Cañon City record., 1910-04-21
Ordinance No. s. Series 1910

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AN ORDINANCE Concerning the
licensing OF certain occupations. bus
inesses, games and contrivances
BE 1T ORDAINED BY The City Coun-
Gil of The City Of Canon City:
Section 1. That hereafter It shall
be unlawful for any person. COM
pany. corporation or club to pursue.
carry on or operate, within the cor
porate limits of The City OF Canon
City. without first obtaining license
as hereinafter provided. any OF the
following occupations. businesses.
games or contrivances, to-wit: That
of hawker. peddler. transient mer-
chant, solicitor of orders for goods. at
retail. Except solicitors forl local
merchants or dealers). frame or cur
tain with images to be thrown at.
or similar game or contrivance. knife
or cane rack. or similar game or con-
trivSnce, shooting gallery, street ven-
er, clairvoyant palmist, phrenologist
or hypnotist-
Section 2. To obtain license un-
der this ordinance. application shall
be made to the City Clerk. who shall.
upon payment to him of the license
fee hereinafter prescribed, issue to
APPLICANT a license to pursue. carry on
or operate the particular occupation,
business. game or contrivance desir-
ed by him, for the period of time re-
quired. but not beyond the close of
the current fiscal year; the fee to be
paid in each case being as follows:
Hawkers. $3.50 per day; $4,000 per
month.
Peddlers. Except of food products
or oiD s2-5o per day; $4,000 per
month.
Peddlers of food products or oil. 1
day. or more mp to 10. 800 per day;
month, $1,000. and longer at proper
tisnate rate; l year. or remainder OF
fiscal year. $1,000.
per month. 5000.
Solicitor, as defined In section one
hereof. per day. $500.
Frame or curtain. as defined in sec
lion one hereof, or any similar game
or contrivance- per day. $2.e0; per
month. s1E.00.
Knife or cane rack. or similar game
or contrivance. per day $500: per
month. $500
Shooting gallery. per day. $3.50:
per month. $1,000.
Street vender's stand. per day. 800:
per month $500: balance OF fiscal
year, s12.o0.
Book agent. per dsy 800; per
month. s12.00.
Fortune teller. clairvoyant palmist,
nhrenoiogist or hypnotist. per day,
81 90: per month. $500: balance OF
fiscal year. $500.
The fee for the period the license IS
to run. TO be paid in advance
Section 8. The provisions of this or
dirance shall not be held to apply In
anv case where the business or oc-
cupation is one exempted by statute
from the payment OF license fees. or
involves an act of Interstate COM
merce.
Section T. ANY person. company
corporation or club found guilty of a
violation of any of the provisions u
this ordinance by pursuing. carrying
IN or operating any OF the occupa.
fions. businesses. games or contriv'
ances mentioned In section one hereof
without first obtaining a license 50 20
DO as prescribed In section two here
OF: or by pursuing. carrying on or
operating any OF the said occupations
businesses, games or contrivances aft
er the expiration of the period for
which his license runs without TAX
ing out another such license. shall be
punished by a fine OF not less man
81 nor more than s1oo.0e for each
offense: and shall stand committed
until such fine. and the costs of the
case. Is and are paid. not exceeding a
period OF ninety days.
Section S. All ordinances and parts
OF ordinances In conflict herewith are
hereby repealed: and this ordinance
shall take effect and be In force aft
er five days from its adoption. ap-