ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1860 . 451
Pawnbrokers.
person so seized shall , with all reasonable speed , be delivered into the
custody of a Police constable who is hereby required to convey him before
a Magistrate.
18. Pawnbrokers and their representatives shall be liable to make Liabilities of
pawnbrokers.
good all loss or damage accruing to borrowers in the cases following,
that is to say :
1. Where the goods pawned have been stolen , embezzled , lost ,
or otherwise improperly disposed of, before the period for
the redemption thereof shall have elapsed.
2. Where the goods , before the said period has elapsed , shall ,
by the default, neglect or misfeasance of the lenders, their
representatives or servants , have been destroyed, damaged
or impaired in value .
In any of the said cases the Court shall allow and award an amount
in satisfaction of such loss or damage from which shall be deducted the
amount of principal and interest then due, in respect of such goods.
19. No pawnbroker shall receive any goods in pawn from any one No loans to
persons under
under the age of ten years. ten years of
age.
20. It shall not be lawful for any pawnbroker to receive in pawn Property of
the Crown not
any goods having upon them any mark or sign denoting them to be, or to be taken in
pawn.
to have been, the property of the Crown , or of any public department.
21. No goods shall be pawned or redeemed before six of the clock Hours of bu
siness.
in the morning, or after eight of the clock in the night .
22. All adjudications, and certificates under this Ordinance, shall Jurisdiction
of the Court
be summarily had and granted by the Court of Petty Sessions , * and of Petty
Sessions.
enforced according to the laws for the time being in force, for regulating Abolished
by Ord. No. 6
the said Court and its practice. of1862. ]
23. Every person purchasing, receiving , or taking in , any goods Pawnbroker
defined.
and paying money for , or advancing money upon, the same, to an amount
not exceeding five hundred current dollars , with or under any under
taking, agreement , or condition , express , implied , or reasonably inferrible,
from the nature or character of the dealing, or the usage in respect thereof,
that the said goods in whole or part may be afterward redeemed or re
purchased upon any terms soever, shall be deemed to be a pawnbroker
within the meaning of this Ordinance.
24. For offences against this Ordinance , there shall be imposed the Penalties.
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penalties following, that is to say :
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