO AUCTIONEERs.

Ordinance No.24.
RELATING TO AUcTIoNEERs.
The Common Council Of the City of St. Cloud
do ordain:
SECTION /. That no person shall offer
for sale or sell within the corporate limits
Of the City of St. Cloud, personal property
of any kind, character ordescription, with
out first obtaining license as auctioneer.
as hereinafter provided.
| Sec. 2. Any person wishing to obtain
license to sell at auction personal
property of any kind, character, or de-
scription in said city, shall execute bond
to the Treasurer of said city with two or
more sureties, to be approved by the Com
mon Council ofsaid city, in such penal sum
not less than Two Hundred dollars, nor more
than Three Hundred dollars, as said coun-
Gil mayi require. with condition to pay all
auction dues and sums required for a IL
cense under this ordinance to said Treasur-
er, and in all things well and truly to con-
form to the ordinances concerning auction
GERS, which said bond shall be filed in the
office of the City Clerk after its approval.
Sec. 3. Such person shall then pay to
said Treasurer the sum of Three Hundred
dollars, taking said Treasurer sreceipt there
for, and on presentation of said receipt to
the City Clerk said Clerk shall forthwith
issue license to the person named as prin-
cipal in said bond, which license shall read
as follows
Office Of City Clerk, City of St. Cloud,
Stearns county, MINI.
| --, having given the bond and paid
the sum of Three Hundred dollars as
part of the license required by ordinance
No. "a approved Nov. 4, 1875, is hereby
authorized and licensed to sell at auction
in said city, personal property of every
kind, character and description. Said
is to comply with all the requirements of
said ordinance, and this license expires on
the second Tuesday, the-day of May,
1877. Dated-lS7-.
| Which license shall be signed by said
Clerk, countersigned by the Mayor, sealed
with the City seal, and shall not be trans
ferrable, except by consent of the said
Common Council
| Sec. 4. Every auctioneer so licensed
shall keep fair and particular sccount of
all property sold at auction by him, the
names of parties from whom received, the
names of parties to whom sold, the dates
of sale, and the amount for which each ar
ticle sold; and he shall at each regular
meeting Of said Common Council submit in
writing, under oath, statement of the to-
tai amount of his sales at auction, since
his last statement, and the amount paid by
him for clerk hire and rent during the same
period of time. The amount so paid for
clerk hire and rent, if anything, shall be
by the City Clerk deducted from the total
amount Of said sales at auction, and said
auctioneer shall forthwith pay, as part Of
his license as auctioneer, to the City Treas
| urer two per eentum Of each and every
dollar of the total amount of said sales
less the aforesaid deduction for rent and
clerk hire.
SEC. 81 II such auctioneer neglects or refuses to
pay to said Treasurer the said percentage for one
week after submitting said statement, If he neg
lects or refuses to make such statement at each
and every regular meeting of said City Council,
| the sum Of Fifty Dollars shall be recovered for
against him and his sarssiss on his said
bond. -?
SECS. Any person wishing to obtain a license
and live stock only, shall 6rst pay to the City
Treasurer the sum Of Forty Dollars, and upon
proof Of such payment the City Clerk shall issue
| license 10 such person, which shall read as fol-
once or City Clerk, City Of St. Cloud; stearns
having palQ the sum OF rory DOliaES
as license required by Secs of Ordinance No, "a,
approved Nov. l. 1876 is hereby authorized and Ii
eensed . ssl!at suction said City, second hand
furniture and live stock only, in accordance with
the provisions Of said Sec 6. This license expires
he second Tuesday, the--day Of May. A. D
Which license shall be signed by tho City Clerk,
counterGigned by the Mayor, sealed with the seal
Of the City, and shall not be transferable unless
| by consent Of the City Council.
SEC J. That upons the violation Of any Of the
provisions Of this ordinance the person persons
| one Of the City Justices. who shall proceed to
hear, try and determine tho offence charged, &C.
! sRc.s. That upon the conviction Of any per-
of the violation of any the provisions of this
ordnance such City Justice shall sentence and adj
judge the person convicted to pay fine of not
less than Five nor more than Fifty Dollars togeth
er with all costs of prosecution, to be imprisoned
! In the common Jail of the county of Stearns, not
such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of
said Justice
SEC. g. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
conflicting herewith, are hereby repealed
SIC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect and be
IN force after Its publication In the official paper of
A1ss- AID. Bennett, Dorr helbrock, Owen,
Powell, Scherer and Mr. President.
J.G SMITH,
President of Council.
Approved November 4th, 1875. ..
Attest: MAYOR.
NATHAN F. BARNES, City Clerk.