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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 3061. ORDINANCE NO. 306 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 277, ENTITLFXI "AN ORDINANCE LICENSING FOR THE FUR- POSE OF FLEVENUE BND REGULATION EVERY KIND OF LAW- FUL BUSINESS HEREIN SPECIFIED, TRANSACTED OR CAR- RIED ON WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LODI, STATE OF CALIFOFNIA, FIXING THE RATE OF LICENSE TAXES ON THE SAME, PROVIDING FOR THE COL- LECTION OF SAID LICENSE TmS AND PUNISHMENT FOR Tm CARRYING ON OF SUCH BUSINESS OR BUSINESSES WITH- OUT A LICENSE AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES". The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 277 adopted January 21, 194.2 and entitled as above set forth is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9. business within the corporate limits of the City of Lodi for the transaction of which a license is required shall make application to the City Council for such license (which application may be filed with the Clerk of said Council) stating in full the nature of the business for which a license is desired, the period of time for which sucb license is desired, the address and place of residence of the applicant, and stating the names of at least two persons to whom inquiries may be addressed as to the good moral character of such applicant or of the officers of such applicant if a corporation, or of the members of such applicant if a partnership or unincorporated as sociation. At each regular meeting of the City council of said City, the City Clerk shall present to said City Council all applications for licenses hereunder, which may have theretofore been made, but not acted upon by said City Council; and, at its next regular meeting thereafter said City Council shall consider the said application or applications, the time between the presentation of said application to said council and the hearing thereon being allowed so that the Chief of Police or other interested persons may investigate the character of each applicant, or of it& Officers or members dor business honesty and integrity. Council may, if it deems necessary, continue the hearing on said application for an additional period of not to exceed sixty days. At such hearing or continued hearing, the City Council shall hear and consider the written report of the Chief of Police, which shall be filed with the City Clerk before such original hearing Any person desiring to conduct any The City on the character of said applicant, or of its officers or members, for business honesty and integrity and shall hear such other evidence as the applicant or any resident of the City of Lodi may desire to present, touching the business honesty or integrlty of the applicant or of its officers or members. After said application shall have been so heard, said City council shall order said license to be granted, and to be issued by the City Clerk unless it shall appear to said City Council, from evidence so introduced, before the Council at such hearing or hearings, that such applicant, or its officers or members is or are unfit to receive such license, because of lack of character for business honesty and integrity. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be published one time within 15 days of its adoption and approval in The Lodi Ti!$ss, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in this city and shall be in force and take effect 30 days from and after its final passage. Approved this 7th day of February, 1945. Attest: - Certified to be a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 306 of the City Council of the City of Lodi and that the said Ordinance was regularly introduced in the said City Council on January 17, 1945 and finally passed, adopted and ordered to print on the 7th day of February, 1945 by the following vote: AYES : Councilmen, Coffield, Riggs, Tolliver, Weihe ik Rim NOES : Councilmen, None ABSENT: Councilmen, Nohe I also certify that the said Ordinance was approved and signed by the Mayor of the City of Lodi on the date of its adoption. (SEAL)