The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-31
Township Board Proceedings.
lOFFICIAL.l

At Il meeting of the town
ship board of the township of L Anse,
held in the township clerk 5 Office,
Monday afternoon, July 26, A. d.
1897, there were present: Super
visor John Campbell. Justices of the
Peace George G! Jackman and
Harvey Selden, and Clerk Martin
VOetsch.
The minutes of the preceding
meeting were.read and approved rs
read
On motion the commissioner of
highways vouchers to the amount
of SOB y were audited as correct.
On motion the following resolu-
ton introduced by Clerk Voetsch in
accordance with an act approved
June I'd, A. d. 1897. was unanimous
ly adopted:
RESOLVED. That it shall not be
lawful for any persons to engage in
the business Of hawking, peddling or
pawn brokerage, by going about
from door to door on from place to
place. or from any stand, cart or
vehicle or in any other manner, in
the public streets, highways, or in
or upon the wharves, docks or open
places or spaces. public grounds or
public buildings in the township,
without having first obtained from
the township clerk license therefor.
Before such license is issued the
person or persons applying for same
shall pay TO the township clerk
fee of $500
Licenses granted under this reso-
luton shall not be transferable and
shall expire on the first Monday of
May next after the granting thereof.
Every person to whoma license shall
be issued under this resolution shall
give upon demand of the township
clerk Il bond in the sum of fifty dol
lars, with two sufficient sureties to
be approved by the township clerk
conditioned that he will carry on
such business in Il quiet and orderly |
manner, and that he Will faithfully |
observe all the laws of this State |
and the rules. regulations and !
ordinances of the township. and of |
the village or villages within said |
township. .g.
All sums received for licenses
granted under authority of this |
resolution shall be paid into the
township treasury and placed TO the !
credit of the contingent fund
Every person who shall be found
travelling and trading or soliciting
trade contrary TO the provisions of .
this resolution, or without the |
license required, or not producing
upon demand Of any person said
license. or contrary to the terms of
any license that may have been
granted TO him as hawker. peddler
or pawnbroktr, shall be deemed +
guilty of Il misdemeauur, and upon
conviction thereof before any court
of competent jurisdiction shall be
punished by fine of not more than I
fifty dollars and costs of prosecution,
or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding three months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court before
which the conviction may be had
1t shall be the duty of the super
visor to see that this resolution is
enforced, and in case of any viola
ton thereof to Immediately notify
the prosecuting attorney, whose
duty it shall be to take all proper
steps for the prosecution Of the Of
fender. .....
Nothing contained in this resolu-
ton shall prevent any person from
selling any meat or fish in the town
ship outside of any incorporated vii
lage, nor any nursury man from
selling his stock by sample or other
wise, or any person, firm or corpora
ton engaged m the sale of farm
machinery or implements, nor any
manufacturer, farmer or mechanic
residing in this State from selling
or Offering for sale his work or pro-
duction by sample or otherwise.
without license, nor shall any whole
sale merchant having regular
place of business, be prevented by
anything herein contained from sell
ing to dealers by sample, without
license; but no merchant shall be
to peddle, or to employ
others to peddle, goods not of his
own manufacture without first
securing the license required by
this resolution.
Yeas-Jackman, Selden, Campbell
and Voetsch. Nays, none.