The daily sentinel., 1909-02-26
AN ORDINANCE
Ordinnner No. M az l.o.

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An ordinances TO provide for licensing
and regulating pawnbrokers and
BE IT ORDAINED by the city Council
Of the city OF Grand Junction As
Section /. That from and after the
| passage of this act no person, persons,
association or corporation shall. within
the city Of Grand junction. establish or
conduct the business Of wage broker.
as defined by Section 3 page 610 of the
laws OF 1907 of the State OF Colorado.
kwithout first having obtained license.
so to do.
See . The license fee Tor conduct
ing the business of wage broker in this
city ms required by Section / OF this
ordinance shall be $500 pear year pay
: Of Ordinance No. S OF said City.
Section ,. Every person. company,
hereafter obtain "A license as herein
provided shall observe each and all the
requirements OF said act Of 1907 and
rhousand tS2,000.O0l Dollars for the
faithful carrying out of the provisions
this ordinance Which said bond shall
be approved by the city Council before
the issuance OF license. and il any per-
son. company. association or corpora
ton to whom license shall have been
| issued shall fail to keep and observe
1907 as well as the provisions OF this
| ordinance. the license to him shall by
! order OF the city Council be forfeited
and cancelled.
Sec, 4. Any person. company. cor
gage in conducting. managing. or op-
Grating the business of wage broker In
this city without first having obtained
a license so to do shall be deemed
guilty of an offense and upon convic-
tion shall be fined not less than $1,000
nor more thhn $4,000 and each day
| said business shall be conducted with
out license So to do shall constitute
See 5. No person company or cor
poration shall establish or conduct the
| business of pawnbroker within this
| Civ defined hE Section IE
/ 25i of the laws OF 1897 of the state of
Colorado. without first having obtained
Sec. G. The license fee for conduct
| ing the business of pawnbroker in this
shall be $500 payable in udvanca as
] provided by, Section Of ordia9 nee
issued as provided by Section Of said
act of 1897.
| or person who shall hereafter obtain
| license as pawnbroker as herein pro
vided shall observe cuch and all the
corning pawnhrokers and shall Ei-e
| bond in the sum OF Two Thousand Dol
lars with two or more sufficient sure
ties. to be approved by the :un yoT be-
| fore the issuance of license. condi ton
ed for the due observnnces of III ord
and city Council may be passed or in
force respecting pawnbrokers at any
| time during the continuance of such
| license and for the safe keeping and
return of all articles held in pawn by
|
the provisions of said act and If any
person, company or corporation to
whom license shall have been issued
fail to keep and observe all the re-
quircments of said act of iS97. as well
as the provisions of this ordinance. the
! license to him shall by order of the
| City Council be forfeited and cancelled
| Sec. g. Any corporation, company or
managing or operating the business of
pawnbroker in this City, without first
| having obtained a license so to do.
| shall be deemed EnlltN of Offpngp
and upon conviction thereof shall he
fined not less than $1,000 nor more
| than $4,000, and each day said pawn
brokers' business is conducted without
said license shall be deemed separate
All ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed. This
ordinance to be in force from and after
Passed and adopted this 2srd day of
February "A J J. 4, RsVSi VwSiENrwoRrH.
ATTEST.
''-' W. 't1i City Clerk.
state OF Colorado, County OF Mesa, city
! l. John N Coniey. city Clerk OF
Grand Junction. Colorado, do hereby
eeGfiy that the a99Te an and I9reS21ns
and read in fun before the city Council
OF the. city of Grand Junction, the 26tf
day of january a. ID. 1909. the same
being n regular meeting thereof
And that said ordinance was by order
in The Daily Sentinel in Grand juno
tion. Colorado, on the 2Sth day of
legal publication thereof as required
by law
And further certify that at a sub
sequcnt regular meeting of the sa id City
Council held on the 23rd day of Feb
ruary a: ID. 1909. being more than ten
days after said publication said ord
nance was again read In full and was
duly considered by the City Council.
and as the same appears above was
| duly passed and adopted on said day by
! said city Council ms an ordinance OF
4 said City.
| Witness my hand and the seal OF said
! city of Grand Junction. Colorado, this
2ith day of February a. ID. 1903.
| JOHN NJ. CONLEY.
city Clerk of Grand Junction. Colorado.
Drugs-van Horn Drug Company.