Auctioneers, Peddlars, Hawkers and Traders of Goods By-law — full text

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AUCTll:ONEERS, PEDDLARS, HAWKERS AND TRADERS OF GOODS BY-LAW 1. No person, unless they are residents of the Municipality, shall do business as an auctioneer, peddlar, hawker of trader of goods, within the Municipality unless he holds from the Municipality a license for that purpose which is in force. 2. Nothing in this By-Law shall effect: (a) any person offering to sell the products of the farm, the forest, or the sea; (b) any sheriff, bailiff, or other officer of the law selling under legal process. 3. Every application for a license under this By-Law shall be made in writing on a form provided therefore, by the Municipal Clerk and signed by the person applying therefor. 4. (1) The application shall contain the following informa tion concerning the applicant: (a) his full name and address (b) his age (c) whether or not he is a resident of the Municipality (d) the name of the trade engaged in (e} the type of goods sold (f} the method by which the trade is carried, (2) It shall be an offence for any person to make false statements in his application hereunder. 5. The Council shall authorize the clerk to issue a license on receipt of the following.: (a} a properly completed application form (b} the required license f0e I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I -- I I This electronic version of this By-law is provided by the Clerk of the Municipality of the County of Victoria for your convenience and personal use only. Formatting of this electronic version may differ from the official, printed version. Where accuracy is critical, please consult the Clerk's office. ,;' :, . t t '-...,; ,'Ji l,\'·e; ~- i,: ._ ' . - - - - 2 --- 6. The annual fee for such licenses shall be $75.00. 7. When the license is for part only of a year, then the fee shall be ten per centum of the annual fee of such or each month or part thereof, not however, to exceed the full fee for the year. 8. A license issued under this by-law shall be valid until the last day of February next following its issue unless sooner revoked or suspended - 9. A license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked by the Council if the holder thereof is convicted of any offence against this by-law or against any provision of the Criminal Code (Canada) related to the type of business for' which a lic- ense under this by-law has been issued. 10. Notwithstanding Section 5, the Council may refuse to issue a license to any person who has within three years from the date of filing his application, been convicted of an offence against the Criminal Code (Canada) related to the type of business for which the license application has been made. 11. The Clerk shall keep a record of every license issued by him, with a number on each record corresponding to the number inserted in the license. 12. The Clerk on payment of $2.00 shall replace any license when a person licensed files with the Clerk his Statutory Dec- laration that it has been lost, stolen or destroyed. 13. When engaged in his trad<' or callinq, <'very licens,~e shall display his license on demand of any 1-":rson ovPr Pi.<1ht0.0n yenrE- of age. l ' '-- ·w I . " ,:~· y '.~~:': J.;r. 9 - - - 3 - - - 14. Every licensee shall display his name and the number of his license on his vehicle or pack. 15. Every person who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this by-law shall be liable on conviction to a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, and in default of payment to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of a By-Law duly passed at a duly called meeting of the Council of the Mun- icipality of the County of Victoria duly held on the 9'Hi day of Yebrw:J2J , 1 ga.;( - Given under the hand of the Clerk and under the seal.of the Mun- icipality of the County of Victoria this l't'/1i day of h./J~ , l 98Jt - DEP .T'lENT OF ·M\ 1NIC1PAL AFFAIRS .,- · ,,:,...,mPnded for ap..,r .... ! ... : .-.r - . \\,.e 1ms .. er . ., M. . - I i ............ ~ ~:;.:::. ·.;.j. ~-~.: :,:,;. ·1· '"'fF''. . ~- APPROV~D·this .... ?.,.'.1.\ ....... da: - ot.. ...... f.'.\f\ R<;:.~ ......... 19 ~ ( _'; r·- ···. L- . . I, ' ' - /1 /. I... ct- ,1d.._& ... f Ci. ,,,.:- 1,·,:_c ~eM_.,. Mabel MacEachern MUNICIPAL CLERK-TREASDRER 1 ~tjfg;.~\-f }·;···-==··-=,- ; =- _, ..... I ---------