Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-30
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 /. Every person regularly engaged,
or hereafter engaged, i'll the business of .auc-
uoneering either his Own goods, or goods of
Others, at fixed place or otherwise,
shall pay license tax therefor at the rate of
twenty dollars per quarter.
Section 2 Every person principally or wholly
engaged in banking, loaning money at interest,
or IN buying or selling notes, bonds or other
evidences or 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 g. Pawnbrokers shall pay license
tax at the rate of fifty dollars per quarter.
Section 4. For every travelling exh1bltlon or
entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
ancenSe tax as follows:
For every exhibition of a caravan, museum,
menagerie, or collection of animals not In
cluded in or with circus twenty-five dollars
per day; for every exhibition of circus, not in
cluded in or combined with a menagerie. mu-
scum or collection of animals, twenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition of a cir
Gus included IN or combined with a menagerie,
museum or collection of animals, fifty dollars
per day; for every side-show to menagerie,
museum g or circus here "a separate admission
Section s.. Every person., except as herein
after provided in section "a, who sells, gives
away, or furnishes vinous, malt or spirituous
liquors in quantities not less than one-ffth of
gallon shall pay a license tax therefor at the
rate of twenty Ave dollars per quarter; pro
vlded, that the liquors so sold or furnished shall
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-
til such person shall have executed joint and
several bond to the county of Los Angeles, with
two or more sufficient sureties, 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
bond shall be for the term OF one year, and shall
be conditioned that the principal OF such bond
during the time that he shall continue the busl-
ness specified, not exceeding the term OF the
bond, will pay all license taxes that are ntw,
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 in or at which the same
may be carried on, in conformity with the laws
OF the state of California, tnis 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,
to be renewed at the expiration OF the term
therein named by a 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
sufficient, 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 do within ten days
after the mailing of written notice to him of
such requirement, stating the reason therefor,
and the license fees hereunder paid shall be
forfeited to the county. If at any time 1t shall
appear to the satisfaction OF the board of su-
peryisors alter having given the principal
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
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-ffth of gallon, vinous. malt or
spurious liquors, shall pay for each and every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at which
such liquor isso sold, given norfurnished, ,alicense
tax of twenty dollars per month, payable quar-
terly in advance provided. that in cities or in
corporated towns where 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 or town license but shall not
be SO reduced in any case to less than
fifteen dollars per month; provided further
that no license shall be issued or delivered to
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 principal sum of two thousand dollars on
the same terms, conditions, liabilities und re-
strictions 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 new one in the place thereof of like
term, amount form and effect
Section7. Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries pack OF and vends
goods, wares or merchandise of any kind. other
than manufactures or productions OF this State,
shall pay a license tax therefor at the rate OF
thu ee dollars per month; and such travelling
merchant, hawRer or peddler who uses wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose OF vend-
ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any kind,
other than manufactures or productions OF this
State, shall pay 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
shall act.
collectors to collecg all license taxes
under this ordinance, and perform such
other duties as are by this ordinance pre-
electors of Los Angeles county. and before en-
tering upon the duties of the Office, shall tas e
and subscribe to the constitutional oath OF
Office and file the same with the clerk of said
board, and each shall also execute 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 office; said bond to be so
filed and ap Iroved: and said oath SO taken and
fled, within ten days from the date OF said
appointments. otherwise, said appointments to
be void and of no effect. Such collector or
collectors shall receive a comp pensation, the
same 10 Do HNeN anu uet erm1neu Dy the DOarQ
of supervisors, and to be allowed and audited
the same as oil her claims against the county.
Section 8. The county auditor must prepa
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 blank receipt
attached for the signature of the license tax
collector when sold, and with stubs TO be at
tachedan 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 auditor must attiX 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.
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. A
correct statement of each collectors account
must be certified to the county treasurer and to
the board of supervisors on the first Monday of
each month by the auditor.
Section 12. A license must be procured i'm.
mediately before the continuance hereunder or
the commencement of any business or occupa-
tiOn 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. A 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 10 carry on any
business within the limits OF any Incorporated
city or town, having power to impose or levy
n " or fr,xyr, addition