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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 2\, -/. ..* Article rj. Ai: ordiriance relating to the iicenses, license tax rates, md the regulation of gertair? cias.;ee of business and certain shows, exhi'bitiG?.s and lawful gariler; in the City of Ladi. The Boztrd of Trustees of t!ie Citg of Lodi do ordain ac: lo liows: Section 1.- The rates of liceiise tax upon the kimia of business tracsacted arii carried on ir such city, sr:d the shows, H exhibitionv cr~d lawfui gaiiies carried or! therein and hereicaiter i:.ai:;ed alid descri'bea, me hereby t'lxed and established at the SKL~ payable at and for the tiuie3 hereinafter stated: nacioljr, Auc tio: eer- Subdivifilion 1 .- 4uc t io rLeering, l'or resrde~l auctiui,cers irLg. $3:.00 per year, lor itinerant aubii4orieers $4-.00 per uaj. Eanking, Subdivision 2. - Gankir,g, the SUL or' $15.00 per quar !- er . \ ?en1 Estate Su.bdivisior. 3.- 'leal %state Agents, or any person whv Agents. solicits for sale or atteiapts to sell ar?y real or perecjriai property other thar: his cvm, the swr. of $l5.X per quarter, proviaec> that any peruGr. applying for a licerse hereunder rwst or! 1:iakil;g applicatiuri therea'or stale 11; xldition to other required <act6 the iiaP,eb 01' the per.~oiis interested ~ in the l'irr., and the naiL!es of all persons to be empioged a; sulicitcrs, ar.d it &ail IJe the duty or' such persoria, to notify the Marshal iii' arid chariges made at ally tii.,e in the firril or the erciplogees. Llgjlt ttakiisg, etc. Subdivision 4.- Gas malrlAg or delilng or electric: light producing or selling, or the l'&rnishing oS any light, tu consueru, or u.jerf3 thereoi', the sur. or' $7.30 per quarter. ,. v... . . .., ~ ~.. . . . . . -..- .. . .. .. ... Butchers. Fire Insurance. Life or Ac c i de n t Inuurance. Making aiid Subdivision 5.- Sesident outchera having an established place of busii.,ess in the City of L,odi, for each shop i)r place of busirieo; the sui, of $L.OO per quarter. Ltirierant butchers or venders of meat $9.00 per quarter. Subdivision b.- Fire Iiisurance, for each agent $l.SO per quar :er. Subdivision 7.- Qesiclent agent- $'3.00 per quar;er. Non- reuider,t agent, $3.00 der quarter. Su'bdivisioi? 3.- hlakirig 2nd se1lir.g xda, rrineral or - carbonate(i water for the whoI.esale trade $6.00 per quarter. etc Saloon Subdivision 9.- Liquor dealiiig; the keeping of a saloon Ke e pi li g . or other place where intoxicating liquors, wine, or beer are d-ispensed. in les2 quaxtities than one quart, or to be drunk on the premises where aispensed, fcr eacn bar ur place where the sa!..e 13 dispensed the SULI of $100.00 per quarter . Other Liquor Subdivision lo.= The seiljcg or dispensing such liquors dealing, at any other place OT in any other niaimer, or for any other purpose than set forth iil Suoaivlslon 9, except by bonalide druggists, or except by ci macufacturer of wine who nianufactures wine in Sari Joaquin County and who sells his own product exclusively, or by a restaurant keeper as defined by Ordinance, the 8m1 of' $15.00 per quarter. ubai sio Billiard Tables, etc. %Ei&m,,~~.- f?eepil?g billiard ta-bles, bagatelle tables or boards, or pool tables, or any other ganiirlg device in a. salooii or other place for we of patrons thereof, for each table or board, the sum oi Sn.00 per quarter. Bowiing Alleys. Subdivision 12.- Sowling Alleys, for each alley the sum of $2.00 per quarter. Hotels. Boarding House Keepers, Pogs. Undertakers , Gratuitous Licenses. Exceptions. Subdivialcc 39.- -4iJ. pers0r.s who conduct or engzge in the unsinesr; or" keepirlg 8r.y hotel, GY tzvern, ir; .this City, shall procure and pay for licenses. therei'cr, quarterly in advance, a3 foilcws. . Those hotels or taverr:a con- tzii.irrg 60 root,S or li."re, Eire or' the l"irst claus aria bhall pay $3.00 per quarter. Those keepirlg hotels cIr taverns ' containing les, than d0 rooms are of the heCui.a clasi, and shall pay F6.00 per quarter. Subdivisicr, 41.- For every femle dog the 8uLL of $3.00 per fear; for every ilLte 0-bg k he bur.! (,i3 $1.00 per year. ?UDdiVlSlQE 43.- The Ecmd 61' 7ru;tees may 'by resolution pernit any persor: to keep, con.duct, or carry on any busiriescj or calling for which a licentie is required (except the liqiior or saloor: business j wixhout payment ol' the license rate. Provided, in their judgaent the niisfortunes or physical inI'iraiities of the applicant warrant such actior: on their part, or the interect of the City will be best subserved thereby. In all such cases 8 copy of the resolutibn, signed 'by the President of the Bvarcl of Trustees, and attes.ieci by 'the Clerk, shall be evidence of the exenplior! fror:! pagmei:t cl the license rate otherwise required. When all receipts of any exhibition, concert, lecture, or entertairir,,ent is to be, or will be appropriated exclusively to anj chkrch, dchcol, or religious or benevolent, or 2~y ozher public or beneficial purpose of a local character within the City of Lodi, there shall be no license charge to the person or person3 to conduct the sai,'e . - -- - +.--_d--i&- ..-,~- Geceral. In case of doubt or iii cabe a ousirLas, ~ight b5iung to two or more Gi?aues the highest rate herein i'ised shall be paid; where twb or iflore clistlr.ct lir,es CP business is carrieit on undar tiie i,ianegefilent riothirig herein shall be coietrueci to preclude the $axir.g of each line of' business separately, if in the judgfi.snt GL' tb i3oard of Trustees the cause of Justice ue:..ancia It. Section c,.- The wordttper60r llad used in this crdinance is il.teniisd to ixlciuas corpijratiuns, YirrLL39 ard abao- ciatiom, a3 weli as 1: ?tmal persuil,, am tne requirements herein pre,zribeu redpeLtirig skch persons, whetner owner.,, employees, 0 I' ,'icers 3.gerJ ts, &rincipsls Dervacts, or assistarits, and every such persor interested iij, engageci in, assisting in or irl any waj taking part iri any 01' the acts hereir. referrea to shail be respondiole Tor the performance and liable for the i;ur.-perl'orli-;illce 01' the acts hereir, requireu, uiitil the bale sha3.I have been fully perfori~eii accordirlg to the teri .A 01 this ordinalice. Secticr! 3.- Any person desiring a :LiceiiDe tu curlduct ai,y busi!.ew eruii.erataci iii thi 5 ordinar ce shall apply tc and receive from the Clerk a proper blank application and shall fill out a1.d furnish .ill ini'arn:at.on. required by the same, and iurr.is'n such l'urther iliforlllatloi: an?? do and perforn. all otheer acts required by aiiy City ordinance relating here- to. It shal1,be the dutg or" tiie City Clerk to issue a license under this ordinance for each person making such application and lLable to pay a liceme hereunder duly signed by said Clerk, and state the asocliLt GP license thereon, the tII-,e for which the sake is ishuea, an4 tiie thec charactgr and lccatirin of' the buijilresz;, etJ., for whicn the sanle is isbaed, anii the aarm or nzmes 01' the persorls en- titied to such license, and said City Clerk shall deliver such 1iceni;e to the 01ty Varahal for collection, taking his receipt lor the amount thereof, and the City Clerk, In statir,g the rate of license shall grade the ss-e according to his best kriowledge arid inCorniatiui:, and i'or that purpose License s to be exhibit- ed. Marshal to file c(,i:,- plaints agaii s t per- sons, ect., not ob t am- ing licen- ses, etc. liceme issued for one class of business, etc., name: in this ordir,ance shall entitle the licensee to carry on any other class separately rlariied, but a 3epara:e license must be had there for. The tax Sor mclithly license in this ordir:ar,ce provided, shall be due anci payable to the City oa the Yir3t of each iiior-th, in advance. The quarterly license 11, this ordir-ance provided for, shall be due and payable to the City on the first day of January, April, Juljr, and October, in advance. When the license herein provided is per week, the sarile shall be ciue and payable each weak in advance. “hen the license herein provided is per day, the Same shall be due and payable each day in advance, and where such liceriae is per year, the sar:Ie shall be due and payable to the City at the tine ,?pecifiett in the ordiizame provid- ing the same, and when not so specified, on the lirst day of April of each year. 1Qo greater or less ariLour.ta of money shall be charged or received for licenses so i:3dued thai. is provided il; this ordinance, anu no license shall be sold or issued for any period of tifie other than is provided for in this ordipancs. I $f Section 5.- Every person Having a l~censs under the pro- vision8 of this ordiria1,ce shall place and exhibit the same at all tines while in force in some conspicuous part of his or her place of business, where patrons of said business may see the same when in the customary place for dealing with the persons carrying on swh business. I Sectioii 8.- It is herebx mace a duty of the City Marshal to file or cause complaints to be filed. against ali per.;ons, firms, or corporations violating any of the prov1sioi:v of thisordinance. General Provisiclnu etc., i. I Section 1i.- It shd1 tr: .urLlawful for any persor or persona whether as principal or principals, agent or agents, clerk, or clerks, employer or einployeeu, either for themse,lve,s or any other 2erson or bodies, corporate or otherwise, or as ofPicers OF corporations to cormence, establish, maintain, or carry or1 any- buziness or to imke any show or exhibitioc, or to open, play, or oiPer for play agy game, or counsel or as;r;ist ally of said acts or my act prohibited by this ordiiiance, without first having procured a liceme ~PGJTI said City so tG do, axid each and every day or fractional part oi"' a day that any of said acts are done or sv.ffere6. shall constitute a violation of this ordinance, and such person or persons, agent or agents, clerk or clerks, employer or employees, who shall for themselves or %or ariy other persori or prsons do any of said acts, or coucsel, aid, or assist, or linowirlgljl and wilfully pernlit the sauie without first having procured a license when required here- in, and any- pers0.n who does any of the acts prohibited by %< , th .i c- urdinance, or oLiit8 to do arly act require who engages in, or, ir any;iiiiariner tksists in couienoing or carrying on anything for which a license is requirkd herein, when said license haij not been issued and paid for as here- in provided, whether he does so 3s principal, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, shall for each violation of this ordinance be deemed guilty of a niisdeineanor, and upon conviction by any court having jurisdiction thereof shall te fined thereror in a sum not exceeding $200.00 or be imprisoned for a tercl not exceeding 60 days, or ahall sui'fer both Pine and imprisonment in the diocretion of the court, and the amount of such license shall be'deemed a debt to the said City of Lodi, and any or all such personu, agents, cleriie., eiiiployees, or bodies corporate, or ari or' .&:?ern, shall ix liaole tci an actior, ir? the ri of Loui, in any cou-rt of ccinipeterit jurisdiction for the amount of such license with costs ol:' suit. Provided, that the payruerit of a license fee or charge by any person, shall be sufficient defense to ariy clain agairdt any other person for the same liceme in any civil action therefor. .. Section 12.- This ordirlance shall take effect imiedrateljr on approval and publication. Seetior! 13.- This ordinance shall be published the same in three public places in the City of L,odi. Section 14.- All. ordiaances and parts of ordinafices in conr"1ict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed and approved by the following vote: hoes: W Ayes: Rr"e,yP7)~~~~@~~'MA At $I: adJoyned regular n~eeting of the Board or" Trustees L President c;f the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi.