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

tVbg their sales; and no bellman
81 trier drum or fife or other mu-
s6dl instrument. or any show or
other means OF attracting the at
tention of passersby, except the
customary auctioneer's flags. shall
be employed or suffered to be used
at or near any place Of sale or at
or near any auction room or near
any auction whatsoever.
Section II. Every person Ii
eensed under the terms aud provi-
sions of this ordinance as an -auc-
tioneer shall. whenever any per-
s6nal property Is put in his hands
for sale, give to the owner or the
person turning said property over
to him for sale. a receipt containing
an itemized list OF all such Drop
erty; and whenever said auctioneer
shall have sold such property, or
any of the same, he shall, upon de-
mand. strictly account to the per
son turning said property over TO
him, first deductng from the
amount received from the sale OF
said property his commission,
which shall have been agreed upon
between said auctioneer and the
owner of said property. and II no
commission shall have been agreed
upon between said auctioneer and
said owner, said auct.oneer shall
not charge a commission to exceed
ten per cent of the cash sales made
by him.
Section Is. In case of the death
of any auctioneer before the expira-
ton of his license. his personal rep
resentative may continue TO act un-
der the license for the unexpired
time, and such representative shall
notify the License Inspector in
writing of such fact.
Section 16. No auctioneer shall
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gold, silver, or plated ware,
watches jewelry or precious stones
without at the time of Offering
each article, stating In a loud and
distinct voice that the article is
sold without any warrant or repre-
sentation as to quality whatever, or
that said article is expressly war
ranted to be as the auctioneer rep
resents 1t; nor shall he accept false
bids from any person In the en-
ploy of himself or others.
The auctioneer so selling and Of
fering for sale any article of gold,
silver or plated ware, jewelry,
retain In his possession the money
or other valuable thing or things
received for the article or things
sold for at least forty-eight hours
from the time such sale was made.
III the purchaser of any such ar
ticle or thing sold shall, within
forty-eight hours, make claim
against said auctioneer upon the
ground that the article or thing
sold to him at auction was not rs
represented by the auctioneer, and
shall demand of the auctioneer the
return of the money or other con-
sideratlon, and shall offer to return
the article or thing purchased, then
and in such case the auctioneer
a al pat tn hn mn rnla A a1s
the purchase price, or deposit with
the Chief of Police, TAX 'ng his re-
ceipt therefor, said purchase price
as fund to answer and pay any
judgment that may be recovered
against said auctioneer by the pur
chaser; provided that If no action
he commenced against said auction
eer within fifteen days from the
date of such sale the chief of po-
Ice shall not be required longer to
hold such money deposited with
him, and upon presentation of the
receipt may return said money to
tho auctioneer.
BILLIARD ROOMS AND BOWLING
ALLEYS.
Section II. The license fee or tax
for conducting any place whore bill
Hard tables. pool tables, pigeon
hole, Jenny Lind or bagatelle tables,
bowling alleys or automatic base
hall games are mainta ned for pub
lie use for hire shall be as fol-
lows:
L. For each of the tables above
mentioned, twelve dollars per year,
payable semi-annually.
.. For each bed of a bowling al
ley or automatic base ball game,
ten dollars per year, payable semi
annually.
Section is. Any person, firm or
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tain, carry on or conduct any such
table or bowling alley mentioned
In Section II hereof. shall make APP
plication in writing to the Council
for a license so to do such appli-
cation shall state the place where
such table or tables or bowling al
ley is to be maintained and oper-
ated; the name and address of the
applicant, and, IL a person or firm,
the residence and business of such
person or the members of such firm
for period of six months prior to
such application.
Section 10. The Council may in
vestigate as to the character and
fitness of the applicant to carry on
such business, and may for any UNI
fitness of the applicant, or from
public policy, refuse to grant the
license.
Section 20. Whenever any appli-
cation for a license as provided In
Section is shall be made. a deposit
shall be made with the City Treas
urer covering either the whole or
one-half of the annual license fee
required, and II such license be
granted by the Council the City
Clerk shall, upon the presentation
of the Treasurer's receipt for the
proper amount, issue a license to
the applicant therefor; and in case
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the money so deposited with the
Treasurer shall be returned to the
applicant. When the deposit made
covers one-half only of the annual
fee the remaining half thereof
must be paid to the Treasurer be-
fore the expiration of six months
from the date of the license; and
shall be deemed revoked.
Section 81. The Council shall
have the right at any time to re-
woke any license mentioned In Sec
ton Is hereof, and all such licenses
shall be granted upon the express
condition that the Council may re-
woke them at pleasure.
Section %. Whenever the holder
of any such license heretofore
granted, or granted under the pro-
visions of this ordinance, shall
have been convicted of the violation
OF any law of the State of WASH
ington or any ordinance of the City
of Tacoma regulating places where
such license are required, or where
such business Is carried on, such
license may be revoked and the un-
earned portion thereof shall be for
feited to the City of Tacoma.
DANCE HALLS.
Section %. The license fee or tax
for. public dance halls shall be as
follows:
IL the floor space to be actually
used for dancing does not exceed
$500 square feet. fifteen dollars per
year, payable quarterly.
IL the floor space to be so used
Is more than $500 square feet and
less than 5000 square feet, twenty
five dollars per year, payable quar-
terly.
IL the floor space to be so used
is more than 5000 square feet and
less than $500 square feet, thirty
dollars per year, payable quarterly.
II the floor space to be so used
exceeds $500 square feet, fifty dol
I.