The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-15
AN ORDINANCE.

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approved December 1s. 1850
To regulate transient retail businesses
and public auctions In the city Of
Richmond.
Be It ordained by the Council of the
city OF Richmond:
1. That during the fiscal year 1915.
and during each fiscal year thereafter.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
either for himself or for another, to
conduct a transient retail business or
to sell or offer to sell at public auc-
ton any stock Of merchandise, in
whole or In part, without first OBJ
tanning from the COMMISSIONS OF the
Revenue of the city OF Richmond a
license SO to do.
2. That no such license shall be Is
sued for a period OF time exceeding
twelve months from the dato Of issue,
and the day and hour of Its expira-
ton 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
five dollars (s75.00).
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 the day
time without the aid of artificial light,
and shall set forth in detail the goods
to be sold and what statements or rep
reservations are TO be made or ad-
vertised as to the same, and the
length of time for which the license
is desired, and II previously engaged
in a like or similar business to desig-
70 ri hn a a
has been conducted within the pre-
ceding twelve months, and shall fur
nish to the said commissioner, IL de-
manded, other evidence as shall be by
him deemed necessary to establish
the truth of the statements made In
the said application.
3. That no additional license as
hereby provided shall be required for
the sale OF any wagon. carriage. auto
mobile. mechanics tools used farm
ing implements. live stock, poultry
dressed or undressed), sea food.
vegetables. fruits. melons. berries.
flowers, leaf tobacco or for the sale
of second hand furniture and house.
hold effects, when being sold at the
residence of the housekeeper desfr-
ing TO dispose of the same.
A. That no person licensed as here
inhefore provided shall sell at auction
as herein provided. from the first day
OF April until the 30th day OF Sep
TENDER, both inclusive. between the
hours OF 7 o'clock in the evening and
s O'Clock the following morning, nor
from the first day OF october until the
3oth dav OF March. both inclusive, be-
tween the hours of . o'clock in the
evening and O'Clock in the morn
ing any tewelry. diamond or other
precious stone, watch, clock, gold and
silver ware. gold and silver plated
ware, rugs. curtains. carpets, tapes
tries. statuary. porcelains. chinawaie.
pictures. paintings. bric-a-orac or
articles OF v'rtu.
g. That every person selling or Of
fering for sale property under the
provisions Of this ordinance shall. in
describing the same. be truthful with
respect 10 the kind. quality and de-
scription Of the same and which. for
the purposes hereof. shall be cons'd-
cred as warranties. and any breach OF
the same shall be SUFFICIENT to vitate
such sale. and the person making such
false representatio shall be liable to
Il fne as hereinafter provided.
8. Any person violating any OF the
provisions OF this ordinance shall be
liable to & fine OF not less than twenty
nor more than two hundred dollars
for each ofrense. or imprisonment for
not more than sixty (so) days. or
both. in the discretion OF the police