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


approved June IL. 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
business
Be 1t Ordained by tho Council of the
City OF Richmond:
l. 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 q
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-
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. 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 applt-
cant shall give a bond in the penalty
Of Ave hundred dollars ts5o0o 0). 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 daily
report to the chief of police on a form
to be prescribed by him and give all
the information called for by the said
form. and that he will make use OF any
such call system" as may he installed
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 be pre-
scribed by the director OF public
ssfety. 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 facto,
and without offset be forfeited and
payable to the city Of Richmond. and
the said licensee shall thereppon i'm
mediately forfeit the said license. which
shall then and thereafter be null and
void. 1t shall be the duty OF all per-
sons, Arms 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 8 p. NJ.
and 7 A. NJ OF the succeeding day on
each day from Monday to Friday. tn
elusive; and on each Saturday they
shall be open for business between the
hours OF A. NJ. and IL r., NJ. when
they shall be closed and shall remain
closed until 7 A. NJ. Of the succeeding
Monday. and for any violation OF this
provision. the ltcensee convicted there
OF shall be liable to all the penalties
for a violation Of this
ordinance. whether such licensee be
now licensed or not.
2. The said iicenses shall b granted
by the hastings court Of the city of
Richmond. or by the Judge thereof In
vacation. and any person desiring to
thtain such license. shall present hts
written application therefor to the d.
rector Of public safety Of the city OF
Richmond. signed BY himself. 1T least
thirty days prior TO the date. on which
such applicant desires the said license
to become effective, In which ApplicA-
tion shall be stated. X tho same ID
made by an Individual. the fun mama
OF such applicant. and II by . arm
the full name Of each member OF the
firm, and II by Z corporation the full
names Of tho officers or agents who
are to conduct the said business In
the city of Richmond; whethsr such
applicant or applicants. Officers OF
agents are auaiinsd voters q The city
OF Richmond. and the ward and pre-
cinct 10 which thsy Or any Or them re-
side. ana whom and where spch psrepH
was registered - voter. II such Ap-
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