1948-3.24,,
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ORDINANCE N0. 3.24
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AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND RExULATE DEALERS IN USED
MOTOR VE3TCLES IN THE VILL.I~E OP RICHFIELD, HI~T1~T~IN
COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
The Village Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1 -- Any person, firm, part~ae~rship, or aorporaltlon engaged in the
business of buying or selling or both. of second hand motor. vehicles is hereby
defined as and declared to be a dealer in used motor vehicles.
SECTION 2 -- No person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall engage
in the business of a dealer in used motor vehicles as defined in Section 1
hereof without first having obtained a license from the Village.of Richfield,
as herein provided.
SECTION 3 -- Every such dealer in used motor vehicles sha11, at the time
of any sale or sales, give and furnish to the purchaser a plainly written
statement signed by him, showing all of the terms and conditions of such sale,
the date thereof, the purchase price, and whether on terms or in cash (if an
terms, the exact terms shall be stated), the motor number, the factory year
model, and the serial number of such used vehicle.
SECTION ~ -- Application for license hereunder, shall be made in writing
signed by the applicant who shall state the name of the applicant, his age,
residence, whether a registered voter of the Village of Richfield; and, if a
partnership, the names of all of the partners verified by one of them, and if
a corporation, the names of all of the officers thereof, verified by an author-
ized officer. Such application shall state the business and residence addresses
of the applicant for a period of five years prior to the date thereof, and
whether the applicant is the sole owner of the business to be conducted, and
the interest of any other persona than those named, if any. Such applicati oa
shall be accompanied by the favorable recommendations of two citizens of the
Village. .
SECTION 5 -- The annual fee for such business shall be in the sum of
$25 per year. The annual license fee for the second and subsequent number of
places of business, should there be any, operated by one licensee shall be
in the sum of $15 per year. The license year under such license expires on
December 31 of every year. Before such license 3s granted by the Village
Council, a Surety Bond in the sum of $5,000 sha11 be provided.
SECTION 6 -- Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of ~thia Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 7 -- This Ordinance shall be in fu11 force and effect from and
after the date of publication.
As passed by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield this 1 th
day of April, 1848.
George Soberg, Clerk
Clarence Christian, President
Published in The Richfield News this 15th day of April, 1g~8~
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