545
COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 545
;EOR_REGULA1.lNG XHE_AMQ!!NT~:ê.E PAID BY A!!QXIONEER!2.
;EQR A_LICEN§g-TQ SE1L GOODS~ARES, AND MERCHANDISE IN
~JiE COUNTY-ºE¿1GIN".
Passed 13th November 1895
WHEREAS by section 495, sub section 2 of "The
Consolidated Municipal Act", i tis enacted.
That the Council of any county, city and town
separated from the County for Municipal purposes may
pass By-Laws for licensing, regulating and governing
auctioneers, and other persons selling or putting up
for sale goods. wares, merchandise or effects, by
public auction.
And for fixing the sum to be paid for every
license and the time is shall be in force.
1 The County Council of the County of Elgin
therefore enacts.
That from and after the passing of this
By-Law it shall not be lawful for any auctioneer
or other person to sell or put up for sale in
the said County of Elgin any goods, wares,
merchandise or effects by public auction without
having first obtained a license to be issued
in the manner hereinafter provided.
2 That the Clerk of the said Council is hereby
authorized to issue such license to applicants
under the seal of the County Council of the
County of Elgin upon payment of the sum of
twelve dollars, and every such license shall be
in force for one year from date of issue.
3 That no auctioneers license shall be transferable
nor shall any person except the person named in
the license sell or put up for sale any goods,
wares, merchandise or effects by public
auction thereunder.
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By-Law No 545 Page 2
4. That any person violating the provisions of
this By-Law shall on conviction thereof be
liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty
dollars nor less than twelve dollars and costs,
which fine and costs if not paid forthwith shall
be levied by distress and sale of goods and chattels
of the offender, and in case of non payment or
no distress to be found of which such fines can
be levied, the person or persons so offending
may be imprisoned with or without hard labor
for any period not exceeding twenty-one days,
pursuant to the provisions of said Act.
County Council Chamber
St. Thomas John Thomson
13th November 1895 Warden
K.W. McKay
County Clerk
Received and read a first, second and third time
and finally passed 13th November 1895
Certified K.W. McKay County Clerk
Amended By-Law 2098 Sept 16/69
Repealed By-Law 2283