The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24
LEGAL Notices.

fray In any street, highway or pub
Tic place (the same to be deemed
Peddiins)' $40. per year. or ~. per
Glass 8. For peddling on the
:. streets, bathrooms, canes, buttons,
pennants. card souvenirs, flowers.
toys. and other novelties, $40. per
~s Glass or e. Fer Fer "a, Bedding house
hold utensils and Articles. and per-
sonal and domestic specialties mot.
however, to include salve, liniment,
drugs or medicines) $50. per year,
81; per month, or 81. per week.
Glass 7. For peddling any ar,
And described in this ordinance,
license may be granted by the
Mayor, In writing, for a time not
TO exceed thirty days, upon pay
ment by the person making the ap-
plication for such license to the
City Clerk of such a license fee as
the Mayor may deem equitable and
proper. but not less than $1.00.
Section IS. Every person who
Shall, in connection with any pub
lie lecture, concert or other exhibit
tion given in any building or tent,
Sell or offer for sale any drugs,
medicines, books or pamphlets, shall
be classed as a peddler and pay a
license fee of five dollars per day,
IN advance of giving any such lee
ture. concert or exhibition.
Section &C. Every person selling
Or onering for sale any article upon
the streets or highways or public
places within the City limits who
shall give any public entertainment
or make any public speech to draw
custom or attract notice, shall be
classed as a hawker and shall pay
a license fee of $40. per day.
Section 81. Peddlers' and hawk
ers' licenses shall be numbered by
the City Clerk when issued and the
person procuring the license shall
display such number in Arabic nu-
merals, sufficiently large TO be
on the vehicle used by him in such
business. and In case no vehicle is
; used then such license numbers
shall be prominently displayed on
the person of the licensee when en-
gagged in such business of peddling.
stopping vehicle upon streets to
sell or offer for sale any merchan-
disc, shall draw up to and parallel
with the curb line, and no peddler
shall remain in front of any prem
ises for such purpose for a longer
time than ten minutes in any part
of the CITY; and at no time shall
any peddler stop to exhibit his
wares or offer the same for sale In
that part of the City of Tacoma
bounded by the west side of Broad
way on the west, the east side of
north side of South 18th Street on
the north. and the north side of
South 25th Street on the south.
Section SO. No license fee or tax
shall be required of any mechanic
or artisan peddling or Offering for
sale any article of his own make,
hor of any farmer or dairyman SELL
Ing the product of his own farm,
garden or dairy;s but all such ex-
empt persons shall conform to the
other peddlers' regulations herein
enacted.
Section 70. This ordinance shall
not apply to merchants, grocers or
butchers who have a regularly es-
tablished place of business I'm the
City, nor Interfere with them in
taking orders or delivering goods
SCAVENGER AND GARBAGE We
HICLES.
Section II. The license fee or tax
for the operation of scavenger and
garbage vehicles shall be two dol
lars per year for each vehicle so
operated. The City Clerk shall fur
card to the licensee for each vehi-
Gle licensed, which shall be kept
conspicuously fastened on the right
side of the vehicle.
SECONDHAND DEALERS.
Section ~. The license fee or tax
for the business of dealing IN Sec
ond hand goods shall be as follows:
LIST Glass, clothing only, $40. per
year.
End Glass, everything, $50 per
year.
Section 73. Every person, firm or
corporation engaged in whole or in
part in the business of buying or
selling used or second hand goods
for profit shall be deemed a d aaler
in second hand goods.
Section "a. Upon receipt of an
application for a second hand deal
er's license the City Clerk shall i'm
mediately call the attention of the
License Inspector thereto, and
within ten days after the filing
thereof present said application to
the Council for action thereon, at
which time the License Inspector
shall~feport to the Council the re-
- suit of his Investigations concern
ing the fitness of the applicant to
conduct said business or any other
thing in relation thereto and IL
after consideration of said appli-
cation the Council shall order the
issuance OF said license, the Clerk
shall forthwith prepare and issue
license to the applicant to conduct
said business at the place named
in said application for a period of
one year from the date of said IL
cense, which license shall not be as
signable and shall be kept posted
in a conspicuous place in the place
of business of the licensee.
Section IS. 1t shall be the duty
of every dealer in second hand
goods to maintain in his place of
business a book or other perma-
nent record in which shall be legi-
bly, written in the English Ian
Guage, at the time of each purchase
made by him, a record thereof con-
tanning:
/. The date of the transaction.
2. The name of the person or
employe conducting the same.
8. The name, sex, age. street and
house number, and a general de-
scription of the dress, complexion,
color of hair. and facial expression
Of the person with whom the trans
action is had.
I. The street and house number
of the place from which the prop
erty was last removed.
s. An accurate description of the
property bought, which in the case
of the. maker and the number of
both the works and the case, and
In case of jewelry, a description of
ell letters and marks Inscribed
therein; Provided. that when the
article bought Is furniture or the
uAlly inspected on the premises, a
general record of the transaction
shall be sufficient.
9. An itemized statement of the
price or amount paid for the prop
erty purchased. Provided, that
when furniture or the contents of
any room or house IL purchased as
above provided, an itemized state
ment OF the amount paid need not
be made.
Such record and all goods or
property purchased and all bills of
iading therefor shall at all times
be open to the inspection of the
Chief of Police or any police Off
Ger of the City Of Tacoma under his
order.
The act of the servant or employee
of a dealer in second hand goods
shall be deemed to be the act oil
The amnloyer.