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<br />LICENSE ORDINANCE
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<br />OnDINA~ ..E NO.
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<br />AN OR~I~AMCE ~ROVIDING FOR THE '? ~ OF
<br /> I,I CE~ .I,{. BUSINESS,
<br />CARRIED O~ I~ THY CITY OF SANTA ~N~, FI~INO TH~ RATE bY
<br />~0I I,F~TIO~ TMF~OV.
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<br />The Board of Trustees of the City of Santa Ana do ordain as follows:
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<br /> Section 1. It shall bt unlawful for any person, whether as principal or agant, clerk or
<br />employee,, either for himself or for any other person or for any body corporate, or as an officer
<br />of any corporation, or otherwise, to commence or carry on any business, show, exhibition or game,
<br />in this ordinance specified, in the City of Santa Ana, without first having procured a license
<br />from said City so to do or without complying with any and all regulations of such business, show,
<br />exhibition or game contained in this orfinance; and the carrying on of any business, show, ex-
<br />hibition or game mentioned in this ordinance without first having procured a license from said City
<br />to do so, or without complying with any and all regulations of such business show, exhibition or
<br />game contained in this Ordinance shall constitute a separate violation of this Ordinance for
<br />each and every day that such business, show, exhibition or game is so carried on.
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<br /> Section 2. The amount of any license imposed by this Ordinance shall ~e deemed a debt due
<br />the EiSy of S~ta Aha from the person required to pay the same and an immediate cause of action
<br />s~all accrue to the City of Santa Aha for the collection thereof in a Court of Competent Juris-
<br />diction.
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<br /> Section ]. Before any license is issued to any person, firm or corporaticn, such person,
<br />firm or corporation shall make written application therefor to the City Clerk of said City, such
<br />application must state the nature or kind of business, show, exhibition or game for which the
<br />license is required, the place where such business, show, exhibition, or game will be carried on
<br />or conducted, the name of the owner of the business, show, exhibition or game, and must be signed
<br />by the applicant. In oases where such business, show, exhibition or game is not to be conducted
<br />or carried on at a permanent place of business in the City of Santa Ana, then such application
<br />shall state the residence of the owners of such business, show, exhibition, or game.
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<br /> No license shall be issued to any person, firm or partnership conducting or carrying on
<br />any Ousiness, show, exhibition or game, under a fictitious name, unless an affidavit be filed
<br />in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Ana, showing the true names of the owners
<br />of such business~ provided however, such license may be issued in the true names of the owners
<br />of such business, show, exhibition or game without the filing of such affidavit.
<br /> Section 4. Upon application therefor as herein provided, it shad'Se the duty of the City
<br />Clerk to prepare and issue a license hereunder, and to state in each license the amount thereof,
<br />the period of time covered thereby, the name of the person, firm or corporation to whom issued,
<br />the business, show, exhibition cr game licensed and thg~ation or place of Duainess where such
<br />business, show, exhibition or game is to be carried-~h.
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<br /> No license gra~ted or issued under anyy~rovision of this ordinance shall be in any man-
<br />ner transferred or assigned, or ~hthorize~?any person, firm, or corporation other than therein
<br />mentioned or named to do business wi%hour ~he written consent of the City Clerk endorsed thereon.
<br />At the time any such license is ass~onea or transferred the person applying for such transfer
<br />shall make application for a license as provided for in Section three hereof.
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<br /> The City Clerk shall make a charge of fif'ty cents for each duplicate license issued to
<br />replace any license issued under the provisions of this ordinance which has been lost or destroy-
<br />e~ In no oaseushall any mistake made by the City Clerk in stating the amount of a license
<br />prevent or prejudice the collection by the City of what shall be actually due from anyone carry-
<br />in~ on a business, show, exhibition, or game subject to a license under this Ordinance.
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<br /> All licenses shall be paid in advance in the legal currency of the United States, at the
<br />office of the City Clerk.
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<br /> Provided, however, that the license required to be paid by the provisions of this
<br />Ordinance shall ~e due and payable from and after the first day of January, 19~l. A separate
<br />license must be obtained for each branch establishment or separate place of business in which
<br />the business, show, exhibition or game is carried on and each license shall authorize the party
<br />obtaining it to carry on, pursue or conduct only that business, show, exh.ibition or game de-
<br />scribed in such license, and which is indicated thereby, provided, further that where a license
<br />is herein imposed upon any business, show, e×hibition or game and the number of person employed
<br />or the gross receipts of such business ia made the basis for fixing the amount of such license,
<br />a separate license tax shall be paid for each branch establishment or place of business in which
<br />the business, show, exhibition or game is carried on, based upon the number of persons employ-
<br />ed in or th~ gross receipts of each such branch establishment or separate place of business.
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<br /> The monthly license in this ordinance provided, shall be due and payable to the City on
<br />the first of each month, in advance, from all persons who have for the previous month been
<br />licensed to carry on the same business, show, exhibition, or game, .and from all persons who have
<br />not been licensed for the previous month for the same business,show, exhibition, or game the
<br />license shall be due and payable and must be procured by such p~rsons before commencin5 to carry
<br />on such business, show, exhibition or game.
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<br /> The quarterly license in this ordinance' providad shall be due and payable to the City
<br />on the first days of January, April, July and October and all suc~ license, shall axpire with
<br />the last days of March, June, SeptemOer, and December, of each year, out the first quarterly
<br />license issued to any person as herein provided, shall be issued for the unexpired one- third or
<br />two-thirds of the current quarter; provided, however, that any person, firm or corporation de-
<br />siring to do so may pay for and.procure all four quarterly licenses at the time the first
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