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Show SMS PAWNBROKERS M VIOLATING 11 Guardello Brown States He Will Prosecute TJiem Unless Practice Ceases. Several pawnbrokers an violating the ordinances in two respects, declares Chiof Probation Officer Gunrdcllo ' Brown, and if thoy do not Cease thplr practice they will be prosecuted.- Tho two sections of the ordinances referred to are section 502 and section 50G. Section 502 provides for tho posting in a conspicuous place in tho pawnbroker pawn-broker placo of business a cop3T of all tho ordinances relating to pawnbrokers. pawnbrok-ers. Mr. Brown states that practical nono of tho pawnbrokers is compl3'iug with this order. Section 506 makes it unlawful for pawnbrokers to roccivc goods from intoxicated in-toxicated porsous. thieves, insano por-sons, por-sons, or persons under 21 .years of ago. Virtually nono of the pawnbrokers is pa3'ing any nttcntion to this section. Mr, Brown declares. This he learned when he attempted to recovor from ono of the pawnbrokers a gold watch worth $10 or $50, pawned for $2 by a youth with an insatiable desiro to play pool. Pawnbrokers receiving articles from youths are simplj- aiding and abetting thes.e youngsters to evade and break the law, Mr. Brown declares, and thoro will be somothing doing if the practice is not stopped. Tn this connection the city council has been agitating the proposition of prohibiting junk dealers from buying articles from persons not of legal age. |