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RE QUIP.ING DEALERS IN SEC ONDRA?iD ARTICLES
OF ANY DESCRIPTION OTHER TRAN A.UTOMOBILES,
FUBNITUP.E AND HCUSEHO:tD GOODS, EITHER AS
PAWNBROKERS O:R O:mERRISE I TO KEEP A F.ECORD
.Q£'._ALL PUP.CHASES AND REPORT THE SAME TO THE
CHIEF OF POLICE, AND ?.EGOLATING SAID :susn~ESS •
The Council of the City of Palo Alto
do, orda:l:n a.a follows:
Section 1. Every person, firm, or
corporation dealing in secondhand goods, wares,
merchandise or articles of any description other
than automobiles, :f'urni ture, and household goods,
either as pawnbroker or otherwise, shall keep a
record as hereinafter provided.
Seo. 2. The dealer shall keep a:·record
of all such articles sold or purchased, which
shall at all times during business hours be open
-to the inspection of the Chief of Police or of
any police officer. Such dealer shall, at least
once a day make and deliver to the Ohief of Police
on a form prescribed by said Chief of Police for
that purpose, a full, true and cqmplete report
of all dealings in secondhand goods, 0 wares,
merchandise or articles of any descr.iption, by
such dealer within the Qity of Palo Alto, during
the twenty-four hours preceding said report
(meaning the hoar O:f the day} when purchased~ or
sold or otherwiee dealt in or With, and a
desc:-..·ipt1on of, the person or persons from whom
bought or to whom sold, or with whom d'9<~ Said
report shall be written in the English langu.age,
in a clear, legible manner, and signed and his
address written by the person making the sale
to the dealer.
Sec. 3. The dealer _ehall immediately,
upon. the adoption of this ordinance, cause a
number of ·blanks so prescribed by the Chief' of
Police, to be made, which said blanks shall be
so subdivided that they shall have space for
writing in the above matter.
Sec. 4. Before any person shall engage
in the business of dealing in any secondhand
goods, wares, merchandise or articles of any
description, other than automo9j,lGs, fu.rni ture
and household goods, either exclusively or in
conjunction with some other business, he must
make application to the Boa?d of Public Safety
for a permit therefor, which said !Ward may
grant permission to applicant to receive a
permit from the Chief of ?olioe; prQvided,
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however, that said Board shall have the power
to rev.oke said permission upon good cause being
shown.
Sec. 5. Any,person buying or receivint1
in pledge or otherwise, any secondhand goods,
wares or merchandise, or articles of aD,y descrip
tion, other than automobiles, furniture or house
h¢ld goods, shall not in any way dispose of the
ea.me, but keep them on th,e premises for twenty
days for inspection of the Chief' of' .Police, or
any other police officer, excepting in cases of
conditional transactions when the true 01wner.
shall have redeemed, repurchased or recovered
the articles.
A:ny person buying, receiving in pledge,
or otherwise, any 8econdh8Iid goods, wares or
merchandise, or articles of any description
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other than automobiles, furniture or household
goods, shall affix to such article a tag, upon
which tag shall be inscribed a nwr:ber in legible
characters, which number eha.ll co:rrespond to the
number in the book required to be kept as herein
provided. o
Sec. 6.. The term "person" shall incl :ide
firm or corporatione The terms "furniture and
ho~sehold goods" as used in this ordinance shall
mean and include beds, bedding, tebles, desks,
chairs, stoves, floor coverings, crvckerJ, glass
ware, kitchen and cooking utensils.
Sec. 7 •. _Any person violating s:A7 provision
of this ordinance'-shall be deerr.ed gu.il ty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished b7 a fine of not more than $500.00, or
by imprieonment in the coonty jail for a period of
not more than six months. or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
The Cit7 Clerk is directed to post this
ordinance on .. the bulletin board at the city hall,
and .the same shall go into effect in;mediately.
Ordinance #306 is hereby repealed. .
The above and foregoing ordinance waa
introduced on the 30th day of .March, 1925, and was
thereafter fr~ly passed by the Council of the
City of Palo Alto .. on the 13th day of April, 1925,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Bertsche, Blair, Cathcart, \!ooley, Cottrell,
Duveneck, Easterday, "ordSD, Lauste:;.'li
.1111.endena:all, Bonn, Thoits, Williams.)
None.
A:BSE.NT: Hobart, Wing.
Attest: ~-City Clerk
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