The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-26


the Public Laws, Passed at the Novem-
ber Session, a. d. 1901, Entitled AN Act
In Amendment OF an Act Authorizing
the Town Councils OF the Several Towns
and the city Councils OF the Several
cities TO Issue Certain Licenses, Charge
and Collect Therefor, and Provide Pen
altics'
Passed Dec. l2 1902
IL Is enacted 10y the General Assembly as
follows;
Section l. Section of Chapter $40 OF tho
Public Laws Is hereby amended 50 as TO
read ss follows:
"Section l. The board Of police commits
siouers I'm any city or town where such
board H. established and " no such board
he established then the town council OF
any town or the city council OF any city.
Is hereby authorized 20 provide, by ordi-
nance In the case OF any city council or
town council for the issuing and rcvoCa-
tion at pleasure OF licenses to all persons
selling or Offering for sale any goods.
wares merchandise. iCe-cream, or other
articles or substances on the street. TO
all persons selling fruits or vegetables
from carts or baskets. and to all hawkers
and peddlcrs; and also In like manner TO
fix penalty. not exceeding FOR any one
onensc fine of twenty dollars or impris-
onmcut not exceeding ten dnNs, for sell
inE or offering for sale any goods. wares,
merchandise icc-Crcam. or other articles
or substances on the street and for selling
or Offering for sale fruits or vegetables
from carts or baskets. and for selling or
offering FOR sale any articles or substances
nS hawkcrs and pcddlrrs within such
town or city without such license. and
also FOR charging and collecting fees for
such licenses: Provided. that the fee
charged 10y any such board or city or
town council FOR any one license for any
N 4.
as hawker and pcddler. watches. jew
clry gold or silver ware or articles man
ufaCturvd of German silver. or patent
medicines shall not exceed the sum OF
nifty dollars, for selling or Offering for
sale. as a huwkcr and peddler, ice-cream,
fruits. vegetables. or goods wares mer-
Chandisr articles or substances other
than watches jewelry. gold or silver
ware. or articles manufactured of Ger
man silver. or patent medicines from
wagons or carts. shall not exceed the
sum of FIVE dollars. from hand or push
carts shall not exceed the sum OF Ave
dollars, or on foot. without wagon or cart.
shall not exceed the sum OF five dollars:
And provided. further, that no fees shall
bc charged where the lccnsec has been
licensed under Chapter i62 OF the General
Laws nor FOR any license issued to any
person selling religious books and puhlica-
tions In behalf of bible. tract or other re-
lgipus or moral societies for tho purpose
of promoting religious or moral improve
mcnt. and which arE sold for that puf,
pose and not for pecuniary pront: nor 20
any butcher retailing meats or fisherman
selling fish or shell-nsh. from carts or
otherwise; nor to any person pcddling or
selling any tow cloth. knit stockings.
gloves mitts. or other articles VI house.
hold manufacture. or articles manufac-
tured with his own hands: nor 20 any
a Ea. an.
produce of his farm or selling both the
produce Of his farm and the produce OF
other farms"
Sec. 2 This net shall take effect upon its
passage. and all acts or parts of acts IN.
consistent herewith are hereby repealed;
Provided. that the provisions OF this act
shall not apply TO any license heretofor.
granted