The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

City Clerk
i Published May II, 1918.
Ordinance No. 20
SENT MERCHANTS HAWKERs PEDDLERs AND
CANVASSING IN THE CITY OF ELY
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:.
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful within the City of Ely
for carry the business hawk
ing, peddng canvassng either permanently or as a
transient merchant without having lrst obtained license
to carry on said business In accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance
SECTION 2. Any person wishing engage in business
transient merchant, hawker, peddler canvasser
within the City of Ely shall apply in writing the City
Council of said City of Ely for license therefor which
application shall contain statement of the time and pur
pose for which said license desired the class and carac
ter Of the goods to be sod and shall be filed with City
Clerk of said City, upon the granting of said license by said
City Council and payment of the fees stated in Section of
this ordinance the City Clerk of said Csof Ely shall give
to the censee license under the seal of said City, which
license shall the censee, the time purpose
the license the class and character of the goods to be
sold and the amount of license fees paid therefor
SECTION g. License fees shall be as follows:
For transient merchants, other than those
wasting for the sale of books, art works literary
productions not usually found in stores and sold !
only by subscription:
For day. Observation-Disclosures 1000
For one month ........... 5000 .
For three months. .............. 10000
For one year. ................ 10000
For all others included within the terms of this
ordinance, including wagon pedders and foot ped
ders and excluding those canvassing for the sale
OF books, etc, aforesaid
For one day ..................$ 300
For month. ................ 5000
For three months .............. 5000
For SIX months. ................ 1900
FOR one year lOOOO
For persons canvassng for the sale of books,
works maps and other literary productions not
usually found III stores and sold only by subscrip-
ton:
For one day .....................$ LOO
For one week Observation-Disclosures. 200
For month. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
For three months ............... $500
The fees above outlined shall be paid the City Treasurer
Of the said City of Ely for the granting said licenses by
the City Council thereof The City Treasurer upon such
payment shall issue duplicate receipts therefor one of
which receipts shall be filed in the office of the Clerk Of said
City OF Ely prior to the issuance of said license
issued to the terms of this ordinance not
assgnabe shall the rights granted thereby be dele
gated to other than the original censee
licenses shall apply to only natural person and CO.
partners employers Of said censee desire to
engage business separate and distinct licenses mus
be procured for each such coparne employee servant
Said licenses shall upon the demand of any Sheriff Con-
stable Police Officer within the City of Ely by exhibited
to such officer by the licensee
SECTION 4. The of this ordinance shall include
all persons who about the City of Eyseng offering
sale or canvassng for the sale of personal property whether
not said persons the time seeking said sales
have Elm their possession the property which subject
such sale.
SECTION 3. The term transient merchant shall in
temporary transient business the City of Ely either
IN locality travelling from place place in said
City, who sell goods and merchandise whether
SAID persons hire lease occupy any building structure
for the purpose of carrying said business
SECTION The of this ordinance shall not apply
selling personal property wholesale dealers
such articles to the of local
employees taking orders the homes of their customers
to the acts of said local merchants their employees
delivering goods ordered at the homes Of their
ers; to newsbOys mllkmen farmers truck gard
who offer for sae sell pedde vegetables butter
eggs other farm garden produce raised by said farm
persons residing the City of Ely when peddng
canvassing for the products of their skill labor
SECTION The advertising representing holding out
OF any sale al bankrupt nsovent, assignees sherifs
trustees executors receivers auctiOneers wholesale or
closing SALE and sale of goods damaged
by smoke fire. water otherwise similar type adj
vertsing representing and holding shall be
holding out IN such sale engaged temporary
lent merchant provided that nothing this ordinance shall
held to include sale conducted statute or
law or by order Of any
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person whether
licensed under the provisions of this ordinance or not within
the limits of the City of Ely call him on the streets
highways of said City large of people as to
interfere any with the free passage pedestrians
Or vehicles passing along said street or highway
SECTION g. No license issued this ordinance shall
construed permit the censee hawk pedde or cam
within any the public parks or upon anv of the
parkways within the City of Ely.
SECTION TO- Any violating any provision of this
ordinance SHALL upon conviction of violation be pun-
shed by fine of not exceeding $4,000 or by imprisonment
Tor not exceeding three months
SECTION H. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten days from and after its passage publication
Passed April &c, 1918. Approved April 81 1918.
OLOF KNUTSON