Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-24
ORDINANCE
Establishing Rates Of License for the
County of Los Angeles, State Of
California.

tioneering either his own goods, or goods o
Others, at fixed place or otLer~ise
shall pay a license tax therefor at the rate 0i
twenty collars per quarter.
Section q Every person principally or wholly
engaged IN banking, loaning money at interest
or III buying or senng notes, bonds or other
evidences or Indebtedness of private persons,
or 10 buying or selling state, county or city
stock, or other evidences of state, county OF
city Indebtedness, or stocks or notes, bonds Oh
other evidences of Indebtedness OF incorpo'
rated companies, shall pay license tax at the
rate OF teh dollars per quarter.
section 3. PawnbrOkers shall Day license
tax at the rate OF fifiy dollars per quarter.
Section A. For every travelling exhibition OF
entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
alicense tax as follows:
For every exhibition of caravan, museum,
menag~ rie, or collection Of animals, not in
cluded in or with u 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 u cir
Gus included III OF com mbined with menagerie,
m 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 yinous, matt or spirituous
liquors in qusntitie, not less than one-fith OF
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
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, viii 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
Of supervisors, now existing or hereafter
adopted by 1t, for the lawful regulation
OF such business or place. in Incorporated cities
and towns said bond and ali succeeding ones,
10 be renewed at the expiration Of the term
| therein named by a new one OF like term,
amount. form and effect. II at any time in the
judgment of the board of supervisors, thesure-
ties on such bond or either OF them, become in
SUFFICIENT, the said board may require the prin-
cipal to execute new bond with sufficient
sureties in like form and amount as the first
bond; and II 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. Ii at any time # shall
appear to the satisfaction of the board Of su-
peryisors alter having given the principal q
that he has violated any OF the conditions OF
his bond, the board may at once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited.
after provided in section "a, VINO, In a saloon,
restaurant, drug store or other places either
personally, or by agent, servant or employee,
sells Rives or furnishes to others, in quantities
less than one-f of gallon, vinous malt or
spurious liquors, ehall pay for each and every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at which
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 carving ON such business, us s;s od; rae
nance shall be reduced by. the amount
of such city or town license, but shall not
be so reduced in any case 70 less than
that no license shall be issued or delivered to
any such person under this section, until aftel
such person shall have executed q joint ano
several bond to the county OF Los Angeles II
| the principal sum of two thousand dollars OF
1 The same terms, conditions, liabilities and re
| strictions as 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
fling Of new one in n the % place thereof OF ike
Section 4, Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries q pack of and vends
goods, wares or merchandise OF any kina other
shall pay license tax therefor at the rate OF
| the dollars per month; and such travelling
merchant, hawker or peddler who uses wagon
| or one or more animals for the purpose of vend-
| ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any kind,
| l.other than manufactures or productions OF TINS
State, shall pay license tax therefor OF SIX
Section s. There shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of this county. one OF
more license tax collectors who shall hold
| 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 eacn
Il shail be. the duty Of such collector OF
collectors to collect all license taxes
under this ordinance, sI and perform perform sucn usa
scrfbed such collectors shall be qualihed
electors of Los Angeles county and before en-.
tering upon the duties of The office, shall take
and subscribe to the constitutional oath oi
Office and file the same with the Clerk OF SAID
board, and each shall also execute a bond to
the county In such sum as may be nxed BY the
board of supervisors, with at least two good
and sufficient sureties to be approved by satd
board, conditioned for the faithful discharge Of
the duties of snch Office; said bond to be 30
fled, within ten days from the date OF said
appointments, otherwise, said appointments to
be void and of no effect. Such collector o.
same to be fixed and determined by the board
Of supervisors, and to be allowed and audited
the same as other claims against the county.
and have printed blank licenses OF all Glasses
mentioned in this ordinance for terms of three
months, and for such other terms as are herein
horized to be issued, with blank receip,
collector when sold, and with stubs 70 pc at.
tached and returned to the auditor, showing te
whom, for what business, at what place, and
the date and time for which such license u
issued; and the amount received therefor.
| Section 10. The auditor must attix his official
seal to- number and sign all licenses. from
time otime, and deliver them 70 the license
tax collector or collectors OF tne eouin.y
in such quantities as may be required
by him or them. taking receipt
therefor, from such collector or collectors. and
charging such collector or collectors with the
same, making anentry OF the NUMBERS Glasses
Section IL The auditor must keep the nee
| essary proper books In which he must keep ths
accounts Of the collector or collectors q al
| tors and sold or returned BY him OF them. a
| correct statement of each collectors account
must be certified to the comfy treasurer Mera ana e
the board 9f suRess,sSiss @ On 1ns nfs' s0n'as y
Section IL A license must be procured I'm
| mediatelv before the continuance hcreunder o.
| the commencement OF any buS1pess OF occupa
| collector or collectors Of this county, which
| license shall authorize the party obtaining ths
same in his or its town, city or particular local
ity in the county 20 transact tne ;ss,s
\ must be obtained for each branch estab abllsnmen
! or separate house of business located IN tnil
| county. No license issued under this 0rdlnanc<
business within the limits of any incorporated
| city or town, having power to impose or levy
| city or town license tax unless IN aouitoi
thereto the license required by sucn cry q
town be also procured; and no person .a saai Y
transact any business hereinbefore ,specihet
without first obtaining license therefor
Section 13: All sums OF money 10 10