The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-19
ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE.

fApproveu June IL. l9I9l
TIC REQUIRE the approval by the Director
where pawnbrekers' 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 shall be granted
to conduct pawnbrokers' sales store
In the city of Richmond. except to
persons who are qualified voters of the
city OF Richmond, 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
VI neither tho 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
tcfore complied with the laws gov
erning 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 appH-
can't shall give a bond in the penalty
of FIVE hundred dollars ts5o0.oo), pay
able to the city OF Richmond. with
surety satisfactory to the city attor-
ney. and conditioned that II granted a
license. the licensee will make a daily
report TO the chief OF police on a form
IT, be prescribed by him and give all
the information called for by the said
form. and that he will make use OF any
o,V,. hA tp~ - Cd
and maintained by the city of Rich
mond, or under it's authority. in such
manner and in strict accord with such
rules and regulations as may DO pre-
scribed by the director of public
sefety, and conditioned also that the
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 faet0.
and without Offset be forfeited and
payable TO the city OF Richmond. and
the said licensee shall thereupon i'm
niediately forfeit the said license. which
shall then and thereafter be null and
void. It shall be the duty OF all per-
sons. Arms or corporations whether
now or hereafter licensed to conduct
said pusin ess to close their respective
places Of business. and keep them
closed, between the hours OF P. M.
and 7 A. NJ. OF tho succeeding day on
eech day from Monday to Friday. ins
elusive: and on each Saturday they
shall be open for business between the
hours OFT A. NJ. ana II r. M. when
they shall be closed and shall remain
closed until I A. NJ. Of the succe eding
Monday, and for any violation OF this
provision. the lfcensee convicted there
Of shall be liable to all tho penalties
prescribed for a violation Of this
ordinances, whether such licsnsee be
now licensed or not
:. 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
ehtAfn such license. shall present his
written application therefor to the d.
rector of public safety Of the c4tys. 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 appltcA-
ton shall be stated. II the game II
made by an Individual. the full name
of such applicant. and II by a Arm
the full name Of each member Of the
firm, ana 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
agents are oualiicd voters Of the city
OF Richmond. and the ward ana 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 10 found to be In proper form
the director of public safety shall on
dorse thereon the words. Referred TO
the hastings court OF the city OF Rich
mond or the Judge thereof In vaca-
ton" and shall deliver to such appli-
cant certihcate such As IL required
by section l OF this ordinance, and the
applicant shall forthwith present such
application. together with the said GER
tiicate to the hastings court Of the
city Of Richmond. or 70 the Judge
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 sths ordinances Of said city.