The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01

4 Title 2 of Chapter of the Revised
Ordinances Of the City of Fargo, and
Repeating Ordinance No. 34e OF
/ Said City.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Fargo:
Sec. I. License for PeddIing.
| 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to travel from house to house or place
to place in the city of Fargo, for the
/ purpose of carrying to sell, or expose
or offering to sell, barter or exchange
any goods, wares, merchandise, or any
other property of value whatever,
| without first obtaining a license as II
hawker and peddler, as hereinafter
| provided. Provided, that no license
shall be required for peddling, vending
or marketing hay, vegetables, grain,
| or other like products, or products
grown on lands within the state of
North Dakota.
Sec. 2. Application for License, How
Made, To Whom.
Every person desiring to obtain a
license under this ordinance shall make
written application to the city auditor,
and such application shall state the
kind of goods, wares and merchandise
the applicant seeks to peddle, which
application shall be signed by the APP
p1icanr and by at least three freehold
ers, citizens of the city of Fargo, OF
good repute, certifying to the good
reputation, fair fame and moral char
acter of the applicant.
Sec. 8. License Tax, Amount, To
Whom Paid.
If such - ~tion shall be granted
by the c. tor said applicant
shall pay city treasury for the
use of the g., of Fargo as license
tax the sum of one hundred dollars
and shall receive the city treasurers
receipt therefor. specifying the amount
and purpose for which the same was
paid, and upon presenting the treas
urer'ss receipt therefor to the city au-
ditor, said auditor shall grant and
issue to said applicant license under
the official seal of the city of Fargo,
authorizing such licensee to travel
from house to house and place to place
within the said city and pursue the
business in the manner stated in his
application.
Sec. 4. Bond Required. License Ex-
pires, When.
Every person before he shall be en-
titled to such license shall execute a
bond to the city of Fargo, in the penal
sum of five hundred dollars, with suf-
hcient sureties to be approved by the
city attorney, conditioned that the said |
applicant will in every particular con- |
form to the requirements of this ordi |
nance and to the requirements of any |
law or ordinance which may hereafter |
be passed concerning hawkers and
peddlers.
Each license granted and issued un-
der this ordinance shall expire on the |
last day of June next following the |
granting and issuing of the same, un-
less sooner revoked as hereinafter pro-
vided
Sec. 5. Number of License, Where
Placed, to Wear Badge, Removal
on Expiration. Loss of License.
Every license issued to peddlers shall
specify the number Of the particular
vehicle or pack covered by such IL
cense, which number shall be printed
or painted In conspicuous place on
the outer sides of such vehicle or
pack in legible figures, at least one
and one-half inches in length. and
every such peddler shall have badge
at least two inches long and one inch.
wide upon which shall be inscribed
his number and proper descriptive
words, including the year for which the i
license was issued, such badge to be
furnished by the city auditor, and
every peddler or hawker licensed pur-
suant to the provision hereof shall
wear such badge in conspicuous
place on his hat or cap, or on the
outside of his coat or overcoat, and
have his written license with him for
Inspection at all times while engaged
In peddling, but upon the expiration
Of such license (unless renewed) said
person shall Immediately cause the
said number to be eradicated from
said vehicle, and shall not thereafter
allow said vehicle to be used with
said number thereon, and in case any
peddler or hawker licensed pursuant
to the provisions hereof shall lose his
license or badge, he shall forthwith
and before doing any further business
procure duplicate license or badge
as the case may be. from the city au-
1itor, and shall pay for such duplicate
license or badge the sum Of one dollar,
TO be paid into the city treasury.
Sec. 9. Duty Of the City Auditor, liz
cense Tax, How Credited.
1t shall be the duty of the city ati-
ditor to make record of all licenses
issued in q book kept for that purpose
n his office, including the date whenI
issued, the name of the person to
whom issued and his designated num-
Der. the purpose for which 1t is issued
and the amount of the license tax re-
eelved therefor, and all money paid
INTO the treasury under the provisions
1f this ordinance shall be credited to
md become part OF the contingent
,und Of said city.
Sec. z. License, When and How
Revoked
Every license granted under the pro-
Vision of this ordinance shall be is
sued upon the distinct understanding
hat such license may be revoked by
he mayor or by the city council OF
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