Matter of Picone v. Comr. of Licenses

The board of aldermen of the city of New York has power to provide for licensing and otherwise regulating the business of junk dealers. (Charter, § 51.) The Code of Ordinances of the city of New York ordained by the board of aldermen provides that junk dealers must be licensed in order to engage in the business (Ch. 14, art. 1, § 1), and that all applications for licenses shall be made to the commissioner of licenses in such form and detail as he shall. prescribe. (§ 3.) Article 9, chapter 14, regulates the licensing of junk dealers generally. Culling out the provisions relating to junk…