Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-28
ORDINANCE
Establishing Rates of License for the
County of Los Angeles, State of
California.

The board of supervisors of Los Angeles
county do ordain as follows:
I section /. Every person regularly engaged
/ ioneering eithershis own goods, or goods o
others, at fixed place or otherwise
snail pay a license tax therefor at the rate o
twenty dollars per quarter.
| section 2. Every person principally or wholly
| engaged in banking, loaning money at interest
OF N buying or selling notes, bonds Or othel
| evidences OF Indebtedness of private persons
| or III buying or selling state, codnty or city
STOCK, or other evidences of state, county OF
city Indebtedness, or stocks or notes, bonds ol
| otner evidences OF Indebtedness of incorpO
rated companies, shall pay a license tax at the
rate of ten dollars per quarter.
Section 3. Pawnbrokers shall pay q license
tax at the rate of fifty dollars per quarter.
| Section d. For every travelling exhibition OF
!. entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
alcense tax as follows:
For every exhibition OF caravan, museum,
rnensg gsrie, or collection of animals, not in
ciuded in or with circus, twenty-five dollars
per day; for every exhibition of circus, not in
cluded in or combined with menagerie. mu-
scum or COLLECTION of animals, tWenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition of II cir
Gus included III or combined with m enagerie,
museum or collection of animals, nfty dollars
per day for every sde-show to menagerie,
museum or circus where separate admission
fee is charged, five dollars per day.
section o. Every person. except as herein
away, or furnishes vinous malt or spirituous
liquors in quantities not less than one-ifth of
gallon shall pay license TAX therefor at the
rate of twenty five dollars per quarter; pro-
vlded, that the liquors so sold or furnished shall
not be drunk in, upon or about the premises
where 1T is sold or furnished; and provided
further, that no license shall be issued to any
person under the provisions of this section uIi-
I'll such person shall have executed a joint and
several bond to the county of Los Angeles, with
TWO or more sufficient suretles, in the principal
sum OF one thousand dollars, and such bond
shall have been filed with and approved by the
BOARD OF supervisors OF said county, which
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be conditioned that the principal OF such bond
during the time that he shall continue the bust
ness specified, not exceeding the term OF the
bond, Will pay all license taxes that are now,
or may hereafter, be imposed on such business
by this or any ordinance of the said board Of
supervisors, and that he Will conduct such
business and the place i'll or at which the same
may be carried on, in conformity with the laws
of the state of California, this ordinance
and any other ordinance of the said board
of supervisors, now existing or hereafter
adopted by it, for the lawful regulation
of such business or place, in incorporated cities
and towns said bond and all succeeding ones,
therein named by q new one OF like term,
amount form and effect. If at any time in the
judgment of the board of supervisors, the sure
ties on such bond or either OF them, become in
suficient, the said board may require the prin-
cipal to execute a new bond with sufficient
sureties in like form and amount as the first
bond; and if he fails so to 40 within ten days
after the mailing of written notice to him OF
such requirement, stating the reason therefor,
the said board may revoke the license issued,
and the license fees hereunder paid shall be
forfeited to the county. If at any time it shall
appear to the satisfaction of the board of su
peryisors alter having given the principal a
reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard,
that he has violated any OF the conditions OF
his bond, the board may at once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited.
section 8. Exery person, except as herein
after provided in section "a, who, In saloon,
restaurant drug store or other place, either
personally, or by agent, servant or employee,
sells, gives or furnishes to others, in quantities
less than one-fifth OF a gallon, vinous. malt or
spurious liquors, shall pay for each and every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at whicn
suchiquor isso sold, given or furnished, license
terly in advance; provided. that in cities or in
corporated towns where a license tax is i'm
posed for carrying on such business, the
amount of such license imposed by this ordi-
nance shall be reduced by the amount
of such city OF town license, but shall not
be so reduced in any case to less than
fifteen dollars per month; provided, further y.
any such person under this section, until after
such person shall have executed joint and
several bond TO the county OF Los Angeles In
the same terms, conditions, liabilities und re-
strictions as provided in the preceding section,
in incorporated cities and towns said bond and
all succeeding bonds to be renewed at the ex-
piration of the term therein specified, by the
filing of a new one fnthe place thereof, of like
term, amount form and effect.
Section7 Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries a pack OF and vends
goods, wares or merchandise OF any kind. other
shall pay license tax therefor at the rate Of
thee dollars per month; and such travelling
merchant hawker or peddler who uses wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose OF yend-
ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any kind,
other than manufactures or productions OF this
State, shall pay o license tax therefor of six
dollars per month for each outfit.
Section g. There shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of this county, one or
more license tax collectors who shall hold
Office during the pleasure of said Board and
in case of more than one such collector being
appointed to hold office for the same time, the
order or orders of appointment shall define the
territory or part of the country in which each
It shall be the duty of such collector or
collectors to collect all license taxes
under this ordinance, and perform such
scribed such collectors shall be qualified
electors of Los Angeles county and before en-
tering upon the duties of the office, shall take
and Subscribe to the constitutional oath of
office and file the same with the clerk of said
board, and each shall also execute a bond to
the county In such sum as may be fixed by the
board Of supervisors, with at least two good
board, conditioned for the faithful discharge of
the duties of such offce said bond to be so
fled and ap lroved, and said oath M 50 & taken and and
appointments. otherwise, said appointments to
be void and of no effect Such collector or
collectors shall receive q compensatory the
same to be fixed and determined by the board
of supervisors, and to be allowed and audited
the same as other claims against the county.
Section 8. The county auditor must prepare
and have printed blank licenses of all classes
mentioned in this ordinance for terms Of three
months, and for such other terms as are herein
authorized to be issued, with q blank receipt
attached for the signature OF the license tax
collector when sold, and with stubs TO besat-
tached and returned to the auditor, showing to
whom, for what business, at what place, and
the date and time for which such license is
issued, and the amount received therefor
Section 10. The aunitor m ust affix his official
seal to, number and sign all licenses, from
time to time, and deliver them to the license
tax collector or collectors OF the county,
in such quantities as may be required
therefor, from such collector or collectors. and
charging such collector or collectors with the
same, making an entry OF the numbers, classes
and amounts thereof.
Section IL. The auditor must keep the nee
essary proper books in which he must keep the
accounts of the collector or collectors Of all
licenses delivered to such collector or collec-
tors and sold or returned by him or them.
correct statement of each collectors account
must be certified to the county treasurer and to
the board of supervisors on The hrst Monday OF
each month by the auditor.
Section 10. license must be procured i'm
mediately before the continuance hereunder or
the commencement Of any business or occupa-
ton liable to license tax, from the License tax
collector or collectors of this county, which
license shall authorize the party obtaining the
same in his or its town, city or particular local
ity in the county, to transact the business de-
scribed I'M such license. separate license
must be obtained for each branch establishm ent
or separate house of business located in this
county. No license issued under this ordinance
shall authorize any person to carry on any
business within the limits of any Incorporated