HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 535ORDINANCE NO.~~NEW SERIES
AN OHDINANCE REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF CONDUCTING,
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A MESSENGER CALL SYSTEM,
OR MESSENGER SERVICE; REQUIRING A PERMIT TO CONDUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SUCH BUSINESS; PRESCRIBING HOW
AND BY WHOM SUCH PERMIT MAY BE OBTAINED; MAKING THE
VIOLATION THEREOF A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDING A PENALTY
THEREFOR, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3S6 OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
as follows:
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
carry on, conduct or maintain the business of a messenger call system,
or messenger service in the City of Bakersfield, without h~ving first
obtained a permit from the Manager of the City of Bakersfield so to
do.
SECTION 2.
No such permit shall be granted except upon the written
application of the person, firm or corporation desiring same. Said
application shall be signed by the applicant and shall specify the
location of the place of business of said applicant. Said applica-
tion must be endorsed by at least three ($) reputable citizens of
the City of Bakersfield. Said application shall be referred to the
Chief of Police, who shall make investigation as to the character
,
i a ft r i r e grant
or deny a permit to said applicant to engage in such business.
SECTION $.
Whenever it shall appear to said Manager that the person,
firm or corporation to whom such permit has been granted is conduct-
ing, maintaining, operating, managing or carrying on the business of
o a messenger call system or messenger service in an improper, irregular
or unlawful manner, such permit, so granted, shall be revoked.
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It shall be unlawful for any such person, firm or corpora-
tion, whose permit has been so revoked, to continue to carry on,
conduct or maintain the business of a messenger call system or
messenger service within the City of Bakersfield, until such time
as said permit shall be renewed.
SECTION 4.
No permit to so conduct, maintain or operate a messenger
call system or messenger service shall be issued for a period exceed-
ing one (1) year, provided, however, that this ordinance shall not
be construed to apply to any person, firm or corporation .operating,
maintaining or conducting a messenger call system or messenger ser-
vice in said City of Bakersfield, under a franchise therefor duly
granted by said City.
SECTION 5~
Every breach of this ordinance, or of any of its terms,
conditions, provisions or requirements, shall separately or for each
day of its continuance be deemed to be, and shall be a separate breach
thereof.
SECTION 6.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by imprison-
ment in the County Jail for a term-not exceeding ninety (90) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION V.
Ordinance No. 335 of the City of Bakersfield, and all other
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed. "
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was passed
and adoptedby the Council of the City of Bakersfield, at a regular
meeting thereof, held on the/~ay of ~ , 1939,
by the following vote:
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Clerk and Ex-Ofi io Clerk of the
City
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED me this/.~ay of ~ ,
a
B kersfield.
1939.
V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
at a i r .....
was numbered..~~ ...... New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF CONDUCTING,
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A ETESSENGER CALL SYSTEM,
OR MESSENGER SERVICE; REQUIRING A PERMIT TO CONDUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE SUCH BUSINESS; PRESCRIBING HOW
AND BY WHOM SUCH PERMIT MAY BE OBTAINED; MAKING THE
VIOLATION THEREOF A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDING A PENALTY
THEREFOR, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. ~55 OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD.
Sub~ed and sworn to before me this
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ta e o Ca orma.