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MUNICIPAL LAW. 107
7. Every pawnbroker hIuiII have a l;^ii with his name and the word
" Pawnbroker " in hirge, leijible ciuiracters tliereon, phiced over the door
outside of the shop.
8. 'J'he penalty for nei^lect to luive sueli sign so placed is §40 for every
shop or place made use of lor one week without having sucii sign put up, to
be recovered before a Police Magi.strate or two Justices of the Peace, and in
default of payment, or recovery througii distress to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding three months nor less tiian fourteen days.
it. Every pawnbroker shall also have pa.ntetl or printed in large legible
chaiacters, and placed in a conspicuous part of tlie shop, the rate of proiit
the statute.s allow to be taken, and also the various prices of tlie notes or
memorandums given when the money is advanced, which ones are r//v///s,
and the expense of getting another, if the first one for any reason is lost.
10. Before he advances money over SI on go(jds lie nmst enter in li
a book kept for that purpose, in a legible hand, a oescription of the goods,
the sum lent, with the day and year, and name of person pawning the
goods, his street and number, and whether he is a lodgcsr or the keeper of
such house, according to the information recinved from such per.soji. If
the sum does not exceed !?1 a similar entry must be made within four
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hours.
11. Pledges upon which more than S2 are lent -all be entered in
a separate V)ook and numbered consecutively as such goods are pawned
(as No. 1, No. 2, etc.) every month throughout the year, and u] on the note
respecting such pledge be wi'itten the same number as entered in the book.
12. At the time of taking a pawn, a note or memorandum shall be
given to the person pledging the goods containing a description of the
same, the money advanced on them, the date, names, place of abode and
number of hou.se, and upon the back of the note the name and place of
business of the pawnbroker.
Mi. The fees allowed to be cliarge<l for each note or memorandum are:
When the sum loaned is under !?1 the note shall be gratis; if the sum is
$\ but under $2, one cent; if !*:' and un<ler •S'j, two cents; if §5 and under
$20, three cents; if S20 and u])wards, seven cents.
1 4. The i)enalty for pawning the goods of others is a forfeit of not J":
less tliau S>4, nor more than S20, and also the value of the goods pawned.
15. If any person knowingly buys or takes in pawn from any journey-
tnan mechanic, gooiN of any manufacture in any stage of maimfacture, or
goods which iiave been entrusted to any person to work, ii'on, etc., shall,
upon conviction or confession, forfeit the sum lent thereon and restore tin.'
goods.
The owner of such goods illegally pawned may, on his oath liefoie a
•lustTce of the Peace that there is just cau.se to suspect the goods have been
pawnecl, obtain a .search warrant and search the sus[)ected places.
Hi. If the party keeping such place refuses to admit the officer, and
al'ttu" a forced entry the goods ar(! found concealed, and if satisfactorily
identified, they shall be restored to the |U'o[)er owner, and the oceupiei' of
such place where the goods are found shall be fined not less than $!S nor
more than ?20.
17. If the pawiier within one year offers to redeem the goods,
tentlering the note or memorandum and the principal money borrowed,