The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-08
JUNK ORDINANCE.
Ordinance No. 1853.

An ordinance prescribing regulations
for junk shops.
Be it ordained by the city council of
the city Of Anaconda
Section l. That no person or per-
sons shall engage in or carry on the
business of buying or selling or deal
ing in junk, rags, old rope, paper. bag
glng, old iron, iron bars, copper, brass,
tin, empty bottles, rubber, lead or any
other article or thing that is ordinarily
bought or dealt in by persons COM
monty called Junk Dealers" without
being specially licensed for such pur-
pose; nor shall any person or persons
carry on any such business at any other
place or location than the one desig-
mated in such license. and under such
regulations as hereafter in this ordi-
nance provided.
Section 2. The city council of the
city of Anaconda may grant licenses to
such persons as shall produce to them
satisfactory evidence of their good
character, to carry on the business de-
scrbed in section one of this ordinance
in the said city of Anaconda.
Section 3. The charge for such Ii
cense shall be the sum of two hundred
dollars per annum, payable to the city
treasurer quarterly, in advance.
Section 4. Every person licensed I'M
der the provisions of this ordinance
shall. at the time Of receiving such Ii
feet, enter into, with two sufficient
sureties, a joint and several bond to
the city of Anaconda, in the penalty Of
two thousand dollars. conditioned for
the faithful and due observance of all
such ordinances of the city of Ana
conda, as may then be in force or may
thereafter be passed respecting per-
sons conducting or maintaining the
business described in section one Of this
ordinance.
Section s. Every such dealer shall
keep at his place of business a substan-
tial, we'll bound book. in which shall be
entered daily, in ink, at the time of
each purchase. minute description of
each and every article or thing pur-
chased or received, the precise
time of such purchase or re-
ceipt. the exact amount paid
therefor, the name and residence
or place of business of the person or
persons from whom the article or thing
was purchased or received, and partic-
ular mention of any prominent or de-
scriptive marks that such article or
thing may bear.
Section 6. Every such dealer shall,
during the ordinary hours of business
or at any reasonable time. when re-
quested by the chief of police or any
member of the police force, or any per.
son authorized by him or them to
make such request submit and exhibit
the DOCK pTONlueu LOT III section HVe OF
this ordinance to his or their inspec-
ton, and shall also, upon request, ex-
hibit any article or thing purchased or
received.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of
every such dealer to make out and de-
liver to the chief of police daily before
the hour of u o'clock, noon, legible
and correct copy from the book re-
quired by section five of this ordinance
to be kept by him, giving a correct and
accurate account and description of
each and every article or thing pur-
chased or received by him during the
day preceding, the precise time of such
purchase or receipt. the exact amount
paid therefor the name and residence
or place of business of the person or
persons from whom such article or
thing was purchased or received, and
particular mention of any prominent or
descriptive marks that such article or
thing may bear.
Section 5. No personal property or