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ORDINANCE NO. 1727 AN QRDINANCE REGULATING PAWNBRQKERS; PROVIDING FOR OCCU- PATIONAL LICENSE FOR ALL PAWNBROKERS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICA- TION AND PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEE; PROVIDING FOR DAILY RECORDS TO BE KEPT AND FURNISHED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR VISITATION AND EXAMINATION OF THE PREMISES AND GOOD5 BY _THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ADOPTING THE STATE LAWS REGULAT- ING PAWNBROKERS; AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION AND PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, WHEREAS, pawnbrokers often take in pawn articles of various descrip- tions and assume the possessor thereof to be the true owner; and, WHEREAS, many stolen articles find their way into pawn shops and in- adequate provisions are now provided for the location of such stolen articles; and, WHEREAS, the protection of the public peace and property creates a necessity for the enactment of this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT C?RDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL QF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1, That all laws and regulations provided for by the State Qf Texas are hereby acbpted and made a part of this ordinance, and all pawn- brokers shall be regulated, in addition thereto, by the provisions of this or- dinance. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association to pursue the occupation of pawnbroker or to en- gage in the business of loaning money or holding as security, goods, wares or merchandise of any kind, without first having obtained a license therefor from the City of Paris, Texas and displaying such license as herein provided. Section 3. Every person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association, before opening, maintaining or operating a business of pawnbroker, shall make an application to the City Clerk for a license for each business place or estab- lishment maintained or operated, upon a form to be furnished by the City Clerk, which shall contain such information as the City Clerk shall require. Section 4. A separate license and application shall be required for each establishment or place of business, regardless of the ownership of such business. Upon application and payment of the annual license fee, in the amount of Twenty- Five ($25. 00) Dollars, the City Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant, which license shall state upon its face the address and business to be conducted and name under which the business is to be conducted, and such license shall be conspicuously posted in the place of business of the licensee where it may be readily available for inspection by the public. Section 5. That licenses shall be due and payable on or before the lst day of January of each year and shall be valid for the calendar year for which issued. No licenses shall be transferrable or assignable and shall be valid for the use of the licensee named therein only. Section 6. That licenses shall be valid only at the address stated in the li- cense, provided, however, that should a licensee desire to change his place of business to another location he shall notify the City Clerk previous to the change, and upon proper notification the City Clerk shall isSUe, without charge, a new li- cense authorizing the operation of such business at the new location.