The Detroit times., 1916-06-09
Ordinance No. 395.A
AN ORDINANCE 90 License and Reg
uIate the Business Of junk Deal

AN ORDINANCE 90 License and Req
uInte the Business of junk Deal
TT is HEREBY ORDAINED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DE
TROIT:
Section I. No person. partner
ship or corporation shall engage
in the business OF junk dealer
Is commonly called junk, rags
paper. baggipg. iron. brass. cop
per, tin. zinc. aluminium. scrap
metal, bottles and other articles,
whether manufactured or In the
process OF manufacture. or raw
material, whether old or new. nor
transport through the streets or
alleys NJ the city OF Detroit any
conveyance for the purpose OF
collecting or disposing OF such
articles without license from
the Mayor as herein provided.
Sec. 2. The Mayor liz hereby
authorized 10 grant license 10
any person, persons or corpora
ton Of good character and stand
Ing. being resident and citizen
OF the city OF Detroit, TO engage
In the business OF junk dealer.
for the purchase and sale OF the
articles mentioned in Section l.
on paying into the city treasury
and executing a bond 10 the CITY
of Detroit in the penal sum OF
two hundred dollars Us200.00)
with one or more suretles TO be
approved by the Mayor condl-
toned that he will faithfully OBJ
serve the provisions of this or
d.nance.
Sec. 3. The Mayor Is hereby
authorized to grant license TO
any person OF good character be-
City of Detroit 10 engage In the
business OF buying and selling
articles mentioned in section
with cart, wagon or other We
hicle 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 or
said vehicle by means OF two tin
labels, such labels to be 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
FOR 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
security OF any article or. thing.
Sec. 3. Every party licensed
under the provisions OF this or
dinsnce shall. on demand. ex-
hibit all goods bought or receiv-
ed and give the name. residence
from whom the same was pur-
chased or received TO the Mayor.
Detroit police department or de-
tectives and officers detailed for
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 or this ordin
ance shall sell or move from his
place of business any article .r
articles purchased until the
same has been in his possession
at least five full days.
Sec; Z. No person licensed IN
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
ten statement containing COR
rect descri ption Whereof setting
forth the time when such articles
were obtained and from whom
and declaring that same were not
obtained unlawfully or by theft,
signed by the person from whom
the same is purchased or receiv-
ed. All such statements shall be
preserved for at least one year.
The burden of proving owner
ship and the right OF transtei -
any such articles mentioned In
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the licensee
under this ordinance.
Sec s. No person licensed I'M
der the provisions or this ordin-
ance shall purchase anything
whatsoever from any person who
is at the time intoxicated or
from an habitual fdrunkard or
from any person known ny nm
To be n thief or any associate OF
thieves or n receiver OF stolen
property or from any person he
has reason to suspect OF being
such.
Sec o. Any violation or failure
TO comply with the provisions OF
this ordinance shall he punished
by fine not exceeding the sum
OF FIVE hundred dollars H500.0o)
and costs. and the offender may
he sentenced To be imprisoned for
period OF six months In the
House of Correction in default
thereof, or both said fine and i'm
prisonment.
Sec. 10. Chapter II. or tnr
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect
Approved June s. 1915.
ROBERT W. RUTTER,
Acting Mayor.
A,,est. RICHARD LINDSAY