1957-06ORDINANCE NO. 3.3?
AN ORDINANCE LICENSiNG FtZIVAT~ GUA~tDS
AND 1vATCHIyiEN
Bill No. 1957-b
The Village Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. "Private guard" or'taatchman" as used in this
ordinance shall mean the rendering of the service to any person or per-
sons of patrolling, investigating, inspecting or watch ing any buildings,
stores, residences, or other property, at regular intervals or f ram time
to time, or acting as a guard or other watchman on behalf of the owner of
such buildings, stores, residences, or other property, provided that the
provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to an individual who is a
regular employee of the owner or lessee of one or more premises served
by him as a watchman or guard, nor shall the provisions of. this ordinance
be applicable to any peace off icer of the United States, or of the State
of I~iinnesota, the County of Hennepin or the `tillage of Richfield, while
in th.e discharge of his official duties.
Secti~~n 2. License ~~equired. No person shall engage in the business
of rrivate guar or watchman for a fee or reward unless he shall have
first obtained a license to engage in such business in the Vi11.~a8e of
Ricnf field from the Village Clerk. r~o person shall be deemed qualified'
to bald such a license who is not licensed pursuant tc~ Section 326.331
Zinnesota Revised Statutes, and who is not a citizen of the United States,
or who has been convicted of a felony by the courts of this or any other
state or of the United States, or who has been convicted anywhere of acts
which if done in Minnesota would be assault, theft, larceny, unlawful en-
try, extortion, defamation, buying or receiving stolen property, using,
possessing or carrying weapons or burglar tools, or escape.
Section 3. ,`_pplicat.~n. The a~sFlicati.~•n far such license shall set
f~rtTi the name ~-+f tie applicant, his age, sex, address, and the name of
the person in active charge or superintendence of such business, together
with a list of all employees to be employed in conducting the business and
finger prints of all such persons and employees. Each such application
shall be supported by the verified certificates of at least five citizens
of Hennepin County, not related to the applicant, who have known the
applicant (or if a corporation, each officer and manager, or if a partner-
ship, each partner) more than five years, certifying that the applicant
or such off icer, manager or partners are of good character and that each
statement in the application is true. The application shall also state
the exact nature of the business to be conducted, and such further in-
formation as the Village Clerk shall require.
Section 4. License Fee. The annual license fee for such license shall
be '50.00 plus lO.OG for each employee, working in the Village of
;3ichf field..
Section 5. Surety Bond. Each such application shall be accompanied by
a surety bond, eexecuted by a company authorized to do business in the
State of Ninrkesota, wherein the applicant shall tie principal, with cor-
porate surety to be approved by the Village Clerk, to .tf~e Village of
Richfield in the penal sum of $5,000.00 upon condition that the appli-
cant (and each of app].ieant's employees j shall #'aithfully observe all
the laws of the State of I~inn~ sota and ordinances of the Village of
Richf field and shall pay all damages suffered by any person by reason of
the v iolation of any such law by the applicant or any employee thereof,
or by the commission of any willful wrong by e,ny such applicant in the
Ordinance No. 3.37 Continued: (2)
course of the conduct of such business. i~ction upon such bdnd may be
brought by any person so aggrieved not later than two years after the act
complained of .
Sect ion 6 . Employees of Licensee . No person shall be employed by li-
censee in the capacity of watchtr~an or guard until. he shall have executed
under oath and furnished the licensee a statement setting forth his full
name, age and residence, the business or occupation in which he has been
engaged for the three years immediately preceding, disclosing the place
or places of such business or occupation and the name or names of his
employers, and showing that he has never been convicted of a felony or
of any offense which would disnualify him from holding a license under
this ordinance and setting forth such further information as the rTillage
Clerk shall require. Such statement shall be filed forthwith upon em-
ployment of such employee with the Village Clerk.
Section 7. police Authorit of iicensee. No person licensed under this
ordinance shall by reason of suc license be granted any authority as a
peace officer of the Village of Richfield.
Section 8. Impersonating Officer. It i s unlawful for any person who is
not a village, state or federal peace officer or law enforcement agent
to falsely represent himself as such peace officer or law enforcement
agent, whether such representation be made orally or by use of a badge,
uniform or other act or means.
Section 9. kenalty. Any person who shall be convicted of any violation
of this ordinance shall be fined not to exceed $100.00 or ir,±prisoned for
a period not to exceed. 90 days.
Passed by the Village Council this 12th day of ~~ugust, 1957.
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ATTEST : ``'
red O. i~.ittell, Mayor
Yaul ~. rtaug~en, Clerk
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O. R.'`~Ya:n iirevelen, Manager
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BILL 1.9:.7-6
OIiDINANC.E NO. 3.36
A'.Y ORDINANCE LICENSING
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
PBIVATF GUARDS AND STATE ~F MINNESOTA
wA`l^cII3rEN
Phe Village Council of the Village COUNTY QF HENNEPIN, ss
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Richfield do ordain as follows:
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Section 1. Definitions.
ard" or "watchman" as used m •; --•________________________________..----•-•--._._._..._.._•----------..._._._-•_-•-_-_••-•----_--._.__...-•-•--_,
fs ordinance shall mean the ren- sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times herein stated
ring oP the service to any person has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper' known as The
persons of patrolling, investi-
inspecting or watching any
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Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter
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hidings, stores, residences, or year prior to the publicatior therein
stated; that for more than
one
her property„ at regular intervals
from time to time, or acting as Q
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is ordinance shall not apply to
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i individual who is a regular em-
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a watchman or guard, nor shall said news a er was ublished in the .Villa e of Rich-
hereto attached
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;e provisions of this ordinance be
~plicable to any Peace officer of ,
field, in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of
ie United c~tates, or of the state of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been printed
:innesota, the County of Henne-
e from its office of publication within the Vill-
i11 the Eri.~lish lanaua~'
.n or the visage of Richfield.
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from which it is issued
Minnesota
Hennepin County
age of Richfield
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as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet
Section 2. License required. No form e uivalent in siCace to at least 4~0 running inches of sin. le col-
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erson shall engage in the business
f private guard or watchman for umn, two inches wide; has been issued as aforesaid once each week
fee or reward unless he shall ~ from a known office established in said place of publication and em-
ave first obtained a license to (
n;age in such business in the Vil-, ploying skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing
x;e of Richfield from the viua:ge ~ and printing tine same; that the press work on that part of the news-
'lerk. No person shah be deemed paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports
ualified to hold such a licence who
' to serve has been done in its known office of publication; that during
ection
not licensed pursuant to ;
331 Minnesota Revised statutes,
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all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its
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nd who is not a citizen of the uni- news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the c~om-
ed states, or who has been con- munity it purports to serve; that during all said time it has not
icted of a felony by the courts of
his ar any other state of the un;-
wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not been entirely
ed States, or ~vho has been ooh- made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been cir-
icted anywhere of acts which if Culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at
.one in Minnesota, would be as-
larceny, unlawful en-
theft
ault
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least two hundred and fort 2 p• g Y p Y-
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ry, extortion, defamation or carry- lrig subscribers a.nd has entry as second class matter in its local post-
ng weapons or burglar tools, or office; and that there has been on file in the office of the Co-znty
~soane.
cation. The appli-
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Section 3 Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person
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~ation for such license shah sot having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of
`orth the name of the applicant, his said newspaper and the eXistence of the conditions constituting its
xge, sex, address: and the name of qua11f1Cat10Y1S aS a legal newspaper-
he Person in aciive change or sup-
rintendence of such business 19~ ~ _~
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ill such persons ana employees. °
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if at least five citizens of Henne-
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plicant, who have known the ap-
plicant (or if a corporation, each
hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
officer ana manager, or . if apart- printed and published therein in the English language, once each
nership) more than five years, cer-
tifying that the applicant or such
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week
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officer, manager, or partners are
of good character and that each ________
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statement in the application is true. -
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The application shall also state
the exact nature of the business to
and thereafter on Thursday of each week to and including the
be conducted, and such further in-
formation as the Village Clerk da Of 1957; and that
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shall require.
Section 4. License fec. The annual I
license fee for such license shall ',
the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,
be $50.00 plus $10.00 for each em- ~ both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size ar~d kind
ployee, working in tae visage of { of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
Richfield.
Section ~. Surety Bond. Each such
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by a surety bond, executed by _a
company authorized to do business
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in the State of Minnesota, wherein
the applicant shall be principal,
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proved by the Village Clerk, to the
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observe all the laws of the State
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Passed by the Village Council bvorn ~O before me this ___--_._-_._.. day of _-__.-__-_--..__ 1557
Village oP Richfield and shall pay this 12th day of Aug., 1957.
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all damages suffered by any person ^ •-- •--•-„„--x• ••~.~~~,,~.
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such law by the applicant or any Clerk Nota. Public,
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employee thereof, or by the tom- Fred O. Kitten
i mission of any willful wrong by
any such applicant in the course of Mayor
O. R. Van Krevelen xpires __________________________________.-______--_____.__._-...____-_-. 1957.
the conduct oP such business. Action Manager MFiXINE C. SMITH
22nd
1957)
(Aug
upon such bond may be brought by
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any person s~o aggr
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than two years after the act tom- hly Commissi~r
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Section G Em~~loyee9 of Licensee.
No person shall be employed by any
licensee in the capacity of watch-
man or guard until he shall have
executed under oath and furnished
the licensee a statement setting
forth his full name, age and resi-
dence, the business or occupation
in which he has been engaged for
the .three years immediately pre-
ceding, disclosing the place or