The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-16

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10 regulate peddsers, hucksters and hotckers 81
he Tosoyaship OF Northampton, In the CouHtV
OF Darlington and State Of Neto Jersey
Be Il enacted, by the Township Commit tse
of the Township of Northampton, In the
County of Burlington ana State OF New = Jersey.
SRoTIoN l. That it shall not be lawful lor
org or ssxpe 9 the business of peddler buck
ster. or hawker within the limits OF the IoWn-
ship of Northampton, IN the County a NJ w,tbont
first having obtained q license nom the IoWn-
shin Committee, any member of wh1cn Is mere
such person shall pay to the member OF said
Committee issuing tie same, for ms own use.
the sum of fifty cents, which snaIi incluue
conv thereof hereinafter required.
SEC o. That no such license shall pc eAeL,
cised or used until the person so ncense9
shall have first paid to the Treasurer OF shlu
Sommittee for the use of the Township, the
license fee thereon, as hereinafter menuoheu'
and the said Treasurer shall thereupon en-,
flnrse such PAYMENT on such license, ana tne
t,arson so licensed shall immediately a1ter the
same shall have been endorsed as a1oresaio.
file with the Township Clerk a true copy OF
sneh license: and the said Clerk shall there
Ifpon endorse on the original license certh-
cate of the fling of said copy, LOT wnlcn mt, ne
shall be entitled to receive for his own use
from the person receiving such license Zee
of TWENTY-FIVE cents and no more
SEC Inas a eTeoy ,y from the time Of grant
ing the same until the expiration OF one year
1rom the date of issue, and nat the TAX Oh
each license shall be as follows, viz;
Il
For ali persons with team of one, two or
more animals, SO.
For each and every person with push cart,
wheelbarrow. pack, basket OF otner~lse. v, .,
from house to house. or from place 10 mouse,
or from place to place, In said township,
vending or offering at private or pubic saie,
any goods wares or merchandise shall be
deemed and taken and are hereby declared 10
be peddlers and hucksters
That any person who shall station himself
or herself upon or in any street or place IN
said Township, and shall vendor offer for sale,
CENT or remedies by public outcry, or shall by
any device, artifice or any other means, as
semble or collect together two or more per-
sons for the purpose of Offering to them OF
Inducing them to buy any of said goods, wares
or merchandise, receipts or remedies; ana
any person who shall either puoiciy OF pr
when so assembled. or called together, 1oI
sale, any goods, wares, merchandise. receipts
or remedies, shall be deemed ana TAKEN
and they are hereby declared hawkers, with
in the intent and meaning of this ordnance
provided, That nothing in this section shall
be construed TO apply to any person or per
sons who shall sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder, any goods, wares, meIonan
disc or other property of any resident OF this
SEC. 8 THAT any person licensed as herein
provided, whenever such license is demand
ed OF him or her by any member Of the Town,
ship Committee, or any other officer of said
Township. shall exhibit 1t, and any refusal SC
to do shall be subject to the same penalty as Il
SEC. g. That every license granted as here
in provided shall apply only to the person OF
persons to whom 1t shall be granted, ana II
any person or persons having obtained IL
cense as aforesaid shall lend, hire, assign OF
transfer the same to any person or persons fol
the purpose of using or exercising the same
such license shall thereupon become void ano
forfeited, and the person or persons lending
hiring, assigning transferring the same
and the person or persons using the SAID Ii
cense under color thereof shall each be guilty
OF violation of this ordinance.
SEC. l. That each and every person vtolat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordinance
shasif for the first offence, be punished by Q
&c of ten dollars and for each subsequent
Imprisonment on conviction thereof and the
Township Committee may, In the name OF thu
Township Clerk, prosecute Offenders against
the provisions of this ordinance before any
Justice OF the Peace elected in said Township
of Northampton; proUided, that nothing In
this ordinance shall apply to any farmer OF
farmers of this State selling the products OF
State, nor to the vendors Of bread, meat, milk
or berries.
SEC. 5. Ind be IL enacted, That this ordi
nance shall take effect from the tenth day
of May, 1893
Passed May 9TH. A. d. 1893
ROBERT l.. NIXON, Chairman.
Attest:
DwARD s. TRorH, Clerk.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy OF an ordinance now on file in my office
EDWARD S. TROTH, Clerk.
Dated May 6, 1888.
Persons desiring to take out licenses, in the
absence of the Chief of Police, can secure the
same at the store OF Samuel p. Cline.