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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-OR-12ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PRECIOUS METAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA: Section I DEFINITIONS: A. Precious metal precious metal shall mean any any shape, fcrm or use. B. Precious metal - When used in this ordinance, gold, silver, or platinum, in dealer - Any individual, firm, corporation or partnership engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling precious metal at a permanently established place of business or in connection with a business of an itinerant nature. Section II EXCLUSIONS: The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the purchase from persons, firms or corporations regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing precious metals, the business of selling precious metals at re~ail or wholesale, to the purchase of one dealer from another if such person, firm or corporation a~ the time of purchase provides each purchaser with a bill of sale or other written evidence of title to ~he precious Section metal. III APPROVAL: No person, firm, corporation or partnership or association shall engage or continue to engage in the business of buying and selling precious metals except as authorized by this ordinance without having first obtained approval from the Board of Public Works and Safety. Section IV BILL OF SALE: If the precious metal dealer, in the conduct of such business, purchases any article or articles from a seller, such purchase shall be evidenced by a bill of sale properly signed by the seller. All such bills of sale shall be in triplicate and contain the following: 1. The date of the sale. 2. Amount of consideration. 3. Name of licensee. 4. Description of article or articles sold. 5. Signature of the seller. 6. Address of 5he seller. Section V REPORTS: At the close of each business day in which the licensee has purchased precious metals, a copy of the bills of sale to Police Department. Section VI HOLDING PERIOD: All precious metals purchased by held by said dealer for ten (i0) before said precious metals are of by the dealer. Section VII SEVERABILITY: If a part of 5his Ordinance is parts that are severable from the invalid in effect. If a part of this Ordinance is more of its applications, the par~ remains valid applicatons that are severable Section VIII PENALTY: It shall be unlawful for any the said licensee shall send the Chief of the Jeffersonville a dealer shall be business days after the purchase sold or otherwise disposed invalid, all valid parss shall remain invalid in one or in effect in all from the invalid applications. individual, firm, corporation or partnership to do any act forbidden or to fail to perform any act required by this Ordinance and on conviction of the violation of this Ordinance, said individual, firm, corporation or partnership shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00. In addition to any fine which may be imposed, any violation of this Ordinance shall be grounds for the Board of Public Works and Safety to review its approval and to withdraw approval at its discretion. This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 81-0R-27 and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and due publication as required by law. day of Passed and adopted by the Common Council' this , 1984 . the City 1984. Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of of jeffersonville this /~ day of ~ Approved and signed by me this ~_day of e as ~erk-Tceasurer he Ci//y of J~ffersoh~ Publication Fee $..h0.~2. · · STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF CLARK-SS ~e~esa Cillian~ on oath says that she is book- keeper of the News & Journal and in the employ of the publisher of The Evening News, a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and pub- lished in the City of Jeffersonviile, Clark County, State of Indiana, and further soys that the annexed advertisement was published in said paper for .... ~;3~. Z~-~eG..., to.wit: in issue of said Evening News doted ..... ~.e.~. ~ .~.~, .2.~t .~.~.~.~ ............ State of Indlane County of Clark Subscribed and sworn to before me this .......... Noto~_~ Public, Clark Coun~, Indiana any arUcle Or ~- ~ide~c~ ~ a , such~ , ~[~ by the ~1~. a Chase sold or NO, force STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY O~ CLARK---SS ~he:eSa Cillia~ , on oath says that she is book- keeper of the News & Journal and in the employ of the publlsher of The Clark Counfy Journal, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and pub- Iished in the City of jeffersonville, Clark County, State of Indiana, and further says that the annexed advertisement was published in said paper for .~o ~;~es to-wit: In issue of said Clark County .......... ' ~eA..~. · .~-~'..~.:.oA .~,..z.~.~. Journal dated ....... State of Indiana County of Cl~rukbscrlbed and sworn to before me thi-~ Public, Clark County, Indian Notar~z ~, ~ ~¢~ ~ day