The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-04-18
ORDINANCE NO. ..
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t1pie IeQ0ierS, Hegul1tlng their
Conduct Hereunder, and Repeating
All Ordinances or Parts OF 0rdl-
nances Inconsistent with this Or
BE IT ORDAINED, By the City
Council of The City of Canon City,
Fremont County, Colorado,
WHEREAS, That portion of Water
Street between Seventh and Tonth
Streets in The City of Canon City.
Fremont County, Colorado, herein
after referred TO as said limits IS
largely occupied by railroad tracks.
and the passenger and freight depots
of The Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road Company are adjacent to said
limits, and,
WHEREAS. peddlers of fruits, ber-
ries and vegetables, make 4 practice
of selling such articles TO passengers
and others who are travelling upon
passenger trains within said limits,
often times to their own danger and
to the danger of passengers and train
men. by reason of the carelessness
and negligence of many OF such ped
dlers in approaching passenger cars,
and crossing before moving trains,
and,
WHEREAS, The reputation OF said
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country has been injured as a fruit
growing center by reason of said ped
dlers selling unwholesome and in
ferior articles. and also some peddlers
have been unclean and unsanitary In
clothing and person, to the damage
OF the whoiesomeness of said articles,
SO sold by them:
Section /. NOW, THEREFORE,. For
said reasons, and other good and suf-
ficient reasons to the said City Coun-
Gil appearing, the peddling of any
such articles. to-wit: fruits, berries,
and vegetables within said limits Is
hereby declared to be public nuis-
ance, except as hereinafter permitted,
and is hereby absolutely prohibited.
except under the following condi-
tions;:
Section .. Said City Council. at any
regular or special meeting, may Issue
what shall be designated as Fruit
PeddIers License" to such respective
person or persons as Il may deem ad-
visable. but not more than four OF
such licenses shall be outstanding at
any given time. and each license
shall be issued to but one person.
II shall be the duty OF said City
Council to keep four licenses out
standing, II In the uncontrolled and
final Judgment and discretion OF said
City Council there shall be suitable
applicants therefor. as defined in this
ordinance.
Z Section g. No such license shall be
issued to any person. unless. in the
opinion Of said City Council. the mp
plicant Is a person Of good moral
character. and OF clean and decent
habits. and has attained the age of
16 years
! Section 4. Such llcense shall on
{ title the licensee therein to peddie
4 fruits. berries and vegetables within
said limits. but not elsewhere. under
the following conditions. and not
( otherwise: said licensee shall peddie
only those apples known IN the Can
on City market as fancy or FIRST ap-
plies. Sach apples shall be clean.
sound and ripe. and only apples shall
be peddlcd. which are. when so ref-
died. ft for eating. as distinguished
from those 1T for cooking All ber-
ries and vegetables shall also be
clean. sound and ripe. and all said
fruits. berries and vegetables shall
be sold at reasonable prices
Section S. II shall be the duty OF
the food inspector OF said CITY OF
Canon CITY 10 seize and destroy all
fruits. berries or vegetables In the
possession OF any such l;ccnsce with
In said limits for peddllng, when the
came shall come to his knowledge.
which are not as specified In Section
hereof. and said food inspector
shall inspect the fruits. berries and
vegetables so offered for sale at reas-
enable and proper times, and all OF
said licensees shall permit him 10
make such inspection whenever he
may desire to do so.
Section 6. The City Marshal OF
said City OF Canon City. or in his abb
sence the city officer 10 charge ~
said limits. shall designate the sides
OF the passenger trains upon which
said iicensee, or any OF them. shall
respectively keep. and they shall all
obey the orders OF said City Marshal.
or other officer so In charge. ms 10
approaching the platforms OF said cars
and In general shall obey said orders
In respect TO peddling 80 that they
may not become a public Nuisance,
Section 7. For the purpose Of is
suing such licenses. the year shall be
divided into four equal quarters, com
mencrg with the month OF January.
and said license shall cover the quar-
ter In which issued and three success
sive ones. at the rate OF Six Dollars
and Twerty-nye Cents tss.25l per
quarter. payable quarterly in advance.
and for the quarter in when iseucd
the rate shall correspond TO that of
three months in ratio to the time OF
issuance
Section 3. Any person dczirlng
such license shall make written ap-
p'icstion thcrefor at TIE office Of the
City Clerk Of aail city oft Cnnon CITY.
upon form 70 re fnrn shnh by said
City cieTk. winch shall hc In suh-
stance as frllcws