The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
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AN ORDINANCE
To License and Regulate Hawkers, Hucksters
Vendors and Peddlers.

To License and Regulate Hawkers, Hucksters,
Vendors and Peddlers.
The Inhabitants Of the City Of Lambertgile
do ordain
Sec l. That il shall not lie lawful for any
person or persons to hawk, huckster. or ped
die, or expose for sale from house to house.
within the city, of Lambertville, any goods,
wares, merchandise of any nature, except
ing products of his or their own manufac-
ttfre, without license for that purpose first
had and obtained in the manner hereinafter
specified.
Sec. 2 That any person or persons who
shall hawk, huckster or peddle within the
limits of the city of Lambertvllle, or who
shall drive, push or pull any hawker's, huck-
ster's or pedder's cart, wagon or vehicle,
within the said city, for the purpose of hawk
ing, huckstering or peddlng, without being
first licensed therefore as aforesaid, shall on
conviction thereof, be subject to like condi-
tions and penalties as may be herein or here
matter provided for each and every viola
ton, and every person who either on foot or
with beast of burden, with or vii hout any
vehicle, shall travel from house to house, in
any section Of the city. carrying and selling,
or exposing for sale, or Offering for sale any
article of personal property, shall he dermed
to be a hawker, huckster, vender or peddler,
within the meaning of this ordinance pro-
Gfded h0,DeGel, that the PROVISIONS of tins or
dinance, so far as the same shall apply to
hawkers, peddlers and vendors shall not APP
ply to any yender of meat or milk, or to any
person selling only at wholesale, from sample
To dealers III the goods, merchandise or ar
ticle sold, nor to any person selling goods
merchandise or articles of his product,
growth OF manufacture nor to persons sell
ing newspapers or periodicals; pFoctded J"'-
ther, that the provisions OF the sections re-
lating to hawkers, peddlefs or vendors, shall
not apply to any honorable discharged sol
der, sailor or marine, who served IN the army
or navy of the United States, i'll any war in
which the United States was engaged.
Sec 3 That Il committee of the Common
Council Of said city, to be designated for that
purpose, may in their discretion, and they
are hereby authorized and empowered upon
the payment to them of the fee hereinafter
specified, to issue licenses i'll the name of the
Inhabitants of the City of Lambertvlle, I'M
der the signature of the chairman, or in his
absence any member of said committee, to
carry such occupation or business upon
the written application of the person or per-
sons seeking the same, which application
shall set forth the name and place of resi-
dence, Il description of the occupation or bust
ness to be carried on and whether on foot or
with beast and vehicle, or either, and the
number thereof.
See l. That all licenses issued as aforesaid
exceptas hereinafter provided, shall expire
on the first day of April next. after the same
shall have been grante,a. All such zen, licenses
April as the case may be- IT0Uided h0neUT
the committee ON license shall have the au-
thority to grant licenses by the day or month
whore they deem IT best to do so, and to
charge at the rate of one dollar per day for
licenses issued for less time than one year
the said licenses ISSUED, shall state respec-
lively the purpose for which the same shall
have been issued, the number of the license
and the name of the person licensed
son or persons, corporation or corporations,
or co-par tnership, AS is mentioned i'll the pro-
eeeding sections of this ordinance and paid
to the committee on license, for the use OF
said city, upon the issuing the licenses afore-
said, the following sums
For each hawker, peddler or vender, on
foot, with basket or push cart hive go dollars
For each hawker, peddler or vender' with
the privilege of using one beast OF BURDEN
with vehicle or not ten (xl0l dollars,
For each hawker, peddler or yender, using
| a self propelled vehicle, two beasts of burden,
whether with Il vehicle or not, twenty ts2O}
dollars.
Sec. g. The committee on license aforesaid.
| shall keep II register OF all licenses issued,
wherein shall be stated the number of the Ii
eense, the date thereof, the person To whom
| issued for what purpose issued and the
amount paid by the applicant. The said com
mittee shall also pay monthly t. the City
| Clerk, for the use + the city, all fees coll ect
ed by said committee or pad over to them
| under this ordinance.
See. :. Licenses granted pursuant hereto,
| are not transferable. and no person or per-
/ sons having obtained Il license as afore said,
| shall lend or hire, or allow the use of any such
| vehicle, with such licensed persons name
| number thereon, for the purpose of hawking
! Sec. $. ANY person licensed as aforesaid, en-
| gagged in hawking or peddling as aforesaid,
in the streets and public places OF the city of
| lambertvlle, shall at all times carry with
| him, when 80 engaged. his license and shall
exhibit the same on demand 10 any citizen
| of said city.
See .. That any person Or persons, firm or
| corporation, who shall hawk. huckster or
| peddle. within the limits of the city of Lam
bertyille, or who shall drive, push or pull any
| hawkers, hucksters or peddlers cart, wagon
or vehicle, within said city, for the purpose
| of hawking, huckstering or peddling, without
| being first licensed therefore as aforesaid, or
violate any of the provisions of this ordi
| nance, shall on conviction thereof. pay a pen
| atty of five dollars uuon the first conviction,
and to penalty of ten dollars upon the Sec
ond conviction and upon the third and every
subsequent conviction To n penalty of twenty
dollars
See. 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
Inconsistent with any of the provisions of
| this ordinance, are hereby repealed, and this
| ordinance shall take effect Immediately.
Passed March 9Th. 1910.
CHARLES +. HOLGOMBE,
President of Common Council.
Attest JAMES ii. REYNOLDS,
City Clerk,
Approved March leih, 1910
WILLIAM j. LEDGER.
Mayor.
| March I'D. 1910 Prs fee 81 50