HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 38-1910 ORDINANCE NUMBER 38
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING LICENSE
TAXES UPON PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ~EGUIATION AND REVENUE
AND FIXING THE RATES THEREOF"
The Board of Trustees of the City of South San Fr~-~cisce, do ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Every person, firm or corporation ~ho or which conducts the
business of peddling, or who from place to place offers to or does sell, barter
or exchange anything then in his or its possession in said City of South San
Francisco (excepting newspapers, ~eriodicals and publications, and excepting those
who sell only to merchants and traders f~r resale), shall pay a licmase tax of
Forty (40) Dollars per annum, payable ~uarterly in advance on the first day of
July, October, January or April. Every person who not having within said City a
a Fixed ~lace of business, regularly kept open, with someone in charge thereof
for the transaction of the ~articular business engaged in during the hours
customary for the transaction of such business, travels from place to place, and
offers to and does sell, barter or exchange anything then in his possession, in
said City of Sou~h San Francisco (excepting the persons and articles in this
section excepted), shall be deemed a peddler within the meaning of this ordinance.
But this section shall not apply to persons offering for sale, fruit, vegetable s
orother produce raised by themselves.
SECTION 2e Every solicitor or order agent who shall solicit or take
orders for the sale, exchange, delivery or barter of any goods wares or merchandise,
not then in his actual possession as a pedler (excepting newspapers, periodicals
and nublications) shall pay a license tax of Forty (40) Dollars per annum, payable
quarterly in advance on the first day of July, October, January or Aprile Provided
h~ever, that the section shall not apply to wholesale agents who solicit orders from,
and sell for resale to retail dealers onlye Every person who not having within
said City atfixed place of business regularly kept open with some one in charge
thereof, for the transaction of the particular business engaged in during the hours
custmuary for the transaction of such business, travels from place to place and
takes or requests orders for the future delivery of goods, wares and merchandise
not then in his actual possession as a peddler (excepting newspaper periodicals
and ~ublications) shall be deemed a Solicitor within the meaning of this ordinance.
It is hereby provided, however, that this section does not apply to persons who
solicit orders for the future delivery of fruit, vegetables or other produce raised
by themselves.
SECTION 3. Every person, firm or corporation who or which shall commence,
engage in er carry on the business of peddling or Soliciting, wether as principal,
agent, clerk, solicitor or otherwise, for the transaction or carrying on of which a
license is above required, without first having taken out and Drocured such license,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
ounished by a fine of not exceeding Three Hundred (300) Dollars, er by imprisonment
for a period not exceeding Three (3) months or by both such fine and imprisonmant~
SECTION 4~ This ordinance shall be published once in "The Enterprise",
a weekly newspaper, nrinted and published in the City of South San Francisco md
shall take effect and be in force fromand after its passagee
Introduced, the 12th day of September 1910. Passed and adopted as an
ordinance of the City of South San Francisco, this 19th day of September AeD. 1910
by the following vote:
Ayes, and in favor of the passage of said ordinance, Trustees:
Cunningham, Healy, Mickey, McGovern and McSw~eney
Noes and against the passage of said ordinance: Trustees: None
Absent Trustees: None
Signed and approved as an ordinance of said City this 19th day of
September 1910.
DANIEL MC SWEENEY
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Sc~th San Francisco
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Ordinance No,, 38 Continued
WILLIAM J. SMITH
Clerk of the City of South San Francisco
I hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed copy of ~rdinance number
38 Entitled "An Ordinance Imposing License Taxes Upon Peddlers and Solicitors for the
nuroose of Regulation and Revenue and Fixing the Rates Thereof#, is a true and correct
copy of said ordinance; and that the said ordin~uce number 38 was duly passed and adopted
as an ordinance of the City of Scmth San Francisco by the Boa~ of Trustees of said
City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of
September 1910, and Chat the same has been published according to law and as directed
and required in said ordinance, to wit.- Once in "The Enterprise, a weekly newspaper
printed and published in said City of South San Franeiscoe
Witness my hand and the seal of the City of South San Francisco, +his 26th
day of September 1910.
WILLIAM J. SMITH
Clerk of the City of South San Francisco
and ex-efficio Clerk of the Board of
Trustees of said City