The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-22
ORDINANCE No "a,

AN ORDINANCE reIa,,,s 'sS
for the violation hereof ins a pena' .
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ssr,,an in DOES oRDAry. 'iif W
corporate, sL.,, edlter no person ,;r,.
business. s.ah engage in or carr, UNI ~. or
within the MI. or occupation on anc,Jo- .ie
without first b., =. he City OF RenneuT.,r
therefor. having obtained = Wno.k
so section 2. Auctfone.r, s..u
licenea ssooo per Quarter - license
quarter S Ysar be issued for les. ana no
section .. No auc,,oneer ,A.,
any KIND Of public or nri,,s,s nav conduit
., any KIND whatsoever nm .cuon sale
a!ley or place within the limit, ~ ,strsst.
OF henhewlck' eXcent between the Sco,r, :,
. O'Clock a. m and o'clocl, n '. - W
4 days and holidays expressly excsn,os sun
Section q. No auctIoneer Shall rirz ,
bell or permit the same 10 he r7Irv a.
about the front of the premises hes,-.
after or during such sale. Neither shan
he permit music, singing or loud no,,e :.
soliciting TO be made for the purpose ~
| attracting the public
Section 5. II shall be unlawful far ,rv
auctioneer 10 offer for sale or sell ary
article OF any kind whatsoever withoN
first stating in q distinct voice az me
! time Of offering each article. either that
the article is sold without any represen.
tation as to quality, price or value. and
without any guarantee whatsoever. ~
that said article is warranted 20 ne 81.
pressly as the auctioneer represents II.
II the article Is so warranted, Il shan
be unlawful for any person. firm or cor.
poration or any agent, employee Or SCI.
want thereof, TO offer any article for public
or private auction sale without first hav.
ing securely attached thereto tag sped.
ficaliy and truthfully describing the quail.
fly, quantity. construction or contents ~
such article so offered for sale.
Section 6. II shall be unlawful for any
suctioneer to accept any false BIDS from
any person whatsoever, and no gift pre-.
MUM or bonus Of any kind shall be offer
ed 70 any person as an inducement TO buy
any other article exposed for sale.
II shall be unlawful for any person 70
act as "capper'' or by-bidder or booster
at any auction sale.
Section ,. II shall be unlawful 70 offer
for sale either, at public or private aue.
ton, or in any other manner, any goods
known or purported as belonging TO an.
other person, firm or corporation without
first having filed true and complete
inventory of such goods with the Chief OK
Police, unless he VALVES such require.
ments. Such inventory shall be supported
by an affidavit as to the ownership OF
these articles by the seller.
Section Q. Any auctioneer selling any
article whatsoever shall retain In hiS
possession the money or other considera-
ton Of value, paid for such article Tor
period Of az hours II before the end ot
that time. the purchaser finds that the
article is not as represented. said auc-
tioneer shall refund such purchase price.
Section .. A transient nnerchant tbeinE
n merchant who has engaged IN any
business in the City OF kennewick Tor Q
period OF less than il monthsl VINO de-
sires to hold an auction sale shall pay Q
and no license shall be issued Tor o
Section 10. That whenever any person,
firm or corporation classed as an estab-
lished merchant In The City OF KennewicR
shall wish to t 2, any daSS SeoSs
sucf, date Of such forced sale or public or
rriyate auction sale. he shall first obtain
\ license from the City OF Kennewick and
shall pay therefor the sum OF $1,000 per
day, and no license shall be issued Tor
fraction thereof.
The license fee for such sale Of any
merchandise purchased or received our
sale, or for merchandise received during
such sale, shall be in the sum OF $4,000
ner day and no license shall Dc issued
for a fraction thereof.
Section III. Any person Noleuns dhy OF
the terms Of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof be fined in sum not
exceeding $4,000 or Imprisonment In the
city Jail for a term not exceeding 50
days, or both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section ~. Should any sentence, clause,
phrase or section OF this ordinance Be
held invalid or unconstitutional the sans
shall not affect the remaining portions OF
this ordinance. -.
Section Is. This ordinance shall be in
full forca and effect five days AFTER IL
approval, passage and publication as re-
Quired by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL or TIE
CITY OF KENNEWICK this 18th day o.
'u MARJORIE A. MILLER
City Clerk
APPROVED this 18th day Of july, 1919
U. L. KEOLRER,
Mayor
Approved as b form:
KENNETH z. SERIER,
City Attorney h-is--t'A