The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-10

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TT rs HEREBY oRpAINED -
LIE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF Dlt
Section l. Na-person, partner
snip or corporation shall engage
In the business OF a Junk dealer
for the purchase or sale OF what
Is commonly called Junk. ra9A
paper, bdgging, iron, brass. cop
per, tin, zine. aluminium. scrap
metal bottles and other articleh
whether manufactured or In the,
process OF manufacture. or raw
material, whether old or new, nor
transport through the streets off
alleys OF the City OF Detroit any
conveyance for the purpose Of
b collecting or disposlng OF such
articles without license from
the Mayor as herein provided.
Sec. 2. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to grant license to
any person, persons or corpora.
ton OF good character and stand
ing. being a resident and citizen !
OF the city OF Detroit, To engage
N the business OF junk dealeps
for the purchase and sale OF the
articles mentioned In section 1.
on paying into the city treasury
the sum of one dollar (t1.0o) (
AID executing a bond to the city
"f Detroit I'm the penal sum o.
two. hundred dollars ts2oo.00l
with one or more sureties to be
approved by the Mayor condt-
TONED that he will faithfully obs
serve the provisions OF this or.
1t nance
authorized TO grant license 10
any person 81 good character be-
Ing resident or citizen Of the
city OF Detroit TO engage In the
business 81 buying and sellin9
articles mentioned I'm section
with cart. wagon or other ve-
hicle on his paying into the city
treasury the sum of nifty cento
(5OD and every person receiving
such license shall have the nuns
conspicuous place on each side Of
said vehicle by means of two. tin
labels. such labels to be furnieh-
ed by the License Collector. Of
suitable pattern. which pattern
shall be changed on the FIRST day
OF June Of each and every yeafs
FOR the use OF the succeeding
year. fs
Sec. T. No keeper of any Junk
shop or dealer in junk shall res
any article by way OF pledge or
pawn. nor shall ne or she loan or
advance any sum OF money on the
security of any article or thing.
sec. .. ENtTN party 4 CenSS0
under the provisions of this or
diuance shall, on demand. ex.
hihit all goods bought or receiv-
ed and give the name. residences
and a description OF the person
from whom the same was pur-
Detroit police department or de-
tectives and officers detailed for
such purpose, and shall keep 9
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 ordtn.
ance shall sell or move from hie
place of business any article ~
same has been in his possession
at least five full days.
Sec. z. No person licensed ur1-'
der the provisions Of this ordin-
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 q writ
rect description Whereof setting
forth the time when such articles
were obtained and from whom
and declaring that same were not
obtained unlawfuily or by theft.
the same is purchased or receiv-l
ed. All such statements shall be
preserved for at least one year.
The burden OF proving owner
ship and the right OF transfer "a
any such articles mentioned -
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the Heensoo
under this ordinance. y,
Sec. 3. No person licensed uns
der the provisions of this ordtn-
ance shall purchase anything
whatsoever from any person who
Is at the time Intoxicated OF
from an habitual drunkard Of
from any person known by him
20 be thief or any associate o.
thieves or q receiver OF stolen
property or from any person he
has reason TO suspect OF being
such.
Sec. q. Any violation or failure
10 comply with the provisions q
this ordinance shall he punished
by a fine not exceeding the sum
OF FIVE hundred dollars N500.00)
and costs, and the offender may
be sentenced 10 he imprisoned for
a period OF six months In the
House Of Correction In default
thereof, or both said nne and im-
prisonment.
Sec. 10. Chapter l7a or TINS
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed. :.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect
Approved June s, 1915.
ROBERT w. RUTTER.
Acting Mayor.