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An ordinance regulating and licensing the b~siness of selling, storing
or distributing liquid fuel oil.
THE CITY 0F BREI~,~ERTON ~ES 0t~DAIk.
Section 1. It shall be ~lawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in or to hold himself out as being en~;aged in the business of selling,
storing, or distributing liquid fuel oil in bulk or in baz~rel without first
procuring ~d being the holder of a valid subsisting license to ~ known as
an "oil distributor's license" which license shall not be transferable.
S~ction 2. Applicants for a license under this ordin~ce must file an
application with the City Clerk who s~all, upon pa~ent of the prescribed lic-
ense fee and deposit of the bond hereinafter described, deliver ~o the appli-
cant a license·
Section 3. The fee for such license shall be ~10.00 p~r ann~ and shall
be due and payable on July 1 of each year.
S~ction 4. No oil distributor's license shall be issued ~til the appli-
cant files with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton a surety bo~d in the
s~ of ;[~500.00 or in lieu thereof a cash bond in the s~n of 'q~100.00, condition
ed that the licensee will abide by all provisions of this ordinance anm all
other laws or ordinances relating to the sale, storag~ or distribution of liq-
uid fuel oil in bulk or barrel· If the Fire Chief finds that any person lic-
ensed h~re~mder has violated any such ordinance he shall report the c ircmnstan
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ces thereof to the City o~cml who may., after considering the report, order
a hearing, and in such case shall notify 'the licensee of the date of said hear
ing, and in such case shall notify the licensee of the date of said hearing an
of the report of the Fire Chief, which date shall not be less than ten days
from anm after the mailing of such notice to the licensee at his last known
address. At the time of such hearing the City Co~cil may revoke such license
and declare all or part of such bond forfeited to the City of Bremerton.
S~ction 5. Any cash deposited in lieu of a surety bond shall be ref~u~ded
to any licensee upon surrender of the license to the City Clerk or upon ex-
piration thereof·
~~ Section 6. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance and any
person authorizing or directing or ~owingly pe~itting an employee to violate
any pr'ovision of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be p~ished by a fine of not more than ;~300.00
or by impriso~nent in the City Jail for a term not exceeding 90 days or by
both such fine and impriso~nent.
APPii0VED on first reading by the City Co~mcil this 18th day of ~'[ay, 1948.
PASSED on final rea~ing, signed by the i/iayor ~d attested by th~ City
Clerk in autl~entication of such passage this 26th day of l~[ay, 1948.
ATT~ ST: - ' ' ~ayor