The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-05

OLbO11NEA4NAE INNJ. OIO4.
AN ORDINANCE relating to secondhand
dealers in the city of Topeka, regulate
ing the purchase Of property, providing
for report and record of all properly
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD or
,Gr0MMISsIONERS OF THE CITY or
Section l. Any person or persons, com
pany or corporation who buys for selling
purposes used goods, wares, merchandise.
furniture, tools of any kind. automobile
wearing apparel, jewelry or any other ar
ticle or articles Of value from any per-
son or persons, company or corporation
not regularly dealing in SAID articles. Is
dealer.
Section . Every secondhand deales
shall keep at his place Of business a rees
lister in which he shall enter IN writing
with ink in a legible hand a minute dc-
scription of all personal property of every
kind and character taken, purchased
received as described in Section l. ana
shall include in said description any num-
Der or other identifying marks which
might appear in or upon such article
articles, together with the name, place OF
residence. and personal description Of the
person or persons selling the said property
and the amount paid therefor, and the
second hand dealer shall. Immediately APP
on the said purchase of any chattels or
personal property aforesaid make an en-
try upon the register kept for such pur-
pose in ink and said entry shall not be
erased. obIiterated or effaced
1t shall be the duty Of each and eveTr
second hand dealer to make out ann deliver
to the Chief of Police every day before tAA
hour of j NJ. n legihle, correct and com
plete copy Of all entries made in said reg.
fster during the preceding day; provided,
that no second hand dealer shall be re-
quired TO keep such description Of any
property purchased from manufacturers or :
wholesale dealers having an established
place of business, or OF any goods purs
chased at open sale from any bankrupt
stock or from any person, company OF cor .
Z
place of business; but such goods must be 4
accompanied by a bill Of sale other evi-
which shall be open to Inspection by the
Chief Of Police or any police officer Of the
section B Said register shan at all :
times be kept open to the tDspeetlon q the >
Chief of Police or any police officer 81 the
dealer shall Show and exhibit 10 any such
officer for inspection any article or ar
ticles purchased. taken or received by him .
And all articles purchased or received by
said second hand dealer that must be re ,
corded in said register. rs above provided.
least for period Of i've days Tor the In
spectfon Of the officers above designated.
Section T. No second hand dealer shall
receive or purchase any stolen article or
articles from any person or persons or re-
ceive purchase any property from any
intoxicated person or any minor or shall
receive or purchase Property owned by any
minor or property Which from any cause
he NAV have reason to believe or suspect !
cannot be lawfully or rightfuily sold by
the person or persons Offering the sGmr
SECTION :. ANY secondhand dealer who
shall violate fail, neglect or REFUSE 10
comply with any provision reS1ia ton. or
requirement Of this ordinance. shaff upon
conviction. be fined not less than Ien Dol
lars nor more than Five Hundred 1toHarT
for each offense or be imprisoned IN the
city Jail not less than ten days nor more
than sixty Gays or punished by both suf-t
fine and imprisonment and shall also pay
the costs Of such CtiOu.
Section g This ordinance shall take effect
and he in force from and after It's paSsag.
and publication in the official city papfF-
Passed the Board Of Commissioners Dc
snnreved December 2 1921.
Il J. CORWTNE.
Mavor.
Attest. ETA NJ COVELL-
IssaI City CLERK.
1r,irat r,,1i.Iishnd In -rhe Tnnela STATE Jour