Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
OFFICIAI-PITTSBURG.

upon blanks furnished by the Police Bureau
for that purpose, description Of all articles so
received in pawn or pledge, or purchased on
the business day Immediately previous. to-
gether with the number of pawn ticker 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 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 4
Section 6-The book provided for in section 4,
as well as every article or thing received in
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
1st day of April to the 1st day of November,
nor between P. NJ, and 7 A. NJ. from November
] to April l of each year.
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.
Section S-No pawnbroker his clerk or EN-.
plove shall receive or take in pledge any article
intoxicated person, or an habitual drunkard or
any person known to he thief an associate of
thieves or receiver of stolen property, or any
person whom he has reason TO suspect or be-
leve to be such. The fact of so loaning money
to such person shall be prma facia evidence Of
the violation of this ordinance.
Section 9-No pawnbroker shall knowingly
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 pawningit.
ing refusing to comply with any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall forfeit any all
licenses held by him. and shall in addition
thereto forfeit and pay to the city of Pittsburg
fnr oh off Z tlta Of I'm rad
dollars, to he recovered before any alderman of
the city of Pittsburg as debts of q like amount
are now by law recoverable.
Section 1l-If any pawnbroker, licensed as
aforesaid, 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 12-Any person who shall engage in
the trade, business or occupation of pawn
broker without taking out license, or licenses,
as aforesaid or who shall refuse or neglect to
take out 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 Offense the
sum of two hundred 5000 dollars, to be recov-
cred before any alderman OF the city of Pitts
burg as debts of like amount are by law re-
coverable.
SecLlOn ID nat any ordnance OF part OF
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 10Th 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. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office. October 2 1890. Approved:
H. I. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book vol. 7,page SIG,
4th day of October, A. d. 1890.