Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
ruary 2s. 1sl1.-Ordered: That Article of the
Police Regulations of the District of Columbia
T. hereby amended as follows; After the word.
1, add: except books of such title and de
scripton as are then in current use In any OF
curing in line % of Section l. insert: those
books Of which hi mo no record is required BY THU
shall read as follows: Section l. Every
pawnbroker. dealer in pawn tickets. junk deal
shall keep at his place Of business book ol
books in which shall be legibly written and
numbered consecutively. in English. at the time
Of each loan or transaction in the course Of
his business an accurate account OF such loan
or transaction (except as to the purchase Of
ers.. setting forth a description Of the goods.
article or thing pawned purchased or received
therefor; the time Of receiving the same; the
name, sex, color and residence of the person
terms and conditions Of loan, purchase or re-
ceipt thereof. including the period for which
and circumstances respecting such loan. pur-
chase or receipt; Provided. That junk dealers
and dealers in secondhand personal property
books any entry. or description OF any books
purchased or received except books of such title
any of the public elementary schools OF the
District Of Columbia; and everv junk dealer
and dealer in second hand personal property shall
also legihly write in English tags. to be pre-
scrbed by the Commissioners Of the District OF
the Of Se seller Witch as sa
eurely fastened on the property purchased. ex;
by this article to be kept and shall be num-
bered 10 correspond with the number OF the
description Of said property on his book; and
tinct from all other property or merchandise in
his place of business until after the expiration
been made to the Major and Superintendent Of
Police Of the purchase thereof, and shall not be
p e Pro oHe That nothing herein
shall be construed to prohibit the redemption
and removal of any property s by the the
books by junk dealers and dealers In second,
hand personal property occurring in lines II u
junk dealers and dealers in second hand per
sonal property of those books Of which no rec
ord is required by this article to be kept" so
that said Section 2 shall read follows: Sec
ton 2. Every pawnbroker. dealer in pawn
tickets: junk dealer and dealer I'll In second band
day, before the hour of eleven o'clock in the
forenoon deliver to the Major and Superntend-
forms TO be prescribed by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia. legible and correct
in the preceding section. showing an accurate
description of every article thing received by
the business day next preceding except as to
the purchase Of rags, bones. old iron and paper
by junk dealers. and the purchase by junk deal
erty of those books of which no record is re-
qnired by this article TO be kept together
WITH in the case OF pawnbrokers. the number
of the pawn ticket issued therefor, the amount
loaned thereon. and description OF the person
making the pledge In lines 2 and 3 Of See
ton f. strike out the words books excepted. >"
so that said Section shall read as follows:
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty Of every pawn
broker junk dealer. or dealer in second hand
personal property. and of every person In his
employ to admit to his premises during bust
ness hours. any member of the Metropolitan
Police Force of the District OF Columbia. as
aforesaid. to examine any pledge or pawn book
other record on the premises as we'll rs the
articles pledged, purchased received. and to
search for and take possession of any article
known by him TO be missing known be-
lieved by him to have been stolen, without the
Formally of the writ OF search warrant or any
other process, which search seizure is hereby
authorized" In Section strike out the words
Provided. however. that the provisions Of this
article shall not apply to dealers in second hand
books so that said Section 8 shall read as
follows: ''Sec. 8. Every person. as hereinbe-
fore provided. who shall be convicted Of VIC
latng any of the provisions of this article shall.
for the first offense. forfeit and pay penalty
not exceeding twenty five dollars. and for a
second or other subsequent offense. shall pay n
fine Of not than forty dollars" C!No H.
RUDOLPH. JOHN A. JOHNSON, WILLIAM v.
JUDSON. Commissioners. II. 9.