(a) Every dealer in secondhand articles shall keep a book in which shall be legibly written in English, at the time of every purchase or sale, a description of every article so purchased or sold; the numbers and any monograms, inscriptions or other marks of identification that may appear on the article; a description of the articles or pieces, any monogram, inscription or marks of identification thereon, the name, residence and general description of the persons from whom such purchase was made or to whom sold, and the day and hour of the purchase or sale. The holder of a Federal license to smelt precious metals shall not be held by reason thereof to be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(b) In case of a purchase or sale of a pawnbroker ticket or other evidence of a pledged article, or a redemption or sale of a pledged article, there shall be written in the book at the time of such purchase, sale or redemption:
(1) The name and address of the person, copartnership or corporation who issued the ticket or other evidence.
(2) The name and address of the pledger as it appears upon the pawn ticket or other evidence.
(3) The day and hour of such purchase, sale or redemption, as the case may be.
(4) The name, residence and general description of the person from whom or to whom the redeemed article is purchased or sold as the case may be.
(c) The book shall be at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any police officer, to the Mayor or any person designated by him. Such book shall be substantially bound and of a size not less than six inches in length and breadth. In addition to the book, every person so licensed at the time of such purchase shall fill out on a blank to be furnished by the Police Department, such information as may be called for by the blank form, and shall be signed by the seller in his own handwriting, his name, age and address. No entry in the book or on the blank form shall be erased, obliterated, altered or defaced.
(Ord. 73-06. Passed 5-15-06.)
(Ord. 73-06. Passed 5-15-06.)