58 of 1924 - Requiring solicitors to pay license ROLL CALL
VOTING AYE NAY
Salt Lake City,Utah, Nov, 14, ,192 4.
Barnes
Burton I move that the ordinance be passed.
Green
Stewart
Mr. Chairman--
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Result AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE CREATING FOUR NE4 SECTIONS IN CHAPTER 33,
Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1920, to be known as SEC-
TIONS 1345, 1346, 1347 and 1348, relating to licensing of solici-
tors.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION I. That there is hereby created in Chapter 33,
Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1920, four new sections to
be known as Sections 1345, 1346, 1347 and 1348, relating to li-
censing of solicitors, to read as follows:
SECTION 1345. A solicitor within the meaning of
this ordinance is defined to be any person who goes from
house to house or from place to place in Salt Lake City sell-
ing or taking orders for, or offering to sell or take orders
for goods, wares or merchandise for future delivery, or for
services to be performed in the future, or for the making,
manufacturing or repairing of any article or thing whatsoever
for future delivery, provided, however, that this ordinance
shall apply only to solicitors who demand, accept or receive
payment or deposit of money in advance of final delivery.
SECTION 1346. It shall be unlawful to act as solici-
tor within the meaning of this ordinance without first secur-
ing a license from the license assessor and collector.
The license fee required to be paid by solicitors
within the meaning of this ordinance shall be the sum of
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Fifty it
III (450.00) Dollars per year payable in advance; and
provided,that where application is made after July 1st of
any year the fee for the balance of the year shall be
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Twenty-five ( 25.00) Dollars.
SECTION 1347. Any person desiring a license to
engage as a solicitor within Salt Lake City shall make ap-
plication therefor to the license assessor and collector, on
forms to be provided, stating the name and address of the ap-
plicant, and the kind of goods offered for sale, or the kind
or services to be performed. Such application shall be ac-
companied by a bond in the penal sum of 4500.00 executed by
a surety company or by two responsible freeholders residing
in Salt Lake City (or in lieu thereof a cash bond of equal
amount), conditioned upon the making of final delivery of the
goods ordered, or services to be performed, in accordance
with the terms of such order, or failing therein, that the
advance payment on such order be refunded. Any person ag-
grieved by the action of any such solicitor shall have a
right of action on the bond for the recovery of money or
damages, or both. Such bond shall remain in full force and
effect, and in case of a cash deposit, such deposit shall be:.,
retained by Salt Lake City, for a period of ninety days after
the expiration of any such license, unless sooner released
by the Board of Commissioners. .
SECTION 1348. All orders taken by licensed solici--
' tore shall be in writing, in duplicate, stating the terms
thereof and the amount paid in advance, and one copy shall
be given to the purchaser.
SECTION 2. Any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by fine in
any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Ninety-nine (4299.00) Dollars
or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period not longer than 1
six months or by both such fine Ar imprisonment. }.v ,
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SECTION 3. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners.
it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants
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of Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon pub-
lication thereof.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this day of , A.D. 1924.
Mayor.
ATTEST:
City Recorder.
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