O-39-44
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ORDINANCE NO. if1
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING JUNK DEALERS IN THE
CITY OF CLERN.ONT; REQUIRING JUNK DEALERS
TO Y~EP CERTAIN RECORDS; REQUIRING JUNK
DEALERS TO ~~KE CERTAIN REPORTS, AND PER-
MIT CERTAIN INSPECTIONS; AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT:
SECTION 1. Every person, firm or corporation which
deals in what is commonly known as "¡funk", including scrap
metal, used automobile and other vehicle parts, used miscel-
laneous articles, and articles which are commonly referred to
as Junk, are hereby classed as "Junk Dealers", and in addi-
tion to the license required by the present Ordinances of the
City of Clermont shall be governed by the further provisions
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Every Junk'Dealer in the City shall keep
a true and correct record of all materials purchased by him,
including date of purchase, name and address of seller, and
a fair description of the property purchased, and on all
purchases amounting to more than One Dollar shall require an
invoice or bill of sale; if the seller is an agent, he shall
furnish the name of the owner of the property sold; all
articles which have value for resale other than their scrap
value shall be listed sufficiently for identification.
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SECTION 3. Every, such Junk Dealer shall also keep a
true and correct record of all material sold by him, showing
date of sale, name and address of purchaser (including, if
purchaser is an agent, name and address of principal) and
a fair description of the property sold, and on all sales
amounting to more than One Dollar shall furnish the pur-
chaser with an invoice or bill of sale, and all articles
which have value for resale above their scrape value shall
be listed sufficiently for identification.
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SECTION 4. Every Junk Dealer in the City of
Clermont shall furnish daily to the City Marshall of
the City of Clermont a list of all purchases and sales
made by him. Such report shall be delivered to the
office of the City Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. on the
day following such purchase or sale, except where such day
is Sunday or a legal holiday, when such report shall be
made the next succeeding business day. Such reports shall
give the information provided for in Sections 2 and 3 of
this Ordinance and shall be on forms furnished by the City.
SECTION 5. In addition to the reports mentioned
in the foregoing Sections, every such Junk Dealer shall
keep his records open for inspection by the City Marshall,
or any peace officer, during reasonable business hours;
and the Marshall, or any peace officer, shall have the
right to inspect the materials on hand without a search
warrant; but no articles shall be taken from the custody
of such Junk Dealer without his consent, unless such
articles are identified as stolen property.
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SECTION 6. Any Junk Dealer who violates the pro-
visions of either Section 2 or Section 3, or both, of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of the offense of "Failing to
keep proper records as a Junk Dealer", and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five
Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars, or by imprisonment in
the City Jail for not more than Ten Days; or by both such
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Mayor.
SECTION 7. Every Junk Dealer who shall violate any
of the provisions of Section 4 of this Ordinance shall be
guil ty of the offense of "Failing to make proper reports as
a Junk Dealer" and shall upon conviction thereof be punished
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by a fine of not less than Five Dollars nor more than
Fifty Dollars or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not
more than Ten Days; or by both such fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the Mayor.
SECTION 8. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of Section 5 of this Ordinance shall be guilty of
the offense of "Interfering with an officer in the Perfor-
mance of his Duty", and upon conviction thereof shall be
pun:li.shed by a fine of not less than Five Dollars nor more
than Fifty Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for
not more than Ten Days; or by both such fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the Mayor.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance is passed under the police
power of the City, to aid in the arrest of thieves and
robbers, and in the recovery of stolen property, and shall
be so construed.
SECTION 10. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and this Ordinance
shall go in effect on January 1, 1940.
Passed by t e Council on December 5, 1939.
Attest: h . r7~~P141./l
City Clerk pre~~Xt/cl~y Cóunc~
Received and approved by me this December 5, 1939.
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Mayor