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. , / . \. . ~.-., "It ORDINANCE NO. 470 AN ORDINANCE i" FIN'ING AND REGULATING ITINERANT MERCHANTS, ITINERANT VENDORS. PEDDLERS.' AND . 'ERSONS SaLING OR TAKING ORDERS FOR GOODS, WARES, MERCHANDISE. SERVICES. PHO J GRAPHS. NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, OR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEWSPAPERS OR IAGAZINESj' PR.' IDING FOR A LICENSE AND A LICENSE FEEj REQUIRING A BOND j EXEMPT- ING THOSE ENGAGED IN INTER.STATE COMMERCE FROM LICENSE. FEE AND BOND. BUT REQUIR- ING SUCH PERS(jNS TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY CLERKj AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSONt FIRM OR CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR FAILING TO OB- SERVE ANY PRomSIONS IIEREqf SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHiL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) NOR MORE THAN ONE lIDND.' ,D DOLLAR.S ($100.00> AND EACH AND EVERY DAY OR FRACTION OF A DAY DURING WHICH . IS ORDINANCE, OR ANY PART TIlEREOF. SHALL BE VIOLATED SHAL.L BE DEEMED A SEPA.' TE OFFENSE AND PUNISHABLE AS SUCH. I - BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORT E. TEXAS: I . i Section L. Tbis'entira ordinance iSt and shall be "deemed) an exercise I ' of tbe policejpowers of the Stat~ of Texas} and of the City of La Porte, for the . ~ ... . public safety~ comfortl convenience and protection of the City and citizens of said City) an, all Of the' provisions bereof~sha.ll be construed for the accomp- :! lishment of that purpose., Sect.on 2. T,hat"it sh,all be unlawful hereafter for any person to go from hou,s..e ,to.thouse' or from place to place in the City of La Portel Texas, sol- ~ .. , . iciting. sell~n~: qt takin9 orders for) or offering to sell or take orders fors any goods I wa~ess ,merchandise, services} pbotographst newspaperss magazines! or i / . " 'subscriptions! to liewsp~pe,ls or magazines) without having first applied for and i obtained a li~ense so to ,do from tbe City Clerk of said City. It shall also hereafter be !unlawful to 'solicit in said City) as af~r~sa.id. without carrying sucb license iwhile enqag~d in such soliciting or selling. Sec~ion 3. That any person desiring to go from house to bouse or from place to plaqe in the Cit~ of La Portel Texas1 to sell or solicit orders for .-. ...--- ..., ; goods, wares~ merchandise~ services) photographs] newspapers, magazines1 or sub- l scriptions ti newspapers ., magazines) shall make written ~pplication to the Cit Clerk of sai4 City for a license sO to dOl which application shall show the name ! . and add!~ss ~f tbe appli~ant. the name a~~ address of the person. firm or corp- oration.if .nYl that he:or she represents and the kind of goods offered for sale, and whether such applicaBtJ:' upon jlny such sale or order1 shall demands ! . accept or reteive payment or deposit of money in advance of final deliverYI and the period ofti~:e su~happlicant wisijes, to sell or solicit in said City. S.ec: ion 4.. The application mentioned in Section 3 hereof shall be '". " /---....... . accpmpaQ~ed ,,1 a bond, in the penal sum of One Tbousand Dollars ($1)000.00) I signed. by ap licllnt and :signed1 as surety, by some Surety Company authorized to -.- do business tn the State of Texas] conditioned for th~ final delivery of goods I ! ;. 1