The Republican journal., 1919-05-08
CITY OF BELFAST
An Crdinarc. t. Regulate Junk Dealers
and Pawn truk.rs.

Be it or'ained by Msvn-. A '-nar and
c MN G ~ ell "f the City uf Belfast, in
| GitS & u 'cil sS~erIhted:
JUNK DEALERS AND PAWN BaoKERs
,4pter "a.
/ Sect N, p-rS ~ 81 at, within the limits
OF lhIS city keep or 'c:uJg shop, store
! nou, building. or p'acA OF hu ,iness, for the
| pare use, iosstssir". st"rak sale or barter of
OF ira lie il, an! tII, I'D metal, old rags. or
second hand artic Is IT PERSONAL properly, or
arucle. of any Mod uSu lily handled or dealt
! Ia by INK dealers; noe snail any person keep
~ st".- any such ARTICLES in any building for
any psrp ~. or permit the same to remain In
s"y ou mlht ate npttce from the City Mar
| -h Al, any mu Iupni officer, the Chief En-
4ln-rt 10 ZEN We than, or be a dealer in such
artlc,-s unless duty licensed to be dealer in,
OF purcnasec of. junk and second hand articles
| as hereinafter provided.
5 Ct 2 The municipal officers of this city
ray. such terms and conditions as they
TEEN prop.r, license such persons as they
j Id se suitable, to he keepers of shops
t p.c Of business for dealing in such articles
As aforesaid. at private sale; or to suitable per-
sons t. buy such articles by the ordinary
I'd of purchases from house to house
attain the city limits by team.
Sect 3. Any license granted under the pro-
vsins hererof, shall designate the place where
such business shall BE- carried on and the man
ner in which such business shall be transacted:
and such license shall be subject to revocation
or restriction, in any manner, by the municipal
officers. Such license shall be in writing, I'M
der the signature of the City Clerk; and the
| fees of such clerk for issuing and making such
| license shall be the sum of one dollar and the
| license shall continue in force until the first
Monday in May next following; unless sooner
revoked by vote of the municipal officers; and
both the license and the revocation thereof
shall be recorded in book kept and properly
indexed by the City Clerk.
| Sect. a. Every person SO licensed and hav-
| ing store or shop, shall put and keep in some
conspicuous place and outside his place of
business, sign designating that he is licensed
| to deal in such articles containing his name;
and shall keep record of all purchases of any
such articles by him made, with date of pur-
| chase, name and residence of the seller-to-
gether with description Of each article
bought, in proper book which at all times
shall be open for the inspection of the munich
pal officers, or the City Marshal, or police Of
flcer on request of either of them.
Sect, 5. Each person engaged in business in
| the City of Belfast under license as provided
by the laws of the State ordinances of the
| City, pawn broker, as dealer ir Junk
shall make daily return in writing at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon to the office of the City Mar
shal, of correct list containing an accurate
description of all articles received or held in
pawn, or purchased or sold, or otherwise trad
ed or dealt in, and the disposition made or
agreed to be made thereof during the preced-
ing twenty-four hours, together with a state
ment of the time when such articles were
pawned, offered for pawn, bought or sold or
otherwise traded or dealt in; provided that it
shall not be required to make return of scrap
iron, bones, waste paper, old rags, old rubbers,
bottles and worn out and cast off clothing.
Sect. g. The sum of twenty five dollars
shall be paid to the City Treasurer for the use
| of the City for each license SO issued.
Sect. z. Any person who shall in any man.
ner violate any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance, or violate any conditions of any license
granted under the provisions hereof, shall on
conviction thereof, on complaint in the munich
pal court of this city, or some other court
proper to try such case, forfeit and pay not
more than fifty dollars with costs of prosecu-
ton.
In Board of Aldermen, Belfast, Me-, Nav s
1919. Read and passed.
CHAS. S. BICKFORD. City Clerk.
In Common Council, Belfast, Me-. Nav &
1919. Read and passed.
LYNWOOD B. THOMPSON.
Council Clerk,
Approved. c. W. WESCOTT, Mayor.
true copy. Attest:
CHAS. S. BICKFORD, City Clerk.