Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-18
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;
Section l. Every person regularly engaged,
or hereafter engaged, in the business of auc-
pioneering either his OWE goods, or goods of
others, at fixed place or Otherwise,
shall pay a license tax therefor at the rate of
twenty dollars per quarter.
Section 2 EveryAperson principally or wholly
engaged in banking, loaning money at interest,
or in buying or selling notes, bonds or other
evidences OF Indebtedness of private persons,
or in buying or selling state, county or city
stock or other evidences of state, county or
city Indebtedness, or stocks or notes, bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness of incorpo
rated companies, shall pay license tax at the
rate of ten dollars per quarter.
Section 3. Pawnbrokers shall pay license
tax at the rate of fifty dollars per quarter.
Section A. For every travelling exhibition or
entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
o license tax as follows:
For every exhibition of caravan. museum,
menag srie, or collection of animals, not in
cluded in or with circus. twenty-five dollars
cluded in or combined with menagerie. mu
scum or collection of animals, twenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition of a cir
Gus included in or combined with menagerie,
museum or collection of animals, nifty dollars
per day; for every side-show 10 menagerie,
museum or circus where separate admission
fee is charged. five dollars per day.
Section 8 Every person. except as herein
after provided in section "a, who sells, gives
away, or furnishes vinous, matt or spirituous
LIQUORS in quantities not less than one-fifth of
a gallon shall pay license tax thereior at the
rate of twenty Ave dollars per quarter; pro-
not be drunk in, upon or about the premises
where it is sold or furnished; and provided
further, that no license shall be issued to any
person under the provisions of this section un-
Ill such person shall have executed Joint ana
several bond to the county of Los Angeles, with
two or more sufficient suretles, i'll the prlncipai
sum of one thousand dollars, and such bond
shall have been filed with and approved by the
board of supervisors OF said county. Wnlcn
bond shall be for the term OF one year ana shali
be conditioned that the principal OF such pond
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 NAV hereafter, be imposed on such business
by this or any ordinance of the said board OF
siipervisors and that he will conduct such
business and the place in 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 eXstiug or hereafter
sdopted bv it, for the lawful regulation
OF such business or place, in Incorporated cities
and towns said bond and all succeeding ones,
! to be renewed at the expiration OF the term
| therein named by new one OF Ike 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 ln-
sufficient, the said board may require the prin
eipnl to execnte a new bond with sufficient
sureties in like form and amount as the hrst
| bond; and if he fails SO to 90 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 sha 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 10 oe :nearoi
that he has violated any oil the cohuitions OF
his bond, the board may ut once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited.
section 6. Exery person, except as fa1oan heTeln
restaurant, drug store or other place, either
personally, or by agent, servant or employee,
sells, gives or furnishes to others, IN quannles anu
spiritous liquors, shall pay Tor each ana every
ROOM compartment, bar or place in or at winch
such liquorsso sold given or rturnisn ed, license
tax of twenty dollars per month, payable quar-
terly i'll advance; provided that III clues or IN
corporated towns where license tax is I'M
posed for carrying on snch BUSINESS us f6 r6 rat
nance shall be reduced by the amount
of such city or town license. but snail not
be so reduced in any case 70 ,ess S. rthan than
that no license shall be issued or delivered TO
any such person under this section, until alter
several bond 10 the county. OF Los Angeles IN
the principal sum OF two thousanu aollars' on
the same terms, conditions, liabilities and re-
strictions as provided in the precedlng sectlen,
| 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 new one in the place tnereol, OF IKE
term, amount, form and erect
section T. Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries pack OF anuA venus
goods, wares or merchandise or any klhu other
than manufactures or productions OF TINS state,
shall pay license tax therefor at the rate OF
thl ee dollars per month; ana sucn traVenng
merchant hawker or peddler who uses wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose OF yend-
ing goods wares or merchandise OF any k1nd,
other than manufactures or productions OF TINS
State, shall pay license tax there1or Oh SIX
dollars per month for each outfit.
Section s. There shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors OF this county, o9e or
xVh
Office during the pleasure OF said Board; ana
in case of more than one such collector oelig
appointed to hold office for the same time, the
order or orders of appointment shall dehne tne
territory or part of the country in which each
1t It shai1 be the duty of such collector or
under this ordinance, and perform SUCH
other duties as are by this ordinance pre-,
scribed such collectors shall be qnailhed
electors Of Los Angeles county. ana before en-
terng upon the duties of The office, snail tafe
and subscribe to the constitutional oath oi
office and file the same with the clerk OF sald
board and each shall also execute a pond 10
the county in such sum as may be hXed py the
board of supervisors, with at least two good
and sufficient sureties to be approved by ssla
board conditioned for the faithful discharge OF
the duties of such office; said bono 10 pe SO
filed and ar. proved, and said oath SO taken ana
filed, within ten days from the date OF saio
appointments, otherwise, said appointments to
be void and OF no effect. Such collector or
collectors shall receive a COMPENSATION, the
same to be fixed and determined py tne poard
of supervisors, and TO be allowed ana auulteu
the same as other claims against the county
Section g. The county auditor must prepare
and have printed blank licenses OF all classes
mentioned in this ordinance Tor terms OF three
months and for such other terms as are herein
authorized to be issued, with a blank receipt
attached for the signature OF the license taN
collector when sold, and with stubs to be at
tached and returned to the auditor, showing 10
whom for what business, at what place, ana
the date and time for which such license is
issued and the amount received therefor,
Section 10. The auditor must aft1X his ofhclal
seal to, number and sign all licenses. from
tax collector or collectors OF the county,
in such quantities as may be required
nv him or them, taking recelot
therefor, from such collector or collectors. and
charging such collector or collectors with the
same, making an entry oil the numbers, GLASSES
and amounts thereof
Section IL The auditor must keep the nee
essarv proper books in which he must keep the
accolints of the collector or collectors OF all
licenses delivered to such collector or coilec-
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 first MONDAY oil
each month by the auditor.
Section H. A license must be procured i'm
mediatelv before the continuance hereunder or
the commencement OF any business or oceupa-
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 in such license. separate license
must be obtained for each branch establishment
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