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
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STATE OF INDIANA,
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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
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