Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-15
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mo. 100.
AN ORDINANCE - RELATING TC

Section BE it ordained and enacted BY the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
cils assembled, and it Is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That n o
person shall use. exercise or carry on the trade
or business of pawnbroker within the City of
Pirtsburg without having first obtained a
license from the Department of Public Safety
as hereinafter provided.
Section 2-Tbe Department of Public Safety
shall from time to time give and grant licenses
to all proper persons who may apply for the
same to use, exercise and carry on the trade or
business of a pawnbroker, which said license
shall state the house in which such business is
to be carried on and continue in force for one
year (unless sooner revoked) and nc longer,
and each person to whom such license shall be
given shall pay therefore at the time such
license is granted to the Department of PE0lic
Safety. for the use of the city of Pittsburg, the
sum of two hundred $4,000 dollars.
Section 3-No person licensed as a pawn
broker in the city of Pittsburg shall, by virtue
of one license, keep more than one place for
receiving or taking goods in pawn, nor shall he
at any time take goods in pawn in any other
place .han the place for which such license was
granted.
Section Zach and every pawnbroker shall
keep book in which shall be legibly written
in the English language at the time of each
loan or purchase made by such pawnbroker, a
full and accurate description of all articles by
him purchased or left in pawn with him, the
time OF the & piedging, Pawniag or & purchasing
or pledged article is to be returned or re-
deemed. the amount of money loaned or paid
therefor, the rate OF INTEREST," to be paid and the
color name, age and place of residence, with
the street and number of the house of the
person pledging, pawning or selling the same
and in addition TO all of the above IN case of
a watch, the number of the works and case and
the name of the maker, and in case of jewelry,
gold, or silver articles of any kind,
all letters or marks of Identification
inscribed 10 thereon. h,a,eoIt All pawpp6r9ikers
day, report to the Superintendent of Police
upon blanks furnished by the Police Bureau
for that purpose, description of all articles so
the business day Immediately previous, to-
gether with the number Of pawn ticket the
amount loaned, and the color. name residence
and description of the person making the sale.
Section 5-Every pawnbroker shall at the
time of making a loan or receiving any article
in pawn deliver to the person from whom he
received it a memorandum in writing signed by
him, containing the date, the amount of the
loan, the rate of interest, the time within
which the article is to be redeemed, with the
description provided in Section A.
Section 6-The book provided for in section T.
as well as every article or thing received in
pawn or purchased, shall at all times be open to
the inspection OF the Chief of the Department
of Public Safety and the various officers of the
Police Bureau, and no pawnbroker shall pur-
chase or receive in pawn any goods between
the hours of o'clock P. N. and A. NJ. from the
Ist day of April to the lst day of November
nor between P. M. and A. NJ. from November
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Section mo pawnbroker shall sell any ar
ticle until the same has been in his possession
at least three months beyond the time in which
it was to be redeemed.
plOye shall receive or take in pledge any article
from any person under 2l years of age or any
intoxicated person, or an habltual drunkaTd or
any person known to be thief, an associate of
thieves or a receiver of stolen property or any
person whom he has reason TO suspect or be-
ieye to be such. The fact of so lOaning money
to such person shall be prima facia evidence of
the violation of this ordinance.
Section 9-No pawnbroker shall kno owingly
receive from any apprentice or servant any
thing offered by them in pawn without first as
certaining that said article Is the property of
the person pawning 1t.
Section l0-Any pawnbroker falling neglect
ing or refusing to comply with any OF the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall forfeit any or all
licenses held by him. and shall in addition
thereto forfeit and pay to the city of Pitusburg
for each offense the sum of one hundred (s100I
dollars, to be recovered before any alderman of
the city of Pittsburg as debts of like amount
are now by law recoverable
Section I-f any pawnbroker, licensed as
shall violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance, be convicted of receiving
stolen goods. or become person of bad moral
character, the Chief of the Department of Pub
lie Safety shall have, and is hereby given the
power to forthwith revoke any and all licenses
such person may have.
Section I2-Any person who shall engage in
the trade, business or occupation OF pawn |
broker without taking out license, or licenses,
rs aforesaid. or who shall refuse or neglect to |
take out a license or licenses, as aforesaid, or
who shall carry on, or attempt to carry on, the |
said business. trade or occupation of pawn |
broker after his said license or licenses are |
revoked as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay to |
the city of Pittsburg for every such Otfense the |
sum of two hundred (s20O) dollars, TO be recov- |
cred before any alderman OF the city OF Pitts |
burg as debts of a like amount are by law re- |
Sect1oD 12-That anv ordinance or mart of |
ordinance conflicting with the provisions OF !
his ordinance be and the same is hereby re- |
oealed so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils |
his 18th day Of September. A. d. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select |
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of |
Common Council. Attest: E. ]. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council
Mayors Office. October 2. 1890. Approved: |
4. L. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT |
Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7,page SIG,
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