The Detroit times., 1916-05-24

""e tue b"sihess Oh junk Deni-
ers.
IT Is HEREBY ORDAINED BY
TIE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DE-
TROIT:
Section 1. No person, partner
ship or corporation shall engage
IN the business OF Junk dealer
for the purchase or sale OF what
Is commonly called junk, rags,
paper. bagging, iron, brass, cop
per, tin, zinc, aluminium scrap
metal, bottles and other articles,
whether manufactured or in the
10 process OF manufacture. or raw
II material, whether old or new. nor
u transport through the streets or
- conveyance for the purpose of
Is collecting or disposing OF such
16 articles without license from
II the Mayor as herein provided.
Sec. 2. The Mayor is hereby
2 authorized to grant license to
any person, persons or corpora
tion OF good character and stand
ing. being a resident and citizen
OF the City OF Detroit, to engage
in the business of a junk dealer.
for the purchase and sale OF the
3 articles mentioned In Section !.
10 on paying into the city treasury
IL ard executing "A bond to the City
y "f Detroit i'm the penal sum of
- two hundred dollars ,02o0.O0
- - with one or more ssureties to be
II toned that he will faithfully OBJ
IS serve the provisions OF this or
10 dnance.
Sec. 3. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to grant a license TO
any person OF good character be-
4 ing resident or citizen OF the
city of Detroit to engage In the
business OF buying and selling
articles mentioned in section /
with cart. wagon or other ve-
= hicle on his paying into the city
10 treasury. the sum OF nifty cents
IL (50D and every person receiving
12 such license shall have the num-
IL ber OF his license placed in
Is said vehicle by means OF two tin
is labels. such labels to be furnish
y cd by. the License Collector. OF
ls suitable pattern, which pattern
10 shall he changed on the FIRST day
20 OF June OF each and every year
~ for the use OF the succeeding
Sec. l. No keeper Of any junk
shop or dealer In Junk shall re-
ceive 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 on the
security. OF any article or thing.
Sec 3. Every eerty. licensed
3 dinance shall. on demand. ex-
hibit all goods bought-or receiv-
ed and give the name, residence
y ana description OF the person
Z from whom the same was pur-
chased or received to the Mayos
Detroit police department or de-
10 tectives and officers detailed for
II such purpose, and shall keen n
12 book containing the name, resi-
IL dencc and description OF all per-
- sons from whom purchases are
IS made.
Sec. s. No person licensed un-
der the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall sell or move from his
4 place OF business any article -
articles purchased until the
same has been in his possession
at least FIVE full days.
Soc. Z. No person licensed un-
der the provisions OF this ordin-
ance shall purchase. receive or
I 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
3 the same without taking a writ
2 ten statement containing a cor
10 rect description Whereof setting
II forth the time when such articles
IL were obtained and from whom
~ and declaring that same were not
IL obtained unlawfully or by theft.
Is signed by the person from whom
16 the same is purchased or receiv-
II cd All such statements shall be
Is preserved for at least one year.
10 The burden OF proving owner
20 ship and the right OF transir, ri,
2l any such articles mentioned In