The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-29
HELD 4 sPECTKL MEETING

HELD A SPECIM MEETING
Two Ortinauces introduced Con-
corning Transient Merchants
and Muzzling Dogs.
A special meeting of the council
was held Monday evening to consider
some special matters that required
attention at once. President annett
presided over the council and the
following members were present:
Aldermen Perry, Gleason, Curtis,
Foster, Newbury and Wells.
An ordinance was introduced re-
'auiring peddlers, .auctioneers and
transient merchants to take out a
license. The ordinance has for its
purpose preventing transient mer-
chants from entering the city
and turning a stock OF goods on
the market at auction, and it is sim
ply a protection to the merchants
who reside here and help pay the
taxes and other expenses Of the city.
The ordinance provides that any
person, before he shall be entitled to
sell goods, wares and merchandise
within this city as a transient mer-
chant shall pay to the city treasurer
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$50 per day in the discretion Of the
mayor for each day that he may sell
goods.
Any person who desires to peddle
wares within the the city is required
to pay a license of not less than SIS
nor more than $50 per year in the dis
erection of the mayor.
Any person desiring to engage in
the business as au%ctioneer in the city
is required to pay a license Of not
less than $40 nor more than $50 per
year in the discretion of the mayor.
Every person who engages an auc-
tioneer to cry sales of any goods,
wares and merchandise within the
city is required to pay the city, before
commencement Of the sale, a sum not
less than IS nor more than 1926 per
day, in the discretion Of the mayor,
for each and every day for which he
shall employ an auctioneer. This does
not apply to judicial sales or sales of
personal property under chattel mort
cages.
There are penalties attached to
each for violating the ordinance as a
peddler, transient merchant or auc.
%tioneer. r. .
Attorney Wellington Meigs ap-
peared before the council for E. G..
Gard, who desired to open an auction
store, and presented the case before
them, in that he did not believe the
ordinance would stand against the
State law concerning the charge Of
so much per day.
This ordinance was placed on its
first reading and will be passed at the
Irregular meeting Of the council Jure
/, and will be in force after its pub,
LEGATION. ta,44 ii
An ordinance was introduced on tht
muzzling, Of dogs. It requires ever,
dog running at large shall be secured.
muzzled as a prevention from biting
persons or animals. 1t also provide!
that any person owning or harborint
a dog and who shall allow the ANNA
to run at large without being %securel.
muzzled shall upon conviction be fnet
not less than SIS nor more than $40
The chief Of police, policeman O
night watch are required to kill an.
dog found running at large without
muzzle. Under this ordinance dog
will have to YEA a muzzle lively
months of the year.
A resolution was introduced ant
passed granting the Woman's Librar,
Association the use of the west room
in the basement Of the Carnegi
Library, which is to be finished b
the city council.
A rate was established by til
council what the city plumber shoul,
charge for extending water main
from the middle Of the street to tn
lot line. The rate was fixed at So
and So additional is charged for tar
ping the main.