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D a i l y delivery of t r a n s c r i p t s.

Dalivery of memorandum to person pawning goods.

SJEtle of pledge.

46 Stat. 1035.

Surplus money.

P U B L I C LAW 9 8 2 - AUG. 6, 1956

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pledged, purchased, or received, and to search for and take possession of any article known by him to be missing or known or believed by him to have been stolen, without the formality of the writ of search warrant or any other process, which search or seizure is hereby authorized. (c) Except as to any judicial or other official of the District, having a right thereto in his official capacity, it shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the District to divulge or make known in any manner the contents of such book. (d) Every pawnbroker shall, every day, except Sunday, before the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, deliver to the Chief of Police, or his representative, on forms to be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, a legible and correct transcript from the book or books provided for in section 11(a), showing an accurate and complete description of every article or thing received by him, in pawn or pledge, and giving all numbers, marks, monograms, trademarks, manufacturers' names and other marks of identifacation appearing on the same, on the business day next preceding, together with the numbers of the pawn ticket issued therefor, the amount of the loan thereon, and the name, residence, and physical description of the person pawning or pledging the said goods, article or thing. SEC. 12. Every pawnbroker shall, at the time of each loan, deliver to the person pawning or pledging any goods, article, or thing a memorandum or note, signed by him, containing the substance of the entry required to be made in his or her book by the last preceding section, excepting as to the description of the person and no charge shall be made or received by any pawnbroker for any such entry, memorandum, or note. SEC. 13. No pawnbroker shall sell any pawn or pledge until the same shall have remained one year in his possession, unless by consent in writing by the pawner; and all such sales shall be made at public auction and not otherwise, and shall be made or conducted only by an auctioneer licensed by the District of Columbia. SEC. 14. Notice of every such sale shall be published for at least six days previous thereto, in one or more of the daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the District of Columbia, and such notice shall specify the time and place at which such sale is to take place, the name of the auctioneer by whom the same is to be conducted, and a description of the article to be sold, and in addition thereto the pawnbroker shall mail to the pawner a copy of such notice and shall obtain from the postmaster or his authorized agent a certificate showing such mailing, issued pursuant to the Act approved January 13, 1931 (U.S.C. title 39, sec. 2G0a), and regulations made thereunder. Such certificates shall be deemed to be part of the records of the business of the pawnbroker required by this title to be kept. SEC. 15. The surplus money, if any, arising from any such sale, after deducting the amount of the loan, the interest then due on the same, and the expenses of the advertisement and sale, shall be paid over by the pawnbroker to the person who would be entitled to redeem the pledge in case no such sale had taken place. PENALTIES

SEC. 16. (a) Any individual or any member, officer, director, agent, or employee of any firm, voluntary association, joint-stock company, incorporated society, or corporation who shall violate or participate in the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days.

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