HomeMy WebLinkAbout0727 AN ORDINANCE for the purpose of regulating auction sales in the City of Brem-
erton; providing for a license fee to be paid for carrying on or conducting auction
sales within the City of Bremerton; and providing a penalty for the violation of any
of the provisions thereof.
The City Council of the City of Bremerton do ordain as follows:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any p~rson, firm, company or corporation to
carry on any auction sale within the City of Bremerton, of any goods, wares, or
merchandise of any description, whatsoever, without first obtaining a license from
the City Clerk of said city, and paying the license fee as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Any person, lira, corporation desiring to conduct an auction sale of
any goods, wares or merchandise of any nature whatsoever, within the city of Bremer-
ton shall first al?ply in writing to the clerk of said city f. ora license permitting
said ~c~wxEx~ sale, said application shall set forth the name of the person, firm,
company or corporation making the application, the nature of the goods to be sold
and the nu~nber of days for which said license is required. Said application shall be
signed by the party applying therefor, or his agent or attorney.
Sec. ~, The license fee to be paid for said license shall be ~50.00 per day for
each day (except Sundays) for which the license is issued, which amount must be paid
at the time of issuance of said license.
Sec. 4. All auction sales carried on under the provisions of this ordinance
shall be carried on by a regularly licensed auctioneer, and no person shall be ]~rmit-
ted to sell at auction or offer i'or sale any of the goods, wares or merchandise con-
templated by this ordinance to be sold at auction, except he be a regularly licensed
auctioneer; provided that the license fee hereby required to be paid by this ordinance
shall not be construed to apply to any person, firm. company or corporation selling
any article of merchandise from a regularly maintained stock or established place of
business, when said stock and place of business have been maintained for a period of
six months prior to the date of application for a license to conduct an auction sale
in such regularly established place of business.
Sec. 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for each offense
by a fine of not more than SZO0, or be imprisoned in the city jail for a term not
exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisornnent.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and
after its passage, approval and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, and approved by me this
l~th day of June, A. D. 19£1.