, 1925-04-02

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mediately.
C. C. Cox, member of the Mer-
chants Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. ably presented the ordin-
ance on the regulation of private
business, including licenses. The
purpose of the ordinance is two-fold;
first, it gives police protection to the
residents against fraud on the part
of solicitors. and second, it gives the
city a source of revenue in the form
of a tax and license from the ped
dlers.
The ordinance and the meaning OF
same defines a solicitor to be any
person who goes from house to house
and place to place in the City of
Rawlins selling or taking orders, for.
or offering to sell or take orders for
goods or merchandise for future de-
livery or services performed in the
future. who demands, accepts or re-
ceives payment or deposit OF any
money in advance of final delivery.
1t is declared unlawful for any
person to act as a solicitor without
first securing a license from the
City Clerk Of Rawlins. Any person
desiring a license to- engage as a
solicitor shall make application to
the City Clerk and give his name
and address of the person or firm
or corporation which he represents.
Such application shall be accompani-
ed by a bond in the penal sum of
$500 inc II to remain in the hands
of the City Clerk at the time Of the
solicitation and for 90 days after the
day he leaves the city. Thus any
person akgrieved by the action OF
any such solicitor shall have a right
OF action on the bond for the re-
covery of money or damages or
both
All solicitors coming within and
subject to the purview and scope of
this ordinance shall at the time of
making application. pay in advance
the sum OF $500 for each day he
intends to solicit in Rawlins.
This ordinance does o affect
those persons who solicit or peddle
goods In Rawlins who do not ask
for part payment OF a deposit. II
gives police protection in that many
times frauds are committed by per-
sons selling merchandise. which
when received, is greatly inferior to
the merchandise offered at the time
of the solicitation. II the goods are
delivered at the time of the solicit
tation Tho person comes under the
State Transient law. which provides
that the solicitor must "a a sum
of $500 for the privilege of peddling
goods.
The outside solicitor pays no taxes
or revenue of any sort to the city.
thus the license will give the city a
source of revenue from this quarter.
This ordinance passed by the local
City Council was taken from a Port
land, oregon, ordinance and II has
been sustained by the courts In hat
state.
II is hoped that the city will have
the cooperation OF the residents OF
Rawlins for when a peddler visits
a house that person should ask to
see his license and II such Is not had
a report should be made to the local
police. II Is for the residents pro-
lection, thus to eliminate frauds in
Rawlins the cooperation OF the peo-
pie OF the city Is needed.
l.. NJ. Bonnewell, secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce and II. Brett
enstein, member OF the Camp Ground
Committee. presented the matter OF
the building OF the Community house
IN the tourist camp u MOST OF
the residents OF Rawlins are ac-
quaintcd with the matter. thus It
viii not be necessary to 20 into de-
tail. The plans OF the proposed
house were given TO n contractor and
II was estimated that the house Tonta
cost about $4,000. complete W boat
fixtures. At the present the 4hsra
her OF Commerce II not able "a fntny
the responsibility OF financing ian
building OF the house II IL believed
that the tourist camp Will lngn
very short time PAY Cor itseq buDl
for the immediate tuturc It ia sces-
sary for some organization to aViums
the financial oryyponsibllity. Ptt
tours, camp 'isoH city under& ,tsng
and the City Council IN last evcSincs
meeting dk2i{QdatT dAAAhmc dfis,
~nanciai burden. although at thiN TINS
no fundgt will, ba ,p%cccHsary ~ ahto
contract4+4iH liio k6iid the str cuhsm
on time payments. -oI
u. Breitenstein presented thd fnAs1,
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