Lake County Municipal Code Art. I Records of Purchases

Sec. 16-1. - Duties of Dealers.

1.1 Every dealer in second-hand goods, wares, and merchandise within the boundaries of the County of Lake and without the limits of any incorporated city or town must, before the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of each Monday, deliver to the Sheriff of the County of Lake a true report, in writing on blank forms to be prescribed by such Sheriff, setting forth a description of each and every article or thing purchased by him during the week immediately preceding such report, and also the name, residence and description of the vendor thereof, the amount of money paid therefor, and the date and hour of the receipt of such article or thing.

(Ord. No. 432, § 1, 1962)

1.2 The report so made on each Monday shall embrace all purchases made from and after the report made on the Monday preceding.

(Ord. No. 432, § 1, 1962)

1.3 Every person, firm or corporation dealing in secondhand goods, wares or merchandise, as provided herein, shall keep a complete record of the purchases and sales thereof, which record shall be open to public inspection at all times.

(Ord. No. 432, § 1, 1962)

Sec. 16-2. - Duties of Sheriff.

2.1 The Sheriff of the County of Lake shall cause such number of blanks to be printed as may be necessary for that purpose, and shall thereafter from time to time cause such additional blanks to be printed as may be required, which said blanks shall be printed and subdivided that they shall have space for writing in of the date required by this article.

(Ord. No. 432, § 2, 1962)

2.2 The said Sheriff of the County of Lake shall deliver said blanks to the person from whom said reports are required from time to time, free of charge, upon application therefor.

(Ord. No. 432, § 3, 1962)

Sec. 16-3. - Penalties.

3.1 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by paying a fine in a sum not to exceed five hundred (500) dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 432, § 4, 1962)

3.2 Upon conviction of any such violation, any license held by said violator, issued by the County of Lake, shall immediately become null and void and of no further force or effect.

(Ord. No. 432, § 4, 1962)