Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-17
ORDINANCE NO. 100.

An ordinance providing for licensing bill
posters, defining who are bill posters, and
regulating the manner of posting bills,
notices, etc, within the corporate limits
of Ritzvillc and providing penalty for the
violation OF same.
Be it ordained by the Council Of the the town
of Ritzville, Wash, that from and after the
| passage and publication OF this ordinance
| Sec. l.. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
| association or corporation to exercise. carry
on or engage in the business or occupation Of
| bill poster within the corporate limits of Ritz
| vile, Washington, without first having OBJ
tanned license from the proper authorities Of
said town and the charge for said license
shall be Twelve Dollars and Fifty Gents per
annum, payable on the irst day of January OF
each and every year, provided that all licenses
shall expire on the 3lst day of December, and
no license shall be granted to run for n longer
period than until midnight OF December 3ls
succeeding nor shall any license be granted
for IA less sum than 1872 50. Provided. that no
license shall be required for posting legal
notices nor for distributing bills or posting
| notices for any religious charitable or pnliti-
cal purpose. Any person or persons engaging
| in such occupation without hnying first OH
/ tained such license shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor.
Sec. 2. Any person, association or corpora
| ton who shall post or aiiX, in any manner ar
| paint, print or write. or cause to be puintei
| printed or written any notice or advertisement
upon any bulletin board, wall, fence. building
or other structure, is hereby declared 10 be IL
| bill poster. .,
Sec, 5. Before any person, association or
corporation shall be entltIcd to receive such
| license, he shall file with the city engineer n
| complete list Of all bill boards. wallis or other
places used for posting bills. owned or con.
trolled by him and shall keep said list cor
| reeted from dry to day ms to my and all
additions and Withdrawals, and all bill
| boards erected or to be erected in snil town
shall be made and kept in good rcpmtr and
| properly braced and made safe in nil respects
ANY person violating amy OF the prOvis ions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of II mis-.
dcmeanor.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of all licensed
bill posters, under this ordinance to keep ali
blll boards or other structures or places owned
or used by him free from loose paner and to
keep the ground around such bill boards
structures or other places, clean and free from
debris and waste paper, and any person failing
to 10 so shall be deemed guilty of mi sde-
meanor.
Sec; s.. 1t shall be unlawful for any person.
ASSOCIATION or corporation without consent o.
tle CITY engineer, to post; paint, pint or write
OF cause me same TO be done. any notice, adj
vertisement or bill upon any hydrant, pole,
sidewalk, tree or post in public street or place
or upon any building or structure belo nging
10 salu town ana any person so offending shall |
be deemed guilty OF II misdcmeanor
Sec, 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any person TO
wilfully tear down or destroy or remove, mutt
lhte or uelnce any hand bill, poster or other
a .rlyi posted upon any bill board,
wal or other place owned or controlled by any
licensed billposter and any person so doing
shall be.deemed gull y of a misdemeanor.
Sec. Z. Amy person found guilty of misdc-
meanor under any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine not ex
ceediug Fifty Dollars
Read Hrst time December 9 1902
Read second time Dec Is, 1902. rules suspend
ed, read third time and passed Dec IG, 1907 and
ordered published.
16, 1902. wv
Attest-E D. gibson, Clerk. -'''1' ''"'0''
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