Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-20
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, in the business OF auc-
tioneering either his OWE goods, or goods of
others, at a 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 d. For every travelling exhibition or
entertainment, the exhibitor thereof shall pay
license tax as follows;
For every exhibition OF n caravan, museum,
menagsrie, or collection of animals, not in
cluded in or with a circus, twenty-five dollars
per day; for every exhibition OF circus, not in
oluded in or combined with menagerie. mu-
scum or collection of animals, twenty-five
dollars per day; for every exhibition OF a cir
Gus included i'll or combined with a menagerie,
museum or collection of animals, nfty dollars
per day; for every side-show to u menagerie,
museum or circus where IL 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 spirituous
LIQUORS in quantities not less than one-flttn OF
a gallon shall pay license tax therefor at the
rate OF twenty Ave dollars per quarter; pro-
v1ded, that the liquors so sold or furnished snail
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
Nf CNr6 ~
bond shall be for the term of one year, and shall
be conditioned that the principal OF sucn pond
during the time that he shall continue the pusl-
ness specified, not exceeding the term OF the
bond will pay all llcen 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
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 new one OF IKE 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 prln-
cipal to execute new bond with suinclent
sureties in like form and amount as the nrst
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 Incense Issued,
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 tne princLpai
reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard,
that he has violated any OF the conditions or
his bond, the board may at once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited.
section 6. EXery person, except as herein
after provided in section 24, who, in saloon,
restaurant, drug store or other place, either
personally, or by agent, servant or employee,
sells, gives or furnishes to others, In quanuues
less than one-fifth of a gallon, vinous. malt r
spurious liquors, shall pay for each and every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at which
such liquor isso given norfurnished, "a license
tax of twenty dollars per month, payable quar-
terly in advances; provided. that IN cltles or IN
corporated towns where a license tax is i'm
posed for carving on sucn us t6s rf
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 and re-
strictions as provided in the preceding sechen,
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 new one in the place thereof, OF ike
section z. Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries a pack OF ana yends
goods. wares or merchandise OF any klnd other
than manufactures or productions or thls State,
shall pay license tax therefor at the rate OF
thee dollars per month; and such travelling
merchant, hawker or peddier who uses wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose OF venQ-
ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any klnd,
other than manufactures or productions Oh thls
State shall pay license tax therefor OF SIX
dollars per month for each outfit.
There shall he HOOOlntod DN the
Board of Supervisors of this county, one or
more license tax collectors who shall hold
Office during the pleasure OF sald Boaru @ iaC, ana
sppointed 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
II shall be the duty of such collector or
collectors to collect all license taxes
under this ordinance and perform perform such nra
scribed such collectors shall be quanhed
electors of Los Angeles county ana before en-
tering upon the duties OF The Office, shall tase
and subscribe to the constitutional oath OF
office and file the same with the clerk OF SAID
board, and each shall also execute pond 10
the county in such sum as may be hxed oy the
board of supervisors, with at least TWO good
and sufficient sureties to be approved by sald
board, conditioned for the faithful discharge OF
the duties of such office; said bond to be SO
filed and an ,roved, and said oath SO taken and
filed, within ten days from the date OF said
appointments, otherwise, said appointments to
he void and of no effect. SUCH collector or
collectors shall receive compensation, tne
same to be fixed and determined by the board
of supervisors, and to be allowed and audlted
the same as other claims against the county.
Section g. 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 herein
authorized to be issued, with blank receipt
attached for the signature OF the incense TAX
collector when sold, and with STUDS 10 pc at-
tached and returned to the auditor, showing to
whom for what business, at what place. ana
the date and time for WHICH such license Is
issued, and the amount received therefor
Section 10. The auditor must ailiX his ofhclal
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
by him or them, taking "a recelpt
therefor from such collector or collectors ana
charging such collector or collectors with the
same, making an entry OF the numbers, c4isses
and amounts thereof
Sectiou IL The auditor must keep the nee
essary proper books in which he must Keep the
accounts Of the collector or collectors oi ali
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 tne lrsV Mohoay Vi
each month by the auditor
Section l2 A license must be procured I'M
Inediatelv before the continuance hereunder or
the comm encement of any business or occupa-
tion liable to q license tax from the Incense TAX
collector or collectors of this county, which
license shall authorize the party obtaining the
same in his its town, city or particular local
ity in the county, to transact the business de-
scribed in such license. separate Incense
must be obtained for each branch estabnshnent
or separate house of business located in this
county. No license issued under this ordnance
shall authorize any person TO carry on any
business within the limits OF any Incorporated