The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-05-13
ORDINANCE NO. q.

VtNDutNTuvO IVOs AOs
An Ordinance relating to Draymen,
and Providing for the Licensing of
such occupation, and fixing maxi
mum of their charges.
Be it Ordained by the City Council:
Section l. Draymen to obtain Lii
cense. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to carry
or transport on vehicles of any de-
scription, any goods, wares, merchan-
disc or other commodity, from one
place to another within the limits of
the City of Hope, North Dakota, for
hire, pay or compensation, without
first obtaining license therefor, as
hereinafter provided, for each vehicle
SO employed or used; provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prevent the owner or owners
thereof, from carrying or transport
ing wood, coal ice or other commodi-
ties or merchandise for their own use;
provided further. that this section
shall not be construed to prevent sub
stituting one vehicle for another in
case of actual necessity, nor to pre-
vent merchants, lumbermen or other
persons from delivering, without
charge. articles of property sold by
them.
Section 2. License, How Obtained,
What to Specify. Any person, firm
or corporation may obtain a license
under this ordinance by paying into
the city Treasury the sum of Twenty
five Dollars for each two horse vehicle
or any automobile or other vehicle
propelled without horses, and the sum
of Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents for
any one horse vehicle or conveyance,
and on presenting the City Treasurer's
receipt therefor to the City Auditor,
shall receive license signed by the
Mayor and countersigned by the City
Auditor, authorizing such person,
firm or corporation to employ and use
such vehicle, as therein specified, for
the term of one year from the date
thereof. And said license shall speci-
fy whether it is for one or two horse
conveyance, or for automobile or other
conveyance, and no license shall be
granted for any less period of time
than one year; and it shall be the duty
of the City Auditor to number the Ii
censes granted in consecutive order.
Provided however, that when the same
person, firm or corporation applies
for and receives more than one license
in any One year, the license fee for
each additional license after the first
shall be the sum of five dollars for
each two horse vehicle, or automobile
or other vehicle propelled without
horses, and the sum of two dollars
and fifty cents for any one horse vehi-
Gle. The City Coucil may, at it's op-
tion, cancel and annul any license
granted under the provisions Of this
ordinance, upon being satisfied that
any person, firm or corporation to
which such license has been granted,
has willfully violated any provisions
of this ordinance, or has, by any,
fraud, deception or subterfuge, avoid
ed the payment of the proper license
fee to be charged hereunder.
Section 3. Number and Name of
Owner to be Printed on Vehicle. The
number of such license and the name
of the owner thereof shall be printed
upon each vehicle so, licensed to be
used. in letters at least one and one
half inches long, plain and legibly.
Section4. Maximum Charges. It
shall be unlawful for any drayman in
the said City of Hope, to charge
greater sum for the carrying and con-.
veying of any goods, wares or mer-
chandise or other commodities as such
drayman. than ishereinafter described
to-wit:
All trunks, 5 .25
Furniture to first floor, per load, so
Furniture to End floor, per load, rs
Traction engines, each 500
Plain engines, each 500
Separators, each 200
All safes, under 1900 pounds,
first floor, 800
All safes, over 1900 and under
1900 pounds, first floor, 500
All safes of 1900 pounds and
over, first floor, 500
All safes to second floor. double
price.
Pianos on first floor, each, ESQ
Pianos on second floor, each $50
Wood, per cord, so
Coal, per ton, so