Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-22
ORDINANCE NO. los.

The Common Council of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin DO ordain as follows;
Section l. No person shall engage in or fol-
low the business OF occupation OF hawker or
peddler within the City of Grand Rapids, with
out having first obtained in addition to the
State license a local license tor that purpose as
provided by this ordinance,
Section 2, Every person desiring 10 engage in
or follow the business or occupation OF hawker
or peddler within the City of Grand Rapids, be-
fore be shall be entitled to a local license
authorizing him to carry on the business of a
haWker or peddler within the city of Grand
Rapids. shall present to the City Clerk his state
license, and shall file his petition therefore with
the City Clerk in which he shall set forth the
length of time he purposes to engage in such
business, and the means by which he purposes
to carry on the same within said City and shall
at the same time file with the City Clerk the
receipt of the City Treasurer showing the pay
ment of q local license fee for the full time for
which he makes application, as follows:
Where he shall use in such business or oc-
cupatiOn a wagon or other vehicle drawn by
two or more horses or other beasts of burden or
an automobile or other vehicle propelled by
any mechanical power, the sum of $1,000 per
day for each day for which he desires license;
Where he shall use in such business or oc-
cupat1on wagon or other vehicle drawn by
one horse or other beast OF burden the sum of
| $500 per day,
| Where he shall use i'll such business or oc-
| eupation, push or hand cart or other vehicle
| not drawn by horses or other beasts of burden
| or where he shall conduct such business on
| foot by means of packs, baskets, or other means
| tor carrying the merchandise on foot, the sum OF
| $500 per day.
| Section 5. Where such applicant has COM
piled with the requirements of section 3 of this
! ordinance, the City Clerk shall issue to him a
| license according to he terms of said applca-
ton which license shall be signed by said clerk
and countersigned by the mayor, and every
such license shall authorize the person recev.
| ing the same to carry on the business of hawker
| or peddler within the city of Grand Rapids, Tor
the length of time and by the means set forth il
said petition and license;
section 4. Any person who shall engage IL
| the business or occupation of hawker or peddlel
| within the city of Grand Rapids without having
| first obtained the local license above provided
! for, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall tie punished by a fine
| of not less than $1,000 nor more than $500 anG
| The cost of prosecution or by imprisonment il
| the county jail not less than 10 days nor more
| than 20 days or by both such fine and imprison
ment.
section s. All ordinances or parts of ordinan
ces heretofore existing contravening in any WAY
| the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the date of pas
sage and publication.
Approved March 6, 1906,
L. NJ, NASH,
Mayor.
Attest: C E. BoLEs, Clerk.