The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20

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| the hustings court Of the city Of Rich
mond or the Judge thereof in vaca-
ton" and shall deliver to such appli-
cant certificate such as is required
by section ! of this ordinance, and the
applicant shall forthwith present such
application. together with the said GER
tificate to the hastings court of the
city of Richmond, or to the judge
| thereof in vacation. accompanied by
receipt from the collector of taxes for
the city Of Richmond for a 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
bear such evidence as may be intro
| duced for or against the application.
and determine whether such applicant
Is or IL not proper person to be
Sranted such license and whether the
j place where the said business is pro-
| POSED to be conducted is or is not
proper and suitable place, and whether
the said license may be legally granted
under the ordinances of the city OF
I Richmond, and the laws of the com
monwealth of Virginia. and Ii the
court or judge be of opinion that the
! same may ne 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 APP
I plicant will be entitled to a license to
conduct the said business, when 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 at
once paid into the treasury of the said
i city, and the said collector shall issue
! license to the applicant to conduct
| such business in the place named in
the application. in such form 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 it was
| deposited.
| ;. Any person licensed un,;er this
| ordinance shall be subject to the pro-
visions thereof. and to all ordinances
i 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 be liable to a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars. nor more than
five hundred dollars for each ofYense,
recoverable before the police justice of
the city Of Richmond. or before the
police justice of police court. part II,
as 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
FIVE from tho data nf guch
conviction.
Am persons, firms. or corporations.
who shall have been licensed to con-
| cuct said business at the time this
ordinance takes effect. shall be and
are hereby authorized and empowered
to conduct the said business to the
end of the period Tor 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 go to do. or for any viola
ton Of the conditions thereof. any
such licensee shall be liable upon con-
viction thereof to a fine 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 fine shall
/ be recoverable before the police JUS
| tee of the city of Richmond. or of po-
/ lice court part II. as the case maybe,
| s. All ordinances or parts Of ordi-
| dances in conflict with this ordinance
! be and the same are hereby repealed.
| 6. This ordinance shall be in force
| from it's passage.
A true copv-Teste
| ALF. Fl. MCDOWELL
City Clerk.
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