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uncil File No. 210774 — Ordinance No.
2394 —By SeSerin A. ' Mortinson-
�.obert F. Peterson — Milton .Rosein-
ordinance amending the St. Paul
N 2tive Code, Chapter 340, by
,persons soliciting subsc,•i
•�ers and magazi� .
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NO. 4
An ordinance amending the 3NOW
Legislative Code, Chapter 340, by making
persons soliciting subscriptions to news-
papers and magazines subject to the provi-
sions of Chapter 340. This is an emergency
ordinance rendered necessary to the public
peace „health and safety.
WHEREAS it has become - apparent to the Council of the
City of St. Paul and the License Inspector of the City of Sty Paul
that an increasing number of itinerant magazine and newspaper
subscription salesmen have been visiting the City of'St. Paul
and Collecting money for such subscriptions, and whereas it
appears that not all'such- salesmen perform the contracts and
other undertakings entered into with the citizens of the City
of St. Paul so that'some citizens have there been defrauded,
tricked and cheated, now, therefore, it has become necessary
to license such salesmen so as to adequately protect the in-,
terests of the citizens of the City of St. Paul and therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF -THE CITY OF ST. PAUL DOES- ORDAIN:,
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Section 1.' Chapter 340..01 from the St. Paul Legis-
lative Code is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof,. -there is
hereby inserted in the St. Paul Legislative Code a new section;;,
which new section shall be known as 340.01 and shall read as
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follows:
340..01. Definition. A solicitor,
for the purpose of thin chapter, shall be
defined to °be any person who goes from house
to house, or from place to place, in the city
of St. Paul, selling or taking orders for, or
offering to sell or take orders for, goods,
wares or merchandise or any article for future
,delivery, or for services to be performed in
'the future,, or for making, manufacturing or
repairing of any article or thing whatsoever
for future delivery; provided, however, that
a '%,,, this chapter shall apply only to solicitors
.who demand', accept or receive payment or de-
posit of�money in advance of final' delivery.
Section 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency ordinance renderedl.necessary for the preservation of
the public peace, health and safety.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force upon its passage, approval and publication.
Councilmen
Dalglish
Holland
Loss
Mortinson v
Rateraon,_.
Rosen -
Mr. President (Vavoulis)
Attest
City Clerk
1M 0-02 X22
SAN 3 0 1953
Nays Passed by the Counneil
Tn Favor
,SAN 3 0 1963•
Mayor
2n�1����
Laid over to
3rd and app---i 7--' Adopted—
Yeas Nays
``Dalglish
Holland
Loss
�VIortinson 0
\Peterson
\ Rosen
Mr. President Vavouli s
Yeas Nays
\'�3alglish
Holland
\`-- Loss 1�
�IQortinson v
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\ Rosen
Nil. President Vavoulis
e PUBLISHED —� —Ll?
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