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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PAWNBROKERS IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS ,
PROVIDING FOR LICENSING THEREOF , AND IMPOSING A TAX , AND FOR -OTHER PURPOSES .
WHEREAS , under the provisions of Arkansas Statutes Annotated
Section 19 - 2303 ( 1965 Repl ) the City is authorized to license , regulate and
tax pawnbrokers , and the Board of Directors finds that it is the 'public
interest to adopt appropriate regulations for same , and to incorporate said
regulations into the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances .
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS :
SECTION 1 . That the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances , is hereby
amended by adding a chapter to be numbered Chapter 22 , which chapter shall
read as follows ;
Chapter 22
PAWNBROKERS
Article 1 In General
Sec . 22 - 1 . Pawnbroker defined .
A pawnbroker shall be deemed to be any person , firm
or corporation whose business or occupation is to take ,
receive , by way of pledge , pawn or exchange any goods ,
wares or merchandise , or any kind of personal property
whatsoever .
Article iI Business License
Sec . 22 - 2 . Required
The business of owning , operating or conducting a
business defined by Section 22 - 1 , hereof , as that of a
pawnbroker , is hereby declared to be a privilege , and
no person shall own , operate , conduct or engage in any
such business unless he has a current license to do so
issued by the City .
Sec . 22 - 3 . Licensing Authdrity .
Licenses as herein provided for shall be issued by
the City Manager and attested by the City Clerk , The
City Manager shall have authority to promulgate from time
to time any rules and regulations necessary for the proper
administration of this ordinance .
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Sec . 22 - 4 , Application
Any person desiring to engage in any business
for which a license is required by this Chapter shall
file an application for such license with the City
Clerk . Said application shall then be referred to
the Chief of Police of the City , who shall make a
written recommendation to the City Manager .
It shall be unlawful for any person to make any
false statement or representation in any application
or give any false answer to any question contained
therein .
Sec . 22 - 5 , Tax .
The annual tax or a license required by this
Chapter shall be $ �.
Sec . 22 - 6 . Issuance .
A license applied for under this Chapter shall
be issued by the City Manager upon compliance by the
applicant with all provisions of this Chapter , includ-
ing payment of the prescribed tax .
Sec . 22 - 7 . Not Transferrable .
A license issued under this Chapter shall not be
transferrable .
Sec . 22 - 8 , Expiration .
Every license issued under this Chapter shall
expire on the thirtieth day of June next following its
issuance .
Sec . 22 - 9 . Revocation .
When any person licensed under this Chapter is
convicted of a violation of any provision of this
Chapter , the Court shall , in addition to the penalty
imposed for such violation , revoke such person ' s
license .
When any license is revoked under this Chapter no
new license shall be issued to the same person within
one ( 1 ) year after such revocation .
ARTICLE III . REGULATION
Sec . 22 - 10 , Maintain Books and Records .
Every pawnbroker shall keep a book or record , which
shall be numbered consecutively and will correspond to
the pawn ticket or stub issued to the person so pawning ,
pledging or leaving as security such article . That such
book or record shall contain an accurate , detailed des -
cription , so as to be readily identified , bearing the
serial number , if it has one , of the article so pawned ,
pledged or left as security . Such book or record shall
further contain the date , the hour , such article was
pawned , pledged or left as security , the name , residence ,
address and signature of the person so pawning , pledging
or leaving such article as security , the amount of the
money loaned or advanced on the said article , and the
date that such is to be redeemed . The said book or
record shall be carefully preserved without alteration
and shall at all times be open to inspection by . the chief
of police , or any police officer of the city .
Sec . 22 - 11 . Report Required .
Every pawnbroker shall deliver to the police depart-
ment every day before noon , except Sunday , a daily report
upon a form furnished by the city of his previous day ' s
operation . Such report to be completely filled out in
detail .
Sec . 22 - 12 . Waiting Period Before Disposition of Pawned Article
It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to sell ,
exchange , barter or remove from his place of business or
permit to be redeemed any article pawned , pledged , or left
as security for a period of twenty- four hours , after making
such daily report .
ARTICLE IV . VIOLATIONS
Sec , 22 - 13 . Violations - Penalties
Every person , firm or corporation , or their agents ,
servants , or employees , who shall violate any of the
provisions of this subsection , shall upon conviction
thereof , be guilty of a misdemeanor , and shall be fined
in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars , and each day ' s violation shall constitute a
separate offense .
SECTION 2 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage , approval and publication .
PASSED AND APPROVED this p� !L�l/day of �i , 1967 .
APPROVED :
ATTEST :
ti !ii/YGf,
DON TRUMBO , JR . , MAYOR
- GEORGE V , 19AVIS , CITY CLERK
• - STATE of ARKANSAS l
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Countyof
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I, 4 _��. _ � ., hereby certify that I
am the Ce ral Mama r of THE ORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES,
a daily newspaper having a second class mailing privilege, and being not
less than four pages of five columns each, published at a fixed place of
business and at a fixed (daily) intervals continuously in the City of
Fayetteville, County of Washington, Arkansas for more than a period
. t}.; of twelve months, circulated and distributed from an established place of
business to subscribers and readers generally of all classes in the City
& County for a definite price for each copy, or a fixed price per annum,
which price was fixed at what is considered the value of the publication,
j based upon the news value and service value it contains, that at least fifty
• 1 " °'':1 percent of the subscribers thereto have paid cash for their subscriptions
to the newspaper or its agents or through recognized news dealers over a
period of at least six months ; and that the said newspaper publishers an
average of more than forty percent news matter.
I further certify that the legal notice hereto attached in the matter of
was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper for.___
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title was pawned, pledged or,
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residence, address, and sig.-
at nature of the person sol
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as 'r f• Ing such article as security, thG
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an� amount of the money loaned 'OC
no :,oda, ate advanced on the said, article. and
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deemed. The said book or res;
Ilcegga Ord shell be carefully preserved
City. - the without alteration and shall at
Sec, all times be open to Inspection
LI by the chief of police, or any
shall lao, for Police officer of the city. -
Mer See. 32-11. Report Required.
Clerk: . . Every Pawnbroker shall deliver
have1 to the police department every
free* and day before noon; except Sunday,
regula fat tIM a daily report upon a form fur-
p Pushed by the city of his previous
Thi rT^ - day's operation. Such report to
be completely filled out in detail.
angage � Sec. 22-12. Waiting Period Before
In ly
R- It
of Pawned Artiela.
It sball be unlawful for any
ter Chap pawnbroker to sell, exchange,
suchnerkrl barter or remove from his place
Said Jae re I of business or Permit to be re-
s ta' o Poll" of , deemed any article pawned,
aaT'rit Pledged, or left as security for
the Cit a Period of twenty-four hours.
Ma yl after making such daily repo rt.
It a - ;,, - ARTICLE TV VfOLATIONS
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bac. 2 , than fifty dollars, and each day's
A for under violation shall constitute a
thus - p} leaped by separate offense.
th}, m il- SECTION 2. That this ordinance
once y a with all shall be in full force and effect
PrMv logo f .IP_ from and after its peerage, ap
volume Papnent of the ' pre_ Vroval and Publication.
scribed to:. _ PASSED AND APROVEP
3rd day of Julv, 1967.
APPROVED-
DON DON TRUMO, JR.. 11., . .
ATTEST:
GEORGE J. DAVIS.
C i' . Clerk -