The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-19
ORDINANCE NO, 2s7,
Published June 10. ISS5l

| n n ordinance entitled an ordinance relating
a to the licensing and regulation of draying,
| auctfoninE, pet.dling, selling at public out cry
and upon the streets any goods, wares ,merchan-
| disc, notions, books or other property in the
city of lola, and repeating all ordinances incon-
| siStent Herewith.
| BE it ordained by the MAYOR and councilmen
| OF the city of lola, Mansas, as follows:
| SEC. All persons are prohibited from run
ming or causing to be run in this city any dray,
job, express or baggage wagon for hire without
having obtained a proper license therefor. Any
| such license may be granted upon the payment
| of the sum of $40 for each wagon drawn by two
| horses or mules and So for each additional
wagon owned by same person and S. for all
| other vehicles. All licenses to be annual and
| TO expire May and November LIST of each year.
SEC. 2 The exercising or carrying on of the
business of auctioneering or of selling property
| by public out cry without first obtaining o
proper license therefore, Is prohibited in this
| city.
SEC. 3. The license referred to in the pre-
| cedinS section shall be granted upon the pay
| ment of the sum Of 500 for the term of six
| months or $500 for the term of one year. All
annual license to expire May LIST of each year.
| SEC. 4. All persons are prohibited from exer-
cising or carrying on the business OF peddling,
hawking, selling or Offering TO sell at retail on
any street or publi3 ground of this city, any
goods, wares, books, or merchandise, patent. or
copy righted articles, without having obtained
a proper license therefor.
SEC. 8: The license referred to in the proceed
Ing section may be granted upon an application
being made to the city clerk setting forth the
| manner and kind of business to be conducted,
| and upon the payment of $40 per day for each
vehicle drawn by two horses and s. per day for
| each vehicle drawn by one horse, and s. for
each person engaged in selling on foot, and $40
for each person selling from a stand.
SEC. Il. All such licenses shall be personal
and not transferable, and shall not issue as
| matter of fright, but may be with held by order
of council, or may be revoked by council with
out reclamation upon violation by the licensee
and no license shall protect any one In the vio-
latiOn OF any city or state law.
SEC. Provided however, that the provis-
ions OF this ordinance shall not apply to per
sons closing out q stock of goods who have been
regularly engaged in active merchandising in
this city for term of six months next preced-
ing SAID closing out, or to the sale of live
stock, secondhand goods, vegetables, fruit,
farm products, bread, milk, ice, fish, fowls
and fuel.
SEC: :. Any person found guilty OfNciOlating
any OF the provisions of this ordinance shall be
fined in a sum not less than the license fee re-
quired by this ordinance to exercise said right,
or more than three hundred dollars $500 and
costs OF suit, and in default of payment, may
be committed to the city prison until fine and
costs are paid.
SEC. .. All ordinances inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in the
lola REGISTER or alien County C0urGnt
Approved June 18th, 1855.
w \. CowAN, Mayor.
Attest, w. L. NORTHRuP, City Clerk.