The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-31
LEGAL NOTICES.
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therefor shall be known as a Junk
Wagon License.
Section Al, The word Junk" as
used in this ordinance shall be
deemed to include and mean old
rope, old iron, brass, copper, tin
and lead, rags, empty bottles, pa
per. bagging, parts of machinery,
scrap metals of all kinds, and such
other worn out or discarded mate
rial and odds and ends as can be
turned to some use, but shall not
be deemed to include and mean fur
nfture, house furnishing goods,
clothing, machinery or tools which
can be used again for the purpose
for which they were originally in
tended.
The term Junk dealer" as used
in this ordinance shall be construed
to include any person, firm or cor
poration, who buys and sells, or
who buys or collects for his, their
or its own use, or for use in con-
neetion with the bushes of the
purchaser, or for any other pur-
herein defined as junk.
Section AZ. The application for a
junk dealers license and the IL
cense issued shall state the exact
location where such business is to
be carried on, and such license shall
NC hept pOsleu III conspicuous
place on the premises covered by
said license.
Section 40. Every person, firm
or corporation shall, before using
any wagon, cart or vehicle, or caus-
ing the same to be used for the coll
lection or disposal of junk, obtain
from the City Clerk, for each
used, metal plate in which shall
be stamped or painted the words
Junk Dealer" and also the num-
Der of said wagon, which number
shall be fixed by the Clerk, and
said plate shall be securely fastened
on the outer right side of the body
of such wagon, cart or vehicle. Such
wagon, cart or vehicle shall also
be prominently and plainly marked
with the name of the licensee, to-
gether with the street and number
of his place of business.
Section A.. Every junk dealer
shall provide and keep a book in
which shall be plainly written in
ink and in the English language at
the time or every purchase, an ac-
ourate description of the article
purchased, the name and residence
of the person from whom such
purchase was made, the day and
hour of such purchase, and the
place where 1t is being kept or
stored; and such book shall, at all
reasonable times, be open to the in
spection of the Chief of Police of
the City of Tacoma, or any police
officer under his order, and no en-
try made in said book shall be
erased or in any manner obliterated
or defaced.
Section As. No Junk denler shall
purchase any junk from any minor
under the age of eighteen years;
nor purchase any junk between the
hours of seven o'clock p. m. and
seven o'clock a. m; nor sell or ex-
pose for sale any junk within three
days from the time of purchasing
or receiving the same, nor until II
has been in or upon the premises
where Ii is kept or stored for at
least three days; nor shall he refuse
to allow any police officer to inspect
his place OF business and all ar
ticles or things kept therein when
ever such officer shall deem 1t nee
essary so to do.
Section 46. The act of the servant
or employe of junk dealer shall
be deemed to be the act of the en-
ployer.
MEAT AND OTHER FOOD SHOPS.
Section AZ. The license fee or tax
for the maintenance of any meat,
fish or oyster market, lunch room,
restaurant, grocery store, butter
and cheese store, candy store, candy
factory. ice cream factory, delica-
lessen, bakery, macaroni factory.
vegetable or fruit stand, or place
where Intoxicating drinks are
sold to be drank on the premises,
shall be two dollars $4,000 per
year.
MESSENGER SERVICE.
Section As. The license fee or tax
for engaging in the messenger bust
ness for the delivery of notes, let
tiers, kilograms, communications of
any kind, purchases of merchan-
disc, or other service incident to
what is commonly known as a gem
eral messenger service, for hire,
shall be 500 per year. Such Ii
censes shall be issued only to COR
porations authorized TO do business
in the State of Washington, or to
persons over eighteen years of age
and bona fide residents of the City
OF Tacoma, and upon the recon-
mendation OF the Chief of Police
that the applicant is fit person.
firm or corporation to carry on such
messenger service.
Section 40. Each licensee under
this ordinance shall file with the
City Clerk at the time the license
is delivered, bond for the sum of
One Thousand Dollars, running to
the City OF Tacoma, and with a
surety corporation as surety there
on. Such bond shall be conditioned
that the licensee will faithfully de-
liver any goods that may be en-
trusted to him. or 1t. any pay to
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