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 SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 473. 1916. 847 date and hour of its ex iration shall be sta d ‘ before such permit shallp be issued the applid:.ntuthteggfcii•9ls·hl;.ll gil; Payment mar. to the District of Columbia, through its collector of taxes, such fee as the said _Board of Commissioners may deem sufficient to reim. burse the District of Columbia, for the work and expense of issuin the permit and gathering information concerning the ap licant and his goods as the said board may deem rudent and best for the protection of the public, but which fee shalll not exceed the sum of $50. The_ apphcatron for the said permit shall be by verified petition, ,,,f,",}’,§’“°“"’°“ "°‘*“*"* stating the name of the applicant, residence, street, and number of ' the proposed place of selling, and shall set forth in detail the goods to be sold and what statements or representations are to be made or advertised as to the same, and the length of time for which the permit is desued; and, if previousl engaged in a like or similar business to designate all the places where the same was conducted, and shall furnish to said commissioners such f1u·ther evidence as shall be deemed necessary to establish the truth of the statements made m the said petition. Sec. 3. That no permit as herein provided for shall be required pf.,‘§',,°§s "°* '°‘1“j”¤¤ for the sale of any wagon, carriage, automobile, mechanics’ tools, ` used farming implements, live stock, including game, poultry (dressed or undressed), vegetables, fruits, melons, berries, flowers, or for the sale of used household furniture and effects when being sold at the residence of the housekeeper selling them. Sec. 4. That the Board_of Commissioners of the District of Colum- m§_, 1>°; bia are hereby vested with authority to temporarily sus end the Actonoperation of the license herein provided for whenever they may believe that this Act or any part thereof, or regulations made in M pursuance thereof, are about to be or are being violated, and they na€ZlJZlr?°°°°i”“°' shall thereupon forthwith institute the appropriate proceeding in the police court in accordance with this Act, and in the event that the said violation results in a conviction, then and in that event the license shall be and become null and void, but in the event that the said proceeding shall terminate in favor of the defendant, then and in that event the suspension of said license shall be at an end, and the license shall thereupon be restored and be in full force and effect. ` Sec. 5. That no person as herein provided for shall sell at public, "Q,",,‘§§“;§,§§g‘ g;§;’gi auction, from the first day of April until the thirtieth day of Septem- £l¤· ber, both inclusive, between the_hours of seven o’clock in the evening and eight o’clock the following morning, nor from the first day of October until the thirtieth day of March,_ both inclusive, between the hours of six o’clock in the evening  eight o’clock in the morning, any jewelry, diamond, or other precious stone, watch, gold_and silver ware, gold and silver plated ware, statuary, porcelams, br1c-a- brac, or articles of virtu. _ Sec. 6. That any person selling or offerm(g for sale any property m§gFQ,";,"8§,,_,‘;{ "“°°‘ under the provisions of this Act shall, m escrrbiug the same, be truthful with respect to the character, quality, km and description of the same and which, for the purpose hereof, shall be considered P,,,,,s,,,,,,,,,, ,0, as warranties, and any breach of the same shall be punishable by br¤¤¤¤- prosecution in the police court, as herernbefore set forth. _ P ti _ Sec. 7. That all prosecutions under this Act shall be m the pohce ,,m'g,Q,"°,,°§ °‘“ “‘ "‘* court of the District of Columbia upon information by the corpora- P hm tion counsel or one of his assistants. Any person violating any of ‘““s °“‘· the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished b a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200 or imprisonment oly not more than sixty days or both, in the discretion of the court. N M mm Sec. 8. That nothing herein_ shall be construed to excuse or release ° '° ‘ any person, firm, or corporation, or property from the payment_ of any occupational or lprplperty tax, or any other tax imposed or levied bv law. Neither s a anything herein be construed to obviata