HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 128 Introduced by ?.,~. L~
FOR NONSPROCI~.~ 0.V LICENSe,
The Board of Trustees of the City of B~kersfield do ordain as
follows:
Section 1.' The City Clerk must prepare ~d have printed
blank licenses of all els~sses montioned in this chs. pter, for terms
of three, six, and t,~elve months, and for such shorter terms as
are herein authorized '0o be used, ~vith a blank receipt m~;tached to
each for the eign~ture of the City ]lar~hs,1 when sold.
Section ~. The ~itj~ Clerk must affix Bis offici~ seal to,
number ~d sign~ all Iic~s~ and ~o~~ to time deliver them to
the City Earshal in .such qua~~ be required, t~ing his
receipt' therefor, ~d charging-him there~mith, giving, in the entry
%$.~- ~r~,..~asses ~d ~ounts thereof.
" Section ~, '~H6'Oit2~"01erk must keep in his office a ledger
in 'which he ~st keep the ~rshal's account for all licenses de-
,ligered to him, ~61d, or returned unsold by him.
.Be0tion 4. A license ~mt be procured i~ediately by those
no~ eng~ed'~r hereafter to engage in the City of Bakersfield
in any business liable to m license t~, from the City Narsh~,
which license authorizes Zhe p~ty obtaining the s~e to transact
the business described in ~ch license in a p~ticular locality of
the city. Separa'~e licenses must be obtained for each branch es-
tabltsI~ent or separate .house of business; and said licenses must
be t~en out in the quarters sequencing from the first !5onday of
~anuary, April, ~uly and October of each year, 'provided that the
person taking out a license under the provisions of this ordin~ce
after the beginning of any quarter shall only pa~, a pro rata ~o'~t
of said s~ for the balance of the time to the co~enc~ent of the
next ensuing quarter, unless herein'o.th~wise specified.
Section 5, Against any person, firm, or corporation within
the city of Bakersfield required to take out a license, ~ho fails,
neglects or refuses to take out such license, or ,~':ho carries on,
or attempts to carry on business v:ithout such license, the Harshal
may direct suit, in the name of the City of .Bakersfield, ~s plain%iff,
to be brought for the recovery of the license tax, and in such case
either the Marshal or City Attorney may make the necessary affidavit
for, and a.writ of attachment m~:' issue without an.,,, bonds being
given on behalf of the plaintiff; and in case of a recovery by the
plaintiff, $15.00 damages must be added to the judgment and be paid
into the General ~-bAnd of the ~ityo
-- Section 6. The l.{~rshal must make diligent inquiry as to all
persons in this City liable to pay a license as provided in this
ordinance, and must require each person to state under oath or
affirmation the probable amount of business D?hich he, or the firm
"~f. ,~e~__i_~s..a member, or for ..-:hich he is an agent or attorney,
or the association or corporation of which he is president,
secretary or managing agent, will do in the next succeeding three
months; and thereupon such person, agent, president, secretary
or other officer must procure a license from the Warshal for the
term desired, and the class for v;hich such person, firm or corpora-
tion is liable to pay.
Section 7. Every license shall beco',me null and void at the
expiration of the term specified in the receipt issued by the City
Clerk and ~arshal, and the person, fi.~n or corpora.tion holding such
receipt shall be deemed not to hold or to retain any license
by virtue of having been previously licensed.
Section 8. Upon the trial of any action, authorized by this
ordinance: the defendant is deemed not to have procured a proper
license, unless he either produces it, or proves that he did pro-
cure it, but he ma:,, plead in bar of the action a recovery against
him, and payment by hire, in a civil action, of the proper licen~e~, ,
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tax, together with the dmuages and costs.
Section 9. On the first ~,'~onday of each month the City liar-
eh'all'must returnm~I to the Clerk all licenses unsold and be cre-
dited therewith, and must, on the order of the City Clerk, pay
into the Tree,surer for '~he use of the General ?-~nd, all moneys
collected for licenses so sold during the preceding month, take the
Treasurer's receipt therefor , s~ud file duplicates thereof with
the City Clerk. The Clerk must credit the ~_arshal and charge the
Treasurer therewith. The Marshal must also, At the end of the
quarter, .file with the Clerk a statement showing the names,
.occupations and residences of all persons, firms and corporations
within this city, liable under its ordi~.ance to pay any license,
and showing what is and hs~s been, during the preceding quarter,
the ~nount of their liabtl~+~r and the ,amount actually paid b~ them,
/" which statement must be verified by hi~ oath, deposing that he
has made diligent search and inquiry to ascertain, and has ascer-
tained the facts therein required to be reported, and that such
statement truly states all such facts.
Section lC. Every person, firm, or corporation who, at a
fixed place of business in the City of Bakersfield is engaged in,
or ?ho ma:~ engage in the business of selling any goods~ wares or
merchandise, drugs or medicines, Jewelry or wares or precious metals,
whether on commission or otherwise, must obtain from the City
shal, a license, and must pay quarterly therefor an amount of money
to be determined by the class in w..hlch such person, firm or cor-
poration is placed by the ?~ar~hal; such business to be classified
and regulated by 'the ~ount of the average monthly ss. les made,
at t~be rates following:
1. Those who are estimated to make average monthly sales to
the amount of thirty thousand dollars or more, constitute the first
class,, and must pay twenty-five dollars per quarter.
~. Of twenty thousand dollars and less than thirty thousand
dollars, constitute the second classand must pay fifteen dollars per
quarter.
3. Of fifteen thousand dollars and less than twenty thousand
i'. dollars, constitute the third class, and must pay twelve dollars
per quarter.
4.. Of ten thousand dollars and less than fifteen thousand
dollars, constitute the fm~h class and must pay ten dollars per
quart e r ·
§. Of five thousand dollars, and less than ten thousand dol-
lars, constitute the fifth class and must pay seven an~ §0/100 dol-
lars per quarter.
6. Of two thousand five hundred dollars and less than five
.. thousand dollars,constitute the ~ixth Class and must pay Five Dol-
lars per o. uarter.
?. Of one thonsand dollars and less than two thousand five
hundred dollars, constitute the seventh cla~s, and must pay three
-' and 50/100 dollars per quarter.
8. Of one thousand dollars or less, constitute the eighth
class and must pay two and 50/100 dollars per quarter.
.Section 11. Corn doctors or chiropidists practicing their
business or occupation, traveling msrchants, hawkers, vendors of
books, charts, .maps, patent medicines, or an~r other minor article
of trade, or peddl~rs who engage in the business of vending goods,
wares or .~,erchandise of any kind, must pay a license of ten dol-
i' lars per month, and every such traveling merchant, hawker or ped-
dlmrwho uses a wagon o~ one or more animals for the purpose of vend-
ing such goods, wares and msrchandise of any kind, must pay a li-
cense of fifteen dollars per month. In casew where such persons
are engaged in such business for a less time than one month they
shall pay a license of five dollars pe~ day for each day, or part
of day or night while so occupied, and when. obtaining a license,
such persons shall state the number of days for which they require
the same, which shall be inserted therein by the City ~.~arshal
smd on the e..~p.irati0~ thereof they shall, before engaging further
in such busine, ss, procure a new license therefor, provided, that
every traveling m~rc_hant, hawker, peddler or vendor, street f~J~ir
or advertiser Yrho engages in t?o business of adver._~iting goods, .
wares or merchandise by music, singing or dancing, jugglery, tricks,
slight of hand, bufoonery, gynmastics,, or any particular display
show or performance, or by speeches or oratO'~y, or by an~,'pe~form-
vnc~ upon the streets c~..lculatod to draw or ¢o'llect a cro~?d
of people about the person so calling or advertising wares as
aforesaid, shall p~jr a license in the sum of t~n dollars per day,
provided, furtb, er, that th.ir cection shall not apply to any vendor,
hawker or p~ddler of any articles raised by s~t~ vendor, hawker or
peddler u~on lands or pre~:,i~es owned or rente~ ~.,., him within the
county of Kern; p,'ovided, further, that on at'Pl%ation to the Moard
of Trustees, any lic'nse provided for in this ?e~tion ray be rmnitted
or reduced in whole or in part in any case b7 the~oard of Trustees°
Section; X2/ Efoenses m,~st be obtained in the 'ity ef Bakersfie-
Idby persnns engaged in ~r to engage ~n the bus%nes~/hereafter des-
cribed and for the purposes hereinafter named, for W.~fch the Oit~
l~areI~al must require payment as follov~s:
l.~ l~rem persons engaged in or to engage in thebusiness of auc-
tioneers five dollars per quarter~ provided that if ~lw person by
er for whom the auctioneering is done is an itinerant nerchant or
vender of goods, wares or merchandise temporarily locatet in the
city, he shall pay a license ~f fifty dollars per day,
--. ,., 2~ Every p~r.~on, fi~' or ~'~ in or to engage
in the buoiness of banking, loaning mene~, at.._in~.er~st, or in buying
~ or ~d._l.ing notes, bonds, or othe~ evidences of indebtedness of
.bonds
* or othe~ ev~'~e~*-'~ate, county or city indebtedness or stocks,
or notes, bon~s or o~h~.r evidences of indebtedness of incorporated
'"' companies, or in b~ying ~r selling gold dus~,gelxl,'~or silver bullion,
or gold or silver coin, as .follows:
A, ~rom those doing busLuess .~aounti'ng to more than t~n
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thousand dollars per quarter, twenty-five dollars per quar%
B. Prom those doing business in any amount under ten th.
dollars per quarter, fifteen dollars per quarter.
3. For any person, firm or corporation engaged in the busines~
of running theaters, as follows: If for less than one month,
fire'.dollars per day; if for one month, ten dollars per month; if
for one year, sixty dollars per year or twenty dollars per quarter,
such license to be issued for not less than two quarters or six
months. -W. or each exhibition or minstrels, opera or concert singers,
the license shall be the same as required for theatrical perform-
ances. The provisions of the above subdivision of this ordins, nce
do not apply to exhibitors or entertainments given for the benefit
of churches, schools, or o.~her charitable entertainments of any
amateur association or literal, society of this city.
4. For each exhibition mx ~z~ for pay of a caravan or
menagerie, or any collection of animals, circus, or other acrobatic
performance $~--~A-' ~ for each performance, and for each show for
i" pay of any panorama, figures, jugglers, necromancers, magicians,
wire or rope dancing or slieght of hand exhibitions, five dollars;
: and whenever a separate price is charged, each must be considered
a separate exhibition, and an exhibition in the day time must be
". considered one exhibition, and an exhibition after dark on the same
day considered anotl~er exhibition.
§. l~rom each proprietor, or person, firm or corporation,
· . ha~.ing at his place of business for patronage by the public any
phonographic machine or candy, cigar or cigarette machine, or any
· _nickle-in-the-slot machine in which.; on deposit of a nickle, coin
or five cent piece or any other piece of money of any denomination
whatsoever, or any article representing money, within or in connec-
tion with such machine, music is played, or candy, cigars, cigar-
:,f~.' ettes, or money· of any kind or denomination, or any other article
or articles are ejected or delivered from. said machines respective-
ly depending upon any contingency, or otherv.rise, or any prizes offer-
ed in connection with any such machines, five dollars per quarter
~or each machine so used or exposed to the public.
6. For each amusement, game or test of skill, strength,
ph~sical endurance or cape,city of any kind not otherv~ise provided
for, and for participation in r~hich a fee is charged, or which is
conducted for profit, two and §0/100 dollars per day; ten dollars
per week, or twenty dollars per month.
~ ?. From the owner, manager or lessee of flying horses, Or
merry-go-rounds, t~o and 50/100 dollars for each da~r or portion of
day in ~v_~ch they are running.
8. For every person, firm or corporation who keeps a lodging
house of ten or more rooms, five dollars per qua?tot; and for every
person, firm or corporation who keeps a restaurant, five dollars
per quarter.
$. For keeping or cond~cting billiard, bagatelle or pool
tables or bowXtng alleys, tx,~o dollars per quarter for each billiard,
Bagatelle or pool table o~' bo~'~ling alley or beds no license to be
granted for less thwart t_~e current quarter.
10. 2or laundries at fixed places of business in this city,
and. for each person, firm or corporation who shall solicit, in the
.City, !a~.ndry v~ork or orders therefor, not to be 'done in the city,
five dollarsper quarter.
11. ~or carrying on, pursuing, or conducting the business of
fire; accident or life in smrance, ~nd for every agent, sub-~gent
or broker soliciting insurance of any kind, or receiving for
~'i. and forwarding or transmitting to any company or agent, applications
to insure in this city, five dollars per quarter.
12, ~or any warehouse used for the storage of any merchandise
or goods of other persons for profit x~here the gross receipts are
more than five hundred dollars per quarter, ten dollars per quarter;
where the gro~s receipts are less than five hundred dollars per
quarter, five dollars per quarter.
15. For the business of supplying or furnishing water
to the City of Bakersfield, or to the residents thereof twenty-five
dollars per quarter.
14, For the business of supplying or furnishing gas for
fuel or illuminating purposes, twenty dollars per quarter.
1§. ?or t~e business of supplying or furnishing electricity
for illuminating, heating or power~ twenty dollars per quarter.
16. .Vor the business of telephoning or renting telephones,
': " in said city, twenty-five dollars per quarter.
17, For the business of supplying or selling ice, ten dollars
per quarter.
18. For the business of packing or preparing green or dried
fruit, for shipment on commission or other~ise, twenty dollars for
each year or fraction thereof.
19. For eyery person, firm or corporation engaged in the
business of photographing or picture making or connected tbere~.ith,
quarterly license as roi'lows:
~ A. ?rom tho se who have a regular and permanent place of
business where photographs are made, two dollars.
B. Prom those .~..bo bs.ve no regularly established place of
business, but make photographs and charge or receive remuneration
therefor,one dollar per day, and no license shall be issued for
less ths. n thirty days e
C. From peddlers of tickets to apply in .whole or in part
payment of photographs or frames, and from every person soliciting
'~ orders for the same, or in e~y v~ay connected vrith the business of
i-: photography, or for soliciting for friends, or enlarged or retouched
photographs, thirty dollars per qu.arter.
20. .W. or the business of conducting livery or boarding stables,
five dollars per quarter for each stable.
21. ~or the business of keeping bicycles or tricycles for
" 'hire, and letting the ~a~e out for pay, three dollars per quarter.
22. -~rom each pawnbroker fifteen doll.~.rs per quarter, ....,
2~. ~rom the owner of ~ dog in this city, two dollars
per annum for each dog, payable annually in ad~ce,
24. ~rom every keeper of a shootin~ gallery, five dollars
per quarter.
25. ~rom persons ~rho post bills, posters or ~dvertisemente
.~.~ in thl~ city, six ~ollars per %uarter or fraction thereof.
2&. ~rom eve~ person who keeps a hotel or ~ve~, ten
dollars per quarter.
2~. ~rom every person wh° keeps or conducts ~n undertaking
establis~en~, five aollars per quar~e.r.
28, ?rom event person who ~"a stallion, Jack or bull
and who pen;ts the ~e to Be U~~ for the purpose of propogatien ....
for hire, ~ annual license as follows: for each horse that
is hired for propogation at.*ift~r. dollars or more for the season, a
license of twenty-five dollars; for each horse'J~red ~t less t~an
fifty dollars, ten dollars; for each Jack, ten dollars; for each
bull, five dollars,
29. For every keeper of a dr~ or other vehicle used for the
transportation of freight or other mterials for hire, or express
con, ei~t dollars per year for each one horse drayAo~her vehicle
so used;, abd twelve dollars per year for each two horse dray or
other vehicle so nsed, payable in advance; no license to be
granted for ~ less te~ th~ one year from the first d~ of ~u-
cenee i~ required.., and no rebate for license money ~aid, to be
made or all~ed by t~e ~o~d un~r ~y circumstances; provided,
that nothing herein contained sh~ll be const~ed to require ....
a license to be taken ot~t to do grading, filling-in or excavat-
ing earth. ~a~ of said drays or vehicles so used sh~l be
distinguished by n~ber, to be furnished by the City
without cost to the owner, ~esponding with the number of the
license, which mumber shall be placed by such owner upon sue~
vehicle, in such manner that it shall be plainly distinguis7 .
,.~hetber such vehicle i s in motion or not.
30. ~rom ever~ per,on Tho runs or owns any hack, omnibus,
coupe or carriage for the transportation of persons for hire,
,.: five dollars per quarter for each hack, omnibus, coupe or other
carriage so used; no license to be for a less term than t~o
quarters or six months. F~ach ~ack, omnibus, coupe or carriage so
used ~hall be designated by a number to be furnished and to be
attached in the manner above provided for the .uumbering of express
?agons and other such ~ehicles..
31. ?or t~e bu~.ines~ of conducting a bakery, two and 50/100
dollars per quarter.
S2. l~or .the business of conducting a cres~nery, two and 50/100
dollars per quar~er.
SS. For every per~on who conducts a machine-shop or foundery
or ~oth, five dollars per quarter.
34. Ail persons~ firms or corporations engaged in or to be-
come engaged in, the bu~.iness of keeping an automobile or authmobiles
out on t.be public street at a r. eF~ular stand, and soliciting patron-
age and running such authmobile or automobiles w~kk~r~x for hire
within the corporate limits of Bakersfield, for each automobile so
kept and run for hire, five dollars per quarter.
S§. Ail persons, firms or corporations engaged in or to become
engaged in the business of k3eping and conducting a garage for pay,
five dollars per quarter.
36. ~11 persons engaged in or hereafter to engage in the
bumine.ss of keeping or conducting a penny arcade, or any place of
...... am~ement r.~here coin, slugs, checEs or other representatives of value
are used, dropped or placed into any music box, phonograph, picture
I ·;machine or o~her device used for the p~pose of furnishing entertain-
merit., tests of skill or strength, t~:enty dollars per quarter, or any
part of any quarter.
$?o From the participants, managers, or conductors of any boxing or
'sparring match, or exhibition where boxing gloves are.used~~
dollars for every such match or ex_hibition where an a~i~ion
charge d ·
~8. Any per,on now eugaged, or '~ho nm~~ beeo~e ~ugaged in the occup~tion
of practicing tbs profession of palmist, fortune teller or clairvoyant,
fifteen dollars per month.
~9. Ail pew~ous engaEed in or to become e~gaged in the m~ business
of keeping or conducting a skating rink, fifteen dollar~ p~r quarter.
40. Ail persons engaged in, or to become engaged in the business of
keeping, ~onducting or operating a flour or grist mill, ~n dollars
p~r quarter.
Section 1~. Ordinances number 5, passed ~ebruary 1st, 1898;
Number 6V, passed ~a~r 20th, 1901; ~o. Vl, passed ~une 24th, 1901; Number
112, pa~sed ~anuary 14th, 190~; Number 11~ passed ~anuary 14th, 190~;
Wumber 114 passed ~anua~y 28th, 190~, and number 120 passed 2~ay 6th,
190~, a~d all other ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith, are hereb~ repealed.
Section 1~. ~is ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and due public~tion as required by law.
Passed this _~ day of , 100~, by the following
vote:
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