River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-04-07


AN ACT to amend sections one thousand five hundred
and seventy, thousand five hundred and seventy
five, and one thou sand five hundred and seyenty1slx
of the revised statutes of 1878, relating TO hawkers
and pedders
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section thousand five hundred and
seventy the revised statutes is hereby amended
read follows: Section 1870. No person shall be al
lowed to travel from place to place within this state for
the purpose of crryng TO sell or exposing TO SALE bar
ter exchange NJ retail 20 consumers, any goods
wares merchandise notions other articles of trade
whatsoever, whether by sample or otherwise, ana
whether said goods, wares, merchandise notions,
other articles of trade whatsoever delivered at time
of sale TO be delivered ut future day, unless he
shall have obtained a license peddler as herein
provided. but this chapter shall not prevent any manu-
fcturer mechanic, nurseryman or farmer nom selling
his work production by himself, or any patent right
dealer from selling his own invention, or To prevent
any person from selling or offering 70 sell at wholesale
whatever, preve any fish peddlers from selling
FISH train boys from selling TO persons travelling on
railroad trains, OF TO prevent any resident Of ts sae
who by reason OF being blind, deaf and dumb, or so
crippled as to incapacitate him for hard manual labor
from selling goods, merchandise on foot or
with one horse and wagon, without license
Section 2 Section one thousand five hundred and
seyenyhve of the revised statutes Is hereby amended
to read follows section 1915. The secretary OF
statr, the payment of his fees shall grant 70 every
such applicant, upon the filing of his application and
the receipt of the treasurer, showing the payment OF
seal signed by hinsslf or his assistant authorizing
such censee 10 travel and prosecute business IN inc
manner stated in his application for the term Of one
year; but all licenses shall expire on the thireth day
Of April in each year. and the amount due Tor licenses
Of peddlers and patent right dealers shall be reckone
roportonatey for that part of the year from the st
day of the month in which the liability is incurred 10
the first day Of May following provided the secretary
Of state issue like license to any applicant there
for peddle foot, with horse, 10 deal in
patent rights who shall prove TO his satisfaction tina;
he served soldier in the United states army or ma
Wy, IN the quarermasterS or commlssarys depart
thereof during the late rebellion and was so dis
abed render him unfit for hard manual labor, in
such service, and honorably discharged therefrom,
without the payment of any license fees
Section B. Section one thousand five hundred and
seveptysix, Is hereby amended 10 read as follows
Section 1876. Every person who shall be found travel
ing trading contrary TO the provisions of chapter SIX
tyseyen of the revised statutes to the terms OF any
license that may have been granted to him thereunds
SHALL each oense forfeit not less than htty nor
than hundred dollars which the district at
tOFney the county in which the oense had been COM
mitted, shall, in the Of the state. sue for, anu
be collected, and when collected, paid into the
treasury the credit of the school fund. Ih'
court may order TO be paid such district Attorney Out
of such fines collected from persons guilty OF sch Of
Tense, not exceeding fifteen per cent and 70 tht
witnesses or other persons furnishing information Of
such otenses, exceeding ten per cent Of such
fines collected. Every person having license uIder
the provisions OF chapter sXtySeven OF tne revised
statutes who shall refuse to produce his license Tor e&
animation when lawfully required by the treasury
agent any special treasury agent, snail De deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and be subject 70 me not
exceeding twenty dollars Imprisonment in the cou-
ceeding thirty days both, the court deems prOpe
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after May 1. 1881
Apnroycd March II. 1881