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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance 46ODDi.NANcr, :animER: AN OR.77,I1TA3CE TC PROVIDE POR THE LICENSING OF BUO:TESS, TRADES, PROFFSOIONS AND OCCUPATIONS CARRIYT ON IT THF CITY 0:F BEAMTONT, FIVERCIDE COUNTY, CALTFORTTIA; Aee FOR THE coLLEcTior DE SAID LICENSE; AFD FFLOVIDING A. PEITALTY FOR THE VICMATION THERE07. The Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont do ordain as- feliowsl Section. I, That the rates of licenses for the pelrsuit of business trades, prefegsions and occupatiens in.this ordinance named be, and the. a:,Le arc hereby fixed and establisb_ed for and within. the City of Beau— , mont, Califerniar and the same sha:1 be paid by the owner or agents thereof a follows, that is to at: 1. For every foot peddler of watchee,jewelry, notions,. goods, wares, or e.erohendise of whatsoever description, 43.00 per day or 410.00 per quarter, 2, For every vendor of fruits or vegetables having a regular route and selling and delivering fro n a wagon or wheeled vehicle, having ne regular piece of businese in the City, per quarter 43.00; Frcvlded,that this prevision shall net apply to the vendor of fruite r ver.7etabics rcvn produced by himself or herself, and. who Shall , tate under oat:e if requested. For every peddler of fruit or vegetables, poultry, fish other.:. r'eoduee 411P.11 as candies, confectionelnot hevirg a regular reeLte, I,tving no store or permanent place f business- it the City and ueing a wheeled vehicle, per day 41,11ri0; Provided, that this provision s'rall)eot apply to a peddler of fruits, vegetables, etc., grown or pro- -1.— duced by himself or herself y who shall so state under Math if requested. r 6. For every real estate agent *2 r`) per quarter. For every resident insurance agent 41.00 per quart E r , and f 7. For every itinerant insurance or real estate agent 45.00 per. day. C. For every canvassing agent who canvasser from house; to house or m- a public street for newspapers, books, magazines, ruai s , eharts, musical instr>>�r.ents , sewing machines, 41.00 per da,:,-, 9, For every artist, agent or canvasser, soliciting p 3intin X; ret ouda-- ing or finishing pictures or works of art of any descrinbion 41.00 per• day,. 1.0. For every cir ;J.s or menagerie or both 420.00 per day, and 45,00 per day for each sideshow conducted in connection therewith for which a. separate admission is charged, 11.. For every exhibition of trained animals 43,00 per day. 12. For every auctioneer 41,00 per day. 13. For every person not having a grocery store in the City and sell— ing or soliciting to sell from house to house 43.00 per day; Provided that this provision shall not apply to travelling salesnen. or drummers rho se:i_l only to business houses, 14. For every pereer opening or conducting atemporar,r or transient place of tuairless for the sale of goods, wares, or merc'1andiee 410.00 per day. 15. For every person maintaining a dray, express wagon. or motor driv- en vehicle for the purpose of transporting baggage or freight for hire, 42..00 per quarter. —2— 16. For every person doing an automobile livery business or using an auto :.Q ile. for the transporting of passengers for hire; 43 per quar- ter. ,-7. Por every skating rink 45.00 per quarter. 18. For every pool and billiard hall,whether conductel jointly or separately 0.00 per q:srter for not over four tables, 41,00 per guar - ter per table for all ove Alms tables. 19. For each bank 43.00 per quarter. 20. For each barber shop :1,00 per quarter for one chair, and 50 c el: 4- for each additional chair per quarter. 21. For every building contractor 42.50 per quarter. 22. For every cei ent contractor 44.50 per quarter. • 23. For every painting contractor 1470 per quarter. 74. Vor every j lul ting contractor 2.50 per quarter. 25. For every small show of persons, animals, contrivances, curi- o:itis: , freaks, works of art, panoramic views, in tent f; or transient incl_oo res and where the object is advertisement or gain, or both andd an adi:ris;-ion fee, contribution or collection is taken 42,50 per day. 2(. For every fortune teller, phrenologist; life reader; cl.airvoyan t ~ypno';izt , rediurn, magician or similar occupation, 42.50 per day. 27. For every concert, lecture or theatrical performance -ritere=effs ai €!2.50 .per day. Whowvomilmos , provided ided that i;1 case one third or rrc.: e of the gross receipts is devoted to some mun.ici:.ial, educational, reii; _o. s or charitable purpose, .no license fee shall b? required. 26. For every box ball or bowling alley 43.00 per cparter. . 29. For every shooting gallery X3.00 per quarter. 30. For every lifting, striking or other mechanical 1evice for test- it{g pity Ei cal. strength per. day 50 cents. 31.. For every house mover while engaged on the street ;1,,.00 per day. 7 32. For every moving picture show 43,00 per quarter. 33. For every practicing dentist 41,00 per quarter. 34. For every practicing lawyer 41.00 per quarter. 33, For every practicing physician and Burgeon 43.00 Fler quarter. 36. Bakery goods (retai.lers of) 42400 per quarter. 37, Automobile garage 42.50 per quarter. 3E, Blacksmith shop 42,00 per quarter. 39, Boots and shoes 42.00 per quarter. 40. Canneries 420.00 per annu . 41. Planing nulls 42.50 per quarter. 4-2, Candy store and ice cream. parlors 42,00 per quarter. 43. Crockery, china or glassware, combined or separate 41.00 per 44, Drugs and medicines 42.00 per quarter. 4.5. Drygoods 42.00 Der quart 466 63 . 47. Fruits and vegetables or either 42.00 per quarter 4C. Furniture 41.00 per q;,:arter. . 4-9, Farm implements :2.00 per quarter. 50. Gas Companies 43.00 per Quarter. 51. Grocery stores tLoo per quarter, 52. Gents) furnishing and clothing 42.00 Der quarter. 53, Hardware 42.00 per quarter, 54. Harness and leather 42.00 per quarter. r5, Public Hall 41..00 per quarter. 56. Hotels 43.00 per quarter. -4- 5; Manufacturers of and dealer in ice 43.00 per quarter. 53. Jewelry and repairing 41.50 -per quarter. 59. Land Companies havii;g an office or princiial place of business in t%ie C_t y 43.00 per quarter. 60. Laundry (hand) 41.00 per quarter. 61. Laundry agents soliciting business for laundr' es route d.e of the City 4].00 ter quarter. 62. Livery and feed stables 42.50 per. quarter. 63. Lumber and all building zuaterials ;3.00 per quarter. Lodgix.g or rooming houses 41.00 per quarter. 65. Millinery 41.00 per quarter. 66, Itinerant milliners 42.50 per. day. 67. Meat Market :3.00 per quarter. 63. Paints and Oil. s 41.00 per quarter. 69. Printing office with power 42.00 per quarter. 70. Photograph Gallery 41.00 per quarter. 71. Transient photographers 4x'1.00 per day. 72. Restaurant or lunch counter 41.00 per quarter. 73: Roller Mi7..1 w?..00 per quarter. 74, Shoe repair :hop 41.00 per quarter. Steam Laundries 43.00 per quarter, 76. Tailor shop or where suits are sold and ordered by measure x;1,,00 Y)er quarter. 77. Dress making parlors 41.00 per quarter. 7 - Undertaker 4,5.00 per quarter. ormectR., - 5... '31_ 'Wood, feed and coal yarl. or store 43.00 per quarter. 02. Cigars and Tobacco stocks 41.00 per quarter. 03'. or every stallion, jack or bull used for public breeding pur- poses 1L OO 00 per year. -04. For every nursery .and the selling and dealing in cr solicitinZ ma-sery stock 41.00 per day or 49.00 per year. 65, Por each Merry -o- 500 per day or 424.00 per six day week and f,J1- cent per day or 0,50 per six day week, Tor every game, amusement or occupation not prohibited by law, 9 ( conducted for profit or by offering prizes and not herein otherwise pro- vided for, $1.00 per day. For every other business or profession not otherwLse provided for this ordinance, 43.00 per quarter or 41.00 per dal-. Station 2. Any firm, person or coreoration engaged in more than one line of business, as arranged and classified in the subdivisions of this ordinance, shall each pay a, separate license for each, separate - line; Provided, that where more than one of the various lines specified in this ordinance are combined in, one prenise the said firm, person or corDoration shall pay the highest rate applying to any cne line of bus- inese ,.one by them in the said premises and 50 cents adeltional for each and. every rt,7c,er specified line of business done by them on the aforesaid preises, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance. Section 3, The term selling as used in, this ordinance is meant selling, attempting to sell, keeling for sale. And the term business a us.ed in this ordinance shall include the holding of ,)nes self out in any manner to be engaged in the pursuit or vocation on which a license if! :tere7c,y 11):posed. Section 4. No person, firm or corporation shall open, conduct or -6- carry on any business, show, exhibition, profession or amusement, pro— vided for specifically or otherwise, in this ordinance, without first payirg in advance the amount of :such. license tax, as fi:ced in this ord— inanee , to the Marshal or other person authorized by thp Board of Trus— tees to collect the same. Section 5. The entire licence for the period indicated in this ordinance must be paid and not divided or prorated and no variation, in the period or rates shall be made from those established in this ord— inanc A part of a day shall be decried a day and more than 15 days shall be deemed a month and more than one month and less than three month's 's shad be deer ed a. quarter, Section, 6, The periods for quarterly licens=e shall and are hereby declared to be the first day of April, July, October and January in e 11 year. Section 7. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as auth— orizing or in 9:ny sense permitting any trade pursuit cr business to be �.r which is contrary to law of the State of Ca".ifornia, the laws of the United States or forbidden by the City ord aa.nc ss and it ;ti, 1' 'he the duty of the City Clerk to refuse tc issue any license for any such trade, pursuit or business. Neither shall a license be consid- ered a, giving the licensee a right to ;present anything indecent or im— moral to any audience within the City and a refusal of the licensee to comply with the provisions of this section is sufficient cause for the sv inary closing of his business by the Marshal. Section Every license shall be revocable by the Board of Trus -- tees of said City, upon proof tc said Board that the holder thereof has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this or any other ord- -t- insenc e of the City. Section 9. The Clerk Lath such assistance as the collector may be able to give shall make out as complete a license roll as possible, near tee close of each quarter, for the next quarter, ane. the Collector shall then proceed to collect such licenses on the first day next suc- ceeding the' first day of each. quarterly period, continuing as rapidly as s._' ; 1 ;zi:U1 all have been collected. The Clerk and. the collector eech watch for all travelling a eats and. vendors and. shall collect the license for which they are liable. If any person., f:.rm or corpor- ation ,stall neglect or refuse to take out a license as provided for in this, ordinance and shall continue to transact business the Marshal shall fortl7e ith swear out a complaint and bring him to trial before the City Recorder or other Court having jurisdiction. Section 10. And every violation of this ordinances or any provis- ion thereof, is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and Is punishable by a fine of not more than ti50.00 or by imprisonment for no.; mora than 30 days cr by both such fine and imprisonment. Or the axrou.ot of such. li- cense lreez; be collected, together with the costs, as u de';t due to the said City of Beaumont, from any person or persons, firm or corporation, fon. i uilty of any violation of this ordinance or any of the provisions there f, a :.c. each and every violation shall constitute a separate of- fehee. Section 11. All other ordinances or parts of ordt.nances of the City of Beau dont in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 12. The City Clerk shall certify to the rate 1 ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three public pl.a,des -8- 3 :1 the City- of Z e niA„ or , The £ost Office. Baas o,. Tr _d Rooms and Bank of 3) days after its adoption this ordinance shall be in full force and effect. % Adopted thin ! day'of i9 President of tae Board of Trustees of the City of I3aumont. Attest , AL1 City ,ler. . :C. hereby certify thar the foregoing Ordinance ATo.46,was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Baeumont, field ontthe 23d day of Jan.1914, and that it was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of *ebruary 1914, by the following vote: Ayes, Trusteeee McCoy, Thompson, Tillery, Williams. l+Toes, None. .Absent, Trustee Lee. And 1 further certify that the President of the Board of Trustees ripned the same o n the ft$tk 13th day of February Wim. 1914. City Clerk of the City of Beaumont. _0