The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14

RELATIVE 10 AUCTIONEERS IN JERSEY CITY
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey CITY do ordain a,
follosvs: II
SECTION 1. The Aldermen may, by resolution
passed by at least seven concurring votes and ap-
proved by the Mayor. or by such action as becomes
necessary in case OF non-approval by him Of ordi-
nanees or resolutionss ing the city. license any
business Of an IA IN n Jersey city which
licenses shall expifS qgfhe first day Of July next
after their issue and shall be revocable at the
pleasure OF the said Board Of Aldermen.
SEC 2. Each and every person so licensed as
Aforesaid shall pay into the Treasury Of the City
the sum Of nifty dollars for the Of the City and
the Clerk Of the City shall issue said licenses,
and aftix the seal Of the City thereto, and shall
keep record of the said licenses granted, In a
book to be provided for that purpose.
SEC. 5. That the license fee to be paid at any
time after the first day OF July of each year shall
equal as many twelfth parts Of the LICENSE fee as
there are months remaining and that said proper
onate cost of license shall not apply to any per-
son who shall have been engaged in like business
IN Jersey City, on the hrst day of July then next
preceding,
Sec. 4. That no application for transfer of a IL
cense shall be granted until the applicant shall
sum of five dollars.
SEC. s. No license as aforesaid shall be granted
to any person or persons, unless he or they shall
presSus W ING A1CeIHe4 an applcauon IN writing,
verified by the oath Of such applicant made be-
fore any person resident in Jersey City authorized
to administer oaths and afirmations setting forth
that such applicants citizen of the United State
ard resident Of Jersey City.
SEC. 8. No person other than an Auctioneer ap-
pointed as aforesaid. or in his absence his Clerk
shall sell or attempt TO sell by auction any goods
articles or other thing whatsoever within the cor
porate limits of Jersey City under the penalty of
fifty dollars, provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to affect sales by auction
by any officer by virtue of legal process.
Sec. 7. That the Clerk named in the sixth sec
ton Of this ordinance shall be citizen Of the
United States and resident Of Jersey City ana in
the actual employ OF the Auctioaeer. licensed
under the provisions Of the same. before he shall
sell or attempt to sell by auction any goods ar
ticles, or thing whatsoever.
SEC. s. No hcens Auctioueer or his Clerk
shall sell or attempt to sell at public auction
any goods, chattels personal property in or upon
any street. sidewalk, or public ground in Jersey
City without the permission OF the Mayor under
the penalty of fifty dollars for each and every
offence.
SEQ. 9. No means, other than sign or flag, for
the purpose Of attracting public attention shall be
used, permitted to be used at or near any place
of sale, or at or near any auction room or at or
near any auction whatsoever under penalty of
ten dollars for each offence to be recovered from
the person using the same, and the Auctioneer or
his Clerk severally and respectively. ars.
SEC. 10. All licenses under this ordinance shall
at all times be subject to such rules and regula-
tons as may be made for their control and govern
ment by the authorities of Jersey City.
SEC. IL. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
heretofore passed relating 10 this subject are here
by repealed. ssl
Passed May &c. 1885.
ROBERT s. JORDAN, President
JOHN E. SCOTT, City Clerk.
Approved June l, 1885,
GILBERT COLLINS Mayor.
June 7 ct