The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21
LEGAL NOTICE.
AN ORDINANCE.
tApprovsd December is. 1879

(Approvsd December 10. 1870
To regulate transient retail businesses
and public auctions In the city OF
Richmond.
Be 1t ordained by the Council of the
city of Richmond:
i. That during the fiscal year 1915.
and during each fiscal year thereafter.
It shall be unlawful for any person.
either for himself or for another. to
conduct q transient retail business or
to sell or offer to sell ut public auction
any stock of merchandise in whole or
In part. without hrst obtaining from
the commissioner OF the revenue OF
the city OF Richmond a license so to
do.
2. That no such license shall be is
sued for period OF time exceeding
twelve months from the date of Is.
sue, and the day and hour OF its ex-
piration shall be stated in the license.
and before such license shall be issued
the applicant therefor shall pay to the
city OF Richmond the sum Of seventy
ave dollars tS7s).
The application for such license
shall be in writing and verified by
oath of the applicant. and shall state
the name Of the applicant. residence.
street and number OF the proposed
place Of business, and that such place
Is adequately illuminated In tho day
time without the aid OF artificial light.
and shall set forth in detail the goods
to be sold and what statements or
representations are to be made or ad-
vertised as to the sama and the length
OF time for which the license Is de-
sired. and II previously engaged in =
like or similar business to designate
all the places where the Same has been
conducted within tho preceding twelve
months. and shall furnish to the said
commissioner. II demanded, other evi-
dencs az shall be by him deemed
necessary to establish the truth Of the
statements made In the said applica-
ton.
8. That no license as herein pro-
vided shall be required for the sale
OF any wagon. carriage. automobile,
mechanict tools. used farming I'm
piementa. live stock. poultry dressed
or undrsssed). sea food. vegetables,
fruits. melons. berris& nowera leaf
tobacco or for the sale Of secondhand
furniture ana household effects, whom
being sold nj the residence OF the
housekssrsr desiring to dispose Of the
same.
I. That no person licensed ~ herein
before provided shall sell 1T auction
~ herein provided from the nrst day
OF April until the seth day Of Sep
TENDER. both inclusive. between the
hours OF o'clock In the evening and
O'Clock the following morning. nor
from the arst day Of October until the
10th day OF March. both inclusive. be-
tween the hours Of Q O'Clock In tho
evening and 3 o'clock in the morning
any 1ewslry. diamond or other precious
stone. watch. clock. gold and silver
ware. gold and silver plated ware.
rugs. curtains. carpets. tapestries,
statuary. porcslains. ohinAvare, pic
turea. paintinss. bric-a-brae or articles
Of virtu.
s. That every person selling or Of
fering for sale property under the pro-
visions OF this ordinance shall. In de-
scribinE the same. be truthful with
respect to the kind. quality and de-
scription Of the Same. and which. for
the purposes hereof. shall be consid-
the same shall be sufficient to vittAts
such sale, and the person making
such false representation shall be Iia-
bio to a nns ~ hereinafter provided.
8. Any person violating any Of the
provisions Of this ordinance shall be
liable to q nns Of not less than twenty
nor more than two hundred dollars
for each onsnss. or imprisonment for
not more than sixty tso) days. or both.
In the discretion of the police Justice
of the city Of Richmond
7. Nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit the sale OF any goods by
An assignee. trustee. executor. nduci-
airy. officer In bankruptcy or other Of
deer appointed by any court OF this
Common wealth or OF the United
States
g. This ordinance shall be In force
from its passage,
BEN T. AUGUST.
City Clerk.