The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
MERCHANTS OBJECT.
ASK MAYOR JOSEPH 10 STOP
PROPOSED FIRE SALE.
!. s. Awkward Makes Preparations
for Beginning Sale Of Goods
Damaged by Birming-
ham Fire.

A number Of clothing merchants OF MONT
geometry yesterday appeared hefore mayor T.
B. Joseph asking him to take steps 70 pre-
vent the IRE sale advertised 70 "Ne
place at Eouth Court Street.
Mayor Joseph at once called meeting or
the Finance Committee to consider the matter.
quorum was not present at the meeting
and the matter was deferred. The comm'etee
may meet today.
In<the meantime the Mayor found the fol-
lowing ordinance requiring $50 license to De
paid for the privilege Of holding the hre SAFE;
Section CO., Before any person or corpora
ton shall sell or be engaged In the business
OF selling goods. wares. merchandise or o,her
personal property. such sales being adver-
tised N bankrupt insoivent, insurance. as
signee, trustee testator, executor, adminie-
trator, receiver auction. syndicate, rairoeu w
other wreck wholesale or manufacturers OF
closing out sale, or as goods damaged by smoke,
are water or otherwise. such person. nrm or
ton shall file an application with the
City Clerk, giving the location where such
sale Is to be held for a license which appii.
cation shall be accompanied by an anidavis
stating all the facts relating TO the reason
for and character Of such sale. so advertised
or represented. and Including statement OF
the names OF the persons from whom the
goods wares and merchandise or other per-
sonal property were obtained, the date OF the
delivery to the person applying for such IL
cense, and the place from which said goods.
wares and merchandise or other personal prop
erty, were last taken or brought, and all de-
tails necessary to exactly locate and fully
identify the said goods. wares. merchandise or
other personal property and shall further pay
to the City Clerk for the $50 Of the City of
MONTGOMERY as a license fee for the privilege
of selling said goods, wares. merchandise or
other personal property, the sum Of two hun
dred and fifty dollars; and upon the Ming OF
such application and AFFIDAVIT and paying
the amount of such license. the City Clerk
shall issue q license to such applicant"
Section so3 makes 1t unlawful for person.
firm or corporation to engage In the business
named in Section BOZ without complying with
the provisions Of that section and fixes q PEN
atty of Hot less than $50 nor more than $500
for each days violation OF the ordinance. 1t
also exempts resident merchants selling their
own merchandise.
Section SH provides a penalty Of not less
than 81 nor uNore than 500 for any person who
makes false affidavit as provided IN Section
902
The ordinance was shown. to the merchants,
They expressed themselves satisfied II the
provisions were fully carried out.
j. s. Aylward, who will begin the sale Thurs
day. few days ago secured a license 10 DO
a general merchandise business In the City
of Montgomery. Preparations are still going
on for the opening of the sale.
An effort was made last night TO soc Mr..
Awkward. but he had gone to Pensacola. The
hotel clerk said that he would return today or
tomorrow