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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1531 ORDI~!ANCE NO. 1551 AN ORDINANCE defintn~i and regulating second-hand dealers and the sale, trade, barter or exchange, of second-hand goods, requiring second-hand dealers to pro- cure l~censes and keep records, and providing penalties for violation of this ordlnance. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Any person who, within the city of Bremerton, shall as a business, engage ~n th~ purchase, sale, trade, barter or exchange of second- hand goods, other th~ "J~k" as defined in this ordinance, or ~y person who shall keep any store, shop, room or place where second-hand goods of any kind or description, other than "3~k" as defined in this ordinance, are bou~lt, sold, traded, bartered or exchanged, is hereby] defined to be a second-hand dealer, with- in the meaning of this ordinance. "J~k" is hereby defined as rag~s, bottles,~crap metal, used paper, and worn out ob3ects having no value except on account of the material of which they are composed. Section 2. SECOND-HAND DEAL~'S LICENSE F~. It shall be ~lawful for any person to engage in the business of second-hand dealer without first procuring a license so to do, to be known as a "Second-Hand Dealer~s License." The fee for such Second-Hand Dealer's License shall~, and the s~e is hereby~ fixed at Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars per year, oayable annually to the City Treasurer on the 1st day of July of each year. The City Treasurer may prorate said fee on the basis of $1.25 per month when such person starts business on or after August 1st tn ~y year. Any person having more than one place of business where second-hand goods are bought, sold, traded, bartered or exchanged, shall be required to procure a separate license fop each and every such place of business. Section 3. SECONDHAND OF~LERS MAY CHANGE LOCATION. A Second-Hand ~aler's License shall not be transferable from one person to ~other, but the licensee may have his license transferred to a new location by the City Clerk and the change of address shall be noted on the license, together with the date on which the change was made. Section 4. SECOND-HAND DEALERS TO K~P RECORD. Every second-hand dealer shall keep a book tn which he shall at the time of purchase of any second-hand goods, enter tn the English language, written in ink, a full ~d accurate des- c~iption of such goods so bought, together with the n~e, apparent age, signature and residence of the vendor, and if the vendor sha?~l be a minor, a statement of that fact, also the amount paid and the date and hour of purchase, and said book, as well as every article or thing purchased, shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by the Chief of Police or any Police Officer of the City. ~ 5, SE~HAND GOODS'TO BE KEPT TEN (10) DAYS: Second-h~d goods of ~y kind and description bought or received by a second-hand dealer, must be held at least ten (!0) days before they are sold or offered for sale, except when the goods have been inspected by the members of the Pole. ce Department design- ated for that purpose and they have authorized the sedond-hand dealer to dispose of such goods Within a less period than ten (10) days. S~gn 6. D~ILY TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD TO BE D~IVERED TO THE C~IEF OF POLICE. Every second-hand dealer shall make out and deliver to the Chief of Police, at his office, before the hour of noon of each day, a copy-of the entries and transactions contained in the book of records relstfng to. the business of the previous day. Section 7. PURCHASING SECOND, HAND GOODS ~{OM MINORS: In case second-hand goods are bought or received, from any minor, the second-hand dealer, his employee or agent, buying or receiving such articles of value, shall demand and receive of such minor a written authority from the person owning such articles, giving full authority to such minor to sell the same, and such written authority shall be received and placed on file by the person receiving such goods and be a part of the record of such transaction. Section 8. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be p~ished by a fine in any s~ not exceeding Three H~dred ($300.00) ~llars, or by imprisonment in the city Jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication thereof, this 7th day of July, 1943. ~ TEST: ~: ~.~ .,~ , ~ .~,-',.~ ........ ~ ' Mayor ' ~y CZerk .................