The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-25
AN ORDINANCE RELATIvETo LICENSES

AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO LICENSES.
The City of Owosso Ordains:-
Sec. 1. That no person, firm or company shall
be engaged In, prosecute or carry on any trade
business or occupation, or do any act or thing
hereinafter mentioned or described, within the
said City of OwossO until he, she or they shall
have obtained license In the manner hereinaf-
ter provided
granted under the provisions of this ordinance.
the sums hereinafter stated respectively Any
person or persons may carry on business In Co
partnership, at one place in said city OF Owosso,
under one and the same license, granted to the
II any person, company or firm shall carry on
any business or do any act requiring license
under this ordinance, at different places In said
city, at one and the same time, he, she or they
shall take out a license for each place where
such business shall be carried on.
Sec. g. No person except the city clerk, and
I'm his absence, the mayor, shall be authorized TO
issue any license in pursuance of this ordinance,
unless ordered by the councli ana ne snail MAKE
and keep a correct register OF all licenses Issued,
which license shall state the consecutive number
thereof, the name of the person to whom issued,
and for what purpose tne aate Oh ISSUE me tl das
treasury all of which shall be entered upon the
register aforesaid, provided for that purpose,
and no license shall be deemed valid unless sign
der the corporate seal of said city. The amount
for such license shall be paid into the city treas
ury.
a.
the sum of five dollars for each day. Such H.
cense shall not permit the holder to sell by
proxy. This section shall not apply to any per
son selling by virtue OF any legal process, or III
good faith under mortgage
Sec g. Peddlers or persons going about said
city on foot from place to place, carrying with
them any goods wares, supplies, or property or
samples Of the same, and selling or offering for
sale the same either by sample or OtnerWlse,
shall pay for each weeks license the sum OF six
dollars Pedders or persons going about the
city with wagon or vehicle. drawn by any horse,
mule, or oxsor any team of either OF the same.
carrying goods, wares, supplies, properly or
samples OF the same, selling or Offering the same
for sale by sample or otherwise, snail pay for
each weeks license the sum of six dollars.
ANY person selling or exposing for sale any
goods wares, jewery. or properly rom any Wag,
open space. or place In said city, eitner ny sam
pie or otherwise, shall pay weekly license tnere-
for the sum OF six dollars mp iI ner e@ dav and no
such goods shall be sold ION any puDlc str9et or
omen space or place) within forty feet OF wash
ngton or Main streets of said city ana IL snail DC
so specified In said license.
This section shall not apply to any person or
persons selling ice, vegetables. fish, meat or farm
produce, nor to bakers delivering bread ana pas,
try to their customers az their u"oii'nss III sa'o
city, ....,.,,. 80, ,,,,o on mona
vacations or kinds of business Ill one pace or
buldng or In different places, rooms or Duiid-
nps each of which, If carried on separately,
would by the provision (s) OF this ordinance re-
uure a license shall take out u separate Icehse
for each vocation or business
Soc. = The common council may at any time
reyoke or annul any license hereafter granted
whenever i'm their opinion 1t shall be for the best
interest of the city TO do SO. ,-,,,.,...,
ar annulled as aforesaid the city clerk shall give
notice in writing to the party to whom such II.
cepse was granted, or TO MS, ner or Ineir agene
was granted, and shall preserve and file In his
Office a copy of such notice.
Sec. O. No license granted under the provl-
sIons of this ordinance shall be assignaole TOT