Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-17
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:
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 2 Every person 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
q license tax as follows:
For every exhibition of caravan, museum,
menag-rie, 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
museum or collection of animals, fifty dollars
per day; for every side-show to menagerie,
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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-fifth of
gallon shall pay license tax therefor at the
rate of twenty five dollars per quarter; pro-
vlded, that the liquors 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 a 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 fled with and approved by the
board of supervisors of said county. which
bond shall be for the term OF one year, and shall
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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 now & existing or hereafter
of such business or place, in incorporated cities
and towns said bond and all succeeding ones,
to be renewed ut 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
cipal to execute 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
snch requirement. stating the reason therefor,
the said board may revoke the license issued,
ana Lno license lees CneTeunu6r pdlu Sudl De
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 g. Exery person, except as herein
after provided in section "a, who, in a 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 Orfurnish ed,a license
tax of twenty dollars per month, payable guar
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 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 10 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 sectien,
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 ike
term, amount, form and effect.
Section 2. Every travelling merchant, hawker