The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE.


approved June 10. 1919
To require the approval by the Director
Of Public Safety OF the location
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:
/. That no license shall be granted
to conduct a 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 a.
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 a 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. il 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-
cant shall give bond In the penalty
OF FIVE hundred dollars ts50o.o0), pay
able to the city of Richmond. with
surety satisfactory to the city attor-
ney. and conditioned that If granted
license. the licensee will make a daily
report to the chief OF police on form
tn be prescribed by him and give all
the information called for by the said
such cali system" as may be installed
and maintained by the city of Rich
mond. or under its authority, in such
manner and in strict accord with such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the director Of public
safety. and conditioned also that the
said licensee shall and will observe and
faithfully execute this and all other
ordinances OF the said city reiatine-to
the conduct OF the said business. For
any default in any conditions Of the
said bond the same shall ipso 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 p. NJ.
and A. NJ. OF the succeeding day on
ecch day from Monday to Friday. In
elusive: and on each Saturday they
shall be open for business between the
hours OF A. NJ and II p NJ when
they shall be closed and shall remain
closed until A. M. Of the succeeding
Monday. and for any violation Of this
provision, the ltcensee convicted there
of shall be liable to all tho penalties
prescribed for a violation OF this
ordinance. whether such lcensee 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-
made by an individual. the full name
Of such applicant. and II by Arm
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 applicants. officers or
agents are quali1ed 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-
plication IL found to be In proper form
the director Of public safety shall en-
dorse thereon tho words. Referred to
the hustings court Of the city Of Rich
"a IN
ton" and shall deliver to such appli-
cant a certificate such as IL required
| by section Of this ordinance. and the
! applicant shall forthwith present such
| application. together with the said GER
| tifcate to the hustings court Of the
city OF Richmond, or to the Judge
thereof IN vacation. accompanied by Z
! receipt from the collector OF taxes for
| tho city Of Richmond for . certified
| check payable to the said collector for
| the amount Of tho license assessed
against pawnbrokers sales stores
under the ordinances OF said city,
which said check shall be hold by the
said collector until said court or Judge
shall have nasssd upon said applica.
| tion. The said court or judge shAll
| hear such evidence ~ may be intro
'duced for or against the application
| and determine whether such applicant
| ID or 10 not 4 proper person to b
granted such license and whether ths
place whore the said business n pro.
posed to be conducted 10 or II not Z
| proper and suitable place. ana whether
| the said license may be legally granted
under the ordinances OF the city oi
Richmond. and the laws Of the com
monwealth Of Virginia. and II thu
court or Judge be OF opinion that the
same may be granted. the court oil
Judge. ~ the case may be. shall re-.
Sauire the applicant to execute . bond
in the penalty and conditioned - pre-
scs4bsd IN ssctioa ! o. this osaiaAaea