El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-13

ERANI NENDERS AND AUCTION -. - " "
AND PROVIDING A PENALTY AND DE-
CLARING Az ESIERGENCY-
SECTION / BE it, ordained bv the CITY
Council Of the CITY of r PasO that no per
son. firm or corporatlon shall enEaEe IN tne
business Of an irineranr veuder or auc-
having obtained a license from the CITY
Council of the Cttv Of El Paso as herein
SECTION > That the words "itinerant
vender' shall be construed 70 mean and in
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who FOR the purpose Of carving on such
business hires leases or occuDies anv room
sale Of such goods wares or rnerchandlse
construed 70 mean and include all persons
firms and corporations acting by them
Temporary or transient business in the City
% Fl Psso. selling goods wares OF mer-
or aucticneer who does not intend in good
faith 10 engage in said business for a period
OF az least six (6f months IN the CITY Of
Fl Psso- Texas shall be deemed 10 be con-
gagged shall be relieved from the provisions
cleted Temporarily with any local dealer
trader merchant or auctloneer- or by con-
ia connection with. or as a part. Of snV To-
ca. dealer trader merchant or auctioneer-
ordinance shall not apply 70 sales made TO
dealers oF commercial traveller or selling
chsndiea b1 sa-rr1a Tor f1lf-r-s iaiive-v nor
10 sales made under authority and BY order
Of Law That any person selling or Offering
for sale any goods wares or merchandise.
in describing the same be truthful with re-
description of the same. and which FOR the
purpose hereof shall be construed as var
punishable as hereinafter provided
That anv person. firm or corporation de-
string 70 engage in the business Of timer
ant Nen4er OF auctloneer as herein de1ined
nav obtain license therefor from the CITY
1ouncll oI me CIV oi - Faso uDon 3aylns
with tne 4ltN CLERK bond 20 he approved
by said clerk executed by the applicant
der the laws OF the state Of Texas or hay
Ing permit 70 do a bonding business in
ficient sursties one Of which shall Be a
resident OF the County Of Fl Paso. state OF
Mavor of the CITY Of Fl Paso Texas and
his successor in office FOR the use and hene-
interest NAV annear who shall have a
cause Of action against the principal IN said
keep che agreements and varrantfes 81 said
principal his agents servsnths or employs
in connection with the conduct OF said huSl-
ness. which bond shall be conditioned for
the prompt payment OF any Judgment
against said principal or surety in any civil
suit in a court OF competent Jurisdiction.
which he or they NAV be condemned 70 nav
on account Of misconduct, misrepreseuts-
ton fraud or failure 70 keen agreements and
v-arranties- and that said PRINCIPAL Will
faithfully preserve .rfg u-flfuawha 0f the t'lrW
any person having cause Of action against
so pIlLe.naL a. ABOVE proll sratl nave
or principal without Joining the surety. and
the surety OF sureties without Joining thu
SECTION g. The permission 10 conduct
tioneer shall be granted by the Citv Coun-
cii ONLY upon application OF the person firm
he anriiesri he -asi,iercs street ana rYr9
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ana 81, he- srefe-re7fs or rar-ass-7+ ti-r,s re
70 be made o. advertised 20 the same.
and the length of time for which the Der
init is desired. and II previously engaged in
places where the same was conducted and
bv the CITY Council necessary 10 establish
the truth OF the statements made in said
. apDicatlon- which license SO granted shall
terminate one month after the issuance Of
the same unless the person firm or cor
the Assessor and Collector an additional sum
month he desires 10 continue IN said bust
SECTION s. That the fact that said per
son. firm or corporation takes a lease on
the place or building wherein said person.
business for period less than six TO-
months. shall he sufficient evidence 70 var
rant the finding that said person. firm. or
corporation in an itinerant vender OF auc-
SECTION. 8, II any person firm. or cor
Eofatiuu- their agent servant employee.
who shall engage in the businesses above
defined without securing license for the
purpose herein provided. and no shall vio-
late anv q the provisions OF said ordinance
shall be- deemed guilty Of misde neauor.
and shall be fined uDon conviction thereof in
any sum not less than fifty $3.50 0Ol dollars
or more than TWO hundred tS40o-o0l dollars.
auu each and every dav that said person.
firm or corporation shall engage in such
business or without such license. shall con-
stitUte a SEPARATE offeusc-
Passed and approved this 2sth day Of
September. 1915.
Tom Lea
MAYOR
Attest
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