5246ORDINANCE NO. ,_2z X
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE SALE AT RETAIL OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES,
FISH, EGGS, POULTRY, PRODUCE AN`D /OR OTHER PROVISIONS WITHIN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK VTHERE ANY OR ALL OF SUCH ARTICLES OR PROVI-
SIONS HAVE BEEN °OUGHT FOR RETAIL TO BE A PRIVILEGE; FIXING A
LICE'S ?SE THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PUB70SES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF -THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS .
SECTION 1. That the sale at retail of fruit, vegetables, fish,
eggs, poultry, produce and /or other provisions, which have been bought
the purpose of retail, is a privilege and when exercised within the
city limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, any person, firm
or corporation so exercising such privilege shall secure a license
therefor.
SECTION 2. Before exercising such privilege any person, firm
or corporation shall make application to the City Collector and with
such application shall furnish the Said City Collector the following
information: (1) Name (2) Address (3) Kind of Conveyance to be
used in said business with the State license number and the make and
tonnage of said truck or car or conveyance.
SECTION 3. The license herein provided for shall be for the
calendar year beginning January 13, and expiring December 31st and
for such license the City Collector shall receive, and any person,
firm or corporation desiring to engage in such business shall pay a
license fee as follows: (1) Truck and /or automobile, whether truck
or pleasure car the sum of Fifteen Dollars (;15.00) per year. (2)
Push cart the sum of Five Dollars (,;5.00) per year. (3) And the
sale of such articles in baskets and /or buckets the sum of Two Dollars
Fifty Cents 02.50) per year.
SECTION 4. The City Collector shall have the power at his dis-
cretion to issue such licenses on a semi- annual basis.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation making any sale or
sales of produce, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, fish and /or other
provisions without first securing from the City Collector a proper
license therefor, as herein provided shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction of the first offense shall be subject to
a fine of Five Dollars (45.00); upon conviction of a second offense
shall be fined in the sum of Ten Dollars ( ' 10.00); upon conviction of
a third offense the fine shall be in the sum of Twenty -five Dollars
($25.00).
SECTION 6. The license herein p
at all times on the vehicle being used.
tion engaging in the sale cf any of the
and failing and refusing to display the
shall be deemed gu i 1 ty of a misdemeanor
fined in the sum of Two Dollars 02.00)
r ov i ded for shall be displayed
Any person, firm or corpora -
provisions herein described
license tag herein issued,
and upon conviction shall be
for each such offense.
SECTIC1.\P 7. Whereas, the proper licensing of persons Engaged
in the sale of produce herein lescribed is necessary for the preser-
vation of the public health an - mergency is therefore hereby dec-
lared to exist and this ordinance is found to 'be necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety and
the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its pass-
age and approval.
Passed: May 27,1935.
Attest:
City Clerk
Approved:
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