Concerning Dealers in Scrap or Junk Materials, and Providing for the Licensing and Regulation

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_ ORDINANCE NO. % 224,/(AS AMENDED) AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DEALERS IN SCRAP OR JUNK MATERIALS, AND PRO- VIDING FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION THEREOF; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS (a) The term "scrap or junk dealer" as used in this Ordinance, mean any person, or persons, firm or corporation which shall keep and maintain a yard, covered or uncovered, space or place, within the city limits of the Ci: of South Bend for the purpose of, and engaging in the business of buying or selling, exchanging or storing, of old or used materials, metal, bottles, old glassware, old tinware or paper, iron, lumber, old automobiles, rags or any other such type of material commonly called and referred to as "scrap" or "junl " (b) The term "existing scrap or junk dealer" as used in this Ordinance, shall mean a scrap dealer who has been engaged in the business of a scrap de and who has been duly licensed as a junk yard or junk dealer for a period of not less than six (6) months, consecutively, prior to the effective date of this ordinance. (e) The term "scrap or junk yard" as used in this Ordinance, shall 1. mean any such yard, area, space or place, either covered or uncovered, enclos, or unenclosed, maintained and actually used for the purpose of the or the buying or selling, storing or exchanging of any such scrap or junk materials. (d) The term "scrap or junk materials" as used in this Ordinance, shall mean any used metal, both ferrous and non - ferrous, lumber, old automobile, bottles, old glassware, old tinware, paper, rags, iron, lumber or any other suc materials commonly called and referred to as "scrap or junk materials." (e) The word "Board ", as used in this Ordinance, shall mean the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend. 01 (1)