The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-06-30
ORDINANCE NO. 1873.

AN ORDINANCE governing, regulating and
fixing fees of Mercantile Licenses in the
City of Pleasantville, New Jersey, and reg
ulating the businesses licensed.
Section 1. Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Pleasantville that nc
person or persons, firm or corporation, shall
engage in the carrying on of any store, bust
ness, trade or occupation in the City oil
Pleasantyille, nor aid or assist as employee,
clerk or otherwise in carrying on such bust
ness or store or in using any wagon, vehicle,
stand, store or other place or thing, nor sell
or oHer for sale any goods or things for
which a license is required by the terms OF
this ordinance unless a license as herein
provided for shall have been first obtained
therefor.
Section ?. Be it further Ordained that
application for licenses shall be made to the
City Clerk of the City of Pleasantyille, and
no license shall be granted until payment
for the same shall have been made. Every
license shall specify by name the person,
firm or corporation, to which it shall be
issued, the business, trade or occupation fol-
which it is granted and the location at which
such business, trade, or occupation is to be
carried on. No license shall be granted UNI
der this ordinance for any theatre, scenic
theatre, moving picture show or other like
exhibition or amusement until the Building
Inspector shall certify in writing to the City
Clerk that the applicant has complied with
the ordinances and regulations of the City
of Pleasantville protecting life and property
relating to such places. The certificate oil
license shall be conspicuously displayed or
the premises where the business or store is
conducted. Licensees having no local place
of business shall exhibit their licenses when
requested to do so by the Mayor, City Clerk
or any officer of the police department.
Section 3. Be it further Ordained that al
license fees shall be due and payable to the
City Clerk at his office on the first day OF
July in each year and all such licenses shall
be granted for one year, the term thereof
commencing on July LIST and expiring on this
3Oth day of June thereafter.
AaFsA % = F,,-fIap nrlnfnal that -
case any person after having been duly
licensed to conduct any of the businesses
stores, trades or occupations herein required
to be licensed desires to add to such licensed
business, etc., and conduct Herewith an!
other business, store, trade or occupation no
included in any classification for which his
existing license was issued, he shall pay ar
additional fee amounting to one-half of tbs
amount prescribed by this ordinance for tbs
business, store, trade or occupation so addeC
and be entitled to receive thereupon a new
certificate including the new business, etc
No such person shall conduct such additions
business or store without having first secured
such license as herein provided for.
Section 3. Be it further Ordained that thu
license fees shall be paid annually as allow
provided to the City of Pleasantville foI
maintaining and operating stores for the con
duct of and conducting the businesses, trade
or occupations herein named at the place Il
be designated in the license certificate ISSUED
therefor, if so designated, and shall be a
follows, (the names used being a designation
of the businesses, trades or occupations re
CURED to be licensed) J:
Automobiles or taXi-cabs used for hire
other than automobiles commonly
called "Jitneys", (Which jitneys are
automobiles engaged in the business
of carrying passengers for hire and
which are held at, announced or ad-
vertised to operate or run over any
of the streets or public places in the
City of P~leasantville and indiscrimi-
nately accept and discharge such
persons as may offer themselves for
transportation either at the termini
or points along the way or route on
which said automobile is used or
operated or may be runnlng) each. $1,000
Automobile supplies and accessories. 1000
ONO sales rooms. each. 49,. 1906
Bakery 500
Boarding houses, cottages, hotels, inns
and taverns or other buildings used
by the public for sleeping or lodging
purposes for each sleeping ROOM. %
ing or Delivering soft drinks . 25.oC
Bill and Sign posting ........... $500
Cart, one horse. each ........... 3.0C