Every pawnbroker shall keep a book in which shall be written,
at the time of receiving any article as a pawn or pledge or purchasing
any article, a description of the same and the name, age and residence
of the person from whom, and the day and hour when, he received or
purchased it. Such book shall at all times be open for the inspection
of the Mayor, the City Council or any person authorized by them to
make such inspection and members of the Police Department.
No person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall,
directly or indirectly, receive any article in pawn or purchase any
article of any minor, knowing or having cause to believe him to be
such.
All articles received in pawn or purchased may be examined by
the Mayor or Chief of Police or any person authorized by them to make
such examination at all times.
Every licensed pawnbroker shall make out and deliver to the
Chief of Police every day, Sundays and holidays excepted, before 10:00
a.m., a legible and correct list containing an accurate description
of all articles taken during the preceding 24 hours, the amount loaned
thereon and the time such articles were pawned.