Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-06-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL PROC CftDINGS.
New Peddline Ordinance
Presented by Merchants
Association.
The city council held Its regular
session on Monday evening. the al
lowance of bilL taking up most OF the
time.
A new ordinance on peddling was
submitted by Attorney n. n. Berg.
helm on behalf of the Merchants
association. It is q modification in
several respects Of the one formerly
submitted. The ordinance, which is
as follows. was referred to the city
attorney to consult with Mr.. Berg
helm:
Sec. i. It shall be unlawful for
any person to engage In the business
of hawking and peddling within the
limits of Little Falls without first OBJ
tanning a license therefor as herein
after provided.
Sec. =. Any person wishing to en-
gage In the business of hawking and
peddling within the city Of Little
Falls shall pay to the city treasurer
the license fees hereinafter men.
tioned, and upoa presen tation to the
city clerk of the treasurer's receipt for
said fees said clerk shall issue to said
person license for such term as pay.
ment shall have been made.
The license fees or charges shall be
az follows:
!. Foot peddlers permission to sell
within the city Of Little Falls goods,
wares and merchandise by peddling.
carried by said peddler from place to
place, the license fees shall be SO for
one week, $16 for one month and SIS
dollars for one year.
2. Push cart peddlers, permission
to peddle from place to place within
the said city Of Little Falls from a
cart Drawn or pushed by said peddler
the license fees or charges shall be SO
per week, $15 per month and SIS per
year.
8. Wagon peddlers, permission to
sell or peddle from a wagon drawn by
animal power, within said city of
Little Falls. the license fees or
charges for such permission shall be
so for one week, gao for q month and
$50 for one year.~ =, ,>"-~-.~ =. :, .zz~-~ -
Provided that when q person is en-
gagged in the temporary or transient
business Of selling goods. wares and
at retail within the city
of Little Falls, as hereinafter defined,
the license fees or charges shall be as
follows:
For one week $50 for one month and
$100, for six months 5000 and one
year $500.
Sec. 8. The terms hawking and
peddliug are intended to include and
are hereby declared to include all per-
sons, whether such persons are resi-
dents Of the city of Little Falls, or
not, who 90 about said city selling, or
offering for sale, goods, wares and
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Terms hawking and peddlinR are
hereby also declared to include all
persons, both principals and agents,
who shall engage In the business of
selling goods, wares and merchandise
at retail within the CITY of Little
Fails for temporary or limited per-
iod of time. and who for such pur-
poses hire. lease or occupy any va
cant lot, building, structure, room or
rooms in any building or structure,
for the exhibition and sales Of such
goods. waree and merchandise, or who
shall sell, or offer for sale, goods.
wares and merchandise from a car at
the railroad tracks within the said
city, and the advertising, represent.
ing or holding forth any sale as an in
surance. bankrupt. insolvent, as
signee, sheriff, trustee, testator, execu.
tor, administrator. receiver, auction.
eer, syndicate, wholesale or manu-
facturer's sale, closing out sale, or az
sale of goods damaged by fire.
smoke, water or otherwise. or in any
similar form, shall be prims fscie
evidence that the persons go advertis-
ing, representing. or holding forth
any such sale, 10 engaged in tenn
porary or transient business; pro.
vided, however, that nothing In this
section contained shall be held to in
clude any sale conducted by any
assingee, receiver or public officer
acting under tho virtue Of the laws
of the state of Minnesota, or any
sale conducted by any testator. ex-