The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-11-02
ORDINANCES NO. Z,

An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance regulat
ing and licensing peddlers, hawkers ana auc
tioneerS.
Be it ordained by the council OF the town OF
Leayenworth, County OF Chelau, State OF
Washington, as follows
LIST. No person shall hawk or peddle any ar.
ticle or thing within the limits of the corporate
town of LeaVenworth, without first obtaining a
license as a peddler or hawker in the manner
prescribed by this ordinance, and first paying
therefor into the town treasury a license fee at
the rates herein specified, provided that nc
person shall be required to take out a license
or pay fee for peddling newspapers maya
zines, bread or ice: and provided further, that
no license shall be required OF any person Ia
pedde fruits, vegetables. berries. butter eggs.
fish, milk, poultry, meats, or any farm produce
or edibles raised, caught. produced or manufac'
tured by such person in any place in this state
end The license fee to be paid by peddleT
shall be as follows: For selling jewelry, S. 00
per day. For selling salve, Imminent, drugs
medicines, dry goods sbawls, table cloths
silks CaSSimereS, dress goods, furnishing
goods, rugs, carpets, curtains, portieres, or
cutlery, 81. 90 per day, or il the license be pro
cured for one or more full weeks at any one
time, $l0.O per week. For selling statuary,
pictures, books, maps, charts, or publications
other than newspapers or magazines, $500 per
day, or II the license be procured for one or
more full weeks at any one time $40 per week
For selling any article or thing not enumerated
or described in this section, $2.OD per day or
$40 90 per week.
3rd Every person selling or Offering for sale
any article or thing by peddling the same from
house to house, or upon the street, highway OF
public place, who shall make public cutlery OF
public speech to draw custom or attract notice,
shall be deemed a hawker. The rates for hawk
ers' license shall be the same as the rates fixed
for peddlers' license, with the addition thereto
OF 50, 90 per day except as herein provided. Nc
person shall act as a hawker within the corpor
ate limits of the town OF Leavenworth without
first obtaining license in the manner pre-
scribed by this ordinance and first paying
therefor into the city treasury license fee al
the rates aforesaid.
4th. No license issued under this ordinance
shall authorize the sale of a prize package oil
the distribution of any article or thing ia any
form Dy chance or lot.
5th. This ordinance shall not apply 10 mer
chants or storekeepers who have permanent
places Of business, engaged In the sale of the
articles aforesaid, within the corporate limits
OF the town OF LeaVenWorth; provided, how
ever, that no merchant or storekeeper shall act
as peddler or hawlSer without first obtaining
a license as Aforesaid.
9th. ANY person who shall violate any Of the
provisions OF this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty Of msdemeanOr, and on conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment In the
Jail of the said town not exceeding fifty days.
9TH. Every auctioneer within the corporate
limits OF the town Of Leavenworth shall, prior
TO engaging in such occupation, obtain license
in the manner prescribed by this ordinance by
first paying to the treasurer Of the town OF
Leavenworth the sum OF $500 per day; provided
that II the license be procured for one or more
months at any one time the fee shall be SIS OC
per month. Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined In any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars and shall be imprisoned and placed al
hard labor until such nhe and costs are paid.
First reading October l6. 1906
Passed approved, and signed by the Mayor
and attested by the Clerk, this Both day OF Oct
A. ID. 1906.
DEED II. MAYAR, Mayor
Attest
GUY A. HAMILTON, Town Clerk.
Published Nov. 9. A. d. 1905.