The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-29

every wagon. cart, wheeibarrow. motor
vehicle or other vehicle which may
be operated in conjunction with said
| Junk yard.
Section 2. Each and every license
| granted under the provisions OF this
ordinance shall expire on the LIST day
of June next following the date OF its
| ISSUANCE.
Section q. The City Commission NAV
| cant who has previously been convict
| ed OF any crime or who has twice
been convicted OF violating the proyl-
sons OF this ordinance or for other
good cause shown. Every application
| for a license shall contain an agree
ment on the part OF the applicant that
| he Will accept the license II granted
him. upon the condition that II may
be suspended or revoked at the Will
OF the City Commission. ANY license is
sued for junk ysre under this ordi-
nance shall state the street number or
! location of the yard designated IN the
apple alton as constituting the principal
place of business OF the licensee ana
such license shall not be used for any
other location than the one designated
Section q. Every lcensee OF junk
yard shall on demand exhibit all goods
bought or received and give the name,
residence and description OF the per-
sons from whom same was purchased
or received lie shall keep a record or
book written in ink in the English Ian
ruaRe containing the name, residence
and description OF all persons from
whom purchases are made and q de-
tailed description OF the articles pur-
chased or acquired
Section 10. All articles purchased or
received in exchange by any party
licensed as junk dealer under the
provisions OF this ordinance. shall De
retained by him for at least hfteen
15 days before disposng OF them. In
an accessible place on the premises
where such articles are purchased and
received. provided, however hat tnls
section shall not apply to old rags.
waste papers and household goods;
provided, further. that nothing herein
contained shall make II necessary for
the licensee OF a junk yard 70 retain
articles purchased from anyone having
a fixed place OF business after rec
ord shall have been made OF the pur-
chase of said articles in the book
above referred 10.
Section II. No llcenses hereunder
shall purchase. barter or receive In
exchange or hold any iron. brass. cop
per, tin. zinc. aluminium. or other me.
tai products or any article composed
ing automobile wrecks or any parts OF
any old automobile or parts OF old
automobile wrecks or any wrecks or
any kind or nature whatsoever without
first obtaining a written statement IN
the English language containing
written description thereof signed ny
the party from whom the same Is pur-
chased or received and setting forth
the time when such articles were re-
civcd by such person and from Whom
and declaring that they were not oo-
tanned unlawfully or by theft. All such
statements shall be preserved Tor al
least one year. The burden OF proving
ownership and the right TO transfer any
such articles mentioned in this para
graph shall he assumed and maintained
by the licensee under the ordinance.
Section r. No licensee OF junk
ward shall purchase or receive by sale
barter. or exchange or otherwise. any
from any person between the hours OF
nine 900, o'clock p. m. and seven
(7:OO) o'clock a. M, or on Sundays.
nor from any person under the age OF
seventeen nT years nor from any
person who Is at the time intoxic ateo'
or from a habitual drunkard. nor from
any persons known by such licensee
10 be a thief or an associate OF thieves
or a receiver OF stolen property or
from anv person he has reason to sus-
pect OF being such. NO minors unoe,
the age of seventeen n0 years snail
be permitted 10 loiter about the prem
ises OF any licensee or a Junk yard. No
nerson shall be permitted upon the
premises OF such licensed junk yard
between the house of nine '9:OO' o.
clock D. m. and seven t7:OO' O'CLOCK
A. m. or on SUNDAYS, except neces-
sary Waterman. Notwithstanding the
last mentioned provision. licensee
NAV with his family dwell upon the
premises where his business Is located:
provided. he shall not conduct said
business nor receive, buy nor sell Junk
between the hours OF nine 'S'Vo' o.
clock p. m. and seven t7:O0, O'Clock
a. m. or on Sundays.
Section l3. The City Commission may
at any time suspend or revoke any
license granted under this ordinance
and order the cessation Of business OPP
erations. All licenses granted hereun-
der are issued and accepted WIN inc
understanding that they are sub1ect 70
suspension or revocation at the VIII or
the CITY Commission. In case OF such
suspension or revocation. the Clerk
shall cause to be served upon the hold
or of the license so suspended or re-
voked or the person in charge OF the
business, notice in writing OF sucn
action by the City Commission. NO
person shall continue TO operate such
business or 70 continue business tran
,actjons after the service upon MN
Of such notice of suspension or revoca-
ton.
Section "a. Before any license grant
ed under the provisions Of THIS oral
nance Is suspended or revoked oy tne
CITY Commission charges in writing
shall be preferred against the licensce
whose license IL is sought 10 revoke.
Such charges shall be served upon the
licensee and he shall be given near
Ing before the City Commission with
a reasonable opportunity to present
evidence in his defense.
Section IS. No such business as
Junk ward or junk dealer shall De
carried on In any portion OF the City OF
Mount Clemens unless neatly con-
structed. painted. tight board fence.
with boards placed vertically, six %,
feet high be erected completely arono
said premises used for that purpose,
and al no time shall any OF the con-
tents OF any junk yard extend over and
above the top OF such fence. provided,
however. that the City Commission
may. At their discretion. waive the
construction OF such fence
Section rs Anv person. persons. In
Guiding the employees or agents of any
firm or corporation. who shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this ordin ance,
shall upon conviction thereof In any
court Of competent jurisdiction be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one hun.
dred dollars $500. 90, or imprisonment
In the CITY Jail for a period not ex-
ceedina thirty go, days or by both
such fine and imprisonment In the
discretion IT the Court trying the OF
fender Violations OF this ordinance may
be restrained by Courts ~ Equity oy
issuance OF 1njunctions for each and
every violation hereunder. In such
manner and on such terms as the Court
Of Equity shall determine proper.
Courts Of Equity shall have turisdic-
ton 70 restrain violations OF this ordi-
nance.
Section H. Any ordinance or paris
OF any ordinance in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 10. Should any Court OF COM
petent jurisdiction hold any Section or
Sections or parts Of any Section or
Sections hereof 10 be invalid. such hold
ins shall not invalidate this ordinance
as whole but shall only invalidate the