The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13
ARTICLE Y.
Sunday Occupations and Business.

Sunday Occupations and Business.
Section l. License to be Obtained
Nc person. firm, company or copper
alton, without first obtaining liz
cense therefor. which license and the
tax thereon shall be in addition t.
any other tax, advalorem or other
wise, required by law or ordinance
or both, SHAY in this city engage in
operate or carry on any of the busi-
ucsscs hereinafter specified and de
fined, and, there shall be levied and
CO., ccted upon each and every license
issued under the provision of this
ordinance and before the same shal
Dc delivered, a license tax as follows:
Section :. AuctioneerS. No per
son shall follow the business or trade
Of an auctioneer or sell any property
III public auction or outcry without
obtaining a license therefor, except
the property sod be his or her own
household goods or chattels, provided
further that this section shall not ap
ply to a trustee under a. decd of
trust of person executing an order.
Judgment or decree of any court Of
justice of the peace of this state or
any court of the Unified States in
case of bankruptcy or Insolvency,
pursuant to any law of this state OF
Of the United States when selling
property in conformity to a deed of
tust to secure the payment of debts,
d Gn executor or admin;StIato n sell
M .Ioperty by cider Cf the cour.
Section 5. Auctioneer Defined
Whosocver shall sell or offer foi
sale or offer to sell any goods, wares
Or merchandise or other personal
property or any real estate or any
interest therein at any store, stand or
other place within the city of Cape
Glrardeau, Mo-, at pubic auction
for his own gain, or shall advertise
or in any other way hold himself out
as an auctioneer for pubic patronage,
or shall receive fees US comm; ssion
for his services, is hereby declared to
be an auct onoer.
Section 4. Upon a License to car
~ on the business of an auctionecr
the sum of ten ($1U dollars per an
mum or five dollars $50 for every
months, and no license shall be
granted for less than 6 months.
Section 5. Transient and Auction
Stores. Every person, company OF
corporation in charge of an auction
store, damaged or bankrupt stock of
goods. doing business within the city
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and
every transient merchant doing bus
mess within the city shall pay IL
cense tax of ten dollars ($1O) pei
day for every day less than one
month, or fifty dollars ($5O pei
month for any time less than one
year, or one hundred and fifty dol
lars ($15O per year, and for. the
purpose of this section and Auction
Store" is hereby declared to be an
establishment or store in which
goods, wares or merchandise are reg
ularly cried for sac to the best or
highest bidder or in the chief feature
or princi pal method Of disposing of
stocks Of goods. A dealer in "bank
rupt or damaged" stocks of goods,
wares or merchandise is hereby de
clared to be any person, company or
corporation who By newspapers, no
tees Or signs, written or printed
p'acsrds, shall advertise any goods
for sale as bankrupt or damaged
stocks of goods. A transient Mer-
chant" is hereby defined to be an.
| person, company of corporation who
operates place of business in the
city for the purpose of temporarily
selling fruits, vegetables, clothing,
dry goods, musical instruments, sew
ing machines Or any other goods
wares of merchai-1,;;se, or offering the
same for sale in any quantity from