Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-27
CHAPTER TX.
OF LICENSES.

OocGlOn L. NO person required by the laws
of the state of Wisconsin to obtain license for
the purpose of engaging in or following the bust
ness or occupation of a transient merchant haw-
ker or peddler, shall engage in or follow the bust
ness of transient merchant hawker or peddler
within the corporate limits of the city of Lancas-
ter without first having paid to the treasurer of
said city the per diem fee or fees hereinafter pro-
Vided
Section 2. Every such transient merchant.
conducting his business in said city, shall pay to
the treasurer of the city the sum of Twenty-Five
Dollars per day for each day that he may be en-
gagged in carrying on said business, in the man
ner following:
Section 8. Before doing any business as
such, every transient merchant shall pay to said
treasurer such sum as will pay, at the rate of
twenty-five Dollars per day, for the number of
days he intends doing business, and the city clerk
upon presentation Of the treasurers receipt there
for, shall issue to such applicant license auth
orizing him to do business as transient merch-
ant for the number of days for which such merch-
ant shall have paid
Section a. If complaint be made to the
mayor OF the city, that any person doing business
therein is transient merchant, and such per-
son shall claim to be a permanent merchant he
shall be required as condition of transacting
business In the city of Lancaster without pay
ment OF said license fee to the city, to give
bond to the city to secure the payment of the
state and local license in the event that he fails
to become permanent merchant, under the laws
of the state of Wisconsin, in the penal sum of
Five Hundred Dollars, with sureties to be ap-
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forced in case of a breach thereof by the proper
officers of the city, and the proceeds applied as
required by law.
Section 5. Every person, firm or corpora
ton which shall not have become a permanent
merchant or dealer in the city of Lancaster. in
which such person, firm or corporation sells or
exposes for sale any goods, wares or merchandise
and which shall advertise, represent and hold
forth that the sale thereof is an insurance bank
rupt, insolvent, assignee trustee estate executor
administrator receiver job lot or closing out
sale, or sale of goods, wares or merchandise
damaged by smoke, fire. water or otherwise. or
that by reason of financial difficulty or other
special or peculiar circumstance such goods
wares or merchandise will be disposed of for less
than their real value shall, before commencing
or advertising sale thereof pay to the treasurer
OF the city such sum as will pay, at the rate of
Twenty-Five Dollars per day, for the number of
days such person, firm or corporation intends
doing business, and obtain license to do bust
ness IN the manner provided in section three
hereof. But nothing in this section contained
shall apply to any sale made by virtue of any
Judgment, order or process Of any court or pur-
suant to any law of the state of Wisconsin or Of
the United States or in enforcement of any con-
tract right or lien.
Section g. Such person, firm or corporation
shall exhibit to the city clerk his or it's state license
to make such sa and upon presentation of the treas
urers receipt said clerk shall record the state license
Endorse upon it the words ''loca license fees paid
atix his official signature with the date of such en-
dorsement and issue license authorizing sales with
in the limits of the city.
Section Z. If any person firm or corporation
shall do business transient merchant in violation
of any of the provisions of the preceding sections