[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Beacon 1-17-1972 as Art. II of Ch. 16 of the 1972 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
No person buying, selling or otherwise dealing in old metal, bones, rags or other articles, commonly known as "junk dealers," shall transact such business in and upon the thoroughfares or places of the City without first having obtained a license from the City Clerk.
[Amended 3-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 7-6-2010 by L.L. No. 10-2010]
A. 
The City Clerk is authorized to issue licenses required by this chapter and collect the annual fee rates as set forth in the City of Beacon fee schedule.[1]
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Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the City offices.
B. 
Such licenses shall terminate December 31 in each year, but licenses issued for less than 1/2 of a year are hereby issued at 1/2 of the annual fee.
Any person having obtained a license required by this chapter, using a vehicle, shall place and keep upon either side of the body of such vehicle the words: "Licensed, City of Beacon," or similar words, together with the number of such license, in letters and figures at least three inches high and of such color as to be plainly read at a distance of 10 feet.