The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-10
Ordinances NO. aa5.A
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IT rs HEREBY ORDAINED BY
LIP PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DEL
Section l. No person. partner
snip or corporation shall engage
In the business Of a Junk dealer
for the purchase or sale az what
Is commonly called Junk. rags.
paper. bagEipg, IRON. brass. cop y
per. tin, zinc. aluminium. scrap
metal, bottles and other articles. IS
whether manufactured or In the
process OF manufact or raw
material, whether old or new. nor
transport through the streets or
alleys OF the city OF Detroit any
conveyance for the purpose OF
c cpt,o,t tEo, disPos,,Ing Of sucs
the Mayor as herein provided.
Sec. 2. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to grant a license TO
any person, persons or corpora
ton Of good character and stand Z
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 4.
on paying into the city treasury
the sum or one dollar (f1.oo)
AID executing a bond 10 the City
az Detroit In the penal sum Of
two hundred dollars $4,000
with one or more surettes 10 be
approved by the Mayor condi-
toned that he will faithfully OBJ
serve the provisions OF this or
d,nance.
Sec. 2. The Mayor Is hereby
authorized 10 grant license to
any person OF good character be.
Ing a resident or citizen OF the
city OF Detroit 20 engage In the
business of buying and selling
articles mentioned In section !
with a cart, wagon or other We
hicle on his paying into the city
treasury the sum OF nifty cents
such license shall have the num-
her OF his license placed in =
conspicuous place on each side OF
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
or 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 in the line OF his business
any article by way of pledge or
pawn, nor shall he or she loan oS
advance any sum Of money on the
security of any article or thing
under the provisions or this orr
dinance shall, on demand. exc
hlblt all goods bought OF receive
ed and give the name, residence
and a description Of the person
from whom the same was pur-
chased or received 20 the Mayor.
tecti yss p and of T ' detailSd Tor
such purpose. and shall keep Q
book containing the name, rest.
a
sons from whom purchases are
made.
Sec. 6. No person licensed un-
der the provisions OF this ordin.
place OF business any article "
same has been in hts possession
at least five full days.
Sec. 7. No person licensed un-
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 OF In part OF any OF
the same without taking q WRIT
rect description thereof setting
forth the time when such articles
were obtained and from whom
and declaring that same were not
obtained unlawfully or by theft.
biEntu py Ant ptLson rum WhUh
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 transIe, ~
any such articles mentioned IN
this paragraph shall be assumed
and maintained by the Ncensee
under this ordinance.
Sec S. No person licensed un-
der the provisions OF this ordin-
Rnce shall purchase anything
whatsoever from any person who
Is at the time Intoxicated or
from an habitual drunkard or
from any person known by him
20 be a thief or any associate OK
thieves or receiver OF stolen
property or from any person he
has reason TO suspect OF being
such,
Sec. .. Any violation or failure
to comply with the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding the sum
OF five hundred dollars $500. 00)
and costs, and the offender may
be sentenced 10 be imprisoned for
period OF six months In the
House OF Correction in default
thereof or both said fine and irn-
prisonment.
Sec 10. Chapter III or inc
Compiled Ordinances for the year
1912 is hereby repealed.
Sec II. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect.
Approved June 8. 1915.
ROBERT w. RUTTER,
Acting Mayor.