Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-22
AN ORDINANCE
r. ROSS SEAMAN.
City Clerk.

a.N OhDlNfANCE
Requiring every person. firm or cor
poration engaged in the business of
operating a public garage, or en-
gagged in the business of repairing
motor vehicles, within the City of
Harrisburg, to furnish a daily re-
port to the Chief of Police of all
motor vehicles which shall come in
to such garage, or upon which re-
pairs shall be made, in the manner
set forth in this ordinance, and pro-
viding a penalty for the violation
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Harrisburg, and
it is hereby ordained by authority of
the same. That from and after the ef-
fective date of this ordinance it shall
be the duty of every person, firm or
corporation, whether owner, lessee or
manager of a public garage within
the City of Harrisburg. to make out
and deliver to the Chief of Police
every day before the hour of ten
o'clock A. NJ, a legible and accurate
report, clearly written in the English
language, covering each twenty-four
hour period ending at seven o'clock
A. NJ, of the day on which report is
made, and containing the following in
formation:
(a) The time when any motor We
hicle of any kind or character is first
entered in such garage, the license
number appearing thereon and the
number and make of motor.
(b) The name of the person who
brought such motor vehicle to the
garage. and the name and address of
the owner thereof.
(c) The name, style, color and size
of such motor vehicle.
I'd The date and hour said motor
vehicle is removed from the garage,
and by whom; provided, however, in
a citizen and resident of Dauphin
County, who regularly stores his mo-
tor vehicle in such garage, and the
fact of such ownership is well known
to the lessee, owner or manager there
OF, no record shall be required to be
kept in such case.
Section .. Every owner, lessee or
manager of any repair shop within
the City, of Harrisburg, where repairs
are made or parts furnished motor
vehicles, shall make out and deliver
to the Chief of Police every day be-
fore the hour of ten o'clock A. NJ, a
legible and accurate report, clearly
written in the English language COW
ering each twenty-four hour period
ending at seven o'clock A. NJ. on the
day on which report is made and
containing the following information :
(a) The date when the repairs were
made, or parts furnished.
(b) The name and address of the
person who paid for the same, or
against whom a charge is made there
for.
(c) The license number of such mo-
tor vehicle.
(d) The number, size, style and
make of the motor and an accurate
description of the parts furnished
Provided, however, in the case of a
motor vehicle owned by citizen of
Harrisburg, who regularly has re-
pairs made at such repair shop and
the fact of such ownership is we'll
known to the owner, lessee or man
ager thereof, no record shall be re-
quired to be kept.
Section 8. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor
or any alderman of the city, be sub
iect to a fine of not less than twenty
FIVE dollars, nor more than one hun
dred dollars. for each and every vio-
lation thereof, and in default OF the
payment of said fine, and costs of
prosecution, may be imprisoned in the
iail of Dauphin County for period
not exceeding thirty days.
Passed the City Council May IA, 1918.
D. L. KEISTER,
Mayor.
Attest:
r. ROSS SEAMAN,
City Clerk.