Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-19
ORDINANCE
Establishing Rates of License for the
County of Los Angeles, State of
California.

The board OF supervisors of Los Angeles
county do ordaln as follows;
Section /. Every person regularly engaged,
or hereafter engaged, in the business of auc-
tioneering 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 =, Every person principally or wholly
engaged in banking, loaning money at interest,
or in buying selling notes, bonds or other
evidences oil Indebtedness of private persons.
or in buying 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 a 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 4. For every travelling exhibition or
entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
license tax as follows:
For every exhibition OF caravan museum,
menagerie, or collection of animals, not in.
cluded in or with a circus, twenty-five dollars
per day; for every exhibition OF circus, not 1n-
cluded in or combined with menagerie. mu-
scum or collection OF animals, twenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition of cir
Gus included III or combined with a nenagerie,
museum or collection OF animals, nifty dollars
per day; for every side-show to menagerie,
museum or circus where separate admission
fee is charged, five dollars per day.
Section s. 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-ffth of
gallon shall pay a 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 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 and
several bond to the county of Los Angeles, with
two or more sufficient sureGes, 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 Wnlcn
bond shall be for the term OF one year. ana snail
be conditioned that the principal OF such bond
during the time that he shall continue the puSl-
ness specified, not exceeding the term OF the
bond will nav all license taxes that are now,
or may hereafter, be imposed on such business
by this or any ordinance of the said board Of
stlpervisors, and that he will conduct such
business and the place in or at when 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 exlstlng or S.i,l nereaitsr
adopted by it, for the lawful regulation
OF such business or place, in Incorporated cities
aud towns said bond and all succeeding ones,
TO be renewed at the expiration OF the term
therein named by u new one OF IKE term,
amount. form and effect III 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-
cipul to execute q new bond with sutficlent
sureties in like form and amount as the first
bond: and if he fails so to DO within ten days
such requirement, stating the reason therefor,
the said board may revoke the Incense issued,
and the license fees hereunder PAID sna De
forfeited to the county. IL at any Time II slall
appear to the satisfaction OF the board OF su-
peryisors alter having given the principal a
reasonable notice and opportunity 10 pc hearo,
that he has violated any OF the coudltlons OF
his bond the board may at once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited,
section 6. EXery person, except as hereln'
after provided in section ID, who. in saloon,
1ruQ Otnpr place, ellnGr
personally, or by agent, servant or employee
sells, gives or furnishes to others, IN quanutles
less than one-ffth of a gallon, vinous. malt O.
spiritous liquors, shall pay for each and every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at whlch
such liquor isso sold. given or license
tax of twenty dollars per month payanle GUAR
terly in advance; provided that III cities or IN
corporated towns where license tax Is I'M
posed for carrying on such business, the
amount OF such license imposed by tins ordl.
nance shall be reduced by the amount
of such city or town license, but shall not
be SO reduced in any case to less tnan
fifteen dollars per month; provided further
that no license shall be issued or delivered 10
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 and re-
strictions as provided in the preceding seetien,
in incorporated cities and towns SAID bond ana
all succeeding bonds to be renewed at the eX-
piration of the term therein specified, by the
filing of a new one in the place thereof, OF like
term amount, form and effect
Section z. Every travelling merchant, hawker
or ned6ler who carries a pack of and vends
goods. wares or merchandise OF any klnd other
than manufactures or productions OF thls STATE,
shall pay license tax therefor at tne rate OF
thee dollars per month; and such travelling
merchant, hawAer or peddler who uses wagon
or one or more animals Tor the purpose OF Vend-
ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any klna,
other than manufactures or productions OF TINS
State shall pay license tax therefor OF SIX
dollars per month for each outfit.
Section s. There shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors OF this county, one or
more license tax collectors who snail noIq
Office during the pleasure OF said Board; ana
in case of more than one such collector pelng
appointed to hold Office for the same time, the
order or orders of appointment shall define the
territory or part OF the country IN Whlch eSeh
shall act. ,,
collectors to collect all license taxes
under this ordinance, and perform such
other duties as are by this ordinance pre-
scribed such collectors shall be quallbed
electors of Los Angeles county and before en-
tering upon the duties of The Office, shall taHe
and subscribe to the constitutional oath OF
Office and file the same with the CLERK el sato "a
the county in such sum as may be liked Dy the
board of supervisors with at least two good
and sufficient sureties to pc aPprov;ed by sala 10
board conditioned for the faithful dlscharge OF
the duties of such office; said BOND TO De SO
filed and ap Jroyed and said oath SO taken ana
filed, within ten days from the GATE OF said
be void and of no effect. Such collector or
collectors shall receive u compensation, the
same to be fixed and determined by the board
of supervisors, and to be allowed ana auulteu
the same as other claims against the county.
Section o. 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 hereln
authorized to be issued, with blank receipt
attached for the signature OF the incense tax
collector when sold and with stubs TO be at
tached and returned to the AUDITOR showing to
whom for what business, at what place. and
the date and time for which sueh Incense is
issued end the amount received therefor.
Section 10. The auditor must aiiiX his othciaI
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
nv hiniJlor them, taking receiot
therefor, 4 il such collector or collectors, ana
charging sfich collector or collectors with the
same making an entry of the numbers, classes
and amounts Thereon. . -
essary proper books in which he must keep the
eccolints of the collector or collectors OF all
licenses delivered to such collector or coilec-
iors and sold or returned by him or them
must be certified to the county treasurer and to
the hoard of supervisors on the first Monday OF
each month by the audltor
Section 10. A license must be procured I'M.
mediatelv before the continuance hereunder or
the comm encement 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
itv in the county, to transact the business de-
scrihed in such license. separate license
must be obtained for each braneh establlShrnent
or separate house of business located in this
comfy No license issued under this ordinance
shall authorize any person 70 carry on any