The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-15

Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of
Of the City of Fargo
Section /. Transient merchants de-
fined.
A transient merchant within the
meaning of this ordinance, is defined
as one who engages within the City OF
Fargo in the vending or sale Of
merchandise, temporarily, and who
does not intend to become, and does
not become, permanent merchant of
the City Of Fargo.
Section O. Fire sale merchants.
Every person, firm or corporation
which shall not have become a PERM
anent merchant or dealer of the City
Of Fargo, and who sells or exposes for
sale any goods, wares or merchandise.
and who shall advertise, represent and
hold forth that the sale thereof is an
insurance, bankrupt insolyent, as
slgnee, trustee, estate, executor. ad-
ministrator. receiver, job-lot or closing
out sale, or a sale of goods, wares or
merchandise damaged by smoke, fire,
water, or otherwise, or that by reason
Of financial difficulty, or other special
or peculiar circumstances, such goods.
wares or merchandise will be disposed
of for less than their Dreal value. shall.
before commencing advertising a sale
thereof, procure license In the man
ner herein provided; provided. that
nothing in this ordinance shall apply
TO any sale made by virtue of any
judgment, order or process OF any
court, or pursuant to any law of this
state, or Of the United States, or en-
foreement Of any contract. right or
lien.
Section 3. Application, how made.
The application FOR license under
the preceding section shall be made to
the City Auditor, and shall under oath
disclose the name and residence OF the
applicant, who shall, before making
such sale. or advertising so to do, shall
In his original or supplementary ap-
plication state the details concerning
such sale. including all the facts re-
lating to the insurance, bankruptcy.
insolvency, or other reason for making
the same, with sufficient fullness as to
the time, place and persons. to permit
the verification thereof. Such appli-
cation shall be accompanied by a bond
running to the City of Fargo, and for
Its benefit, and for the benefit of who
soever shall be injured by any breach
OF the conditions thereof, such bond to
be In the penal sum of one thousand
($l, O0O,00l dollars, with sufficient sure
ties, to be approved by the City Audi
tor, and conditioned that the license
shall carry on such business, sale, etc.
honestly and fairly, without deceit.
fraud or misrepresentation and that
he win In all things obey the laws Of
the State OF North Dakota, and the
ordinances Of the City of Fargo. No
such license shall be issued until after
the application has been accepted and
the bond approved by the City Auditor.
Section 4. Bond to secure fees.
III complaint be made to the Mayor
OF the City Of Fargo that any person
doing business therein lis transient
merchant, and such person shall claim
to be q permanent merchant, he may
be required as a condition Of transact
ing business within the City OF Fargo.
without payment OF license fee. as
herein provided, to give bond to the
City Of Fargo In the penal sum Of FIVE
hundred ($500.00) dollars. with suf
ficient sureties, to be approved by the
| City Auditor, to secure the payment OF
the state and city license, as provided
for In this ordinance, and by Section i
| Of Senate Bill numbered 262, being an
Act OF the Legislature of the State Of
North Dakota, entitled, IAN Act Pc
lating TO the Licensing OF Transient
Merchants, and Providing a Penalty
for the Violation Thereof" approved
March Sth, 1907. IN the event that
such person fails to become a perm
lanent merchant, under the terms AZ
said act, and this ordinance, said bond
shall be enforced hy the proper ON
/ Gers of the City of Fargo. and upon fts
collection the amount OF the state
license fee shall DE paid to the state
Treasurer, and the remainder shan IL
paid to the city Treasurer of the CIV
OF Fargo, and become part of ths
license fund.
| Section 5. License fee.
1 The license fee required under thfs
ordinance for the carrying on OF anv
sale herein contemplated. shall be- ana
the same hereby Is fixed at the sum II
/ twenty ($26.0Ol dollars. for eael,
and every day during which any such
sale shall be carried on Or conducted
within the City OF Fargo: said license
fee to be paid to the City Treasure,
before a license shall be issued.
Section 9. Penalty
Any person who engages III business
| n the City Of Fargo as b transient