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Home My WebLink About1989-02-02 89-94 ORDINANCETs-fN 89-94 Ae6red to =u or B 41and - CITY OF BANGOR (TITLL) utlrbina 14 Amending Chapter IV, Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor -- Regulation of pawnbrokers ,add DealersinD d Personal P perty _. _..-.."......... .. Be@ardained LP ens City Caaw of fns Caro WBa , as Md . — THAT the provisions of Chapter IV be amended by repealing Article 3 in its entirety, and replacing it with Articles 3, 4 and 5 as provided in the attachments hereto. Ch. TV - Art. 3 sec. 1 - Sec. 4 ARTICLE 3 - PAWWBROKERS Sec. 1 Pawnbrokers License Reauirad. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the pawnbroker's business in the City of Danger except under written license granted by the City Council and issued under the signature of the City Clerk. 1.1 Lieense Fee. The license hereinbefore required shall be issued on the payment of a fifty dollar fee to the City Clerk. 1.2 Effective Date of License. such litanies shall continue in force until the first Monday in May next, following, unless sooner revoked by vote of the City Council. 1.3 Record Rept of Licensee. The City Clerk shall keep a racord of such licensee and revocations In a book kept and properly indexed therefor. Sec. 2 Aonlication Reouiymengtg_ Applications for pawnbroker's license shall designate the place where the business is to be carried on. Sec. 3 Remirementa of Licensed Pawnbrokers. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in business in the City of Bangor under license as provided by the laws of the state or ordinances of the city, as a pawnbroker, shall make and return each Saturday in writing at ten 'clock in the foreseen, to the office of the Police Chief, aect list containing an accurate account and description of all propertycorr received and held in pawn, or purchased or sold, or redeemed, traded or dealt in, end the me and residence of the pawner, seller, purchaser, redeemer, or person, firm or corporation traded or dealt with, and the disposition made or reported, to - gather with a statement of the time when such property was pawned, offered for pawn, bought or sold or otherwise redeemed, traded or dealt in. 3.1 Sim Retained, Every person, firm or corporation so licensed shall put and keep in some conspicuous place on and outside of such place of business, a sign designating, a licensed pawnbroker, and the name of such licensee. Sea. 4 Penalties. Violations of any of the provlsions of this ordinance or any, of the conditions of any, pawnbroker'a license granted by the City of Seeger shall be punished by a fine of not leas than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each separate offense, and each days violation of any provision Aeremger shall be deemed a separate offense. *Amended February 13, 1989 Ch. N; An. 5 Sec. I - Sec. 4 CHAPTER N *ARTICLE 5 - DEALERS IN SECONDHAND ARTICLES Sec. 1 License Required. Except as hereinafter provided, no person, firm or corporation shall deal Insecondhand articles, or con- duct, operate or sponsor a sale of secondhand articles, In the City of Bangor without having first obtained a Dealer in Secondhand Articles License. For purposes of this Ordinance, the term "secondhand articles" shall be construed as used personal property having a gross sales price in excess of Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars. **Sec. 2 Licensing Requirements. Application for a Dealer in Secondhand Articles license shall be made to the City Clerk and shall state thereon the rete of the applicant, the applicant's address, and the address at which said secondhand articles are to be sold. The annual fee for such license shall be Fifty ($50.00) Dollars; provided, however, in the case of sale of secondhand articles at a single location and with more than one participant, the sponsor of such sale shall obtain one (1) license as required by this Ordinance. In addition, each participant In said sale shall obtain a non-transferrable permit ata fee of Five ($5.00) Dollars per table to be Issued by the City Clerk for a duration of not more than three (3) consecutive days. The license shall continue in force until the last Monday in May next following. Every person licensed or granted a permit under this Ordinance shall keep a record of all secondhand articles by him purchased, and offered for sale In the City, together with the date of purchase name and address of the seller and a description of each article brought. Such record shall be kept open for public Inspection at all times by representatives of the City of Bangor. Sec. 3 Exemptions. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to such persons or businesses operating duly licensed automobile graveyards, Junkyards, pawnshops, or licensed as dealers in old gold, silver and precious metals or operating under a permit for the sale of personal property pursuant to Chapter VII, Article 15 of these Ordinances, or to casual sales or sales of used motor vehicles. Sec. 4 Penalties. Any person who shall in any manner violate any of the pro- visions of this Ordinance, or violate any conditions of any license or permit granted under the previsions hereof, shall on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars. *Amended May 24, 1976 **Amended April 11, 1983 - Effective April 21, 1983 - C.O. 83-111 ***Amended February 13, 1989 Ch. N; Art. 4 Sec. I - Sec. 3 CHAPTER N ARTICLE 4 - DEALERS IN GOLD, SILVER AND PRECIOUS METAIS *Sec. 1 License Required. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in business as a dealer In old gold, silver and precious metals in the City of Bangor, except under written license granted by the City Council, issued under the signature of the City Clerk, and payment to the City Clerk of an annual license fee of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars. Such licenses shall continue In force until the first Monday in May next fallowing, unless sooner revoked by vote of the City Council. Sec. 2 Written Record Required. Every Parson, firm or corporation engaged in business as a dealer in old gold, silver, and precious metals in the City of Bangor, shall make a written dally record, in duplicate, of each transaction whereby any old gold, silver or precious metals are purchased or otherwise acquired by such licensee. Such re- cord shall disclose the name of the licensee, date, name and residence of seller, description of each article sufficiently accurate and complete to identify It, the consideration paid therefor, and shall be signed by the licensee or by the licensee's agent. 2.1 Records Filed with Police Chief. Every licensee hereunder shall file the duplicate copies of the dally record required by Section 2 In the office of the Chief of Police by ten o'clock in the forenoon of the Saturday following date of such record. 2.2 Identification Ins ction and Validation of Articles. Every licensee hereunder shall retain possession of all articles of old gold, silver and precious metals purchased or otherwise acquired for the period of one week from the date of filing the record thereof in the office of the Chief of Police during which period said articles shall be subject to identifi- cation, lnspectlon and valuation by the Chief of Police, or any officer of the Police Department, and such persons as shall assist said officers. Such licensee shall produce and identify any such article upon request of the Chief of Police or any officer of the Police Department. Sec. 3 Violations and Penalties. Violations of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each separate offense, and each day's violation of any pro- vision hereunder shall be deemed a separate offense. *Amended April 11, 1983 - Effective April 21, 1983 - C. 0. 83-113 **Amended February 13, 1989 89-94 ORDINANCE In City Council February 132,1989 %uap ion of the rules Passoin9 Osdi ( Cahpter IV Articles 3, TITLE, 1 -.. oe 423 RfTe led Osdu�s;icE 89-94 Passed - and 5 of the ordir�aences of t City of as'eAeg nCy: lsgiAlation Bangor Regulation of Pamerokevs and vdG 9 Toe Beas P P voting yes Blanchette, g .Sa°Nerr Asmgrm dto Sa I,Shu , soonaud,Stone,. Sulli=,T'illey n f