Auctions and Auctioneers. No. 6.
(Original Series, No. 47)
An Ordinance Relating to Auctions and Auctioneers.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Troy:
Sec. 1. Before any person shall proceed to sell at public auction, within the limits of the city of Troy, any merchandise of any class whatever, he shall first obtain a license for an auctioneer, and shall pay the sum of five dollars for each day of the continuance of such auction.
Sec. 2. Any person desiring to exercise the office or calling of an auctioneer within this city, shall first obtain a license therefor, by paying into the city treasury the sum of ten dollars per year; provided, that a license may be granted to an auctioneer for a less time than one year, by the applicant paying one dollar per day for such license.
Sec. 3. Any person convicted of carrying on an auction without license, in violation of the provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, for each offense; and any person acting as an auctioneer without license, in violation of Section 2 of this ordinance, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than twenty-five dollars, for each offense.
Section 4
Sec. 4. Ordinances No. 22 and 23 in relation to auctions and auctioneers are hereby repealed.
Section 5
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication.
Approval and Publication
Approved February 3, 1875.
Published in the Doniphan County Republican, February 5, 1875.