Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1902 — EX SOLDIERS ARE EXEMPT. [ARTICLE]

EX SOLDIERS ARE EXEMPT.

An old soldier reader of The Democrat writes us to know if he will have to pay a license to peddle goods upon the streets here during the coming K. of P. Carnival. At his request and for the benefit of others not familiar with the provisions of the amended act passed by the legislature of 1899 regarding this question, we publish the act in full: Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That section one of an act entitled “an act to provide for free licenses to ex-Union soldiers and sailors of the United States residing in the Stataof Indiana, to vend, hawk and peddle goods, wares, fruits and merchandise within any county of the State of Indiana, and providing a penalty for the violation of its provisions," approved March 11, 1895, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to wit: Section 1. That any ex-Union soldier or sailor of the United States who served honorably In the military or marine service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion, or any soldier or sailor of the Spanish-American War. and who holds an honorable discharge from such service issued by the proper authorities, shall be entitled to a license to vend, hawk and peddle goods, wares, fruits and merchandise in any county, city or town within this State without the payment of any fee therefor. Upon the presentation of his certificate and papers of discharge, properly executed, to the Auditor of any, county in this State, and proving his identity as the person named in his said certificate of honorable discharge, said Auditor shall issue to such ex-soldier or sailor a license to vend, hawk and peddle goods, wares, fruits and merchandise within said county, and in all cities and towns therein situate, which license shall be free, and no fee shall be charged to the holder of such license by such Auditor, nor by the authorities of any city or town in such county, nor by any other officers, but such license shall be full and complete authority to vend, hawk and peddle as aforesaid, without the payment of any sum of money, any municipal ordinance or by-law to the contrary notwithstanding.