Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-13
mo. 100.
No. l0O.1
AN ORDINANCE = RELATING TO
"pawnbrokers.

Section BE 1t ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common COun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That no
person shall use, exercise or carry on the trade
or business of pawnbroker within the city OF
Pittsburg without having first obtained a
license from the Department of Public Safety
as hereinafte- 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 no 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 Public
Safety. for the use of the city of Pittsburg. the
sum of two hundred (S200) dollars.
Section 3-No person licensed as 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 Each and every pawnbroker shall
keep a book in which shall be legibly written
i'll the English language at the time of each
loan or purchase made by such pawnbroker.
full and accurate description of all articles by
him purchased OF left in pawn with him, the
time OF the pledging, pawning or purchasing
the same, the time within which such pawned
or pledged article is to be returned or re-
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 pleiging. pawning or selling the same
and in addition 10 ali of the above IN case of
a watch, tine number of the works and case and
the name of the maker, and in case of jewelry.
or gold, or silver articles of any kind,
sorSs h Stsrs marks All IF
shall before II o'clock, noon. on every business
day. report to the Superintendent of Police,
upon blanks furnished by the Police Bureau
for that purpose, description of all articles so
received in pawn or pledge, OF purchased on
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 loan or receiving any article
in pawn deliver to the person from whom he
received it 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
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. II. and A. N. from the
1st day of April TO the 1st day of November,
nor between P. NJ. and ] A. NJ. from November
to April 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-.
ploye shall receive or take in pledge any article
from any person under q years of age or any
intoxicated person. or an habitual drunkard or
any person known to be thief, an associate of
thieves a receiver of stolen property, or any
person whom he has reason TO suspect or be-
lieve to be such. The fact of so luaning money
to such person shall be prima 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 it.
Section l0-Any pawnbroker falling neglect
ing or refusing 10 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 PitLsburg
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 1l-H 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 l2-Any person who shall engage in
the TRADE, DuSlDesS OF Occupation OI 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 licenses are
revoked as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay TO
the city of Pittsburg for every such offense the
sum of two hundred (S200) dollars, to be recov-
cred before any alderman OF the city of Pitts
burg as debts of like amount are by law re-
coverable.'
Section 13-That any ordinance or 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 law in Councils
this 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:
H. |. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest ROBERT
Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 7,page SIG,
4th day of October, A d. 1890