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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating Transient Merchants, Itinerant Vendors, Repealing Ordinance 425 ORDINANCE NO. 790 I IAN ORDINANCE DEFINING, REGULATING AND LICENSING TRANSIENT MER- CHANTS AND ITINERANT VENDORS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA - I THEREOF, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 425 AND ALL OTHER (ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: Section 1. License Required. All transient merchants and itinerant ven- dors shall before offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or services in the city of Ames, obtain a license for the sale thereof. I IISection 2. Application for License. A transient merchant or itinerant "vendor shall make application inwriting for a license to the city clerk which application shall contain the following information: (a) The names and residences of the owners or parties in whose interest the business is to be conducted. (b) A statement or invoice showing the kind and amount of goods, wares or merchandise it is proposed to offer for sale. (c) The location of the premises fromwhich it is to be sold. (d) The name and address of the grower, manufacturer or distributor from which such goods, wares or merchandise was purchased or is to be purchased. li (e) The number of days that the business will be conducted within the city. I (f) The license number and date of issue of the itinerant merchant's license as required by Chapter 81, Code of Iowa 1954. I Section 3. Definition. "Transient merchant" or "itinerant vendor" shall be construed to mean and include persons, corporations and partnerships, principal or agent thereof, who engage in a temporary or transient merchandise business in the city of Ames, Iowa, and including those who for the purpose of carrying on such business hire, lease or occupy any building or structure of any kind for the exhibition and sale of goods, wares and merchandise. Section 4. Investigation. The city clerk or his duly authorized agent shal- make a thorough investigation of the facts contained in the application and upon satisfaction that the application is true and correct shall, upon payment of the license fee, issue such license. Section 5. License Fee. The license fee for a transient merchant or itinerant vendor shall be five dollars ($5. 00) for the first day and two and 50/100 dollars ($2. 50) for each day thereafter while they are engaged in said business. Section 6. Charitable and Religious Societies. Nothing in this ordinance shall apply to or require the obtaining of a license by any church or religious society that shall conduct sales of g®ds , wares or merchandise when the proceedt, thereof shall be applied to the payment of expenses thereof and to charitable or religious object for which said charitable or religious society exists. I Section 7. Revocation of Licenses. Licenses under this ordinance are no transferable. The city council may revoke any license issued under the pro- visions of this ordinance if the person, firm or corporation, has been convicted of violating any provisions of this ordinance, or has misrepresented statements i the applicatim, and the licensee shall not be granted a new license within a period of two (2) years from the date of such revocation. Section 8. Sale Through Permanent Business. No person, firm or II I r corporation who delivers the merchandise or service he sells through a duly accredited permanent merchandising business shall be classified as a transient merchant or itinerant vendor or be affected by any provisions of this ordinance. Section 9. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be fined a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100. 00) or imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Se t"c ion 10. Repeal. Ordinance number 425 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 21 st day of March, 1955. J. W. Prather, City Clerk J. P. Lawlor, Mayor Moved by Smith and seconded by Griffith that Ordinance No. 790 be passed on its first reading. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: De Hart Moved by Bliss and seconded by Judge thatthe rules governing the passage of ordinances be suspended, the second and third readings omitted and Ordinance No. 790 be placed on its final passage. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: De Hart Moved by Judge and seconded by Smith that Ordinance No. 790 do now pass. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None I Ab sent: De Hart (Mayor Lawlor declared Ordinance No. 790 adopted. i I, J. W. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby certify that I the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 790 was duly and properly passed at a meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of March, 1955 and published by codifying on the day of 19 ' . J. W. Prather, City Clerk I i