The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-18

said licensee shall and will observe and
faithfully execute this and all other
ordinances Of the said city relating to
the conduct Of the said business. For
any default In any conditions Of the
said bond the same shall ipso faeto,
and without Offset be forfeited and
payable to the city Of Richmond. and
the said ficensee shall thereupon inn
medfateIy forfeit the said license, which
shall then and thereafter be null and
void 1t 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 P. M.
and A. NJ of the succeeding day on
eech day from Monday to Friday. in
elusive; and on each Saturday they
shall be open for business between the
hours Of Z A. NJ. and II p. M. when
they shall be closed and shall remain
closed until A. NJ. of the succeeding
Monday. and for any violation OF this
provision, the 1icensee convicted there
Of shall be liable to all the penalties
prescribed for violation Of this
ordinance whether such licensee be
now licensed or not.
2 The said licenses shall be granted
by the hastings court Of the city of
Richmond. or by the Judge thereof in
vacation, and any person desiring to
obtain such license. shall present his
written application therefor to the d.
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
to become effective. in which applica
tion shall be stated, II the same IL
made hy an individual. the full name
OF such applicant. and II by firm
the full name of each member OF the
firm, and II by a 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 applicants. 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 voter. IF such ap-
plication 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-
ton" and shah deliver to such appli-
cant a certificate such as is required
by section 1 OF this ordinance, and the
applicant shall forthwith present such
application, together with the said GER
tificate to the hustings court of the
thereof in vacation. accompanied by
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 a, proper person to be
granted such license and whether the
place where the said business is pro-
posed to be conducted Ia or IL not q
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 as pre-
scribed in section ] 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
GonduCt the SAID business Wnet SUCH
| license fee shall have been paid. and
the clerk of the said court shall there
upon certify to the said collector that
| the said license has been granted, and
| thereupon the said check shall be al
| 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 as may
be approved by the city attorney. But
upon the refusal to grant any license
by the said court or Judge. that fact
shall be certified by the clerk OF the
said court to said collector, who shall
thereupon return the check held by
him TO the applicant by whom II was
deposited.
| 3. Any person licensed unuer this
, ordinance shall be subject to the pro-
visions thereof, and to all ordinances
now or hereafter adopted, regulating
the conduct and licensing of the said
business. and for the violation OF any
of the provisions OF this ordinance
shall he liable to fine of not less than
one hundred dollars. nor more than
Ave hundred dollars for each offense,
recoverable before the police Justice OF
the city OF Richmond. or. before ths
police justice of police court part III.
| the case may be. and shall in ad-
dition forfeit his license and bond,
and be incapable of being licensed to
conduct such business again within
Ave years from the date of any such
conviction.
4. All persons. Arms. or corporations.
who shall have been licensed to con-
duct said business at tho time this
ordinance takes effect. shall be and
are hereby authorised and empowered
to conduct the said business to the
end of the period for which the said
license shall have been so granted. but
no license shall hereafter be granted
to conduct the said business except as
provided in this ordinance; provided.
however. that all persons. firms. or
corporations, so licensed at the time
this ordinance takes effect shall. with
In thirty days thereafter, give the bond
required by section ! Of this ordinance
conditioned as therein required. and
upon failure so to do. or for any viola
tion of the conditions thereof. any
such licensec shall be liable upon con-
viction thereof to a fne OF not less
than one hundred dollars nor more
than Ave hundred dollars for each Of
Tense, and each days failure to he a
separate offense. The said nne shall
be recoverable before the police JUS
tee of the city Of Richmond. or of po-