Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
ORDINANCE
County of Los Angeles, State of
California.

tioneerihg either his Own goods, or goods O.
others, at fixed place or otherwise
| shall pay 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
! or in buying or selling notes, bonds or Othel
| evidences or Indebtedness of private persons
or in buying selling state, county or city
stock, or other evidences of state, county OF
| city Indebtedness or stocks or notes. bonds ol
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 q license
tax at the rate of fifty dollars per quarter.
Section A. For every travelling exhibition oi
entertainment the exhibitor thereof shall pay
q license tax as follows
For every exhibition of a 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 In
| cluded in or combined with a menagerie. mu-
scum or collection of animals, twenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition OF cir
museum or collection of animals, fifty dollars
per day; for every side-show to menagerie,
museum or circus where b 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, malt or splrltuous
! liquors in quantities not less than one-1fth 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 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 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 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, ROW 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 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 suthclent
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
the said board may revoke the license Issued,
and the license fees hereunder paid shall be
forfeited to the county. IT at any time 1t snail
appear to the satisfaction OF the board OF su-
peryisors alter having given the principai Ii a
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 u 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 compartments bar or place in or at which
such chliquorisso sold dgiven norfurnished, alicense
tax of twenty dollars per month, payaple guar
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 moi
be SO reduced in any, case to less tnan
| that no license shall be issued or delivered tf
| any such person under this section, until aftel
| such person shall have executed q JOINT ant
| several bond to the county of Los Angeles II
| the principal sum of two THOUSAND dollars, OF
| the same terms, conditions, liabilities and re
| strictons as provided in the preceding section
\ in incorporated cities and towns said bond anc
| allsucceeding boads to be renewed at the ex
piration of the term therein specified, BY The
filing OF new one in M the % PLACE thereof OF sike
| Section7. Every travelling merchant, hawkel
or peddler who carries q pack of and vend'
goods. wares or merchandise OF any klnd othel
4 shall pay license tax therefor at the rate o.
thee dollars per month; and such travelling
| merchant, hawser or peddler who uses wagoI
or one or more animals for the purpose of vend
| ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any kind
other than manufactures or productions OF thi
State, shall pay 9, license tax therefor OF si1
dollars per month for each outfit.
Section 8. There shall be appointed by th
Board of Supervisors OF this county. one Q
more license tax collectors who shall hol'
| office during the pleasure of said Board; AM
| in case of more than one such collector be1n
appointed to hold Office for the same time, tn
order or orders of appointment shall define tn
territory or part OF the countryin whlch eac
It shall be the duty of such collector 0
collectors to collect all license take
other duties as are by this ordinance pre-
scribed. Such collectors shall be qualife
electors of Los Angeles county. and before Ell
tering upon the duties Of the office, shall tak
| and subscribe to the constitutional oath {
| Office and file the same with the clerk OF sal
| board, and each shall also execute bond
| board of supervisors with at least two goo
, and sufficient suredes to be approved by sal
| board, conditioned for the feithful discharge
the duties OF such office; said bond to be
filed and ap proved. and said oath so taken an
filed, within ten days frora the date of sal
appointments, otherwise, said appointments
be void and of no effect. Such collector G
collectors shall receive a compensation, th
same To be fixed and de sermiued by the boar
of supervisors, AID to be allowed and audite
| the same as other cisimsagainst the county.
Section 9. The county auditor must prepar
and have printed blank licenses of all clssse
mentioned in this ordinance for terms of thre
4 menths, and for such other terms as are herei
authorized to be issued, with blank receir
| attached for the signature of the license ia
collector when sold, and with stubs TO be al
| taehed and returned to the auditor, showing t
| w&Om, for what business, at what place, an
the date and time for which such license !
issued, and the amount received therefor.
Section 10. The audit0rmust affiX his Off cia
seal to- number and sign all licenses, froI
time to time, and deliver them to the licens
tax collector or collectors OF the count!
| in such quantities as may be require
by him or them, taking receip
therefor, from such collector or collectors an
charging such collector or collectors with tn
| Same, making an entry of the numbers, classe
and amounts thereof.
Section IL The auditor must keep the nee
essery proper books in whdoh he must keep tn
accounts of the collector or collectors OF al
licenses delivered to such collector or collec
tors and sold or returned by him or them.
coryect statement of each collectors accoun
must be certified to the county treasurer and Il
the board of supervisors on the first Monday o
each month by the auditor.
Section IL. A license Gust be procured i'm
| mediately before the continuance hereunder o
the commencement of any business or occupa
tion liable to @ license tax, from the license ta,
collector or collectors of this county, which
| license shall authorize the party obtaining tn,
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 th1
county. No license issued under this ordinance
| shall authorize any person to carry on an!
business within the limits OF any incorporated
| city or town, having power to- impose or levy
city or town license tax unless IN additor
| thereto, the license required by such city OF
town be also procured; and no person shal