Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 2948 and to Extend the Regulation and the Licensing of Peddlers, Hawkers & Operators of Open Air Stands

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ORDINANCE N0, 3119 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #2948 AND TO EXTEND THE REGULATION AND THE LICENSING OF PEDDLERS, HAWKERS AND OPERATORS OF OPEN AIR STANDS AND TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE TRAVELING STORE KEEPERS AND DEFINING THE VARIOUS GROUPS SO REGULATED AND REPEAL- ING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND. Section 1 - Elfery person who shall sell or offer for sale, goods, wares, or merchandise, directly to consumers by going from house to house for the purpose of selling such goods or by selling such goods from pack or vehicle, either by going from place to place, or offering same from such pack or vehicle, in any public road, street, square, or other public place, shall be deemed a peddler and shall before engaging in such business obtain a peddlers license as herein provided. Section 11 - Every person, firm, co- partnership or corporation who shall, sell or offer for sale goods, wares of merchandise, directly to consum- er by means of what is commonly known as traveling store, that is to sayp when such person, firm or corporation shall maintain a minature grocery store on wheels and shall travel or cause to be traveled in the residenttal section of the city of South Bend for the purpose of operating a grocery store on wheels shall, before engaging in such business obtsin a travel- ing store license as herein provided. Section 111 - Fork the purpose of this ordinance as applying to the matter of charge and collection of fees the year shall be divided in four periods, corresponding to the four calendar quarters; the first period shall be from January 1 to March 31st; the second period shall be from April 1st to June 30th; the third period shall be from July let. to Sept- ember 30th; the fourth period shall be from October 1st. to December 31st - All licenses for packs, push carts, wagons, motor vehicles, travelling stores shall be issued for one of the above periods only and all fraction- al parts of a period shall be charged as full period. Section 1V - Fees for licenses for peddling other than for travelling stores as set forth fora period of one quarter shall be as follows: Pack Peddler --------------- $9.00 per above quarter Push cart, wagon, and motor vehicles other than traveling stores --------------------- $25.00 per above quarter. Section V - Fees for licenses for traveling stores as set forth for a period of one quarter as mentioned above shall be: (a)Fork the first store thus operated the fee shall be $25.00 (.,For each additional store thus operated within the limits of the City of South Bend the fee shall be ------------------- $125.00 Section V1 - Pack Peddlers shall be supplied with suitable badges to be attached to pack or basket. The number of this badge to be noted in the license. The colors of such badge -or tags shall be supplied each period during the year. Vehicle and push cart peddlers together with travelling storeu shall be supplied withiwo metal ylates bearing same numbers on each plater these plates shall be at least 3z" by 7z" in size and one shall be conspicously placed on each side of wagon or traveling store. The numbers of these plates shall be noted on the license when issued, and the color of plates changed in each of the four periods. In case a plate is lost and the remaining plate, if any, shall be returned to the controller and an affidavit made to the loss thereof, whereupon the controller shall issue a set of plates noting change in license for a new set of plates thus issued. The controller shall charge a sum of two dollars. Section Vll - Any person desiring a license to peddle under the provisions of this ordinance shall pay to the city controller the amount of license fee as provided in this ordinance and shall present the receipt for pay - ment to the controller who thereupon shall issue to such applicant, lic- ense, signed by himself and the mayor and shall furnish such applicant a license tag or plates. The City (Pontroller is authorized to refuse to issue any license if the business to be married on the applicant is in violation of any city law or ordinance. Aln9t license issued under provision