Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
Ordinance No., Series 1910.

AN ORDINANCE Concerning the
licensing of certain occupations, bus
mess, games and contrivances.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY The City Coun-
Gil of The City of Canon City:
Section l. That hereafter 1t 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. business,
games or contrivances, Jo-wit: That
OF hawker. peddler, transient mer-
chant, solicitor of orders for goods. at
retaH, (except solicitors forl lfocaE
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-
trfyance. shooting gallery. street VEN
der's stand. book agent, fortune tell
er, clairvoyant palmist, phrenologlst
or hypnotist
Section 2 To obtain a license un-
der this ordinance, application shall
he 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 OF contrivance desir-
ed by him. for the period of time re-
uuired. 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 DILL $3.50 per day; $4,000 per
month.
Peddlers Of food products or oil. !
day. or more up to 10. $1.00 per day;
/ month. 1000. and longer at proper
tionate rate: I year. or remainder OF
fiscal year, $4,000.
Transient merchant, per day. $500;
per month, $4,000.
Solicitor. as defined in section one
hereof. per day. $500
Frame or curtain, as defined in sec
ton one hereof. or any similar game
or contrivance. per day. 5000; per
month. $1500
Knife or cane rack. or similar game
or contrivance. per day 5000; per
month, $500.
Shooting gallery. per day. s1.5o;
per month, $1,000.
Street vender's stand. per day. s1.o0;
per month $500: balance OF fisca'
year. $4,000
Book agent. per day. 800: pei
month. 1890.
Fortune teller. clairvoyant. palmist
phrenoloeist or hypnotist. per day
$500: per month. $1,000: balance oi
fiscal year. $500.
The fee for the period the license Is
to run. to he paid in advance.
Section 3. The provisions of this or.
dinance shall not he held to apply In
any case where the business or oc.
cupation is one exempted by statute
from the payment of license fees. oI
involves an act OF Interstate com
merce.
Section T. Any person. company
corporation or club found guilty OF a
violation of anv of the provisions II
this ordinance by pursuing. carrying
on or operating any Of the occupa-
tions, businesses. games or contriv-
ances mentioned in section one hereof
without first obtaining a license so 10
do ms prescribed in section two here
OF: or nv 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
In gout another such license. shall be
punished hy fine OF not less than
$500 nor more than $4,000 for each
offense: and shall stand committed
until such fine and the costs Of tho
case. IL and are paid. not exceeding n
period NJ ninety days.
Section s. All ordinances and parts
Of ordinances In conflict herewith are
hereby repealed; and this ordinance