Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-07
ORDINANCE is.
An Ordinance Fixing the License of Peddlers Travel
ing Doctors, Etc.

SECTION 72.-That it shall be unlawful for any
person to be engaged in any of the callngs vacations
herein named without first procuring license therefor
as provided herein.
First.-An persons peddling selling from house
to house, and all persons permanently located
merchants of the city, selling dry goods jewelry patent
medicines patented articles of any nature books,
MAPS by subscription otherwise other publications.
excepting magazines and newspapers shall pay license
OF $500 per week, $1,000 per month, 5000 per
annum; and any person is deemed transient merchant
and subject to the provisions of this ordinance who shall
bring to this city temporarily, goods, wares,
merchandise of any kind for the purpose of selling
or having the sold at auction.
Second.-All itinerant DOCTORS physicians and
surgeons plying their vocation in the City of Langdon
whether in hotels private houses, the streets,
other public places; and whether advertising not,
using medicines prepared by themselves others;
protesting to diseases by the application of
any method whatever, shall pay license of $500
for each day, $500 for each month, 5000 per
But this provision shall not be construed
to apply physicians established in regular practice
of their profession called the city purpose of
consultation.
SECTION 73.-No person shall sell any jewelry,
medicine prize packages, wares of any kinds within
the City of Langdon by crying the selling
attempting to sell the same by attracting the people
to the place of the same, by loud talking singing
instrumental music by unusual noise without
obtaining license therefor and the amount of the
said license shall be- when such attempted sale
is held in any building enclosure private property
$500 per day fraction of day. SIS per week
When such sale attempted sale is held any street,
alley public place $500 per day, $25ooper week.
And every person licensed shall be subject the
ordinance relating to obstructing streets.
SECTION "a. PenaAy:-Any person persons
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be subject fine of less
than $500, than $500 for each oense and
in default of payment of the may be committed
the county jail exceeding thirty days.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its publication according to law.
Passed this grid day of October, 1900.
]. McPHAII, MAYOR.
O. c. WENTWORTH, Cry AUDITOR
Approved this 21st day of November, 1900.
J. McPHAII, MAYOR.
Aucr1oNEER1NG.
ORDINANCE 16.
An Ordinance Fixing the License of Auctoneers in the
City of Langdon.
Be it 0,aai1ed by the City Council:
SECTION rs. A1lz1on:-Al1 sales of goods, wares
merchandise personal property auction within the
City of Langdon, except such made under and by
virtue of legal process under and by virtue of
gage shall be made by any person. his copartner or his
clerk who shall have first obtained the license such
purpose as hereinafter provided
SECTION 76. L1leuse:-Any person may be licensed
to sell real personal property at public auction by
paying to the City Treasurer the of $500 and
presenting the receipt therefor to the City Auditor who
shall issue to him license signed by the Mayor and
counersigned by the Auditor permitting him to sell
property at public auction within the City Langdon
SECTION 77.-All licenses so issued shall expire on
the first Monday in April after their issuance.
Such licenses shall not be transferable without the
consent of the Mayor endorsed thereof and shall be-
revocable whenever shall appear the satisfaction of
the Mayor that person holding such license is guilty of
any fraud deceit in the conduct of his business as
auctioneer
SECTION 10. RnaAb:-Any person who shall sell
attempt to sell i'll public auction in the City of
Langdon any goods, wares, merchandise, other
personal real property whatever, except under by
virtue of legal process by under virtue of a
mortgage without first having obtained license therefor
above required shall upon conviction thereof be subject
to fine of not less than $500 more than 5000
for each ofense.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its publication according to law.
Passed this 10th day of October A. D.. 1900