Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-220

1st day of March, 1945, at which time it was proposed, considered and voted upon, and unanimously adopted and thereafter published in the Las Vegas Morning Tribune, a daily news­paper, published in the City of Las Vegas, for a period of once a week for two consecutive weeks immediately following its first reading. And it was thereafter read aloud to the Board for a second time, adopted, approved and finally passed at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 6th day of April, 1945. Voting Ayes: Commissioners Bates, Clark, Smith and His Honor Mayor Cragin. Voting No : None Absent : Commissioners Corradetti /s/ E. W. Cragin________________ ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. /s/ Helen Scott Reed STATE OF NEVADA) COUNTY OF CLARK) SS. Will Freeman, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Editor of the Las Vegas Morning Tribune, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published in Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was con­tinuously published in said newspaper for a period of Three (5) consecutive weeks from March 6 1945 to March 26, 1945 inclusive, being the issue of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: March 6, 13, 20, 1945. That Said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. /s/ Will Freman_________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of April 9, 1945. /s/ Louis Wiener. Jr._____ My Commission expires Notary Public Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to fail to keep a book in which shall be entered and fairly written in ink, in the English language, at the time of each loan or receipt of personal property, an accurate account and description of the goods, articles or things pawned, or received, the amount of money loaned or advanced thereon, and time when redeemable, the time, both day and hour, of pawning or receiving such goods, art­icle or thing, and the name, residence, age, sex, color, and description as near as possi­ble of the clothing and person pawning or delivering the said goods, articles or things; and no entry made in said book shall be erased, obliterated, or defaced, and the said book, as well as every article or thing pawned, pledged or deposited shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the Chief of Police or any officer directed by the Chief. Section 6. Every pawnbroker or pawnshop keeper in the City of Las Vegas must be­fore the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of each and every day, except Sunday, make and deliver to the Chief of Police of said City at the Police Station, a full, true and de­tailed report in writing, on forms to be approved by the city Commission, setting forth an exact description of each and every article or thing pawned or received by such pawn­broker, or pawnshop keeper during the twenty-four (24) hours immediately preceding such report, such report to be a full, detailed and correct copy of all entries in the book re­quired to be kept as aforesaid; and the report so made on each Monday shall include all articles or things, pawned or received from and after the report made and delivered on the Saturday preceding; Provided, however, that if no article or thing has been pawned or re­ceived a report must be made to that effect. Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker, pawnshop keeper, servant or employee to receive any goods, articles or things in pawn or pledge from a person who is intoxicated, or known to be an habitual drunkard, a thief, or an insane person, or a per­son under the age of twenty-one years, without the written or personal consent of the par­ent or legal guardian of such minor. Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to employ any clerk or person un­der the age of 18 years to receive any pledge or make any loan. Section 9. The holder of a pawnbroker's license is, and shall be liable for any and all act of his employees, and for any violation by them of any of the provisions of this ordinance. Section 10. Application for a pawnbroker's license, or any extension or renewal of same, shall be made annually by petition to the City Council by the applicant and filed with the City Clerk; and such petition must state definitely the particular place at which such business is to be carried on. At the time of filing such petition, the applicant