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together with a certificate of good character of the applicant signed by at least three ratepayers resident in the county; and on receipt of such application and certificate, together with the fee for such license, the Clerk shall, if he is satisfied with such certificate, issue to the applicant a pedlar’s or hawker’s license, as the case may be, in Form II or III in the said Schedule hereto, which shall continue in force for one year from the date of issue thereof. If the Clerk is not satisfied with said certificate he shall refuse to issue a license, and refer the application to the Council.

42. Every person licensed as a pedlar or a hawker under this Part of this by-law shall, in and about his business as such pedlar or hawker, conduct himself in a proper and seemly manner, and shall not be guilty of disorderly conduct or the use of insulting or abusive language; and if at any time during the currency of such license it be proved to the satisfaction of the Council that any person so licensed has ceased to be a fit and proper person to hold such a license, the Council may revoke such license, or suspend the same for such time as it thinks fit.

43. Each license shall be numbered in succession as issued, and shall be registered according to its number by entering the particulars thereof in a book to be provided for the purpose.

44. Any person applying for a pedlar’s or hawker’s license for the purpose of carrying on the business of a pedlar or hawker as the agent or servant of any employer or master may insert in his application words indicating that he is an agent or servant, and also the name of his employer or master, in which case words of the same purport shall be inserted in any license issued under any such application. And every such license may be transferred at any time to any other agent or servant of the same employer or master upon the person desiring such transfer delivering to the County Clerk an application in Form V in the Second Schedule hereto, specifying the name of the transferee, and signed by the holder of the license, or by his employer or master, together with a certificate of the good character of the transferee signed by at least three ratepayers resident within the county.

45. Every transfer of license shall be indorsed on the license transferred, and shall be in Form VI in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall be signed by the former holder of the license or by the employer or master, and certified by the County Clerk as approved, and noted on the register.

46. Upon any person who shall hold a pedlar’s or hawker’s license as the agent or servant of any employer or master ceasing to be the agent or servant of such employer or master, and refusing or neglecting to give up his license to his employer or master, then, upon such employer or master delivering to the County Clerk notice in writing of such circumstance, the said Clerk, if satisfied that reasonable efforts have been made to obtain such license, may, for the purpose of any transfer, issue a copy or duplicate of such license, and on the issue of such duplicate the original shall be void.

47. It shall be lawful for any person acting under the authority of the Council, or for any policeman or constable, to demand from any pedlar or hawker the production of his license, and to inspect the same; and for every neglect or refusal to produce his license, or permit it to be inspected upon such demand, such pedlar or hawker shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

48. The fee payable for a pedlar’s license shall be £1, and the fee payable for a hawker’s license shall be £5.

PART VII.

Vehicles plying for Hire.

49. Subject to section 347 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1908,” no person shall within the county ply for hire with any vehicle for the carriage of passengers or of goods unless such vehicle is duly licensed either under this Part or under Part V of this by-law.

50. Any person who desires to obtain a license for any vehicle under this Part of this by-law shall deliver at the office of the Council an application in writing, signed by the applicant, specifying the name, occupation, and address of such applicant, the description of such vehicle, the purpose for which the same is to be used, and the number of passengers or quantity or weight of goods proposed to be carried in such vehicle.

51. On receipt of the application referred to in the foregoing section, and on payment of the fee applicable to the vehicle described in such application, the Clerk shall, subject as hereinafter provided, issue a license under his hand, specifying the name, occupation, and address of the licensee, the class of vehicle, the purpose for which the same is to be used, and the number of passengers or the quantity or weight of goods to be carried in such vehicle;

and every such license shall be numbered in succession as issued, and shall be registered according to its number in a book to be kept for the purpose, and such license shall be prima facie evidence of the contents thereof: Provided that no license issued under this Part of this by-law shall be deemed to authorise the holder thereof to engage such vehicle in heavy traffic within the meaning of this by-law.

52. The Clerk may in all cases, before the issue or renewal as hereinafter provided of any license, require the applicant to produce the vehicle to which the application relates for inspection by the Clerk, or by such other person as the Clerk may appoint for that purpose; and the Clerk may refuse to issue or renew any license for any vehicle which is unsafe or otherwise unfit for the purpose for which the same is to be used, and any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Clerk may appeal to the Council, whose decision shall be final.

53. The fees to be paid to the Council for licensing vehicles under this Part of this by-law shall be,—

For a drag or omnibus ... ... £ s. d.
2 10 0
For a wagonette ... ... 1 10 0
For any other vehicle used to ply for hire
for the carriage of passengers ... 1 0 0
For a wagon or lorry ... ... 2 10 0
For a dray ... ... 1 10 0
For any other vehicle used to ply for hire
for the carriage of goods ... ... 1 0 0

Such license shall continue in force for one year from the date of issue and no longer, and may be renewed from time to time.

54. Every licensee under this Part of this by-law shall cause his name, occupation, and address, together with the number of his license, to be legibly printed on the vehicle to which the license relates, and the number shall be deemed to be the number of such vehicle.

55. No licensee shall transfer his license to any other person, or use any vehicle other than that specified in his license for the purpose for which his license is issued, without the consent of the Clerk, such consent to be indorsed upon such license.

56. The Clerk may, by notice in writing, require the licensee, at any time during the currency of any license, to produce the vehicle to which the license relates for inspection by the Clerk, or by such other person as the Clerk may appoint, for the purpose of ascertaining if such vehicle is safe or sufficient for the purpose for which such vehicle is licensed.

57. Every vehicle in respect of which a license has been issued under Part V of this by-law shall, during the currency of such license, be deemed to be licensed under this Part of this by-law as a vehicle plying for hire for the carriage of goods, and shall be subject to no further charge by the Council, notwithstanding that such vehicle is used for plying for hire for the carriage of goods.

58. Any person to whom a license has been issued in respect of any vehicle under this Part of this by-law, and who desires to engage such vehicle in heavy traffic, shall, before engaging such vehicle in heavy traffic as aforesaid, surrender the license held under this Part of this by-law, and obtain in lieu thereof a license for such vehicle under Part V of this by-law, and he shall thereupon be entitled to a refund of a proportionate part of the surrendered license fee corresponding to the unexpired term of the surrendered license.

59. If the holder of any license under this Part of this by-law is convicted of any offence under subsection (g) of section 4 of “The Police Offences Act, 1908,” or of being drunk while in charge of any vehicle licensed hereunder, or of any riotous or disorderly behaviour on or in any public place, while drunk, or is twice convicted of any offence under this Part of this by-law, then and in any such case the Council may revoke such license; and if during the currency of any license the vehicle to which such license relates becomes unsafe or insufficient for the purpose for which the same is licensed the Council may suspend such license until such vehicle is made safe or sufficient, and during such period of suspension such vehicle shall be deemed to be unlicensed within the meaning of this by-law.

60. Every person who plies for hire as aforesaid with any unlicensed vehicle, or who otherwise fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this Part of this by-law, shall be guilty of an offence.

PART VIII.

Billiard-rooms.

61. The word “billiard-room” shall mean and include every room to which the public are admitted, and which is or may be used for the purpose of playing billiards, pool, pyramids, bagatelle, or other game of a