The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
Attest. E. NJ. FoRnE'
Published In Emporia News May 10, 1885,
ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to Levy a License II
on AuctIoneers.
RE TT ORDAINED RY THE MAYOR AND Con

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on AuctIoneers.
BE 1T ORDAINED By THE MAYOR AND CoUN-
CILMEN OF THE CITY OF EMPoRIA:
SECTION 1. Before any person shall have
the right to exercise the business or calling
of an auctioneer, within the limits oil the city
of Emporia, or shall have the right to act as
an auctioneer in the sale OF any property of
any descriptiOn-either real or persOnal-at
public a9etion, within the limits of said city,
the license tax herein levied upon auction
GERS, and receive license thereupon as an
auctiOneer. ProUided, hOaoe eT, That this
ordinance shall have no a 'plication to ju-
dicial officers making Judicial sales within
said city limits.
SEC. 4. There is hereby levied a license tax
at the rate of fifty dollars year, upon every
person who shall within the limits OF the city
of Emporia exercise the business or calling
of anctioneer, or who shall within said limits
act as auctiOneer in the saleo of any property,
real or personal, at public auction. Provided,
holOeoer, If any person desires 20 act as an
anctioneer within said limits for any less
period of time than one month, the license
tax levied upon such person shall be the sum
of five dollars per Gay Tor each and every day
or fractional part thereof, for the period q
time for which such person desires to act
IS auctioneer.
SEQ. 3. That upon the payment of the Ii
| cense tax, as fixed by section two of this
ordinance, to the City Treasurer by any per-
son, the CITY Treasurer shall give to such
person receipt to the effect that such person
has paid an auctiOneer'S License tax for the
period OF time paid for by such person. And
upon the presentation of such receipt to the
mum Der of the lot and street, or description
of the room or building whe reon and where
l in such person desires TO sell property at pub
lie auction, during the period for which he
has PAID license tar, the Clerk shall issue an
| auctioneer's license to such person, authoriz-
ing him to sell any and all kinds of property at
public auction on the lot. or in the room or
building specified by such person, for the
period for which such license tax shall have
been paid. Provided, That all license issued
under this ordinance shall expire on the last
day of June or the last day of December, next
/ following the Issuance of such license.
SIC. 4. All licenses issued under this ordi-
! nance shall be signed by the Mayor and Clerk
| and the Clerk shall afix the Seal of the city
| thereto; and the Clerk shall also number and
record the same in the books kept by him for
\ recording city licenses.
SEC. 8. No license issued Under this ordi-
nance shall in any case be assigned or trans
I ferred without the consent of the City Coun-
ell And no license issued under this Ordi
nance shall be Of any force or protection to
any person or persons other than the person
named in such license, except as follows
That upon the actual sickness Of the Ii
lcensee, or his bona fde absence from the city,
/ he may, under his license in such case or
cases only, employ another person to act for
him as auctioneer, under said license, duYin g
such actual sickness or bona tide absence from
/ SEC. g. That no person procuring a license
under the provisions of this ordinance shall
have any right or authority to sell any kind
| of property at public auction, or to act as
| auctiOneer, in the sale of any kind of prop
erty at any other or different place than the
place named in such license, except as fol-
lows: lst-When the property desired to be
| taken into the room or BUILDING occupied as
| an auction room or building BY the person
| having such license, then and in such case
| the person having such license may II such
property, as Aforesaid, at such other place as
he may be able to procure Provided. That
no such sale shall be made on any street or
alley. 2d-When any person in said city has
| any property, which said person desires to be
sold upon his own premises in said city, at
public auction, By any person having an anc-
| tiO1eer's license under the provisions of this
ordinance, such party having such license
the owner thereof. 3d-The Mayor of the city
/ may, at any time fcr good cause shown. give
his written consent to any person having a
| at public auction at some place other than
that designated in the license; ana such writ
/ ten consent shall protect such person in max
ing auction sales at such other place.
! SEC. Z. That any person who, at the time
] this ordinance takes effect, has license as
aGetioneer issued under and by virtue of an
! ordIn anee entitled, " An ordinance in rela-
ton TO licences" approved March 9Th, 1875
| which has not expiFed at said time may pro
cure of the City Clerk-without any additions a
expense license as auctioneer under and
| in pursuance of this ordinance. for the un-
surrendering up to the CITY Clerk such Other
license.
man Of said city, shall, at ali times, have ths
right to demand and see any and ali license.
issued under the provisions of this orCiinance;
pursuance Of the provisions OF this ordinance
who shall refuse to exhibit such license 8.
demand Of the City Marshal, or any police
man OF said city, shall be deemed guilty OF
violation Of this ordinance.
II SEC g. Any person selling. or attempting
70 sell, any property-real or personal-o
any kind, at public auction, within the limits
OF the city OF Emporia, without complying
with the provisions Of this ordinances, or il
violation thereof, or any person violating any
OF The terms thereof, shall, upon conviction
be fined IN any sum not less than i've or NOR
than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. That il shall not be necessary Ii
any complaint for q violation OF this oF,ii
nance, % negsttye the exceptions ceRtaiaet
In any Of the sections there6f.
SEC. IL This City Marshal, or any police
man Of said city, shall have the authority 4
Il arrest on view any person violating In fhef
presence any Of the provisions OF this 0rdf
faaucc.
Il sac e. All bell ringing, or calling Of anJ
ldescrlp 9ions IN said city, Is hereby prohibited
except as the place where sach auction i
held
$50 Is This rrzfnance shall he in fore,
anf ef5ecs non anf eEter its publication enc
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