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Pawnbrokers Prohibited — File 212152
CITY OF SOMERVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
IN CITY COUNCIL __________
Be it ordained by the City Council, in session assembled, that the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Somerville is hereby amended to add a new Section 8-73 to Article III of Chapter 8, as
follows:
8-73. Pawnbroking Prohibited.
No person shall operate at any time as a pawnbroker. A pawnbroker shall be defined as one
who takes temporary possession of personal property and in exchange lends money to the
property owner, under an agreement that the personal property may be sold if the loan is not
repaid in a certain amount of time.
Approved:
President City Council
Mayor