The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-15
ORDINANCE NO, 40.


~ aspect TO license taxes, the as
gesainent and collection thereof,
Providing penalties for viola
upns thereof, etc.
BE IN ORDAINED by tho Board
III Directors OF the City Of Fair
mont.
~ That Chapter % OF the Municipal
code of the City Of Fairmout be
tlnalled and re.enacted so as to
read Is follows:
BUSINESS REQUIRING LICENSE
Section 4. No person without a
City license therefor shall (a) keep
q hotel oritayern, eating house or
Restaurant; or (bJ keep for public
use o. resort q bowling alley, pool
table, billiard table, bagatelle
table, or any table OF like kind;
tcj or taxi.cab stand or any place
al like kind; or Id practice the
business Of palmiSt, c~lairyoyant or
! tostphe teller.
Section 2. No person without
d City license therefor shall (al sell
ri Wholesale or retail patent or
proprietary medicines; (b) or OK.
hihit any circus, menagerie, circus
ana mcnsgerie combined, theatre
cal Performance, street or other
carniyal, or public show, TO which
admission - obtained for money or
rewarti or
tc1 ran or operate. for profit, a
meEfNgoround, or roller coaster.
or scenic railway, or like device,
o. keepifor public use or resort,
a shooting gallery, a skating rink;
- nun or operate a cane rack,
: doll baby rack, knife rack, strtk'
ms machine. Jingle board, punch
, board aFtful dodger. candy wheel,
Illyr other scheme or device by which
merehAnd!se or other things Of
yalbe are disposed Of by game Of
chance or like device, or human
laundry device, or dip device; or
tdY 1ct as a hawker or peddler:
provided, that bona flde farmers
vending farm prodrc cts shall not be
required 70 have u license; or
Cell net as an s%Ictioneer: or
= ti9spractice the business OF real
.aostate agent, stock broker, or other
ii NOV by buying or selling for
/, otises0s stocks, securities, or any
other property for a commission
OF reward; or
Cglg practice the business ct
money broker, buying or selling
tindefseutrent or desreciated money
OF funds; or exchanging ono ktnn
Of money or funds for another, Tor
benefit or reward: or
Ih)l practice the business OF
pawn Croker by lending money or
lther things for profit, for or on
account Of personal property de-
rosited with the lender In pledge;
4 ali sellS or barter, or offer, OF ex.
nose torsale or barter, any patent
8S sell; offer or expose for sale
TO merchants trading stamps, pre-.
MUM htaInps, or certificates OF ike
ratuce or character, or undertake
With merchants to redeem such
slentps an money or goods; Or -
ff Tell any sewing machines
sianos, sorgans. Mctrolas, phono'
rfaphg3 talking machines. or SINH
Instruments, o: being u travel
Ing agent. canvasser. or salesman,
seIl or contract to soil any books.
maps prints, pamphlets, end pert
odicals, except such books. pam
nhiets and periodical that may be
N religloue or ethical nature
whether manufactured within or
Nifhput the city; or
(l1s soil. offer, or expose for sale,
or sollcit, or receive orders for
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars.
eeafettes; or other preparations OF
tobacco, or cigarette paper or
wrapper, at wholesale or retail; or
(m) carry on business Of junk
dealer, or. act as agent, solicitor,
eaiyasser or salesman, for any
Junk dealer; or
tnJ sell pistols, revolvers, or
weapons OF like kind; OF
fol maintain or occupy any
houseboa.., or like structure OF yes
ssi, upon or along tho bed, hanks
ct Shores Of any n%aYigable stream;
Of
nl maintain any slot machine c:
nther automatic device, which, for
ME same profit or reward, In each
case. and without any violation OF
the law, furnishes music, or ex'
hfbits pictures. or provides facilt'
fies for Weighing, or supplies any
fnetchanise or any other thing, or
renders any service; but no slot
machine .or other automatic de.
ca with respect to which, or its
Sopesation. service, or supplies,
there Is any element Of chance tbe'
ing game table within the mean
Of section once OF chapter one
hundred and fIHty.one OF the code
ofEWest Virginia, or a gaming table
Under he laws and ordinances OF
the City, shall be protected by any
lieense; or
Id solicit, carry on or practice
the business OF a collection agency
81 association, whether 1t be a per
son firm or corporation; or
% keep, Or maintain, a public
park, admission to which is OBJ
taIned for money or reward; or
% carry on the business OF a
labor agency; or
10 any one manufacturing, sell
ing or distributing, either at re-
tan or wholesale, any and all
preparations OF every kind charac'
tor or nature. such as ARE pre-
pared, mixed and sold ut soda
fcuntain,-and all such preparations
& bevo, pablo, milo, moxie, ginger
IA. near beer, coca cola, pop, grape
nice. and all other preparations
ef like nature and character, com
monty called and known as soft