Columbia Definition ordinance (§ 13-76)

Any person who loans money on deposit on personal property, or who deals in the purchase of personal property on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price, or who makes a public display at his place of business of a sign or display generally used by pawnbrokers to denote their business, to wit: three (3) gilt or yellow balls, or who publicly exhibits a sign indicating money to loan on personal property on deposit, is hereby declared for purposes of this article to be a pawnbroker.