The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-09
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70 reQttdte Peddters, h1fcksters ana hQtOkeTs IN
the Township OF Northampton, IN The COUNTY
O. Burlington and SAFE oT Neio Jersey
/ Be il enacted. by the Township COMMITTEES
Of the Township of Northampton, in tine
County of Burlington and State Of New Jersey.
SECTION |. That 1t shall not be lawful for
any person or persons to follow, use. carry on
or exercise the business of a peddler buck
ster, or hawker, within the limits ofthe Town.
ship OF Northampton, in the County of Bur
lington, and State of New Jersey, without
first having obtained license from the Town
ship Committee. any member of which Is here
by authorized to issue the same. for which
such person shall pay to the member of said
Committee issuing IL same, for his own use.
the sum of fifty cents, which shall include a
| copy thereof hereinafter required.
| SEC 2. That no such license shall be exer-
c1sed or used until the person so licensed
shall have first paid to the Treasurer of said
Committee for the use of the Township, the
license fee thereon, as hereinafter mentioned,
and the said Treasurer shall thereupon en-
dOrSe such payment on such license, and the
person so licensed, shall Immediately after the
same shall have been endorsed as aforesaid.
flle with the Township Clerk true copy of
such license; and the said Clerk shal there
upon endorse on the original license Il certth-
cate of the fling of said copy, for which he
shall be entitled to receive for his own use
from the person receiving such license fee
of twenty-five cents and no more.
SEC. 3. That every such license shall con-
ing The same until the expiration OF one year
from the date of issue, ana nat the tax on
each license shall be as follows, viz:
PEDDLERS, HAWKERS and HUCKSTERS
more animals, $40.
For esch and every person with push cart.
wheelbarrow, pack, basket, or otherwise. So.
SEC. 4. That each and every person going
from house to house, or from place to house,
or from place to place, in said Township,
vending or offering at private or public sale,
any goods, wares or merchandise shall be
deemed and taken and are hereby declared to
be peddlers and hucksters.
That any person who shall station him self
or herself upon or in any street or place in
said Township, and shall vendor offer for sale,
ceipt or remedies by public outcry, or shall by
any device, artifice or any other MEANS as
semhle or collect together two or more per-
sons, Ior Inc purpose OF Offering to them or
inducing them to buy any OF said goods, wares
or merchandise, receipts or remedies and
any person who shall either publicly or pri-
vately vend or offer to any person or persons,
when so assembled. or called together, for
sale, any goods wares, merchandise. receipts
or remedies, shall be deemed and taken,
and they are hereby declared haWkers, with
in the intent and meaning OF this ordinance;
provided, That nothing IN this section shan
sons who shall sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, any goods, wares, merchant
dise or other property OF any resident of this
SEQ. 5. 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, OF any other officer OF said
Township, shall exhibits 1t, and any refusal so
to do shall be subject to the same penalty as If
such person were without license.
SEQ. 8. That every license granted as here
persons to whom It shall be granted, and if
any person or persons having obtained a IL
cense AS aforesaid shall lend, hire, assign or
transfer the same to any person or persons tor
the purpose of using or exercising the same
such license shall thereupon become void and
forfeited, and the person OF persons lending.
hiring, assigning or transferring the same,
and the person or persons using the said IL
cense under color thereof, shall each be guilty
OF violation of this ordinance.
SEC. Z. That each and every person violat-
ing any OF the provisions of this ordinance
shall, for the first offence, be punished by
fine of ten dollars, and for each subsequent
offence by fine OF ten dollars and i've days
imprisonment on conviction thereof and the
Township Committee may, in the name of the
Township Clerk, prosecute offenders against
the provisions of this ordinance before any
Justice OF the Peace elected in said Township
of Northampton; provided, that nothing in
this ordinance shall apply 10 any farmer or
farmers of this State selling the products of
State, nor to the vendors of bread, meat, milk
SEC. s. Ind be it enacted, That this ordi-
nance shall take effect from the tenth day
Of May, 1898.
Passed May 9TH. A. d. 1898.
ROBERT l.. NIXON, Chairman.
EDWARD s. TRorH, Clerk.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy OF an ordinance now on file in my Office.
Dated May 8, 1898.
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.
BURLINGTON COUNTY ALMsHOUsE.
May I'd, 1898
To the Board Of Chosen FreehoEders:
The Standing Committee OF the Almshouse
respectfully report that they have examined
the books and vouchers OF the Steward ana
ind the following to be true and correct ex-
exhibit of the same for the past quarter, end
ing May I'd, 1898
To labor and provisions, ss44 81
cash paid 4. Wolfrom. seed potatoes, 20 20
G. Perrine, ditching, 10 so
freight, Y 81
s1as IS
BY fat calves sold, 1907 q
lambs Z" 279 so
cash received from State. allowance
due county on Insane, one quarter, ,4SS 90
$3.50 y
To amount due county from Steward, 81, 54 10
The following unpaid bills were examined
by committee and ordered paid:
store Bills-H. X. Kindig & Co.. SIG 80
Clark, Case Co., 264 81
!" Hood, FoullzrOd & Co., ITO s.
=" Joel j. Batly q Co., so %
f" Snyder, Harris, Basaott u Co, l02 so
VIM Ii. Bishop, As %
+" Brander & Goldy, 10 %
{" W. S. Kirkbride, p 20
Shoe Bill-Thomas G. Else & Co., 10 50
Quee nsware-R. j. Allen, Son 4 Co., SO
Drugs and Hardware-Davis 4 Burr, 622s
Flour, etc.--A j. Morris, 1879 80
Lumber, etc.-Budd & Mutt, As OIL
Slating-John w. johnson, 40 y
Lumber-Levi Parker, "a 43
Stock, etc. sale, 60 40
seed Potatoes-F S. Gaskiil, SO 90
Washing Machine-George Stead, 10 90
Cows, efc-A. G. Seeds, IS IS
Fertilizer. c. Gaskill, Agt.. g 90
Joshua Forsyth, p so
Mas on-J oseph Malsbury, IS 40
Harness-Wm. II. Thompson, 10 60
Tinware-B. NJ Perkins, 621
Smithwork-COrtland Inglin, 10 70
w heelwright-Elwoo X. Johnson, II 70
Labor-Joseph Ciatts, So %
Joseph Gibbs, 43 IS
Howard Danley, 43 70
" Thomas Clatts, so 90
Joseph George, Sc 90
John Williams, 80 90
Thomas Davis, 30 90
salary-E. Hollingshead, NJ D., g 80
f" Rev. w. Mobiles, Is %
Rev. w Hagaman, l6 90
Steward, 1s7 30
$s,26l IS
Amount due county from Steward, 1874 10
Amt. to be drawn for on Co. Collector, 5 72O II
There have been during the past quarter
deaths, no births. All of which is respect
fully submitted.
J.B. JOYCE,
GEORGE WILLIAMS,
A. C. SEEDS,
Standing Committee.