The Detroit times., 1916-06-09
Ordinance No. 395-A
An ORDINANCE 20 License aud Reg
Ulate the business of junk Deal

AZ ORDINANCE 20 License aud Reg
ulnte the business of Junk Deal
ers.
TT IS HEREBY ORDAINED ny
ruE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF De
Section /. No person, partner
, ship or corporation shall engage
in the business OF a junk dealer
for the purchase or sale or what
Is commonly called Junk, rags,
paper, bagging, iron, brass, COP
per, tin, zine aluminium. scrap
metal bottles ami uthcr articles,
whether manufacturer or in the
process OF manufacture, or raw
material, whether old or new. nor
transport through the streets or
alleys of the city 81 Detroit any
conveyance Tor the purpose Of
collecting or dlspoSlug OF such
articles without license from
the Mayor as herein provided,
Sec. :. Tn" Mayor ls hereby
authorized to grant a license to
any person, persons or corpora
ton OF good character and stand
Ing, being resident and citizen
or the city OF Detroit, To engage
in the business Of a Junk dealer,
for the purchase and sale Of the
articles mentioned IN Section !,
on paying into the city treasury
the sum or one dollar ts100)
ard executing "a bond 10 the city
two hundred dollars $500 aOD
with one or more surCtles 20 bc
approved by tho Mayor condi-
toned that he viii faithfully OBJ
serve tho provisions Of this or
Sec. .. The Mayor f. hereby
authorized to grant license To
any person Of good character be-
ing a resident or citizen of the
city Of Detroit To engage in the
Of inn ~ mo
articles mentioned in section l
with a cart, wagon or other We
hiclc on HE paying into the city
treasury the sum Of NIFTY cents
t5uD ana every person receiving
such license shall have the num-
her 81 his license placed IN "A
conspicuous place on each side OF
said vehicle by means of two tin
labels, such labels 20 Toe furnish
ed by the License Collector of
suitable pattern, which pattern
shall be changed on the first day
Of June Of each and every year
Sor the use OF the succeeding
year.
Sec. 4. No keeper OF any junk
shop or dealer IN Junk shall re-
Ceive i'm 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 on the
security of any article or thing.
Sec. 3. Every party licensed
under the provisions OF this or
dinance shah. on demand, eX-
hibit all goods bought or receiv-
cd and give the name, residence
and n 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, ana 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 -
articles purchased until the
same has been in his possession
at least five fun days.
Sec 7. No person licensed un-
der the provisions Of this ordin-
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 writ
ten statement containing "A oor-
rect description thereof setting
forth the time when such articles
We're obtained aud from whom
and declaring that same We're not
obtained unlawfully or by theft,
signed by the person from whom
the same Is purchased or reCelV-
ed All such statements shall be
preserved for at least one year,
The burden of proving owner
ship and the right OF transTe, -
any such articles mentioned In
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the licensee
under this ordinance.
Sec. s No person licensed un-
der the provisions OF this ordin-
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.
See .. Any violation or failur-
TO comply with the provisions or
this ordinance shall be punished
by fine not exceeding tho sum
OF five hundred dollars (sj00.00)
and costs, and the offender may
be sentenced To be impri soued for
period of six months in the
House OF Correction I'm default
thereof, or both said fine and i'm,
prisonment
Sec 10. Chapter II. or the
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect.
Approved June s. 1915.
ROBERT W RUTTER,
Attest: RICHARD LfNbsAY.