The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-17
ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE.
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where pawnbrokers' sales stores
may be licensed to do business and
| to control and regulate the granting
of licenses for conducting such
business.
Be It Ordained by the Council of the
! City of Richmond:
| l. That no license shan be granted
| to conduct a pawnhrokers' sales store
| In the city of Richmond. except to
persons who are qualified voters OF the
| city of chmond. or to a concern or
corporation whose managing agents In
the city Of Richmond are qualified vot-
ers thereof, nor shall any such license
| be granted to any such voter, con-
! Germ or corporation. except upon =
| certificate of the director Of public
| safety which shall explicitly state
whether the person applying therefor
| is A proper person to conduct such
| business and whether the place where
the business Is proposed to be con-
Quoted is proper and suitable place,
| and whether such applicant has there
| tofore complied with the laws gov
| e-ning such business. so far as the
records Of the police department
show, II the said applicant has there
/ tofore engaged in such business. nor
! shall any such license be issued to any
such applicant. unless the said appli-
4 cant shall give bond in the penalty
| of five hundred dollars fs5o0.0d1. pay
able to the city of Richmond, with
| surety satisfactory to the city attor-
| ney. and conditioned that II granted a
| license, the aiceraea- VIII make a daily
| report to the chief of police on form
| I, be prescribed by him and give all
! the information called for by the said
! form. and that he Will make use OF any
| such call system" as may be installed
| and maintained by the city OF Rich
| mond, or under it's authority. in such
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rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the director Of public
| afetv, and conditioned also that the
said Iicensee shall and will observe and
faithfully execute this and all other
| ordinances of the said city rela&inr to
the conduct of the said business. For
| any default in any conditions OF the
| said bond the same shall ip~o facto.
! and without offset be forfeited and
payable to the city OF Richmond and
| the said licensee shall thereupon I'm
| mediately forfeit the said license, which
shall then and thereafter be null and
! void. It shall be the duty of all per-
! sons. firms or corporations whether
| now or hereafter licensed to conduct
| said business to close their respective
| places Of business. and keep them
closed. between the hours of 3 p. NJ.
and 7 A. NJ. OF the succeeding day on
| each day from Monday to Friday, in
| shall be open for business between the
| hours Of 7 A. NJ. and IL p. NJ when
| they shall he closed and shall remain
closed until A. NJ. OF the succeeding
| Monday. and for any violation OF this
provision, the ifcensee convicted there
prescribed for violation Of this
| ordinance. whether such licensee be
! now licensed or not.
| 3 The said licenses shall be granted
/ by the hustings court OF the city of
Richmond. or by the Judge thereof in
vacation. and any person desiring to
| obtain such license. shall present his
rector Of public safety Of the city of
| Richmond signed by himself at least
| thirty days prior to the date on which
| such applicant desires the said license
tn become effective. In which app1ica-
| tion shall be stated. II the same Is
r,ade by an individual. the full name
| Of such applicant and IL by a firm
the full name of each member of the
| firm, and II by \ corporation the full
| names OF the officers or agents who
are to conduct the said business In
the city OF Richmond: whether such
applicant or applicanta officers or
| agents are qualified voters OF the city
| OF Richmond. and the ward and pre-
| cinct in which they or any Of them re-
side, and when and where such person
was registered as a voter. II such ap-
| plfcat 1on Is found to be In proper form
the director Of public safety shall en-
dorse thereon the words. Referred to
| the hastings court Of the city OF Rich
mond or the Judge thereof in vaca-
tion," and shall deliver to such appli-
| cant a certificate such as IL required
| by section l of this ordinance, and the
applicant shall forthwith present such
| application. together with the said GER
| "a IN ho 1,,1Rt i've aF ~
| city Of Richmond. or to the Judge
thereof in vacation. accompanied by a
| receipt from the collector OF taxes for
| the city OF Richmond for certified
| check payable to the said collector for
| the amount Of the license assessed
| against pawnbrokers sales stores
under the ordinances OF said city.
which said check shall be held by the
| said collector until said court or Judge
shall have passed upon said applica-
ton. The said court or Judge shall
hear such evidence as may be intro
duced for or against the application,
and determine whether such applicant
is or is not = proper person to be
granted such license and whether the
place where the said business IL pro-
posed to be conducted is or - not "A
proper and suitable place. and whether
the said license may be legally granted
under the ordinances Of the city OF
Richmond. and the laws of the COM
monwealth Of Virginia. and II the
court or Judge be Of opinion that the
same may be granted, the court or |
judge. as the case may be. shall re-
quire the applicant to execute . bond
In the penalty and conditioned ~ pre-
scribed in section 1 Of this ordinance.
and upon the proper execution thereof
shall certify TO the collector Of taxes
for the city Of Richmond that said ap-
plicant will be entitled to . license to
conduct the said business. when such
license fee shall have been paid. and
the clerk OF the said court shall there
upon certify to tho said collector that
the said license has been granted. and
thsreupon the said check shall be At
once paid into the treasury Of the said
city. and the said collector shall issue
a license to the applicant to conduct
such business in the place named In
the application. in such form ~ may
+: be approved by the city attorney. But
upon the refusal to grant any license
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