HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 383ORDINANCE NO.~3 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17 OF ORDIN-
ANCE NO. 548 NE~ SERIES OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD BY ADDING THEMETO A SUBDIVISION
TO BE KNOWN AS SUBDIVISION 39~.
BE IT OEDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
as follows:
SECTION 1°.
That Section 17 of Ordinance No. 346 New Series of the
City of Bakersfield, be amended by adding thereto a Subdivision
to be known as Subdivision 39, to read as follows:
39'. Importing Goods. Wares ?r Merchandise for Sale.
Every person, firm or corpor.ation no~ specifically
mentioned in this ordinance, conducting or carrying on the
business of importing goods, wares or merchandise of any kind
whatsoever, into the city limits of the City of Bakers field, by
automobile, automobile truck, automobile tank wagon, automobile
trailer, or any other vehicle, for the purpose of disposing of
said goods, wares or merchandise to the individual or to the
public, whether retail or wholesale, and when said person, firm
or Corpqration so importing said goods, wares or merchandise does
not maintain a permanent, established warehouse or stock yard
within the limits of said City of Bakers field, paying a license
for same, then in that event, every such person, firm or corpora-
tion shall pay a license fee to the said City of Bakersfield in the L.~
sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars per year, in advance, for each and
every vehicle so operated'. Provided, no license will be issued for
a term of less than one year from the first day of the current quarter
during which said license is issued.
Pro.vided, further, that in such cases where the said
goods, wares or merchandise so imported into said City. are grown,
raised or manufactured within the limits of Kern County, Calif-
ornia, and an official place of business or headquarters i$.~nain-
tained within the limits of said City of Bakersfield, and said
place of business does not classify for a license as wholesale or
retail business, then in that event the license fee shall be ten
($10.00) dollars per year, payable in advance, for each and every
vehicle so operated. Provided, no license will be issued for a
term of less than o~e year from the"first day of the current quarter
during which said license is issued.
Provided, further, every person, firm or corporation
importing said goods, wares or merchandise into the limits of
said City of Bakersfield, by means of steam and/or electric
train and taking delivery from said steam and/or electric train to
be placed into said person, firm or corporation,s vehicle to be
delivered and disposed of to the individual either at wholesale
and/or retail, receiving cornpens ation other than the ordinary amount
charged for transpor.tation of goods, wares or merchandise from Freight
Depots to the home or place of business of the consignee, then in that
event said person, firm or corporation so transporting goods, wares
or merchandise from said trains will be considered as' importing said
goods into the City of Bakersfield. In that event the person, firm or
corporation having any interest in said goods, wares or merchandise
transported by him'either as principal and/or agent will not be
classified as keeping, owning, operating or running said vehicles for
the transportation of freight or other material for hire.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any per-
son selling fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, eggs or butter raised
or produced by "~?l~'v~L
- ~ or for the selling of foodstuff cooked or
prepared by such person or some member of his family, or for any per-
son peddling minor articles manufactured by himself or some member of
his family, when the receipts from such peddling do not exceed one
dred ($100.00) dollars per month.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the°foregoing ordinance was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
on the ~day of ~ , 1932, by the following
vote:
Ci io Clerk of ~e
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
APPROVED this 7~ day of ~
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield.
, 1932.