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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 .
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?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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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.,
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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.
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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.