The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-10
An Ordinance Relative to Licenses,

An Ordinance Relative to Licenses.
SECTION 1. The City Of Crystal Falls
ordains that every person, firm, com
pany or association who shall, either
Tor himself or as agent Tor another.
exercise the trade or business Of an
auctioneer or shall sell or offer FOR sale
at public auction or after the manner
81 public auctions within the corporal e
limits Of the City Of Crystal Falls, shall.
before 30 doing, Obtain ~ license 40 To
do, rs hereinafter provided and shall
pay for such license for one year the
sum al ten dollars per day, provided
that no license shull be required in cases
Of sales required by law TO be made at
public auction or vendue.
SECTION 2. All peddlers and hawkers,
who shall exercise their calling IA such
within the corporate limits OF the city,
and NIL persons, firms, companies and
associations, who, going about from
place to place in the city for that pur-
pose or from any stand, cart, vehicle or
other devise In or upon the public
streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks or
other public places or buildings in the
city, shall, either for himself or as agent
for another, sell o. peddle goods, wares,
merchandise, refreshments or any kind
Of property or thing, shall before 80
doing, obtain ~ license 40 to do, an here
matter provided. md shall pay there
for the sum Of five dollars per day, pro-
vided that nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed To prevent any
mechanic or farmer from selling his
work or product by sample or other
wise without license. nor To prevent any
Wholesale merchant from selling to
dealers without license, but no merchant
shall be allowed to peddle or employ
others To peddle goods not his own
manufacture without the license herein
provided Tor.
SECTION 3. Transient traders, which
shall DO held To include all persons who
eagage in the business OF selling goods or
merchandise after the commencement OF
the fiscal year shall before engaging in
in such business. obtain u license 80 To
do, AS hereinafter provided and shall
pay therefor Tor one year the sum 81 one
hundred eighty dollars and Tor any time
less than one year such an amount ~
will be proportionate to the time for
which such license shall he obtained,
provided that no payment under this
section shall be less that ten dollars.
SECTION 4. Any person, firm, com
pany or association desiring To obtain
license under the provisions 81 this
ordinance shall make and file with the
city clerk an application a. writing veri-
lied 10y the oath or affirmation of the
applicant or by some person in his behalf,
which application shall state the name
and place al residence OF the proposed
licensee. the business for which "a license
IL desired, tho time when such business
is Ia be commenced in this city and the
term Tor which "A license IN desired, and
at.the time OF filing application shall
make payment to the city clerk 81 the
amount hereinbeforc required therefor.
And thereupon IL shall be the duty az
the city clerk To issue license pursuant
10 such application, which shall be
signed by the city clerk and counter.
signed by the mayor and shall state
therein its proper consecutive number.
the amount paid therefor, the name or
names oil the person, or persons, firm,
company or associate ton licensed there
by, the business Tor which the license *
applied Tor and the term for which the
license Is granted, but no Incense shall be-
granted Tor uny term beyond the first
Monday In June next thereafter, nor
shnll any license issued under the pro-
visions 81 this ordinance be transferable.
SECTION D. Any person violating any
OF the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof in any
court al competent Jurisdiction, shall be
punished by line not exceeding fifty
dollars and the costa az prosecution or
by Imprisonment Ia the county Jail 81
Iron puunty not exceeding three months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion al the court.
SECTION q. All ordinances or parts
81 ordinances Ia any way con-
tra vening the provisions 81 this otdin-
ance are hereby repealed.
SEprioS z. This ordinance shall take
effect on the FIRST day 81 July, Ia the
year une thousand eight hundred aud
piustv nine.
Approved June 3, 1899.
| Joan Il. Parks, mayor.