HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 174 Providing for the Licensing and Regulation of Auctioners in the Village of MaplewoodORDINANCE NO. 174
�.. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF
AUCTIONEERS IN THE VILLAGE OF MAPL91100D.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MA.PLEWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLO"WS :
Section 1. No person shall, within the limits of the Village of 1,1aplewood,
act as an auctioneer or engage in the business of auctioneer unless such person shall
first obtain a. license to do so as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Every person desiring to obtain a license to act as auctioneer
or engage in business of auctioneer in 1,1aplewood shall apply in writing for such
license on forms to be furnished by the Village Clerk. In this application the
applicant shall designate the place where he proposes to conduct business and the
type of business which he proposes to undertake. All such applications shall be
referred to the Chief of Police for investigation.
Section 3. a) The applicant shall at the time of making application, pay
for said license the sum of Twenty-five and 00100 ($25.00) for a period of one year.
Upon approval by the Chief of Police, the Village Clerk shall issue license to the
applicant to act as auctioneer and engage in business as such. The license so issued
shall entitle the licensee to the privileges granted therein for the term of one (l)
year. All auctioneers' licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year and
application for renewal shall be made on or before December 1st of the year in which
the license is expiring.
b) Pursuant to Council approval an auctioneer's license may be granted to
any person qualified for a period of a specified day or number of days not to exceed
three (3) days and the fee for such license shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
day for which the license is required. All of the terms, conditions and requirements
relating to application for an annual license shall apply to applicants who are
applying for a daily license.
Section 4. At the time application is made, the applicant shall deliver to
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the Village Clerk a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of One Thousand and 00100
Dollars ($1,000.00 conditioned for faithful observance of Village ordinances and
upon proper accounting to parties lawfully interested therein, for all monies and
proceeds from auction sales and further conditioned to pay any damages suffered by
any person by reason of false statement or misrepresentation made by auctioneer at
the time of the sale of any article sold by him.
Section 5. Every license granted under this ordinance shall state the place
as specified in the application for which such license is to be used and at which
the licensee is to conduct his business and no person licensed as auctioneer shall
engage in business or conduct his auctioneering at any other place unless permission
to so do so first be obtained in writing from the Mayor of the Village, except that
the Council may by resolution authorize the change in the location of the place of
business during the year in which the license is in force.
Section 6. No licensed auctioneer shall have power or authority to confer
the privileges of his license upon anyone else or to authorize any other person to
sell or to cry for sale at public auction.
Section 7. No license hereunder shall be issued to any applicant unless
the said applicant has resided in the State of Minnesota continuously for a period
of one (l) year or more prior to the application for license.
Section 8. Army person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $100.00 or imprisonment in
the County Jail for not more than 90 days, or both.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village of
Maplewood this t9 day of _ �, 1963.
Attest:
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174
AN ORDINDANCE CPROVIDING FOR
THE LICENSING AND REGULATION
OF AUCTIONEERS IN THE VILLAGE
OF MAPLEWOOD.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY OR- }ate of flim rsota
DAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. No person shall, within the as.
limits of the Village of Maplewood, act County Of Ramsey
as an auctioneer or engage in the busi-
ness of auctioneer unless such person
shall first obtain a license to do so as T. R.
hereinafter provided. Lillie
__________________________________ being duly sworn, on oath says;
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Section 2. Every person desiring to
obtain a license to act as auctioneer or that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been_____________________________________________
engage in business of auctioneer in
Maplewood shall apply in writing for
such license on forms to be furnished by the____________________ _________publisher of the newspaper known as Ramsey County Review,
the Village Clerk. In this application the and has full knowledge of the fasts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publica-
applicant shall designate the place where ordinance
he proposes to conduct business and the tion therein of the_____________________________
tyPe Gf business which he "-"----"--""'------------------------------------
undertake. All such applications shall
be referred to the Chief of Police for----------------------------------------------------------------------------------hereinafter described,
investigation. said newspaper was printed and published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey,
Section S. a) The applicant shall at State of Minnesota, on Wednesday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print -
the time of making application, Pay for ed in the English language from its known office of publication within the Village from which it pur-
said license the num of Twenty-five and Ports to be issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent
00/100 ($25.00) fora
Upon approval b y Period of one year. in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once
the Chief of Police, each week from a known office established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen
the Village Clerk shall issue license to and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that
the applicant to act as auctioneer and part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it purports to serve has
engage in business as such. The license been done in its known office of publication; that during all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-
.. issued shall entitle the licensee to five per cent of its news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it pur-
the Privileges granted therein for the ports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not
term of one (1) year. All auctioneers' been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its
licenses shall expire on December 31 of said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered
each year and application for renewal'' to paying subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post office; and that a copy of each
shall be made on or before December 1st j
of the year in which the license is ex- issue has been filed with the State Iiiatorical Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the
Airing. office of the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge
auctioneer's license may be granted to of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions
b) Pursuant to Council approval in
jonatituting its quali#�'c tions as a legal newspaper.
specified dayqualified or fnumber a days not to Oi' Ci nano e ______--hereto attached was cut from the
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three (3) days and the fee for columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each
such license shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) one
for each day for which the license is re -I week, for ------------- _------------------ successive weeks; that it was first so published on Wednesday
quired. All of the terms, conditions and D ,,,.,,y, _------____19_6-3; and thereafter on Wednesday
requirements -relating to application for the __-'-- day of____LQQv�! g.r_
an annual
are shall forapply a daily if of pP ------------------day of ------------------------------ 19--__; and
cense.
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Section 4. At the time application is that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby
made, the applicant shall deliver to i acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,
the Village Clerk a corporate surety bond ' to -wit:
in the penal ,sum of One Thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz
for faithful observance of Village ordi-
nances and upon proper accounting to 11Ts58F2! I e ~n ,�
Parties lawfully interested therein, for
all monies and Proceeds from auction rr�� yy,,---'''-- -- --'- _----------'-----
sales and further conditioned to pay any Gs�il eembe
damages suffered by any person by ren- ------ 1963 -
damages __ 1
son of false statement or misrepresents- Subscribed and sworn to before _ - _ ay q_
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tion made by auctioneer at the time of �� �'S = -------------------------
the sale of any article sold by him. __-_-County, Minn.
Notary Pu tc. ----------------------------------
VERNON J. PTACEK,
My commission expires------ _ tom__ _ ----- ------19----
Notary Frub� c, ?iw?sey-C o-tlty;'Nlhln.
My Commission Expil—as Sept. 10, 1966
�iectlon 5. Every license granted un-
der this ordinance shall state the place
as specified in the application for which
such license is to be used and at which
the licensee is to conduct his business and
no person licensed as auctioneer shall
engage in business or conduct his auc-
tioneering at any other place unless per-
mission to so so first be obtained in
writing from the Mayor of the Wage,
except that the Council may by resolu-
tion authorize the change in the loca-
tion of the Place of business during the
year in which the license is in force.
Section 6. No licensed auctioneer shall
have power or authority to confer the
privileges of his license upon anyone
else or to authorize any other person to
sell or to cry for sale at public auction.
Section 7. No license hereunder shall
be issued to any applicant unless the
said applicant has resided in the State
of Minnesota continuously for a period
of one (1) year or more prior to the ap-
plication for license.
Section S. Any person who violates the
provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than $100.00 or imprisonment in
the County Jail for not more than 90
days, or both.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village
of Maplewood this 19 day of December,
1963.
Forrest R. Schmid
Mayor
Ayes - 4
Nays - 0
Attest
James M. Hafner
Clark