Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-09
ORDINANCE NO. 333

AN ORDINANCE FOR LICENS-
ING AND REGULATING THE
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY
ITINERANT VENDORS.
The City Council of the City of
FL Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. Each person, firm
or corporation engaged in the bust
ness of an itinerant vendor shall pay
to the City of FL Centre, as and for
u license fee, for the privilege of
conducting such business Il sum of
$500 per day or fraction thereof.
The words "itinerant VENDOR
shall be construed to mean any per-
son, firm or corporation, whether
acting as principal or as agent, who
or which engages in the business in
the City Of Ell Centre, of selling,
contracting to sell, taking orders for,
or offering to sell or take orders for
wares or merchandise, with the in
tention at the time of engaging in
said business of continuing the same
for 4 period of not more than ninety
900 days, and who or which, in con
Quoting or carrying ON the same,
hires, leases, subleases or occupies
any room, building or structure. or
a part of any room, building or
structure for the purpose of storing,
exhibiting or displaying such goods,
wares or merchandise, or samples
thereof; provided that any person,
firm or corporation who or which
so engaged in such business shall
not be excluded from the operation
of this section by reason of associ
ating with any local dealer, trader,
merchant or auctiOneer or by reason
of conducting such business in CON
nection with or as part of, or in the
name of the business of any local
dealer, trader merchant, or auction
eer; provided. further, that the pro-
visions of this section shall not APP
ply to commercial agents selling
goods, wares or merchandise to, or
soliciting orders therefor from retail
dealers nor to hawkers. peddlers. or
persons selling fresh fruit or vegc-
tables, butter eggs poultry or other
like farm or ranch products.
Every person, firm or corporation
whether acting as principal or as
agent shall, before engaging In any
business in the City of FL Centro OF
selling. contracting to sell, or tax
ing orders for goods, wares, or mer-
chandise and who or which, in carry
ing on or conducting such business
hires, leases, subleases or occupies
any room, building or structure, or
a part of any room. building or
Structure, for the purpose of storing,
exhibiting or displaying such goods,
wares or merchandise or samples
thereof, shall make application to
the City Clerk on forms provided by
him. for a permit to engage in such
business, said application to state
the name and address of the apph-
cant, the person, firm or corpora
tion, if any, which he represents and
the character of the goods wares or
merchandise to be sold. Such apph-
cation shall be accompanied by u
bond in the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) executed by a
surety company or two responsible
property holders residing in Ell Cen,
tro. or in lieu thereof a cash bond
in similar amount, conditioned up
on such business being actually con
Quoted for and during continuous,
period of more than ninety 900
days, or, failing therein. the princi.
pal and sureties thereon to be liable
to the City of FL Centre in the sum
OF Three Dollars $4,000 for each
day or fraction thereof of such bust.
ness has been so conducted; and
further cnoditioned upon the making
OF final delivery of any goods order
ed by any person from such business
or failing therein, that the advance
if any be made, on such
order, be refunded, and that in the
event any goods, wares or merchan-
disc sold have been misrepresented
or do not conform to the warrants,
express or implied, of the seller, that
the purchase price paid for such
goods, wares or merchandise shall be
refunded to the purchaser upon the
return of the merchandise purchased.
Any person aggrieved by the action
OF the licensee under this section
shall have right of action on the
said bond for the recovery of money
or damages, or both, Such bond