The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-31
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO 445T-An Ordinance 70
license and regulate the business O.
pawnhrokeTS, second-hand dealers ara
dealers in junk in the city or Seattse'
and 10 provide penalties for the VIOLA
tion of this ordinance.
BE IL ordained by the CITY or Seattle as
follows:
section I. ANY person or persons who.
within the city Of Seattle. shall engage
in the business OF pawnhroker ana SnStii
keep any store. shop. room or place, anu
any person or persons who. In said CITY.
shall engage in the purchase and sale or
second hand goods or junk and Keep any
store. shop or other place wnere aTtlC4es
of value are bought or reserved, shai
keep book of record in which shall De
entered, Immediately upon the receipt or
goods. a list OF all articles bought ~
them or received during that day. SAID
list shall contain description or the
goods so bought or received. the amount
paid for or advanced upon the same and
the name, residence and general descrtp-
ton of the person or persons so se,.ins
the same or pledging the same. which
books shall be plainly and legtely Kept IN
the English language.
Sec 2. In case of goods bought or re-
ceived of any minor the person buying or
receiving such articles of value shall de-
fnand and receive of such minor the writ
ten authority from the person owning
such articles of value authorizing MIN 20
sell the same. and such written authority
shall be received and placed on file by
the person receiving such goods and be
part OF the record OF said transaction
The owner or driver OF every dray. cart.
wagon. or other vehicle which he shall
use for buying or selling any old Junk,
old lead. old metal. bottles, broken glass.
old rags, old paper. or any other article
of merchandise usually found in a Junk
shop, shall place the words Junk Wag-
on. together with the number of his We
hicle, as named in his license, upon each
side of his vehicle in A neat, legtble
manner. in letters and figures not less
than two and one-half inches long and
proportionable width. and said words and
figures shall not be changed or removed
while the vehicle is used for the purpose
aforesaid.
Sec g. That said book or books shall be
open for the inspection by the chief OF
police or TO any of his subordinate offi-
GERS at any and all times.
Sec. 4. No person shall engage In the
business of pawnbroker. dealer in second
hand goods, dealer In secondhand and
within the city OF Seattle unless he shall
have first taken out and paid for license
therefor I'm the manner and at the rates
herein specified, which rates shall be as
follows. to-wit:
For pawnbrokers. $500 per year. payable
I'm equal sem-annual payments in adj
vance;
For dealers in secondhand goods or
secondhand goods and junk. $40 per year.
payable In equal seni-annual payments
I'm advance;
For dealers in junk. $40 per year. pay
advance
The word Junk" as used in this ordi-
nance shall be deemed TO include and
mean old bottles and such old cables
cordage, rope. chain, iron, copper. brass
parts of machinery. scrap metal OF all
kinds, glass, paper and other worn out or
discarded material and odds and ends as
can be turned to some use; provided
however. that the word junk shall not
be deemed to include and mean furniture
house furnishing goods, clothing. machin-
n WI inh oar ha sod col f fnr
the purpose for which they were original
ly intended.
Sec. 5. Any person desiring 20 take out a
license under the provisions OF this ordi-
nance shall pay TO the city treasurer the
amount of the license fee therefor for six
months according to the above rates and
take his receipt therefor, and upon the
filing OF such receipt or duplicate there
OF with the city comptroller, such comp
troller shall issue to such person a license
permit. licensing him 10 engage in the
business for which he desires a. license for
the term OF six months from and after
the date OF such license permit.
Sec. s. Any person violating any of the
provisions Of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and up
on conviction thereof shall be fined In a
sum not TO exceed $50 or by imprisonment
in the city jail not TO exceed thirty days
or be punished by both such fine and inn
prisonment.
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage anu approval II approved by the
mayor; otherwise IL shall take effect at
the time II shall become law under the
provisions OF the city charter.
Passed the city council the End day Of
March. 1897. and signed by me in open
session in Authorization of its passage
this END day OF March 1897
J. r. CREIGHTON
President of the City Council
Approved by me this 30ih day OF March,
1897 w. D. WOOD. Mavor.
Filed by me this 3oth day OF March.
Attest: WILL II. PARRY,
City Comptroller and Ex-ofricio City
Clerk
fSeaD
Published March 81 1897.