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ORDINANCE NO. 230 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SECONDHAND STORES, JUNK DEALERS, AND PLACES BUYING AND SELLING SECONDHAND GOODS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF LOUISV ILLE: Section 1. That on and after the enactment of this ordinances , no person shall, in the Town of Louisville, engage in the business of keeping a secondhand store, or a place for buying and selling second- hand goods, or engage in the business of a junk dealer or collector, without first obtaining a license therefor, except that this ordinance shall not apply to any person who only accepts secondhand goods as a trade- in on the purchase of new goods, but if any such person buys secondhand goods the fact that he also accepts secondhand goods as trade-ins shall not exempt him from the provisions of this ordinance as follows: Section 2. That any person desiring such a license shall apply to the Town Clerk therefor, the application to be in writing, and shall set forth the full name of the applicant , the location at which such business is to be carried on, and accompanied by the payment of 430.00 as the license fee, which license shall, unless sooner suspended or revoked, continue in force for one year from the issuance thereof. Section 3. That every person licensed under this ordinance shall keep a book in which shall be written in ink the time of each purchase, an accurate description in English of the goods, article, or thing purchased, the time of the receipt of same , the name, residence and description of the person selling the same, which book, as well as the article or articles purchased shall, at all reasonable times , be open to the inspection any member of the Police Department. Section 4. That no person licensed under this ordinance shall sell or remove from his place of business, any goods or articles purchased by him, as aforesaid, until the same shall have been in his possession at least seveity-two hours. Section. 5. That no person licensed under this ordinance shall purchase any second-hand goods, article, or thing from any person under the age of twenty-one years , or from any person who at the time is intoxicated, or from any person known by him to be a thief or a receiver of stolen property, or from any person whom he has reason to suspect of being such, and no purchases shall be made between the hours of 6 o' clock P.M. and 6 o' clock A.M. Section 6. That every person licensed under this ordinance shall make out and deliver to the Chief of Police of the Town of Louisville every day, before the hour of 12 o' clock nnon, a correct copy from the book kept, giving an accurate account and description of each and all of the articles purchased during the preceding day, the price paid