Amador ledger., 1906-07-27

dollars or imprisoned for a term mo-
exceeding ninety (90) days, or shall
be punished by both such fine anC
Imprisonment, in the discretion o.
the court; and the amount of suct
license shall be deemed a debt due tt
said City of jackson, and such person
shall be liable to an action in the
name of the City of Jackson, in any
court of competent jurisdiction, fol-
the amount of such license of the
business, trade calling, profession OF
occupation, as he shall or they may
have engaged IN, together with costs
of suit, and fifteen dollars additional
as a penalty to be paid into the
general fund of the City Treasury.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of
| the City Clerk to prepare and issue a
license under this ordinance, for
every person liable to pay a license
hereunder, duly signed by said City
Clerk and attested with the City Seal,
and to state in each license the
amount thereof, the period of time
covered thereby, the name of the
person, firm or corporation for whom
issued, the business, trade, calling,
profession or occupation licensed,
and the city clerk shall deliver such
license to the City Tax and License
Collector for collection, taking his
receipt for the same; and the City
Clerk shall report to the Board of
Trustees at its first meeting in each
month, the amount of such licenses
so delivered to the City Tax and
License Collector during the previous
month. In no case shall any mistake
by the City Clerk in stating the
amount of license, prevent or pre-
Judlce the collection for the city of
what shall be actually due, with all
costs, against any one for carrying IN
said business without a license, or
refusing to pay the license fees
specified herein.
Section 4. The City Tax and L license
Collector shall proceed at once to
collect said licenses, and shall, on or
before the first Monday in each month,
deliver to the City Clerk the delin-
quent list of licenses uncoIlected by
him for the previous month, and also
list of all persons whom he believes
not to be ON the license list, and who
should be charged with the payment
of license; and he shall pay over to
the City Treasurer all licenses COL
lected by him in said month, taking
the City Treasurer IS receipt therefor,
in duplicate, one of which he shall
file with the City Clerk, and shall re-
port the amount thereof, together with
the amount delinquent, to the Board
of Trustees at its first meeting in
each month. 1t shall be the duty of
the City Clerk, Immediately after the
delinquent list has been delivered to
him, to make an entry of the delin-
quent Licenses and the amount there
of, and to deliver the same back to
the City Tax and License Collector,
whose duty it shall be to at once pro-
ceed to collect the same, in his dis
cretion by suit or otherwise.
Section 5. All licenses shall be paid
for in advance, IN lawful money of
the United States, on the day of issu-
ance. A separate license must be OBJ
tanned for each branch establishment
or separate place of business in which
the business, trade, calling, profession
or occupation is carried on, and each
license shall authorize the party OBJ
tanning it to carry on, pursue or con-
duct only that business, trade, call
ing, profession or occupation des-
cribed in said license
Section 6. No greater or less
amounts of money shall be charged |
or received for any license than is |
provided in this ordinance, and no Ii |
ceEse shall be sold or issued for a |
period of time other than is provided |
in this ordinance.
Section 7. Every person, firm CT
corporation having license under
the provisions of this ordinance, and |
carrying on a business, trade, calling,
profession or occupation described in
such license, shall keep such license
posted and exhibited while in force,
in some conspicuous place where said |
business is carried on. Every peddler
of goods, wares or merchandise shall |
carry his license with him at all times |
while engaged in peddling. All per-
sons, firms or corporations having |
license, shall produce or exhibit the |
same when applying for renewal and
whenever requested to do so by the
City Tax and License Collector or any
police officer of said city.
Section 8. The City Tax and License
Collector and all police officers of said |
city shall have and exercise the |
power, first, to make arrests for the |
violation of any of the provisions of |
this ordinance; second, to enter free |
of charge any place of business for
which license is required and pro-
vided, and to demand the exhibition
of such license for the current term
from any person engaged or employed
in the transaction of such business |
and if the person or persons shall then
and there fail to exhibit such license
such person or persons shall be liable
to the penalty provided in section 2
of this ordinance. 1t is hereby made
the duty of the City Tax and License
Collector to cause complaints to be
fed against all persons violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 9. The conviction and pun
ishment of any person for tIansacting
any business, trade, calling, profes-
sion or occupation without license,
shall not excuse or exempt such per-
son from the payment of any license
due or unpaid at the time of such con-
viction, and nothing contained herein
shall prevent a criminal prosecution
tor violation of the provisions of this
ordinance.
Section 10. The Board of Trustees
of the City of jackson shall have
power to order a free license issued
to any person who may apply there
for, whenever, in their judgment.
the same may be necessary to enable
any applicant who may be poor and
unable to pay his license, to earn a
livelihood.
Section II. The provisions of this
ordinance shall not be construed as
requiring the payment of any license
tax or the procuring of any license
for anv exhibition or entertainment |