The Detroit times., 1916-06-08
Ordinance No. 395-A
AN ORDINANCE 10 License and Reg
ulate the Business of Junk Deal

" ORDINANCE 10 License and Reg
ulate the Business of Junk Deal
n Is HEREBY ORDAINED by
HE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DE
'ROIT,
Section I. No person. partner
ship or corporation shall engage
In the business OF a junk dealer
for the purchase or sale OF what
Us commonly called Junk, rags
paper, bagging. iron, brass, cop
per. tin, Zinc, aluminium, scrap
metal. bottles and other articles.
whether manufactures or IN the
process OF manufacture, or raw
material. whether old or new. nor
transport through the streets or
alleys uf the city Ot Detroit any
conveyance for the purpose OF
collecting or disposlng OF such
articles without a license from
the Mayor as herein provided.
Sec. ,. The Mayor Is hereby
authorized to grant n license TO
any person, persons or corpora
ton Of good character and stand
ing. being resident and citizen
OF the city OF Detroit. 10 engage
In the business OF "A Junk dealer
for the purchase and sale OF the
articles mentioned I'm Section ],
on paying into the city treasury
aud executing a bond 10 the city
az Detroit In the penal sum OF
two hundred dollars $500 0O)
with one or more sureties TO be
approved by the Mayor condi-
toned that he will faithfully OBJ
serve the provisions OF this or
Il nance
Sec. 2. The Mayor IS hereby
authorized 10 grant license 90
any person Of good character be-
Ing resident or citizen OF the
city OF Detroit 10 engage I'm the
business Of buying and selling
articles mentioned IN section
with a cart, wagon or other We
hiclc on his paying into the city
treasury the sum OF nifty cents
C5O) and every person receiving
such license shall have the NUM-
Der Of his license placed in a
conspicuous place on each side Of
said vehicle by means 81 two tin
labels, such labels TO be furnish
Cd by the License Collector. OF
suitable pattern. which pattern
shall he changed on the first day
or June OF each and every year
For the use OF the succeeding
year.
Sec I. No keeper OF any junk
shop or dealer in junk shall re-
ceiye in the line OF his business
any article by way OF pledge or
pawn. nor shall he or she loan or
advance any sum OF money or the
security Of any article or thing.
Sec 8. Every party licensed
under the provisions or this or
dinance shall. on demand, eX-
hihit all goods bought or receiv-
ed and give the name. residence
and a description OF the person
from whom the same was pur-
chased or received 10 the Mayor,
Detroit police department or de-
tectives and officers detailed for
such purpose. and shall keep
book containing the name, resi-
deuce and description OF all per-
sons from whom purchases are
made.
Sec. 6. No person licensed UNI
der the provisions Of this ordin-
ance shall sell or move from hls
place OF business any article ~
articles purchased. until the
same has been in his possession
at least five fun days
\ Sec. Z. No person licensed UNI
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 a writ
ten statement containing cor
rect descr iption thereof setting
forth the time when such articles
were obtained and from whom
and declaring that same We're not
obtained unlawfglly or BY theft,
signed by the person from whom
the same is purchased or reCciv-
ed. All such statements shall be
preserved tor at least one year.
The burden OF proving owner
ship and the right OF transIei -
any such articles mentioned In
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the licensee
under this ordinance.
Sec. 8. 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 habltual drunkard or
from any person known DN nm
10 be thief or any associate OF
thieves or a receiver OF stolen
has reason 70 suspect OF being
such.
Sec . Any violation or failur-
10 comply with the provisions OF
thiS ordinance shall he punished
nv "A fine not exceeding the sum
81 five hundred dollars $500 0O)
and costs. and the offender may
be sentenced 20 be imprisoned FOR
q period OF six months In the
House OF Correction in default
thereof. or both said fine and im-
prisonment
Sec 10. Chapter III or Jne
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed.
Sec. II. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect.
Approved June 6. 1919.
ROBERT W RTTTER,
,ttcst: RICHARD LfNbsXy,