Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-14


titled IAN ordinance to license. tax
and regulate auctioneers, bawkers
and peddler.." When the passage Of
the ordinance was under discussion,
Councilman Furth remarked that if
Its provisions were not enforced
more rigidly than the provisions Of
the other ordinances there was little
use in passing ii. 1t was passed, and
went into effect yesterday. AT the
request Of q large number of citi.
zens We herewith publish the ordi-
| nance 10 full:
SECTION !. That every auctioneer,
within the City of SEATTLE, shall,
prior to engaging in such occupation,
OBTAIN license IN the mauner pre-
scrlbed by this ordinance. and pay
therefor into the city treasury al the
rate of nifty dollars per snnum. Pro
vided. however. that no such license
shall be issued for period less than
three months And provided further.
that this section shall not apply to
any public officer, executor, admins
traitor. guardian or trustee, who shall
offer property a. auction pursuant to
legal process; nor TO hawkers.
sec. 2. Inat every peddler and
hawker within the city of Seattle
shall. prior to engaging in such occu-
patton. obtain license in the man
ner, and pay therefor at the rates. pre-
scribed 10 this ordinance, and every
person who shall solicit, canvass, or
take orders for, or sell, or offer for
sale, any kind of goods, articles or
property, by going from house to
house, shall be deemed a peddler
within the meaning of this ordinance
Provided, however. that vendors of
newspapers and magazines and regu-
lar commercial travellers employed
by wholesale dealers, and selling sta
pie articles of merch andise to mer
chants and traders Of the city, shall I
be and they are hereby, exempted
from theproyisions of this ordinance.
Sec Q. The rates for peddlers shall
be as follows:
For selling jewelry, $40 per day.
For selling salve, liniment, drugs,
medicines. clothes, silks, cassimeress
dress goods. shswls, or table cloths,
$40 per day, or $50 per week
For selling statusry, pictures,
books, maps or publications. other
than newspapers or magazines, or
taking orders therefor. IS tor three
months; and no license shall be is.
sued for such purpose for any period
for less than IS.
For selling fish, shell-fish. or game,
81 per week. or s. for three months;
and no license for such purpose shall
be issued for any period for less
sum.
For selling fruit. vegetables, but
ter. eggs, or other farm or dairy pro-
duce by persons other than the pro-
ducers thereof, $40 for three months;
and no license shall be issued for any
period for less sum.
For selling truit, vegetables, milk,
butter, eggs, or other farm or dairy
produce by the producer therof, 81
for three months.
For selling any articles or class of
goods not herein enumerated, $40
per week; and no such license shall
be issued for any period for a less
sum.
Every person selling, offering for
sale, advertising. soliciting, canvass
ing. or taking orde.s for any goods,
articles or property by going from
house to house, or In the public
streets OF the city, except licensed
auctioDeers. who shall make public
outcry. or give any musical or other
entertainment. or make speeches TO
draw custom. or attract notice, shall
pay in addition to the above pre-
scribe rates. $40 per day; and the
license for such purpose shall be des-
ignsted as a hswker's license. q
Sec. 4. No license shall be issued
under the provisions of this ordi-
nance authorizing the sale OF prize
packages, or distribution OF prizes
in aDyoform by chance or lot.
See. s. Licenses shall be issued un-
der the provisions of this ordinance
only to citizens OF the United States,
and persons who shsllhave declared
their Intention TO become citizens of
the United States
Sec. 8. Applications for licenses
under this ordinance shall be MADE
10 writing TO the City Clerk. on blanks
to be furnished by him for that pur-
pose; and every such application
shall state def initely the article or ar
ticles to be sold, advertised, solicited
or canvAssed for and the intended
manner OF conducting the business
whether by peddling merely. or by
psddling and hawking, or by auc-
pioneering; and shall be accompanied
by the adidavit Of the applicant
showing either thai such sppli-
cant is citizen of the United States,
or has declared his or her intention
to become such. When such appli-
cation and affidavit, and the receipt
of the City Treasurer for the required
amount is filed with the City Clerk,
he shall, il satisfied thst the sppli.
cant is q citizen of the United
States, or has declared his iuten-
tion to become such. issue the license
applied for The person so licensed
shall be limited TO the articles and
mode of conducting the business
stated IN MS nppllChtion, aou oe pro
tected no further by such license.
Sec. Z. Every person who shall en-
gage in the occupation or business OF
an auctioneer, hswker or peddler
within the City of Seattle, without
first obtaining license therefor In
accordance with the provisions OF
this ordinance, shall be deemed gull
ty of q misdemesnor. and on convic-
thereof shall b. punished BY fine in
any sum not exceeding 800. or by
Imprisonment for q term not exceed.
ing thirty days. or by both such fine
and imprisonment
Sec. 8. That all Indiana are hereby
exempted from the provisions Of this
ordinance.
Sec. o. Ordinance No. 499, enti-
lied Ordinance No. 49s. ia relation
10 auctioneers. hawkers and ped
dlers," approved Nov. -. 1888, and
ordinances No. 5i4 and No. SIS.
amendatory Of said ordinance No.
400. are hereby repealed.