The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-11-08
ORDINANCE NO. 2.

An Ordinance governing. regulating and tx
ing fees of Mercantile Licenses in the City
of Absecon, New Jersey. and regulating
the business licensed.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the City Of Absecon, that no per-
son or persons, firm or corporation. shall
engage in the carrying on of any store. bus
mess, trade or occupation in the City OF
Absecon, N. j., nor aid or assist an employee.
clerk or otherwise in carrying such business
or store, or in using any wagon, vehicle,
stand. store or other place or thing. nor sell
or offer for sale any goods or things for
which a license is required by the terms OF
this ordinance unless a license as herein
provided for shall have been first obtained
therefor.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, that
all license fees shall be due and payable TO
the City Clerk at his office on the first day
Of January of each year, the term thereof
commencing on January first and expiring
on December thirty-hrst thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further ordained. that
the license fees shall be paid annually as
above provided to the City of Absecon for
maintaining and operating stores for the
conduct Of and conducting the business, trade
or occupation herein named, at the place to
be designated in the license certificate issued
therefor, if so designated, and shall be as
follows, 1.-THE names used being q designa-
ton Of the businesses, trades or occupations
required to be licensed)
Automobile supplies and accessories. IS 500
Boarding houses. cottages. hotels, inns
and taverns or other buildings used
by the public for sleeping or lodging
purposes LOO
Automobiles carrying passengers for
nlre o.oo
every sign $500
tionery 500
Banks for banking business ......... 1000
Butter. eggs and poultry. ........... 500
Coal or ice wagons or carts, EACH. 2.5o
Coal yards, lumber, feed and hay. 1900
Cigars, tobacco and candy. retail..... 500
Cigars, barber shop, pool p%arlor, shoe
shining n9Tl0T selling from case
only o-oo
Delivery automobiles or wagons used
to deliver goods in any business
hereby licensed 300
than above 1000
Express. wagons or automobile, each. 500
Hothouses. flowers and plants, each. 500
Hardware. tinware, paints. oils $3.50. 1000
Junk dealer gathering junk by wagon
or otherwise junk meaning scrap or
old iron, waste, cotton. odds and
ends of copper, brass. lead and other
materials or articles of any kind
that are useless for their original
purpose, for the purpose of sale or
otherwise o.uu
Livery stable, laundry delivery. wag-
ons. or automobiles. each ......-.. 500
Milk wagons. each ........ 500
Meats 500
Delivery wagons or automobiles selling
oils, gasoline, petroleum wagons,
etc, wholesale or retail. .-..... 1000
Pool and billiard tables. each .-.--.- 500
Restaurants 800
Sewing machines 800
Any place of business not hereinabove
Section 4. Be it further ordained. that
all licenses issued between the first day Of
July and the thirty-hrst day Of December
following in any year, shall be issued for
one-half the fees mentioned in Section Three
hereof. said licenses to expire on the thirty
first day of December in each year, in ac-
c%ordanee with the provisions OF Section Two
! Section 5. Be it further ordained. that
the fees herein imposed for such licenses are
imposed for revenue.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, that
any person or persons or corporation who
shall violate any of the provisions of this
ordinance snail, upon convection thereo1 pc
fore any Justice of the Peace Of Atlantic
County. be punished by a fine not exceeding
One Hundred Dollars f~S100.00) for each
offence. and in default Of the payment of
such fine, shall be confined in the City or
County Jail for a period not exceeding thirty
days, IN tina discretion Of said Justice Of the
Peace that is to say the said Justice of the
Peace before whom the offender Is tried
shall have the right to impose any fine not
exceeding the maximum fine therein proyid-
ed. and in default Of the payment thereof, to
imprison the said offender for any term not
exceeding the maximum term hereinabove
provided.
Section z Be it further ordained. that
the Mayor, or other proper officer. be and he
is authorized and directed to use such Of
the police force OF the City as is necessary
to execute and enforce this ordinance, and to
ENFORCE ali necessary anu lawful ponce reg
~ulations thar may best facilitate the carrying
on Of the business of cars used for local
passenger traffic and as may best protect and
facilitate the carrying on of the several bust
nesses, trades and occupations licensed by
this ordinance.
Section 8. Be It further ordained, that
no person shall be required to take out a
license in order to sell the produce OF his
or her farm.
Section 9. Be II further ordained. thar all
ordinances or parts Of ordinances inconsist-
anf Nth the fa~n.r - Ski -. 49, 81
the same are hereby repealed to the extent
Of such Inconsistencies and that this ordi-
nance shall take effect Immediately.
Passed at a regular meeting Of Council
held Oct %. 1919.
E. C. BATES. President
Attest:
SAMUEL JOHNSON. City Clerk
Approved
HARRY MATTsON. SR.. MaEor.