Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. SO.

An ordinance relating TO the IL
censing of Bill Posters and Dis
tribu,ors, providing q penalty for
violation thereof.
BE il ordained by the mayor and
councilmen of the city OF Baxter
Springs, Kansas.
Offense, Section1. From and at
ter the taking effect OF this ordin-
ance no person or persons shall IN
gage in or carry on, the business oil
bill posting. bill distributing, or
sign advertising, in the city OF Bax-
ter Springs. Kansas; nor shall any
person or persons 80 upon any OF
the streets, sidewalks or alleys of
said city, for the purpose OF distrib.
uting or circulating posters, circu'
lars, hand bills, samples, printed or
engraved notices or advertisements
of any kind. To ar among the p-dcs-
trains or travellers of said streets.
sidewalks or alleys. or IL any office.
store, place of business ar resi-
dence, for the purpose OF posting
or distributing amy posters. circu-
lars. hand bills, samples. printed OF
engraved notices or advertisements
of any kind. Nor shall any person
or persons post, circulate or dis.
tribute in said city, any posters. Cit
culars, hand bills, pamphlets, sam
pies, printed or engravt d notices or
advertisements of any kind what
ever, without frs, having taken out
and obtained ~ license therefor AZ
specified in this ordinance: Pro-
vilrd that nothing In this section
hall be constru, d TO prohibit an!
merchant. pers ~. firm, association
or company, engaged in any bust
ness in this city, from advertising
his ar its business by distributing
bills or other notices. either in per
son or by employee.
Tax. Sec. .. Before the licens,
mentioned in Section ! OF this or.
finance il obtained there shall be
laid into the treasury Of said cit.
ny the party appl, ing therefor. n
iicense tax of $1,000 per year.
Provided, that any person may
take out such license for the term
Of six months. ending June 3Oth, or
December 3lst next ensuing. by
paying into the city treasury one
half Of said sum.
License. Sec. 3. That the city
treasurer. up'n the payment OF
such sum by the person applying
for such license. shall issue his re.
ceipt therefor. aud upon presenta'
ton of such r, ceipt to the city clerk.
he shall issue Ia such person In,
license prayed for. Such license
shall r-ciie the name OF the person
10 whom issued, the time for which
Il shall run. aud the amount OF H.
'rnsr tax paid. Each license shall
ne signed by the mayor aud clerk
md shall expire on June 30,h, or
December 3lst, next ensuing. All
licenses issued hereunder shall be
PERSONAL and shall be issued to but
me person or firm, and shall not be-
Transferable.
Penalty. Sec. 4. Any person vic
la,ing any of the provisions of ihis
ordinance. shall tie deemed guilty
of mi-drmeanor. and upon con
viciion shall be fined in any sum
not less than ten uor more than
fifty dollars.
Effect. Sec. ). This Ordinanc,
shall take effect and be in force
from aud after it's passage and pub
LEGATION in the BAXTER SPRINGS
NEWS.
Approved this 2lst day of Au.
gust, 1900. l.. ID. BREWSTER.
Mayor.
c. A. WILLIS, City Clerk.
I certify that the within ordin
ance is the original ordinance
passed 10y the Z uncil in regular
session August 10th, 1aM.
c. \. WILLIS, City Clerk