Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
re IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS,

he 1T ORDAINED BY The MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF BANTER SPRINGS,
KANSAS:
SECTION l. (a) II shall be UNI
lawful for any person to engage in or
carry on business as secondhand
dealer or junk dealer in this City
without having first obtained license
therefor from said City and shall pay
Tor such license whatever amount is
now required or may hereafter be re-
quired by ordinance.
(b) Secondhand dealer defined:-
Any person who deals in the purchase
of secondhand personal property of
any kind whatsoever except household
furniture, is hereby declared to be q
secondhand dealer.
(c) Junk dealer defined:-Any sec
ond-hand dealer us defined by subdi-
vision (b) of this section, who en-
cages in the business of buying junk,
old iron, copper, lead, brass, betting,
rope, rags, fittings, rubber, scrap met
ais or utensils, tools or implements of
any kind, is hereby declared to be u
Junk dealer.
(d) Before any license herein pro-
vided is issued, the applicant shall
procure from the City Marshal of the
City of Baxter Springs certificate
stating that he has inquired as to the
character and integrity Of the appli-
cant and has found no reason why a
license should not be issued to such
applicant.
SECTION 2. Every secondhand
dealer and junk dealer shall keep q
register at his place of business, in
which he shall enter in writing, de-
scription of all property taken, pur-
chased or received including any num-
Der that may be in OF upon any an
ticlc, together with the time of pur-
chase and the name, age, nationality,
color and address of the person from
whom bought or received; which re-
gister shall be kept clean and legible.
All entries shall be made in ink and
within one hour after the purchase or
delivery Of such property, and shall
not be erased or obliterated in any
manner; provided, that such entries
shall not be required to be made con-
corning household goods or goods,
wares and merchandise bought from
manufacturers or dealers having an
established place of business.
Said register shall be at all times
open to inspection by the City Mar
shall or any police officer of the City
of Baxter Springs, or any one author
lied in writing for that purpose by
the City Marshal, which authority
shall be exhibited to the secondhand
dealer or junk dealer.
SECTION 3. No secondhand deal
er or junk dealer shall buy or receive
any personal property, goods, wares
or merchandise, other than agricul-
tural products, from any minor or
have in possession any personal prop
erty, goods, wares or merchandise so
hand and obtained without the written
consent of such minors parents or
guardian; nor shall any secondhand
dealer or junk dealer buy or receive
any stolen property, or. property
which he may, from any cause, have
reason to believe or suspect can not
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person offering the same.
Any secondhand dealer or junk
dealer shall at any time upon demand
exhibit to the City Marshal or any
police officer of Baxter Springs, any
article recently purchased by him.
SECTION q. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined in any
sum not less than ten dollars nor ex-
ceeding ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, approval and pub
LEGATION.
Passed and approved this 21st day
of May, 1918.
E. L. Wright, Mayor.
Attest: o. w. Fail, City Clerk.
(Seal)
l, o. W. Fail, City Clerk, hereby
certify that the above is a true and
correct copy Of Ordinance No. 196 as
the same was passed BY the City
Council at q meeting held May 2lst,
1918, and as the same now appears
on file in my Office.
(Seal o. W. Fail, City CLERK.