The Detroit times., 1916-06-09

An ORDINANCE IN License and Reg
ulnte the business of junk Deal
ers.
1T rs HEREBY ORDAINED BY
TIE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DE-
Section I. No person, partner
snip or corporation snail engage
In the business OF Junk dealer
for the purchase or sale or what
IL commonly called junk. rags
paper. bagEing. iron. brass. cop
per, tin, zinc aluminium. scrap
1e+8', BOTTLES a. ether articles
whether manufactured or IN the
process ot manufacture, or raw
material, whether old or new, nor
transport through the streets or
alleys OF the city OF Detroit any
conveyance for the purpose OF
collecting or disposing of such
articles without license from
tho Mayor az herein provided.
Sec. 2. The Mayor Is hereby
authorized 10 grant a license 10
any person. persons or corpora
ton or good character and stand
ing. being a resident and citizen
In the business OF "A Junk dealer.
for the purchase and sale OF the
articles mentioned in Section l.
on paying into the city treasury
AID executing a bond 70 the city
Of Detroit In the penal sum OF
two hundred dollars (S200.0O)
with one or more surettes TO be
toned that he will faithfully OBJ
serve the provisions OF this or
d!nance.
Sec 3 The Mayor Is hereby
authorized to grant a license to
any person OF good character be-
ing a resident or citizen OF the
city OF Detroit 10 engage Ia the
business OF buying and selling
articles mentioned In section l
with a cart, wagon or other We
hiCle on his paying into the city
treasury the sum Of nifty cents
(5O) and every person receiving
such license shall have the num-
Der of his license placed In
conspicuops place on each side or
labels, such labels 10 be furnish
ed by the License Collector. of
suitable pattern, which pattern
shall he changed on the first day
OF June Of each and every year
FOR the use OF the succeeding
year.
Sec. 4. No keeper Of any Junk
shop or dealer In junk shall re-
ceive In the line Of his business
pawn, nor shall he or she loan or
advance any sum OF money on the
security of any article or thing.
Sec. .. Every party. licensed
under the provisions OF this or
dinance shall. ON demand. ex-
hibit all goods bought or recelv-
ed and give the name, residence
and a description OF the person
from whom the same was pur-
chased or received to the Mayor.
Detroit police department or de-
tectives and officers detailed for
such purpose, and shall keep a
book containing the name, resi-
dence and description OF all per-
sons from whom purchases are
made.
Sec. 6. No person licensed un-
der the provisions OF this ordin-
ance shall sell or move from his
place, OF business any article sr
articles pui chased. until the
same has been in his possession
at least five full days.
Sec. T. No person licensed UNI
der the provisions OF this ordln-
ance shall purchase. receive or
hold any iron. brass, copper. tin.
zinc, aluminium or any other met
al products or any article COM
posed wholly or IN part OF any OF
the same without taking a writ
ten statement containing a cor
rect description thereof setting
forth the time when such articles
were obtained and from whom
and declaring that same were not
obtained unIawfully or by theft,
signed by the person from whom
ed. All such statements shall he
preserved for at least one year.
The burden OF proving owner
ship and the right OF transfer -
any such articles mentioned In
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the licensee
under this ordinance.
Sec. 6. No person licensed un-
der the provisions of this ordtn-
ance shall purchase anything
Whatsoever from any person who
is at the time Intoxicated or
from an habitual drunkard or
from any person known ny HIM
10 be a thief OF any associate OF
thieves or receiver OF stolen
property or from any person he
has reason TO suspect OF being
such.
Sec. 2. Any violation or failure
10 comply with tho provisions OF
this ordinance shall be punished
by fine not exceeding the sum
OF nve hundred dollars (s500. 00)
and costs. and the offender may
be sentenced to be imprisoned for
a period Of six months in the
House OF Correction in default
thereof. or both said fine and inn
prisonment.
Sec 10. Chapter ia or tnu
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed.
SEQ. IL. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect.
Approved June g. 1915.
ROBERT w. RUTTER.
Acting Mayor.
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY,