Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-06
THE BELDING BANNER

issue to said applicant the
necessary license 10 conduct the bust
ness for which he has paid such Ii
cense fee and made such application,
and deliver the same TO the applicant.
who, under and by virtue thereof,
shall have the right to pursue his
business as set forth in said license
during its continuance.
Sec. s. Any itinerant vender who
shall desire TO sell goods In the City
of Bedding. shall file state license
and application for local license,
with the City Treasurer. before offer
ing or exposing for sale. or selling any
goods, wares, or merchandise, in the
City of Bedding, and shall pay to the
City Treasurer a license fee for the
privilege of such sale. in such sum as
shall be computed by the supervisors,
as provided I'm the following section.
The application for local license
shall be made to the City Clerk in
writing. upon blanks furnished by him
for that purpose. and shall be signed
and sworn to by the applicant, and
such application shall specify the kind
and line of goods he intends to sell in
the City Of Belding. and Of which his
thereof, the name OF the municipality
from which said goods were last ship
ped and in which they were last exposed
or offered for sale. the name and
residence of the owners or parties in
whose interest said business is con-
Quoted, and all such other information
as said City Clerk shall deem neces-
sary.
Sec 8. The City Treasurer when
he shall have received such applica-
ton in due form, as provided in the
last preceding section, accompanied
by the applicants state license, shall
forthwith give notice thereof To the
several supervisors of the City. who,
or a majority of whom, shall, as soon
as practicable. examine the stock Of
goods Of said applicant, and compute
and certify to the Treasurer the
amount such applicant should pay as
a local license fee, which said amount
shall be a percentage on the full
value OF the stock of goods equal to
the rate percent of the last preceding
tax levy i'm said City for all purposes,
except for state and county purposes
The payment Of said license fee TO the
Treasurer shall authorize such appli-
cant providing he has complied with
all other requirements OF this Ordin-
ance and Of law to sell within the
limits Of the City Of Belding, such
goods. wares, or merchandise as are
described in his application. and for
that purpose to carry in stock in said
City OF Bedding, goods, only OF the
kind and line specified in his applica-
ton and not to exceed in amount at
any one time the valuation on which
his license fee was computed and
such license shall continue in force
until the first day of May next follow
ing the date of application, but said
license shall not be assignable or
transferable in any manner whatso-
ever
Sec. 10. If said itinerant vender
shall neglect or refuse TO pay said local
license fee as provided in the pre-
! ceeding section. the City Of BeIding.
shall have a lien on such stock of
goods for the amount due as such local
license fee, which may be enforced by
suit within ten days from the time
when such goods were first public
~ offered or exposed for sale in said
City, such suit to be brought and
maintained as provided by statute,
Sec. H. Every hawker, peddler. or
itinerant vender who shall sell, offer
or expose for sale, or who shall by
sample or otherwise solicit orders for
goods or merchandise in any manner
whatsoever contrary TO the provisions
Of this Ordinance, or who shall in any
manner fail TO comply with the pro-
visions thereof. shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction be-
fore any court Of competent jurisdic-
ton, shall be punished for such Of
| Tense by fine not exceeding one hun
dred (s100.00) or by Imprisonment in