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 558 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. I. CH.. 366. JULY 1, 1932. Proviso. on. ` solicitor,' within the meaning of this paragraph : Provided, how- ev er, That this definition shall not apply to persons selling goods, wares, merchandise, or any article or thing of value for resale to Application. retailers in that commodity. Any person desiring a solicitor's license sh all m ake appli catio n to the Commi ssion ers of th e Dis trict of Columbia or their designated agent on forms to be provided for that purpose, stating the name of the applicant, the name and address of the person whom he represents, the class and kind of goods Bond. offered for sale, or the kind of service to be performed. Such application shall be accompanied by a bond in the penal sum of $500 running to the District of Columbia, conditioned upon the making of final delivery of the goods ordered, or services to be performed, in acc ordance w ith the t erms of s uch order, or fail ing there in, that the Right of action on. advance payment on such order be refunded. Any person aggrieved by the actio n of any such soli citor sha ll have t he right of action on Order s taken by so lic the bond for the recovery of money, or damages, or both. All orders itor. taken by licensed solicitors shall be in writing in duplicate, stating the terms thereof and the amount paid in advance, and one copy shall be given to the purchaser. Guide license.

PAR. 38. No person shall, for hire, guide or escort any person through or about the District of Columbia, or any part thereof, un- Fee. less he shall have first secured a license so to do. The fee for each condition. such license shall be $10 per annum. No license shall be issued here- under without the approval of the major and superintendent of Regulations to be police. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby presc ribed. authorized and empowered to make reasonable regulations for the examination of all applicants for such licenses and for the govern- ment and conduct of persons licensed hereunder, including the power to require said persons to wear a badge while engaged in their calling. Secondhand dealers. "PAR . 39. Dealers in secondhand personal property, including the . return or other unused portion of any ticket, order, or token pur- porting to evidence the right of the holder or possessor thereof to be transported by any railroad or other common carrier, however oper- ated, from one State or Territory of the United States, o- from the District of Columbia, to any other State or Territory of the United States or to the District of Columbia, shall pay a license tax of $50 per annum . Every person en gaged in the busin ess of bu ying, sel ling, tradi ng, ex changi ng, or deali ng in secondh and pe rsonal prope rty of any description, including the return or unused portion of any such tick et, or der, o r toke n, sha ll be regarde d as a secon dhand dealer . Acceptance of stolen Hereafter when any piping or other household fixtures or second- goods . hand goods of any description whatever have been stolen and sold to a dealer in junk, or secondhand dealer, in the District of Columbia, under such circum stance s that the C ommissi oners of the Distr ict of Columbia, after hearing granted, are satisfied that said dealer should have had reasonable ground to believe, or could have ascertained by reasonable inquiry or investigation, that the goods were stolen, and that the dealer did not make reasonable inquiry or investigation as to the title of, the seller before making the purchase, the commis- criminal prosecu- sione rs are autho rized and di rected to rev oke th e lice nse of said tion. dealer ; and this action shall not be a bar to criminal prosecution for recei ving stol en goods. Doslers in dangerous "PAR. 40. Dealers in dangerous or deadly weapons ons shall z weapons. 3' pay a Conditions . license tax of $50 per annum . No license shall issue hereunder with- out the approval of the major and superintendent of police, and the with- Post, p . ssa . Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to make and promulgate regulations for the conduct of the business of persons licensed hereunder, including the power to