The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-12
ORDINANCES
OF THE
Village Of Red Jacket.
Published By Authority.
ORDINANCE NO. a.
Relative TO Hawkers. Peddlers, and
Transient Traders.

The Village ofRed Jacket OIdainS:-
SECTION 1. That no person shall %
the vocation OF hawking or peddling.
of transient trader within the corp
rate limits OF the village OF Red JACKIE
without first obtaining license az hereil
after provided.
SECTION ?. A transient trader, as Use
in this ordinance shall be construed {
mean person by himself or in compan
with Others who occupies premises with
in the village for temporary period, ant
is not assessed for taxes in The said vii
lage OF Red jacket, and who offers goods
wares, or merchandise for sale.
SECTION 3. The Village President anC
Clerk are hereby authorized TO license any
hawker, pedder, or transient trader t.
ply bis or their vocation within the cor
pOrate limits OF said village, subject to
Law, upon bis paying to said Clerk the
SUN prescribed in the next section.
SECTION 1. Every applicant for Ii.
c9nse as hawker or peddler shall pay
therefor as follows:
II be intends to travel on foot, two dol
lars per day il he intends to travel with
one horse or other animal five dollars
per day; il he intends TO travel with two
horses or other animals, seven dollars per
day; il he intends to sell or offer for sale
any goods, wares or merchandise on any
street or other public place, ten dollars
per day. Every applicant as a transient
trader shall pay therefore as follows, to-
wit first, on a stock OF merchandise of
the value OF two thousand S2,00000)
dollars or less, there shall be paid the
sum OF fifty dollars for one week, one
hundred dollars for one month, or one |
hundred fifty dollars for six months. |
Second, on stock OF goods, wares, and |
merchandise Of the value of more than
two thousand (s2, 00000) dollars, and
not exceeding IN value four thousand
81, 600. O0) dollars, there shall be paid
he sum OF seventy-fiye dollars per week,
me hundred dollars for one month, or
wo hundred dollars for six months.
lhlrd, on stock OF the value of four
thousand (S4,00000) dollars, and not
more than six thousand (S6,O0O.OO) dol
ars, there shall be paid the sum OF one
hundred dollars per week, one hundred
nd fifty dollars for one month, or two
hundred and fifty dollars for SIX months.
'ayment OF a license forsix months here ,
noer, shall exempt he person or firm
aging the same from any other payment +
'r che same purpose, az long as he or
hey shall remain continuously ia said
uslness in said village.
SECTION .. Each license issued under
lis ordinance shall Designed by the Pres
ent and Clerk Of said village, and shall
sealed with the corporate seal OF said
llage No license issued pursuant here
snail be assignable, or enure TO the
neht oil any other than the person or
rsons TO whom such license shall he
anted. Each applicant shall pay to
village OF Red Jacket the license fee. I
heretofore provided; and any license
ued without such payment shall be alb r.
lutely void. !,
SECTION 6. This ordinance is not in. l.
nded to apply to any mechanic or b
ldesman OF this state, selling or offer a
Tor sale any article of his own manu- { u
;ture or construction, or to any farmer Il
gardener selling or Offering Tor sale b
I'm SELL the produce OF his own farm or b
rden, or his manufacture. I,
SECTION 4. Any person violating anv C,
the foregoing provisions OF this ordin- .
&c shall, upon conviction thereof. be .
nished by fine OF not more than one O
ndred tslOO.O0) dollars, together n
Ia the costs OF prosecution. and in 81
auit OF the payment OF such fine and CT
'ts' snail be imprisoned in the common n
OF the county of Houghton or the b
rage lAll Tor term not exceeding 81
ety(9o) days, or by both such fine and Il
Drlsonment, in the discretion of the
lr'; and such imprisonment may, in
discretion oil the court, be with labor.
winch case such labor shall be Der.
med under the direction OF the Village
Irshal.
Adopted and approved by the common
council OF the village OF Red Jacket
at regular meeting. held on the fifth
day OF May, A. d. 1897.
HENRY J. VIVIAN, ~,