HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928TU';1N OF BO',ITiAI"4VILLE
BY -LAW NO.__I��Y
�tr A By -law for Licensing and Regulating Transient Traders
in the Town of Bowmanville.
`'1Hi�REAS The Council of the Corporation of the To�,%,n of
Bowmenville deems it expedient to License and reguzlate
Transient Traders in the Town of Bowmanville.
NU11 THEREFORE The Council of the Corporation of the
Town of Bo,rmanville pursuant to the provisions of the
Municipal Act, R. S. 0. 1960, Chapter 249, Section 401,
Para,,7raphs 16 and 17, enacts as follows:
%W 1. Every transient trader_ and other persons whose names
are not entered on the Assessment Roll of the Corporation
of the Town of Bovananville, or a entered on it for the
first time in respect of Business Assessment, and who so
offer goods, wares or merchandise for sale shall pay a
license fee before commencing to trade.
2. 11 Transient trader" includes any person commencing
business who has not resided continuously in the
Municipality for at least three months next preceeding
the time of his commencing; such business.
3. This By -law does not apply to the sale of the stock of
a bankrupt or an insolvent, within the meaning of any
bankruptcy or insolvency Act in force in Ontario, nor
to the sale of any stock damaged by or by reason of fire,
which is being sold or disposed of within the Municipality
in which the business was beinm carried on at the time of
the bankruptcy, insolvency or fire, so long as no goods,
wares or merchandise are added to such stock.
4. This By -lpw does not apply to the sale of business to a
bona fide purchaser who continues the business.
5. The fee to be paid for a license in the case of a
transient trader shall be `) /40. °O .
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6. The sum paid for a license shall be credited to the
person paying it, or to any bona fide purchaser of the
�kw business who c7rries on tae business, on account of
taxes payable in respect of the business, and in respect
of real property taxes on the land used for the purposes
of or in connection with the business if the lend is owned
by the person carrying on the business, during the years
in which the license was issued and five years thereafter.
7. Every "transient trader" who carries on business without
a license is guilty of an of 'ence and on summary
conviction is liable to a fine equal to the license
fee that he should have paid and in addition thereto
the sum of not less 110.00 and not more than $200.00
44r 8. Every transient trader shall cause his license to be prom-
inently and peri,.ianently displayed in his place of
Business or carried on his person during the full term
in which he is carrying on business as a transient trader
and in default thereof is guilty of an offence and on
surimary conviction is liable to a fine of not less than
$1.00 and not more than "'10.00.
READ a first and second time this 15 day of February 1965.
Mayor
Clerk
READ a third time and finally passed this 15 day of February 1965
P,iayo r
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Clerk