The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-19
LIVELY COURT
NEWS.
Special LiCenCe Case of N, Lieber-
man.
The Court Hold the Town Ordinance
Providing for Special License of
Fifty Dollars for Transient Deal
ers Invalid.
ELECTION INJUNCTION CASE
F. P. Drinker Files Bill to Restrain
the Town Council From Holding a
Special Election to Increase the
Indebtedness of the Town,
and to Build an Eleo-
trio Light Plant.
INJUNCTION ISSUED AND NO ELECTION
HELD.

Mention was made last week of the
arrest of two transient dealers in
clothing, for refusal to pay the special
license of 6ftv dollars. and of their
being fined and imprisoned by S. c.
Greasy, President of the Town Coun-
Gil. A hearing was held before
Judge Ikeler on Friday last X. r.
Little Esq, town solicitor, appeared
for the town, assisted by Jas. Scarlet
Esq, of Danville, Lieberman and
Vogel, the defendants, were represent.
ed by lkeler and keller. The case
occupied most of the afternoon. The
facts as brought out at the hearing
were as follows: N. Lieberman came
to Bloomsbury on Friday, the 5th,
inst, and opened clothing store in
DIR. Evans building corner Of Main
and Jefferson streets. He obtained
from the county treasurer retail
mercantile license for which he paid
seven dollars. He advertised ten
days sale Of clothing damaged by fire,
which brought him under the class Of
transient dealers.
Ordinance No. 46 reads as fol-
ows: "All transient stores beginning
business, for the sale of any kind of
merchandise whether the same shall
be represented as bankrupt, assignee,
damaged by fire or by any attractive
or conspicuous advertisement whatso-
ever, shall pay license of fifty dollars
per month to be paid monthly in ad
vance, and upon the failure of said
persons to secure license, he or they
shall be fined in the sum of not less
than one hundred dollars to be COL
lected as all other fines are by law
collectible, and in default of the pay
ment of said fine or costs, be impris,
oned in the Jail of the county for
period of not less than thirty days"
The ordinance was passed in pursu-
ance of the act of May 4, 1889, which
is as follows
SECTION 1. BE it enacted, dc,
That hereafter every person, whether
principal or agent, not engaged in a
permanent business in any city,
borough or township of this Common
wealth, but entering into, beginning
or desiring to begin a transient retail
business in such city, borough or
township, for the sale of any goods,
wares or merchandise whatsoever,
whether the same shall be represented
or held forth to be bankrupt, as
signees, or about to quit business, or
of goods damaged by fire, water or
otherwise, or by any attractive or con-
spicuous advertisement whatsoever,
shall take out a license for the same
from the proper authorities OF said
city, borough or township. The
amount of such license in any city or
borough shall be fixed by ordinance,
duly passed by the council of such
city or borough, and the amount of
such license in any township shall be
fixed by the county treasurer, and to
be paid into the school fund of such
township, to be used for school pur-
poses, which license shall not be less
than twenty-five dollars, nor exceed
the sum of one hundred dollars per
month said license to be renewed
monthly during the continuance OF
said sales; and upon failure of said
person or persons so to secure license,
he or they shall be fined in sum not
less than one hundred dollars, to be
collected as all other fines are by law
collectlbe, and in default of payment
of said fines and costs, be imprisoned
in the Jail of said city or county for a
period not exceeding thirty days.
SECTION 3. Any person failing to
take out a license, or refusing to pay
the license tax required by this act,
or who shall violate any OF the pro-
visions thereof, shall on conviction be
fined not less than one hundred dol
lars, and in default of payment there
of, together with costs, to be imprison
ed tn the city or county Jail not ex
ceeding thirty days.
This act was subsequently amended
May 10, 1893, providing for maxi
mum license fee of $1,000 per month
but retaining the other conditions.
In pursuance Of the ordinance Mr.
Greasy called upon Lieberman, ane