The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-06-15
AN ORDINANCE
No. $50
RESPECTING THE LICENSING OF DEALERS
IN AND SOLICITORS AND CATERERS
OF Junk
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
THE CITY OF ZION:

Section l. Every person, firm, or corporation who
maintains place of business within the City of Zion
where old metals old rubber, rags, waste paper,
other things articles of whatever descrip
ton commonly referred to Junk" shall pay to
the City Clerk of the City of Zion for the use of
said City annual license fee of $15000 and shall
procure permit authorizing him, it, them to
keep and operate said place Of business Every place
within said City where any such junk is accumulated
to be sorted for resale or for shipment, or for
other disposition, shall be regarded as place of
business and subject to the aforesaid license and
providing that person, firm, or corporation, main
tanning place of business within said City, and pro-
curing license, therefor, shall not be required to
procure additional license authorizing the soliciting
or gathering of Junk.
Section 2. Every person. firm or corporation, by
himself, his agents. servants or employees, who shall
go from house to house from place to place
soliciting any article thing commonly referred to
Junk such old metals, old rubber, rags, waste
paper, old sacks old clothes, old Shoes etc, shall
FIRST pay to the City Clerk, for the of said City,
annual license fee of $15000 and shall procure a
permit authorizing him, it or them to solicit said
articles or things commonly referred to junk.
Section 3. Every person, firm corporation who
by himself, his agents, servants employees, shall
go from house to house from place to place within
said City to gather up and convey away from said
houses or places any article or thing commonly
ferred to as junk, by whatsoever name the may
be called, shall first pay to the City Clerk for the
use OF said City of Zion an annual license fee of
$lSUUU, and shall procure permit authorizing him,
it or them SO to gather and convey away junk as
aforesaid.
Section a. Each assistant to any person, OF any
firm corporation engaged in soliciting or gathering
junk as in Sections l. 2 and aforesaid shall first
pay the City Clerk for the of the City of Zion
annual license fee of $780, and shall procure
permit to engage in such occupation.
Section S. Every person. firm, or corporation
maintaining place of business in said City junk
dealer shall post in conspicuous place in the office
OF his its. or their place of business the permit is
sued by the City Clerk authorizing him. it or them
SO to conduct the said business and every person,
FIRM or corporation, and every assistant to every
person. hrm or corporation engaged in soliciting
junk, or in gathering and conveying away Junk from
the place where obtained shall at the time of pro-
curing permit from the City Clerk also procure
netal tag plate which shall be stamped printed
with the number of said License, and the year for
which issued and such tag plate shall be attached
in conspicuous place to the vehicle or conveyance
used by said junk solicitor or gatherer or otherwise
plainly exhibited, that all persons dealing in any
manner with said person, firm, or corporation may
know that proper license has been procured to con-
duct said business.
Section E. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall evade attempt to evade, in any manner the
provisions of this ordinance, or engage or attempt
to engage IN any manner in the handling, dealing in
soliciting or gathering of junk without first pay
ing the required license fee and procuring the neces
sary permit, shall be subject to fine of not less
than SIS than 5000 for each offense, and to
like further fine for each day after the first con-
viction he, it they shall continue in said business
without being licensed to do.
Section 7. All ordinances parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance hereby repealed
Section 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage approval and
due publication.
PASSED THIS 4th day of June, A. D. 1918
APPROVED by the Mayor this 4th day of June,
A. D 1913.
(signed) w. HURD CLENDINEN
Mayor.
(Signed) JOHN D. THOMAS
City Clerk.