The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-08
opDYNANCr NO.

AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND
REGULATE JUNK DEALERS AND
JUNK YARDS, STORAGE PLACES
FOR SCRAP AND SECONDHAND
ARTICLES and THE COLLECTION
and DEPOSITING OF JUNK IN THE
THE CITY OF MOUNT CLEMENS
SECTION ]. No person. persons, firm
OF corporation shall use. exercise or
carry on the business OF keeper OF a
Junk yard or what is commonly calleo
a Junk dealer, for the purpose OF sale.
exchange, barter. collecting, storing or
receiving OF Junk, rags. old rope. paper
baggng, old paper, old metal brass.
copper. tin. lead. bags. scrap or dis
carded metals bottles. housewrecking
materials, lighting and plumbing fix
lures and metals OF any description
whatsoever, auto wrecks or any parts
OF any old automobiles or parts OF OLD
auto wrecks or any wrecks OF any KIND
or nature whatsoever, nor draw or
drive or procure TO be drawn or driven
through the streets. highways or alleys
OF the City of Mount Clemens. any wa
CON, cart wheelbarrow, motor vehicle
or other vehicle for the purpose OF col
lecting or deposting such articles OF
der without an annual license therefor
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2. Any person. persons.
firm or corporation desiring TO en-
gage In the business OF keeping
Junk yard or as junk dealer for the
purchase, sale. exchange. barter or re-
ceiving Of the articles mentioned IN
Section 1 hereof. or other articles OF
like nature or desiring TO engage In the
business OF buying and selling. ex-
changing, bartering. collecting, storing
or receiving or otherwise disposins OF
such articles with q wagon. cart.
wheelbarrow motor vehicle or other
vehicle in the City OF Mount Clemens
shall submit an annual written appli-
cation to the City Commission for the
license required with the amount here
in specified as the amount OF such
license. After the approval OF SUCH
license by the City Commission. IL
shall be the duty Of the City Clerk TO
issue a license TO said apple per-
business a. specified in his apple alton
Section 3. No person, persons. firm or
eorpor alton shall operate, conduct or
carry on the business OF keeping junk
yard or what Is commonly called a
funk yard dealer. handling any or all
OF the articles hereinbefore enumerated
within the City of Mount Clemens un-
less such person. persons, firm or cor
poration shall submit with its annual
applic ation. the written consent OF
majority OF the property owners sur
rounding such premises proposed 10 De
so used within a radius OF five hundred
800, feet. provided. however. that this
Section shall not apply when the prem
ises so proposed 70 be used adjcin any
railroad right-of-way and are located
entirely within the radius 81 five hum
dred 1901 feet OF such railroad right
of-way. and provided further that the
fore going provisions may be waived by
the City Commission as 10 established
Junk yards.
section 4 Every applicant for license
20 keep Junk yard or what u com
monty called Junk dealer. in the
City Of Mount Clemens. shall Nat the
time Of making such annual. applica a.
ton for such license accompany the
same. for the use OF the City. with the
sum Of $500 Five Dollars as such
annual license fee.
Section 5. Every applicant for license
20 engage IN the business of buying.
selling. exchanging. barterinG. collect
ing or receiving junk with cart. wa
eon wheelbarrow motor vehicle or
other vehicles. shall At the time OF
making such annual application there
for accompany the same. for the use OF
the City with the sum OF one dollar as
the annual license fee therefor.
Section 8. Every license granted TN
der the terms of this ordinance shall
give authori,y.to operate one Junk yard
or one wagon. cart, wheelbarrow, mo-
tor vehicle. or other vehicle as the
case may be. and In no event shah
a license for Junk yard under the
provisions hereof grant 70 such licensee
wheelbarrow. motor vehicle. or other
vehicle In conjunction herewith. but
every such operator OF such jun', yard
shall obtain a License for each and