The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
Ordinance.

IN TOWN COUNCIL OF TOWN OF SHELTON,
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
AN ORDINANCE entitled an ordinance for the
purpose OF fixing and regulating license to be
imposed upon Hawkers and Pedders and Tin
Grant Vendors and to provide penalty for fail
ure to procure said license.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF SHELTON:
SECTION /. Hereafter ITO person, firm or cor
poration shall engage in, prosecute or carry on
the business or occupation of Hawker and ped
dler or itinerant vendor within the corporate
they shall first procure license therefor as
hereinafter provided.
SEC: II. Hereafter every person, firm or cor
pOration desiring to engage in, prosecute or
carry on the business of Hawker and peddler or
itinerant vender within the corporate limits of
the town of Shelton, shall first pay to the treas
urer of said town the sum or sums hereinafter
provided for; take receipt from the said treas
urer for the amount SO paid, which. said receipt
shall specify the purpose for which it was
issued, and the applicant shall present the said
receipt to the Clerk of the Council, of said town
| of Shelton whereupon the said clerk shall issue
to the said applicant license authorizing tn Q
said applicant to engage in prosecute or carry
on the business or occupation of Hawker and
peddler or itinerant vendor during the time for
which said applicant has paid the license fee.
SEC. Ill All persons shall be deemed Hawk
ance who shall carry about from place to place,
or house to house, or who shall sell or offer for
sale, at public cutlery within the corporate
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or merchandise, whether the same lie carried in
wagon, cart or other conveyance or on foot and
! any one who goes from house to house solicit
ing orders for the purchase of goods to be de-
livered in the future, within the said co rpOrate
limits of the town of shelton shall likewise be
deemed Hawker and peddler.
| SEC. ~. Any person, firm or corporation
shall be deemed an itinerant vendor who shall
go about from place to place offering for sale
from stands, public or private rooms, at retail,
goods. wares and merchandise, from stands,
public or private rooms temporarily rented for
such purpose, within the corporate limits Of the
to an of Shelton.
SEC ". Hawkers and peddlers shall pay a
per month; ltinerant vendors shall pay license
OF two and 50l00 dollars per day or forty dollars
per month.
I SEC. vi. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall engage in, prosecute or carry on the bust.
ness or occupation of peddler and hawker or
itinerant vendor without first obtaining such
| license as is herein provided and required by
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
| demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
| fined in any sum, not exceeding fifty dollars
and lot less than five dollars. PROVIDED that
this ordinance shall not be construed as to ap-
ply to regularly licensed auctioneers.
SEC. VII. al ordinances or parts thereof In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
| from and after its passage, approval and publ
cation as provided by law.
| Passed at a regular meeting OF the council OF
the town of Shelton held on Thursday the goth
| day of July.
Approved this the goth day Of July, 1899.
Attest. j. +. RILEY,
G.. w. FISK, Clerk. Mayor Protein.