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BY-LAW NO. ].002..:
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For licensiQg, reß~latipg and governipg hawkers,
pedlars, petty cha,pmen e,ncl. others
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The Council of the Corpor8.tion of the County of
Elgin emcts as follows,-
1- From and after the passÌ1'Jg of this by-law it
shall be necessary for every hawker, pedlar or petty
chapman and other persons .carrying on petty trades or
who go from place to place or. to other men I s houses on
foot or with a.ny anima.l, vehicle, boat, vessel or other
craft beariQg or drawing goods, wares or mercllandise
for sale or who go from place to place or to other men's
houses to take orders for coal oil or other oil, which
is to be delivered afterwa.,rds from a tank car. moved on
r a railway line or who go frœn place to place or to a
particular place to make sales or deliveries of coal '-'
oil or other oil frœn such tank car to procure and
obta,in a license for transa.ctimr or carrying on all such
trade, business or callip~ within the limits of the
Corpbratipn of the· County of Elgin and any person so
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licensed shall be subject to the provisions of this
by-law and any such license shall be issued under the
Corpora,te Seal oftha sa.id County and issued and signed
Treasurer"
by .the .~ of the said County.
2~ No such license shal¡ be required for hawking,
peddling or selling goods, wares or merchandise to a
retail dealer or for hawking, peddling or sellirg goods,
wares or merchandise, the growth, produce or mamfa.cture
of Ontario, not being liquors within the meaning of The
Liquor License Act, if the same are hawked or peddled
by the mamfacturer or producer of them or by his bona
fide servants or employees having written Ð.uthority so
;',~ to do and such servant or employee shall e~1ibit his
authori ty when required so to do by any municipal or
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peace of Hcer.
3· All licenses issued under this By-law shall be in
force for one year from th~ date of issue a.nd no longer
and every licensee under this By-law shall at all times
while carryirg on his business have his license with him
and shall upon dema.nd exhibit it to any municipal or
peace officer and if he fails to do so shall, unless the
same is aåcounted for satisfactorily, incur a. penalty of
not less than $1.00 or more than $5.00 and if any peace
officer dema,nds the production of a license by any person
to whom the "Py-l8,w apnl:ies ?1"d the demand :is not complied
wi th it shall be the duty of the peace officer and he
shan have power to arrest such person without a warrant
and to take him before the nearest justice of the peace
tJlere to be dealt with according to law.
4. The followirg fees shall be paid for all licenses
issued under this By-law to any person, who has resided
contix:uously within the County of Elgin for at least one
year prior to the application for such license,
(a) For every person travelli~ on foot
Five __""polla.rs
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(b) For every person usi~ a one horse veh\cle
or motor vehicle¡ with a carrying "capacl y, of,
one t on or léss. TWBd'lty-five _.:!loHars
(c) ~pr ,ev;e!'Y,"!?~r,spn c)ls~!)~ .f\,~~VP (ÞP~fJ~. nV;,~ì\i,Bl.~
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. or motor vehi,cJe;;.JNi th a' carrying capacity of over
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one t.Q.!J.+__ Fifty Dollars
(d) For every person sailÌI'Jg or travelling with
anw boat, vessel orèpther craf~
-- ]I ifty Dolle,rs.
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5. The followir¡g fees shall be pa.id for anw license
iSBue.d under this By-law to persons, who have not resided
conthuously within the County of Elgin for at least one
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year prior to the application for such license.
(a) For every person travelling on foot
·T.c¡n Dollars
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(b) FrWðtó'¡eflhpòfè"l ~~ tw W:cgl.'r:f.fnèOr&:t?aJp€j9J.~tor
exceeding one ton, Fifty Dollars
(c) For. every person usirg a two horse vehicle
or nlotorvehicle with a carrying.':JI:::~tiy of
over onet on,
One Hundred- Dollars
(d) For every per~on sàiling or travelling
with any boat, vessel or other craft
]'ifty Dollars.
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6. "Hawkers" in this By-law shall include agents~
for personsnQt resident within the county, who sell or
offer for sale tea, coffee. spices, bakirg powder. dry
goods, watches, plated ware, silverware, furniture, carpets.
upholstery, millinery (coal oil, tinware, carpet sweepers
and electricalapplia.nces), or jewellery, specta.cles or
eyeglasses, or who carry a.nd expose samples or patterns
of a.ny such article, which is to be a.fterwards delivered
wi thin the county to a person not beix¡g a wholesa.le or
retail dealer in such a.rticle.
7. ?XMpt as herdnothel'\'lise provided a. DY person
contravenirg arry of the provisidm of this By-law shall
for such offence on conviction before one or more Justices
of the Peace in and for the County of Elgin forfeit and pay
a fine of not less than Five
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____________Dollars and not more than .
, Fifty. Dollars in
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the discretion of the Justice or Justices exclusive of costs
and if not paid forthwith, the same shall be levied by
distress and sale. of the goods and chattels of .the offender
and ih case of there beirg nbdistress out of which the
penalty can be levied the Justice may commit the. offender to
the common jail of the County of Elgin for any period not
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exceedi:r.g Twenty~one days unless such fine and costs_
includi:r.g the costs of committal and conveyance of the
offender to the jail are sgoner paid and in aid of the
provisions of this By-Iaw_ it is hereby declared that
the Provisions of The Ontario Summary Convictions Act shall
apply hereto.
8. That By-law Number~ 561 _is hereby repealed.
Fiœ.lly passed this 17th _ day of June_
A.D., 1922.
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