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ORDINANCE NO. 11~R_A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 3 OF THE CANTON MUNICIPAL
CODE BY DELETING ALL REFERENCE TO ANTIQUE DEALERS AND ADDING
SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER 2, TITLE 3 OF THE CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE
LICENSING AND REGULATING ANTIQUE DEALERS.
WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee has determined that
it is in the best interest of the City of Canton to license and
regulate all persons engaging in business within said municipality
as antique dealers; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, has made a similar determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois, as follows:
1. That Chapter 2, Title 3 of the Canton Municipal Code is
hereby amended by deleting therefrom all reference to the licensing
of antique dealers.
2. That Section 8 is hereby added to Chapter 2 of Title 3 of
the Canton Municipal Code, to read as follows:
"3-2-8 ANTIQUE DEALERS.
(A) Antique Dealers: As used in this Section, an antique
dealer is defined as one who has a majority (51$) of his gross
sales each year derived from the sale of antiques and/or
primitives. As used in this Section, an antique or primitive is
defined as an old and valuable art object or article no longer in
production which is at least fifty (50) years old. As used in this
Section, the term "sale" does not include an exchange, trade, or
swap of items.
(B) License Required: All persons desiring to engage in
business within the corporate limits of the City of Canton as an ~'
antique dealer shall first obtain a license therefor under penalty
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
(C) Application: Every application for a license under this
section shall, as a minimum, state and provide the following
information: Name and residence address of owner and/or operator;
address of proposed business; business hours.
(D) License Fee: $15.00 per year, non-refundable and payable
in advance.
(E) Keeping Records Required: All persons holding licenses
under this section shall keep a permanently bound book in which
shall be written in ink, at the time of each and every transaction,
loan or pledge, an accurate account and description, in the English
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language, of all the goods, articles and other things which were
the subject of any transaction; the amount of money exchanged
therefor or the value of any item traded therefor; the time of
purchasing or exchanging; and, the name and residence address of the
person making such trade or sale. No entry in such book shall be
erased, mutilated or changed.
(F) Inspection: The said book, as well as every article or
other thing so traded or exchanged, shall at all times be open to
the inspection of the Chief of Police of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, or, to any officer or investigator under his
command.
(G) Property from Minor: No person licensed under this
Section shall purchase, trade or exchange any article or item
with a minor without first obtaining written permission from such
minor's parent or guardian. Proof of receipt of such written
permission shall be kept for one calendar year following such
transaction and shall be made available for inspection as provided
in subparagraph (F), above.
(H) Revocation of License: Any person holding a license
under this section who violates any of the provisions hereof shall
have his license suspended or revoked by the Mayor as follows:
(1) First offense or violation: Suspension of license
of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred twenty
(120) days, as determined by the Mayor.
(2) Second or subsequent offense or violation:
Revocation of license for no less than one (1) year nor more than
five (5) years, as determined by the Mayor.
(I) Penalty: In addition to the revocation of license
provided for in the foregoing paragraph, any person who violates
any of the provisions hereof shall be subject to a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
(J) Application Period for Existing Businesses: Any person
owning or operating any of the foregoing businesses on the
effective date hereof shall, within thirty (30) days of such
effective date, make application for the license required of this
section. During such thirty day period, all such businesses
already in existence shall be permitted to continue to operate,
pending application for and issuance of the required license."
3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten days
after its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, approval by the Mayor thereof, and publication in
pamphlet form as provided by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 3rd day of February ,
1987 upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Qohler, Chapman.
NAYS: Alderman May.
ABSENT: Aldermen Kovachevich, Workman.
APPROVED:
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Donald E. Edwards, Mayor.
ATTEST:
ncy wry}tes, city c:lerx.
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