Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. S9A p 15s a%s 5 6F 49, 2sls1
AN ACT to amend sections 1871, 1873
and 1873 Of the statutes, relating to
the licensing of haWkers, peddlers
and transient merchants, providing a
penalty, and making an appropriation
therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. Sections 1871. 1873 and
1873 of the statutes are amended to
read: Section 1871. Every person de-
string to engage in or follow the bust
ness or occupation mentioned IN the
preceding section, before he shall be
entitled to license authorizing him so
to do, shall pay into the state treasury
an annual license fee, as follows:
Where he shall use in such business or
occupation a wagon or other vehicle,
drawn by two or more horses, or other
beasts of burden, or automobile or 9TH
er vehicle or conveyance propelled by
any mechanical power, the sum OF seV-
enty-fve dollars; where he shall use In
such business or occupation a wagon
or other vehicle, drawn by one horse,
or other beast of burden, the sum of
forty-five dollars; where he shall use
| in such business or occupation a push
or hand cart. or other vehicle not drawn
| by horses, or other beasts of burden,
the sum Of thirty dollars; and where he
shall conduct such business on foot by
| means Of pack, basket or other means
for carrying merchandise on foot, the
sum or twenty dollars.
Section 1873. 1. Upon the filing OF
an application for such license with the
secretary Of state, and the presentation
to him Of a receipt from the state treas
urer showing the payment of the fee, as
hereinbefore provided, the secretary Of
state shall issue to the applicant IL
| cense for a period Of one year, from the
! date of the issuance Of the receipts or
the treasurer. the full license fee to De
paid in every case, which license shall
| be signed by the secretary Of state or
his assistant, and every such license
shall authorize the person receiving the
same to use one wagon or other vehicle.
drawn by two or more horses or other
beasts Of burden and no more. or auto
| mobile or other vehicle or conveyance
propelled by mechanical power. one wa
gon or other vehicle drawn by one
horse or other beast Of burden and no
| more, one push or hand cart or other
vehicle not drawn by horses or other her
baskets, packs or other means neces-
sary for one peddler carrying (by him
| self merchandise on foot, as the case
assignab1e or transferable except where
| due notice has been given the state
treasury agent and the same has re-
ceived his approval.
one class may, with approval of the
treasury agent and on application and
payment as with other applications,
have his license changed to higher
class by paying the difference In cost
between the fee for the license he has
and the fee for the higher class applied
for, the time of expiration Of the license
| to remain unchanged. Peddlers may at
any time, without notice, peddle In any
| class below the class he has paid for,
| but except as otherwise provided by
| law no part of any fee can be returned.
| 8. On and after the passage Of this
act, the state treasury agent shall also
deliver to each applicant an OFFICIAL
number plate, or in case of a peddler
| carrying merchandise on foot, an Off
cial badge. The official number plates
shall be of uniform size and design and
contain a distinguishing number to be
assigned to the applicant, and the date
of expiration of such license followed
| by the letter ''W." The official number
plate shall be placed in conspicuous
| place on the push or hand cart, wagon,
automobile or other vehicle, and be so
kept and displayed at all times where
the same can be readily and distinctly
seen. The official badge shall be of
uniform size and design, containing the
distinguishing number to be assigned
| to the applicant, and the year covered
! by the license and letter "W.' The Of
| fetal badge shall be worn in a conspic-
uous place by the licenSee while en-
gagged in doing any act for which the IL
| cense is required, and shall be so kept
and displayed at all such times where
| seen. .
Section 1873. Every person who shall
engage in or follow the business OF a
hawEer. peddIer or transient merchant
/ in this state, without having first OBJ
| tanned a license, or shall when licensed
| as a transient merchant neglect or re-
fuse to pay the per diem fee as provid-