The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-12-06
County Licenses.

4 LII PERSONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE
IN County of Shasta, for which License is re-
qured, are hereby Notified that they must settle
up on or before the first day of January 1874 or
the Law IN relation to the Collection OF the same
will be enforced.
Attention is called to the following Sections of
the Codes
Sec. 1859. A license must be procured immedi
ately before the commencement of any business or
occupation liable to license tax from the Tax Col
lector of the county where the applicant desires to
transact the same which license authorizes the party
obtaining the same in his town, cit or particular
locality in the county to transact the business de
scrbed in such licenses separate licenses must
be obtained for each branch establishment sepa-
rate house ofbusness located in the same county.
| Sec. 1850. Against any person required to take
out license who fails, neglects refuses to take
out such license, or who carries attempts to
carry business without such license the Collec-
tor may direct suit in the of the people of the
State If California plaintiff, to be brought for
the recovery of the license and in such case
either the Collector attorney may make the
necessary affidavit for and writ OF attachment
may issue without any bonds being given be-
half of the plaintiff and in of recovery by
the plaintiff fifteen dollars damages must be added
to the judgment and costs to be collected from the
defendant and when collected five dollars thereof
must be paid to the Collector, and ten dollars to
the attorney prosecuting the suit.
Sec. 1861. Each Tax Collector must make dill
gent inquiry to all persons in his county liable
to pay license provided in this Chapter, and
require each person to state under oath afirma-
ton, the probable amount of business which he OF
the firm of which he is member, for which he
is an agent or attorney, or the association
poration Of which he is President, Secretary OF
managing agent, will 10 in the next succeeding three
months and thereuPoD, such person, agent, Presi-
dent, Secretary other officer ust procure IL
cense from the Tax Collector for the term desired,
aud the class for which such party is liable to pay
and in all cases where an underestimate has been
made by the party applying, the party making
such underestimate, or the company he represent
ed. are required to pay fer license for the next
quarter double the sum otherwise required
See. 1899. Every person who. at fixed place
of business, sells any goods wares, merchandise,
wines or distilled liquors, drugs medicines jew
elry, wares of pecous metals, whether COM
mission or otherwise Except the agricultural or
vinicultural productions of the State, when sold
by tine producer thereof, and except such as are
sold by auctioneers at public sale under license),
and all persons who keep horses of carriages for
hir Except such used in the transportation
of goods, must obtain from the TsV Collector of
the county in which the business is transacted and
for each branch Of such, license, and pay quar-
tery therefor amount of money to be determined
by the class in which such person is placed by the
Tax Collector; such business to be clsssif cd and
regulated by the amount Of the average monthly
sales made or hiring done.
sec o5ci Every uaVeHng merchant, hnwker,
or peddler who carries a pack and vends goods
wares. merchandise Of any kind other than the
manufactures productions of this State, must
pay for license five dollars per month and every
such travelling merchant, hawker, or peddier who
uses a wagon, boat. other water craft or one OF
more animals, for the purpose of vending such
goods wares, merchandise of any kind, must pay
for license fifteen dollars per month.
Sec. 435 Every person who commences or car
ries on any business, trade, profession calling
for the transaction or carry ing of which H.
cense is required by any law of this State, without
taking out procuring the lie prescribed by
such law. is guilty of a msdemeanor.
Sec. l9. Every ofense declared to be misde-
meanoris punishable by Imprisonment in a County
Jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not ex-
ceeding Fl We hundred dollars, by both
Sec. 3s6. Every person who demands re-
ceives compensation for the use of any bridge or
ferry, sets up or keeps any road, bridge. ferry
or constructed ford for the purpose of receiving
any remuneration for the use of the same without
authority "flaw. is guilty of misdemeanor.
S. HULL. Collector.
tEse,s, Zee. ?D5, 1879