The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-16
NO. BOG.

An ordinance to protect the health
and safety of the citizens of Madison,
South Dakota; providing for medical
examination of persons desiring to
engage in the occupation of |peddling.
%canyassing and soliciting orders for
goods, wares and merchandise from
residence TO residence within the city
OF Madison. and providing for the isl
suanee of license to follow such oc-
eupation, collection of license fee and
occupation tax. and providing for the
disposition of al funds arising under
the terms Of this ordinance and pro
Fiding g penalty for the violation OF
its terms.
BE it ordained by the board of
commissioners OF the city of Mad
ison
Section /. No person shall engage
in the occupation of peddling. can
wasting or soliciting orders for goods.
wares or merchandise from residence
TO residence within the city of Mad
ison. without a license 20 follow such
occupation.
Sec. ,. The applicant for a license
TO follow the occupation of soliciting
orders for goods, wares and mer-
chandise from residence to residence
or of peddling goods, wares aud mer-
.chandise from residence to residence
in the city of Madison, shall first APP
ply TO the city health officer for a
health certificate. who. upon pay
ment of examination fee OF five dol
lars $500 and $3.50 for each ad-
ditoinal day, shall make a complete
and thorough examination tmedicalD
of the said applicant to determine
whether the applicant is afflicted
with any contagious or infectious dis
ease. and if applicant is found TO be
free from all such diseases the city
health officer shall issue a ~certifi-
cate so stating.
Sec. 3. Any person desiring to fol-
low the occupation OF soliciting or
ders for goods, wares and merchan-
disc at the residences of citizens Of
Madison, or of peddling goods, wares
and merchandise from house to
house, or to engage in the occupation
commonly called peddling, or house
10 house canvassing, shall, before he
or she engages in such occupation,
each day apply at the office Of the
city auditor for a license to follow
such occupation and the city auditor
shall issue such license upon the
payment of daily license and oceupa-
ton tax of two dollars $4,000 and
the presentation Of q health %certifi-
cate from the city health officer,
stating that the applicant has been
examined that day and found free
from all contagious and infectious
diseases, which examination shall
have been made on the day the Ii
cense is issued and each shall be
valid only upon such day issued.
Sec. A. All fees for the medical
examination, license fee and u
ton tax collected under the terms of
this ordinance shall be paid by the
officer collecting same into the sal
airy fund of the city.
Sec. s.. Any person violating any
provision of this ordinance shall. up
on conviction be fined in any sum
not exceeding n hundred dollars
C$100. 0O.)
Sec. 6. An emergency is hereby
uttiaicu " tAiSl, ny ledSOH WHeIbOl
it is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and
safety that this ordinance take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage. approval and publication,
according to law.
Passed and approved this 18th day
of September, 1916.
Geo. III. Waskey,
Attest: Mayor.
WIN. Rae, City Auditor.
First reading, June 10, 1916.
Second reading, September Is,
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