The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-23

shorter term than six months.
Hawker: Any person who shall sell
any edible goods or produce from cart,
wagon, vehicle, or other conveyance.
or pack located in the streets or who
shall canvas the sale of any such
goods or product from door to door
Peddler: Any person who shall sen
non-edible goods or product from
cart, wagon, vehicle, or other con-
veyance, or pack going about from
place to place. carrying said goods or
product for the purpose Of sale and
delivery.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for
any transient merchant, hawker or
peddler to sell or offer for sale any
goods wares or merchandise. or to do
any business or attempt TO do any
business in the City of Ely without
first having obtained license to do
so in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section g. Any person. firm or cor
poration who desires to engage in
business as transient merchant,
iawker or peddler in this city shall
apply in writing to the ClCy Coun-
Gil of the City of Ely Tor a license.
The application shall state: The
name of the applicant and OF all per-
sons associated with him in his buSi-
ness for which the license is desired;
the place where the business Is to be
carried on, in case OF transient mer-
chants; the length OF time Tor which
said license is desired; general des-
criptlon OF the thing or Things to be
sold; the place or places OF residence
OF applicant for the five years paSC;
whether or not applicant has ever
been convicted of a felony. gross mis-
demeanor or miSdemeanor.
section 4. No application Tor SUCH
license shall be granted until the
moral character OF the applicant has
been investigated by the CnleI "a ro-
lice of this city and such application
approved Win the written enoorse-
ment OF that officer. When Sucn APP
proved application has been nleu Win
the City CleIA and the application
meets with a.. the requirements OF
the ordinance the City Councll shan
act thereon and instruct the City
clerk to issue license on payment
of the fee hereinafter prescribed.
Section s. The tees for licenses
under this ordinance shall be as fol-
lows
Transient merchant, per day. $500
HawkerS or PeduierS, on foot,
per day 5.OO
hawkers or Peddlers, with We
hicle. or conveyance, per Jay $1,000
provided, however. that not more
than one vehicle or conveyance snail
be permitted to be used under each
license and when accompanied by a
helper an additional sum OF $500
shall be paid for each additional per-
son so accompanying said vehicle or
conveyance. No license shall be is
sued for less than one day, and no
refunds shall be made on unused
portions of licenses.
Section 6. Licenses issued under
this ordinance shall be non-tranSfer-
able. Each person engaged in the
business of vending, hawking or ped
ding goods must secure separate
license. All licenses issued under this
ordinance shall be carried by the lie
ensee or conspicuously posted in his
place of business and Sucn HcenSee
shall, whenever requested, snow sad
license to any officer of the city or
citizen who demands to see the
same.
Section z. It shall be unlawful for
any person licensed under this ordi-
nance to call about him on the
streets or highways of the city so
large number of people as to- in
terfere in any manner with the free
passage of pedestrians Or veI.oleS
passing along said street or highway.
Section 8. No person doing business
under this ordinance shall call at
tention to his business or to his goods.
wares and merchandise by crying
them out by blowing horn, ringing
bell, or by any loud or unusual
noise.
Section 9. No hawking or peddling
shall be PERMITTED in or upon any
public grounds of the City OF Ely.
Section 10. Any license issued under
this ordinance shall be revocable
without notice by the Council for the
following causes: conviction of he