Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-19
ORDINANCE No. 8.
An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance
No. 7, entitled " An Ordinance to
Fix License Taxes in the County Of
Sacramento, State Of California"

TINE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Oh. THE
L County of Sacramento do ordain as follows !:
SECTION l. Section y of said Ordinance No.
Is hereby amended to read as follows, viz:
Section II. All license taxes provided for in
this Ordinance are due and payable in advance
at the Office Of the License Collector of said
county: and whenever any license tax provided
for in this Ordinance shall be due and unpaid, it
is hereby made the duty of the License Collector
TO demand and collect the same without unne-
cessary delay; and he shall also demand and
collect OF the person so delinquent, in addition
to the amount due for such license, the sum of
one dollar, which he shall pay into the County
Treasury. The License Collector must on the
first Monday in each month make a verified re-
port to the Board of Supervisors, showing the
amount collected for licenses and the names of
the persons delinquent
SECTION ,. Section 13 of said Ordinance is
hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz
Section IS. The County Auditor must prepare
and have printed blank licenses of all classes
mentioned in this Ordinance, for the term OF
three, six and twelve months and for such
shorter terms as are herein authorized TO be
issued with a blank receipt attached for the
signature of the License Collector when sold"
SECTION g. Section II of said Ordinance is
hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz
Section Ii. The County Auditor must num-
Der and sign all licenses, and from time to time
deliver them to the License Collector in such
quantities as msy be required, taking his receipt
therefor and charge him herewith giving in
the entry the numbers, the classes and amounts
thereof"
SEtIION 4. section 10 OF Sald ordinance
hereby amended 50 as to read as follows viz:
Section Is. The Auditor must keep in his Of
flee the stumps of all licenses by him delivered
TO the License Collector, and ledger in which
he must keep the Collectors account for all
licenses delivered to him. sold, or returned un-
sold by him a correct statement of the Collect
ors license account must be certified to the
County Treasurer each month by the Auditor"
SECTION .. Section IS of said ordinance is here
by repealed.
SECTION c. Section 10 of said ordinance is
hereby amended so us to read as follows:
''Section 10. The License Collector must make
diligent inquiry rs to all persons in his county
liable to pay license TAX, as provided in this or
dinance aud must require, under oath or affirm
alton, the probable amount of business which
he or the firm OF which he is a member or for
which he Is an agent agent. or the aSsocia.
tion or corporation of which he is President,
Secretary or managing agent, will do in the next
succeeding three months; and thereupOn such
person, agent, President Secretary or other Off
Ger must procure a license from the License
Collector for the term desired, and the class to
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 represented,
are required to pay license tax for the next
quarter double the slm otherwise required"
SECTION I. Section q of said ordinance is here
by repealed.
SECTION s. Section % of said ordinance is here
by repealed.
SECTION O. Section % of said ordinance is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section 23 Immediately after the passage of
this ordinance, and every two years thereafter,
the Board of Supervisors of said county may
elect License Collector thereof, who shall hold
his Office for the term of two years and until his
successor is elected and qualified; and upon
such election the said Board, by its President,
shall enter into a contract with the person
elected to perform the duties of License Col
lector for the period of two years, at salary not
exceeding one hundred and twenty-five dollars
per month. Such Collector shall give Il bond in
the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be approved
by said Board, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance ofthe duties of his Office On giving
such bond he shall become License Collector Of
said county, and shall perform all the duties
and possess ali the powers herein required of or
granted to the License Collector of said county.
SECTION TO- This ordinance shall take effect
in fifteen days after its passage.
WM. MCLAUGHLIN,
Supervisor Second District.
December 16 1854.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Steinnan, Mclaughlin, Blair Gottlieb,
Christy.
Noes-Bailey, Smith.
j. NJ. SMITH
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors
fSEAI-l Attest GlIAs. NJ. Co6LAN, Clerk.
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