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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT AND THE
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ING OF REPORTS OF THE PURCHASER OF MOTOR VEHICLES OUTSIDE
OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BROUGHT INTO THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK FOR RE-SALE BY ALL PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS
HEREAFTER ENGAGING IN THE OCCUPATION OF BUYING AND SELLING
USED MOTOR VEHICLES, AND EXEMPTING CERTAIN BUSINESSES, AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION, AND SETTING FORTH
AN EMERGENCY.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the.City of Lub-
. bock, Texas:-
1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance any
person, firm or corporation, before engaging in the .-occupation of
buying for the purpose of re-sale, and of selling used automobiles,
trucks, or other motor vehicles within the corporate limits of the
City of Lubbock, such person, firm or corporation shall first apply
to and obtain from the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock a per-
mit or license to engage in such occupation for a period of one
year. Such permit shall be in writing, dated, numbered, contain
the name of the licensee, the place where such occupation is to be
carried on within the City, state that it is for a period of one
year, and be officially signed by the City Secretary, with the City
seal attached. The City Secretary shall keep a duplicate portfolio
record of such permit . -
2. The annual license fee for such occupation shall be
the sum of Five Hundred and no/100 ($500.00) Dollars, and such sum
shall be payable to the City of Lubbock in full at the time the
li·cense is issued, and before such occupation is pursued or carried
on.
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3. Such person, firm or corporation, from and after the
beginning ·of such occupation within the corporate limits of the
City of Lubbock, shall thereafter furnish to the Chief of Police
of the Cit.y of Lubbock a list of all used motor vehicles brought
into the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock for sale from any
point outside of Lubbock County, Texas, and such report shall con-
tain a fUll description of such motor vehicles, including the name
of the manufacturer, model, engine number, and license number, and
the name and address of the person whom ~ such motor vehicle was
purchased.
4. This ordinance shall n~~ to .nor affect any per--~
sons firms or cor_'Qorations who are ~cr~o~'B~~v -
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~ePly e&gaged in the City of Lubbock as a dealer or agent selling
new automobiles, and who, in connection with such automobile agency
or dealership business, trades for and sells used motor vehicles,
nor shall it apply to such persons, firms or corporations who have
been regularly and in good faith engaged in the bUsiness of buying
and selling second hand motor vehicles within the corporate limits
of the City of Lubbock continuously Sa• 'he w:ud: ue (1!1) It tl 1•
ari6••~ preceding the passage of this ordinance.
5. Any violation of this ordinance shall iUBilediately ..
work a forfeiture of the license or permit issued in accordance
with the provisions hereof, and no portion of the license fee paid
therefor shall be refunded.
6. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of One
Hundred and no/100 ($100.00) Dollars for each violation, and the
pursuit of such occupation on each and every day without a permit,
as provided for herein, shall constitute a separate offense and be
subject to punishment as such.
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7. The fact that large numbers of used motor vehicles
are expected to be brought into the corporate limits of the City
of Lubbock within a Ye~y short time for the purpose of being sold
within said corporate limits to the citizens of Lubbock and other
persons who transact their business within the City of Lubbock, and
that such condition will increase the use of the streets, sidewalks
and alleys within the City, and add to the burdens of traffic and
police regulations, and will increase the burdens of police depart-
ment in searching for and locating lost and stolen automobiles,
and that those who purchase such motor vehicles have no adequate
means of satisfying themselves as to the title of such motor vehicles
creates an emergency and involves the immediate preservation of the
public peace, property and safety, requiring the immediate passage
of this ordinance as an emergency measure, and the suspension of
rules providing otherwise, and this ordinance is passed to take
effect immediately, and the paragraph setting forth this emer~ency
shall be co~idered as a p'eamble to this ordinance, as re-q_uired
by the Charter of the City of Lubbock.
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