The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-16
Published May II, 1891
No. 70. s.

CHAPTER 44S.
AN ACT prevent punish rauds IN sales Of goods
wares and merchandise at public or private sale and
to regulate such sales.
The people of the state Of wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly do enact as follows
Section / Whereas, certain evil disposed and ire
sponsbe persons have been in the of engaging
In business in this state vendors of goods wares and
merchandise, and by fraudulent and decettfll prac
tices in advertising and conducting their business
have greatly defranded and damaged the people Of the
section ,. Every person vendor who shall not Al
ready have become permanent trader as defined by
city or village shall sell pose sale pub
lie or private sale goods, wares and merch. ndss
shall advertise hold forth sales
insurance, bankrupt insOlve assignee trustee
estate executor a. OF 1osns Out
water, or otherwise or in any similar form shall be
fore doing take out state license In the manner
and form hereinafter prescribed.
section 3. 1t shall be the duty Of every person. Be-
fore commencing sale, advertising sale Of goods
wares and merchandise forth in the preceding
section to take out state license ana local licenses In
contained shall affect the RICH, Of any municipal cor
poraon pass such additional ordinance relative to
the sale and advertisement of goods, wares and mer
chandise herein set FORTH as may be permissible
under the general law OF under their respective char
ters.
section The state treasurer shsll, upon appIica-
tion in proper form and the payment Of the sum Of
one hundred dollars 4 state license fee by every
such person desiring to do such business in this state
in his state in conformity with he Of this
act for the of one year rom the dae thereof
nsey WSfs II i. granted such oen.. .hs not 3.
transferable, give authority 10 more than per
clerk or in any other than in his proper per-
son; but any liCensee have The assistance Of
persons in conducting has business, VINO su all
have authority 10 aid their principal but not TO act for
Section J. All applications for licenses shall be
sworn to- shall disclose the and residences OF the
owners or parties in interest sad business is
conducted and shall lie kept lie the
urer and record shall be kept by MIN of all licenses
beh Of the state treasurer and Of the respective
city clerks shall De in convenient form and open
for public inspection
section O. before selling under said state license
everv person intending do such business shall
hlbit tie same the clerk of each town. village or
city where he proposes make sales and upon pay
mput 10 said clerk of further local license fee OF
dollars and the proof of payment Of all other such IL
Cense fees any, are legally ChaTgeahe upon local
sales the said clerk shall record the state license
fun. shall endorse upon IL the words, local license
tees PAID shall atH his Official Signature. to-
eetner with the date of such endorsement. He shall
then issue lo al hens authorizing sAas within the
obtain local license, an. T. hve ETpi er endorsements
made on the state Cs, shall such person to
the penalty would be IMPOSED IL nO stale IL
ceHse had been issued
Section = No person shall advertise. represent or
hold forth sale an insurance, bankrupt. Irsol-
vent ass gnee trustee, estate executor adm 4srator
damaged oy smoke, IRE, otherwise, or IN any
similar form, unless he shall before dong slate I'M
der oath the treasurer, either the original
application for state license, or IN supplementary
APPLICATION subsequently filed and copied OF the
license. the details Of said bankruptcy. insolvency
trart-ssiIp. closing out damage. such details
include all the facts, elatng time place
persons, etc necessary exactly locate and fully
identify he
either original or supplementary, for . license and
Any failure The part Of any lcensee comply Win
al the requirements Of tae last preceding section shall
subject said psrson 10 As psaaliy No
license
sectisna 1t shan BE the duty Of II. r,,,scsv. n.
forming sr Drsssoauag shoa IN each sva. village Or