The record-union., 1896-03-06
NEW LICENSE REGULATIONS.
On6 the Supervisors Will Probably Act
on To-day.
1t Amends Portions of the Old One, and
Does Not Include Places of
Amusement.

supervisor Dreman yesterday pre-
sented to the board an ordinance
amending Ordinance No. SO, relating to
licenses, with reference to travelling
merchants, hawkers or peddlers who
carry or vend any goods, wares or mer-
chandise.
The amended ordinance imposed Ii
cense of So a month on such travelling
merchants, and SO a month where a
wagon is used and a business of over
@ooO month is done. If wagon be
used and the sales are less than $500
a month, the license shall be 81.
Quite a discussion ensued over a mo-
ton to exempt theaters from paying a
license, during which the several mem
bers of the board aired their views on
the subject
supervisor Jenkins stoutly opposed
exempting theaters from paying a Ii
eense, on the ground tnat they are lux
uries, and that people who can afford to
pay for such luxuries should contribute
something toward supporting the in
st1tutions maintained for the unfortu-
nate who are dependent on the county.
The District Attorney was requested
to prepare a new ordinance embracing
additional matter, the same to be con-
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mitted to the board in the afternoon
and reads as follows:
THE ORDINANCE.
Amending Ordinance No. 50, passed
December 8, 1893, imposing license
taxes in the county of Sacramento,
State of California; providing for the
collection of the same, and imposing a
penalty for the violation thereof" by
amending Section 4 of said ordinance
with reference to certain business, ex-
hibitions, performances and occupa-
tions mentioned in said Section 4, and
by amending Section of said ordi
nance with reference to travelling mer-
chants, hawkers or peddlers who carry
or vend any goods, wares or merchan-
disc
The Board of Supervisors of the
county Of Sacramento do ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No
S. passed December 9, 1898, is hereby
amended to read as follows: Section f.
Upon the business, exhibitions or oc-
cupations mentioned in this section all
persons engaged in the conduct or man
agement of such business, exhibitions
or occupation shall pay. a license tax
therefor as follows: F'irst-Each pro-
prietor of a bowling alley, So per quar-
ter. Second-Each proprietor of a
shooting gallery, So per quarter.
Section 2 Section Z of Ordinance No
3S, passed December 9, 1898, is hereby
amended to read as follows: Section T.
Every travelling merchant, hawlzer or
peddler who carries or vends any goods
wares or merchandise of any kind must
pay a license tax of SO per month; and
or peddler who uses a wagon or one
or more animals for the purpose of
vending such goods, wares or merchan-
disc of any kind, and dong business in
any amount over $500 per month, must
pay license tax of SO per month;
and every such travelling merchant,
hawker or .peddler who uses a wagon
or one or more animals for the purpose
Of vending such goods, wares or mer-
chandise of any kind and doing busi-
ness in any amount under $500 per
month, must pay a license tax of 81
per month; and every travelling mer-
chant, hawker or peddler who uses a
trading boat or other water craft shall
pay a license tax according to the
classification and as prescribed in Sec
ton of Ordinance No. 80, imposing
license taxes in the county of Saera-
mento, State of California; providing
for the collection of the same and i'm
posing a penalty for the violation there
Of Adopted December 8. 1898.
Section B. Any person who within the
corporate limits of the county of Sacra-
mento either for himself or his agent
or employe of any person, firm, corpora
ton, association or company, COM
mences. conducts, engages in, transacts
or carries on any kind Of business men
toned in this ordinance without the
license tax having been first paid and
a alicense having been first obtained there
for as by this ordinance required, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction by any court having juris-
diction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding S150 and not less
than SO, or by Imprisonment in the
County Jail not exceeding sixty days
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
This ordinance shall take effect from
and after fifteen days after its passage.
The ordinance was read and its
further consideration continued till to-
day.