Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-21
ORDINANCE
Establishing Rates of License for the
County of Los Angeles, State of
California.

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 fneorpo-
rated companies, shall pay license tax at the
rate of ten dollars per quarter.
Section g. 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
alicense tax as follows:
For every exhibition of a caravan, museum,
menagerie, or collection OF animals, not in
cluded in or with circus, twenty-five dollars
per day; for every exhibition of circus, not in
cluded 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 menagerie,
museum or collection of animals, fifty dollars
per day; for every slde-sh0w TO menagerie,
museum or circus where h separate admission
fee is charged, five dollars per day.
Section s. Every person, except as herein
after provided in section 81. who sells, gives
away, or furnishes vinous, matt or spirituous
liquors in quantities not less than one-fifth OF
q gallon shall pay a license tax therefor at the
rate of twenty five dollars per quarter; pro.
vlded that the liquors sosold or furnished shall
not be drunk in, upon or about the premises
where Ii is sold or furnished; aud provided
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. when
bond shall be for the term of one year, and snail
be conditioned that the principal of such bond
during the time that he shall continue the busi-
ness specified, not exceeding the term OF the
bond, will pay all license taxes that are now,
he imDOSeC on SuCl 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 ordnance
and any other ordinance of the said board
Of supervisors BOW & e4isng or regnsation
of such business or place, in Incorporated cltles
and towns said bond and all succeeding ones,
10 be renewed at the expiration OF the term
therein named by new one OF ike term,
amount. form and effect. III at any time IN Inc
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 suthclent
sureties in like form and amount as the hrst
bond; and If he fails SO to 90 witnln Ten a Gays
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 thereunder PAID sna,I age 1e
forfeited to the county. If at any time 1t shall
appear TO the satisfaction OF the board OF su-
peryisors alter having given the principal a
reasonable notice and opportunity TO oe nearo
his bond, the board may at once revoke his
license and declared his bond forfeited,
section ESery person N except ee as saoon
restaurant, drug store or other place, elther
personally, or by agent, servant or employee,
sells, gives or furnishes TO others IN quanutles
spurious liquors, shall pay for each ana every
room, compartment, bar or place in or at when
such liquor isso sold given norfurnisned,a license
49, doll r,ar m
terly in advance; provided. that in cities or IN
corporated towns where license tax is I'M
posed for, carrying on such business, tne
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
that no license shall be issued or delivered 10
any such person under this section, until after
such person shall have executed joint ana
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 sectlen,
| 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 z. Every travelling merchant, hawker
or peddler who carries a pack OF ana venus
goods, wares or merchandise OF any klnd otner
than manufactures or productions of this state,
shall pay a license tax therefor at the rate OF
thu ee dollars per month; and such travellng
merchant, hawAer or peddler who uses wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose OF Vend-
ing goods, wares or merchandise OF any klnd,
other than manufactures or productions OF TINS
State, shall pay license tax therefor OF SIX
dollars per month for each outbt.
Section s. There shall be appointed by the
Board Of Supervisors OF this county, one or
more license tax collectors VINO shali hoiq
Office during the pleasure of said Board; ana
in case of more than one such collector being
appointed to hold Office for the same time the
order or orders of appointment shall dehne tne
territory or part of the country In whlch eacn
shall act
1t shall be the duty of such collector or
collectors to collect all license taxes
other other duties as are by this ordinance pre-,
scribed such collectors shall be quallhed
electors of Los Angeles county. and before en-
tering upon the duties of the office, shall tah e
and subscribe to the constitutional oath Of o.
| office and file the same with the clerk OF salu
board, and each shall also execute a 6ond 70
the county in such sum as may De 1eu vo ps sond ,ns
| and sufficient sureties to be approved ey salo
board, conditioned for the faithful discharge OF
the duties of such Office said bona 70 pe snd sd
| filed, within ten days from the oate on ca satu !.
appointments. otherwise, said appointments 70 70
be void and OF no effect Sucn cotieo'oi otie ba Ue
| same to be fixed and determined py the poar9
| of supervisors, and to be allowed ana auulteo
the same as other claims agains. tne couneS re
and have printed blank licenses OF all GRASSES
| mentioned in this ordinance for terms OF three
months and for such other terms as are hereln
| authorized to be issued, with blank recelp
attached for the signature OF the ilcense taS
! collector when sold, and with STUDS 10 pc al
tached and returned to the auditor, showing te
| whom, for what business at wnat piace any
the date and time for which such license IL
issued, and the amount received therefor.
| Section 10. The auditor must at1x MS oflclal
| seal to- number and sign all licenses. IRON
| time to time, and deliver them to the license
tax collector or collectors of the county;
| in such quantities as may be required
| bv him or them, taking "a recelpi
| therefor, from such collector or collectors ano
charging such collector or collectors with t tne
| same, making an entry OF the hunioeis' cinsse'
| and amounts thereof.
Section ii. The auditor must keep the nee
| essarv proper books in which he must Keep tnt
accounts of the collector OF EoeG.ors s 81
tors and sold or returned by him or them. A
| correct statement of each collectors accouu
must he certified to the county treasurer ana tt
| the board of supervisors on the nrst Mohuay o.
| each month by the auditor. ,, H.,
| Section 70 A license must be procured I'm
mediately before the continuance hereunder o.
| the comm encement of any business or occ uPa
tion liable to license tax, from the license va,
| COLLECTOR or collectors of this county, whlcf
| license shall authorize the party obtaining tns
same in his or its town, city or particular ioci 81
ity in the county, to transact the business ue
| scribed in such license. separate incense
must he obtained for each branch establishment
| or separate house of business located IN thl.
| county. No license issued under tnls ordinance
shall authorize any person 10 carry on any
| business within the limits OF any Incorporated
city or town, having power to impose or levy
! city or town license tax unless IN adultol
| thereto the license required by such city OF
town be also procured; ana no person snail
| transact any business herelnDeioIe speciheo
| without first obtaining license therefor
| SECTION Tl3 All sums OF money fol
license provided for by this ordinance are