The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
CITY ORDINANCES

Il
 tate executor. administrator, receives
 manufacturer wholesale. canceleep or der. or misht sale or closing out, or sale
 of any goods damaged by smoke, fire
 water or otherwise unless before 50 do
 Ing he shall state in writing under oatl
 to the city comptroller of the city of Bir
 mingham at the time he makes applica
 ton for license all the facts relating
 to the reason and character of such spe
 cial sales, so advertised. held forth, oi
 represented. including statement oi
 the names of persons from whom saN
 goods, wares or merchandise were pur
 chased, and the date of delivery of samf
 to the person applying for license, tho
 place where the said goods, wares ol
 merchandise were taKen last and sucl
 details necessary to exactly locate and
 fully Identify all goods, wares, or mer
 chandise to be sold and make sucE
 further disclosure to and give such in formation as may be required by the city
 comptroller of the city of Birmingham
 And such transient dealer shall also in
 ciude in the said statement names and
 residences of the owners in whose inter. est the business is conducted and whether conducted as an individual, firm
 association, or coporation. Said state. ment to be kept on nie in the office oi the city comptroller of the city of Bir. mingham, and a record shall be kept by him of all such statements in conven. lent form, and open to public inspection Provided, however. that if objections DC tiled by any citizen with the city comp.
 troller against issuance, or a petition ,hs
 nled by any citizen for the revocation
 or license to any transient dealer, tho matter shall be referred to the con1uis-
 sion for hearing and action thereon. i (cl Every transient dealer desiring to ds
 business in the city of Birmingham shall deposit with the city comptroller of the l city of Birmingham a sum equal to the | amount of his license but in no case less than S0O, as special deposit, before Hcense shall be issued to him as pro. vided by this ordinance. authorizing him to do business in said city in conformity wltn the provisions of this ordinance Said deposit shall be held by the city comptroller for a period Of thirty (s0l days after such transient dealer ceases 10 do business in the city of Birmingflam and, after satisfying all claims mada against him under the following sub section (d) shall return such deposit or portion thereof as remains in his hands to the said transient dealer depositIng same.
 (d) The deposit so made with the city comptroller of the city of Birmingham shall be subject to attachment. garnish- ment, and execution on behalf of creditors whose claims arise in connection with the business done in the city of Birning- ham and to the payment of fines and penalties incurred by such transient deal 1 CT In violation of this ordinance as may | be fixed by the judgment of appropriate l courts having Jurisdiction. and the said deposit, or any remaining portion there | of shall not be paid to such transient dealer until all outstanding claims or no- tices of claims presented within thirty | (30) days after he ceases to do business are settled
 al sba ha trv,1o ror +xs, dealer to sell. either at public or private sale any goods wares or merchandise with
 out first complying with the provisions Of | this ordinance, or to make any false
 statements in reference to the matter set out in subsection (b) above, or to fail or refuse to comply with the reouire-
 ments or any of the provisions of this | ordinance, and every person. whether
 principal or agent, who, by circular. hand- l bill, newspaper poster, or in any man.
 ner. advertises such sales as herein con- templated before proper license is is-
 sued to said transient dealer and before he has complied with the provisions of 1 this ordinance shall be guilty of viola~ | tion of this ordinance.
 | Provided, however, that nothing in this
 ordinance contained shall be construed as
 abridging or denying the right and pow
 CT of the commission of the city of Bir-
 mingham to refuse withhold the grant, l ing of any license or to revoke the same. l if granted, to a. transient dealer, upon any hearing thereof when in the dis cretion of said commission from the dis closures aforesaid, or from other in- I formation deemed by them sufficient such action may be deemed necessary OF proper to protect or safeguard the pub | lie from imposition. mischief, or fraud. l Approved March '. 1917
 GEORGE B. WARD.
 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy:
 c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 I Age-Herald, March 8, 1917