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X80 (8741 Cont.) Section S. I~To purchases or acquisitions shall be made from any person under the age of twenty-one years of age unless they be accompanied by their parents or guardians and no purchases or acquisitions shall be made from any pgrsons who are incapable of dealing intelligently or• from any pez°sons under the influence of narcotic drugs or intoxicating liquor. Section 6. Each license so secured shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business and the license shall show on its face the date of expiration. No such licensed merchant shall purchase or acquire property between rr~dnight of Saturday ~.nd midnight of Sunday. Section 7. Ar~y person engaged in the business of pawn broker shall comply with the state law with reference to.pawn brokers and in addition thereto shall comply with the provisions of this ordinance. Section 8. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to engage as a substantial portion of his business in the collection acquisition and purchase of used articles shall before engaging in such business, file his application with the City Recorder, which application shall state his name, residence, and shall state the street and number of the location of his business and the name or names of the owner or owners thereof, and accompany the same ~n;ith a payment to the City .Recorder of ~S.UO.~license fee. Such application shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigati::~n to be made as to the reputation of the applicant as a law-abiding citizen and as to arrests witY~ or without conviction at any time and in any court and shall ascertain fro~~ the applicant the character of the place which he intends to operate and shall secure from available sources the applicant's general reputation for integrity and if such investigation shall show that tY~e applicant is a iaw-abiding citizen, of good repute, and has a good record for observances of the law, the Chief of Police shall return the application to the City Recorder as approved, and otr~e~wise as disapz>roved. In case of disapproval the applicant may then appeal to the City Council from refusal to grant the license and the Council shall thereupon hold a hearing of all matters herein and notify the applicant to be present and present his case, and the Council shall then determine as to whether the findings of the Chief of Police are correct, in which case they shall sustain such f irldir~ and if incorrect, shall reverse them and direct a license .to issue. In case oz~ approval by the Chief of Police or subsequent approval by the Council, the Recorder shall issue the license for• aperiod of six months. Licenses sYiall be issued to run from January first ana from July-first in each year. No license granted under the provisions herein shall be assignable and all must be made in the same manner as for the initial issuance of the license. Section 9. Any pe~~son, firm or corporation violating an~,~ of the provisions of this ordinance siiali be subject to a fide of not less than X500 and not exceedi the sum of ~p200 .00 , a nd shall be irApri Boned in the c i ty j ail one day for e ach two ~- dollars of such fine unpaid, all in addition to the provisions of Ordinance No. 858