The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-12-13
Licenses.

A LII PERSONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE
N County of Shasta, for which a License is re-
quIred, hereby Notified that they must sett lie
up on 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. 1853. license must be procured immedi
atcly before the commencement of any business or
occupation liable to license tax from the Tax Col
ector OF the county where the applicant desires to
transact the same which license authorizes the party
obtaining the same in his town, cit, particular
locality in the county to transact the business de-
scribed in such licenses separate licenses must
be obtained for each branch establishment sepa-
rate house of business located in the same county
Sec. 1850. Against any person required to take
out a 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 as plaintiff, to be brought for
the recovery of the license tax and in such case
either the Collector attorney may make the
necessary affidavit for and a writ of attachment
may issue without any bonds being given on be
half of the plaintiff and in case of a recovery by
the plaintiff, fifteen dollars damages must be added
to the judgment and 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.
See. 1851. Each Tax Collector must make dill
gent inquiry to all persons in his county liable
to pay license provided in this Chapter, and must
require each person to state under oath or afrma-
ton, the probable amount of business which he or
the firm of which he is member, for which he
is an agent or attorney, or the association
poratinn of which be is President, Secretary or
managing agent, will 10 in the succeeding three
months and thereupon, such person, agent Presi-
dent, Secretary, other officer lust procure Ii
cense from the Tax Collector for the term desired,
and the class for which such party is liable to pay
and in all cases where underestimate has been
made by the party applying, the party making
such underestimate, the company he represent
ed, are required to pay fer license for the next
quarter double the sum otherwise required
See. 1882. Every person who, at a fixed place
of business sells any goods, wares, chandise
wines distilled liquors, drugs medicines, jew
ery, wares of pecous metals, whether on com
mission or otherwise Except the agricultural or
vinicultural productions of the State, when sold
by the producer thereof, and except such as are
sold by auetioneers atpubic sale under lieense),
and all persons who keep horses of carriages for
hire Except such used in the transportation
of goods, must obtain from the Tav Collector of
the county in which the business is transacted and
for each branch OF such, license and pay quar-
terly therefor amount of money to be determined
by the class in which such person is placed by the
Tax Collector; such business to be classified and
regulated by the amount of the average monthly
sales made or hiring done.
Sec 1884. Every travelling merchant, hawker,
or peddler who carries pack and vends goods.
wares, or merchandise of any kind other than the
manufactures productions of this State, must
pay for a 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 or. or.merchandise any kind, must pay
for license fifteen dollars per month.
San w q n
ries on any business, trade, profession calling,
for the transaction or carrying on of which Ii
cense is required by any law of this State. without
taking out procuring the lie, nse prescribed by
such law. is guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 49, Every offense declared to be a misde
meanor is punishable by imprisonment in a County
Jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, or by both.
Sec. 3s6. Every person who demands or re-
ceives compensation for the use of any bridge or
ferry, or sets up keeps any road. bridge. ferry,
or constructed ford for the purpose of receiving
any remuneration for the of the same, without
authority "flaw. is guilty of a misdemeanor.
S. HULL, Collector.
ksss,s, Pee. 2rd, 1879.