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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 171-1934 /-7 / No. 17/ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS, TRADES, CALLINGS AND OCOUPATION8 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH SJ~ FRANOISCO. The City Council of the City of South San Francisco do ordain aa follows: ARTICLE I. Definitions Section 1.01. AUCTIONEER: The term "auctioneer" is de- fined as a person who sells or offers for male any real or personal property at auction, exclusive of court sales, or who carries on the business of auctioneer, whether at a fixed place of business in said city, or not. Section 1.02. BUSINESS: The word "business", wherever used in this ordinance, shall be held and eonstrded to mean and in- elude professions, trades, occupations and all and every kind of calling carried on for profit or livelihood. Section 1.03. CONDUCTING: The term "conducting" is de- fined as and includes th~ conducting, managing or carrylng on a certain business or occupation. Sect/on 1.04. CONTRACTOR: The word "contractor' shall include any person who shall do any type of construction work for an agreed price, or who shall hold himself out to the public as in such business or who shall erect, constx-~ct, alter or repalr any building or structure for the purpose of selling or renting the same, and who does not employ therefor a regularly licensed person. Section 1.05. PUBLIC DANCE OR PUBLIC DANCE HA;.L: The terns "public dance" or "public dance hall" are defined to mean any dance or place Where dancing la carried on and to ~hlch the public la adn~tted, and a charge made therefor./ k er is one who practices the art of healin~'by other means than the Section 1.O?. ENPLOYEE: The word "employee", when used in this ordinance, shall be construed to mean all persons engaged in the operation or conduct of any business, whether any member of the owner's family, partner, agent, manager, solicitor and any and all ether persons employed or working in said business. Section 1.08. FIRE OR WRECK SALE: The expression "fire or wreck sale" is defined to be and includes the sale of goods, wares or merchandise salvaged from a fire, wreck or other calamity or a sale ef goods, wares or merchandise advertised as a fire or wreck sale; provided, that no license sh~ll be required under the provision of this section for the sale of merchandise salvaged from any fire, wreck or other calamity occuri~ag in the City of South San Francisco, where same is conducted by the person who held such license to conduct the business before a fire or wreck, or other calamity occurred. Section 1.09. FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS: A "fixed place of business" is defined as a place of business regularly kept open, with someone in charge thereof for the transaction of the particular busi- ness engaged in during the hours customary to transact such business. Section 1.10. JOBBING CONTRACTOR: A "Jobbing contractor" is defined as any contractor who contracts for the repair or altera- tion of any premises, or the construction of any appurtenance thereto,. where the contract price for the labor and materials therefor does not exceed $100.00. Section 1.11. JUNK COLLECTOR~ For the purposes of this or- dinance the expression "junk collector" is defined as any person who goes from place to place for the purpose of engaging in or csrrying on the business of collecting, buying or selling, either st wholesale or retail, any old rags, bottles, sacks, cans, papers, metals or any other worn out or discarded material Section 1.12. JUNK DEALER: For the purposes of this ordin- ance the expression "junk dealer" is defined as any per~on having a fix- ed place of business in the City cf South San Francisco and who is en- gaged in carrying on the business/'of buying or selling, either at whole- e ° · · _I saie or retail, any old rags, bottles, sacks, cans, papers, metals, or any other worn out or discarded material. ~ecti~ 1~i$., ~ ~ROXEIt': The expresfon 'pawn brolcer- is defined to mean and ~clude e~ry pers~ conducti~, ma~gi~ or ~rry- ~g ~ the business of loaning money, either for himself or any other person, ~ ~ ~raonal pro~y, perso~l security, er p~cha=ing ~rso~l pro~y ~d reselling or ~reeing to resell such ~tfcles to the ~e~or, or other assignee, at prices previously a~e~ u~n.. Secti~ 1.14., ~D~R: ~r the purposes of this o~i~ce the ~ ~dler- is defined aa a pets~ wh~ g.~a fr~ house to house, place to pla~, or ~ or along the streets wit.h~ theCity of South ciaco, selling ~d aa~i~ Xamediate delivery, or offering for sale ~d ~m=ediate delivery any go~s, w~es, merchandise, or a~th~ of value, ~ the ~ssessi~ of such pe~, to ~rsons other than ~nufacturers, w~IesaIers, jobbe~ or ~ilers in such comaodities., speclfi~lly ~ovided ~n this ordinance, shall be held and construed to ~ ~d ~nclude natural persons ef either sex, firms, associations, ~rtnersh~ps ~d corporations, whether acting by themselves, or by ~y se~t, agent or employee. ~e s~gular n~ber ~all include ~e pl~al and the ~scul~e shall ~clude the femin~e., Se~i~ I.~I6. SOLICITOR: ~or the purpose of this ordi~nce the ~ =solicitor' is defined as any person who engages ~ the b~iness ef go~ng from house to house, place to place, or ~ or alo~ the streets, with~ the City of South San ~r~CiSCO, sell~g or taking o~ers for, ~ offering to sell or ta~e orders for, goods, w~es, merch~fse other thing of value for future delivery, ~ for services to be per- fo~ ~ the future. Se~i~ 1.,I7. S~T ~R: ~e term -street vendor' is de- fied as a person who sells, offers for sale or adve~ises for sale goods, wares, ~erchandise er other th~ of value fr~ a tray or stand ~n a street, or ~ff his pe~, or by the means of ~sfc, sf~ing, d~c~, ~I~, trlc~s, sleight of h~d, buffoonery, ~stlcs, or by ~ectacular disp~ys, demonstrati~s, shows, or performances culated to draw a crowd of people. A street vendor shall not engage in the business of peddling or soliciting, as herein defined without having procured a license therefor. Section 1.18. 'iI~PORARY VENDOR: For the purposes of~hls oxxlinance the expression "temporary vendor" is defined as any person who engages in a temporary or transient business in the City of South Sam Francisco, selling goods, wares, merchandise or any other thing of value with the intention of conducting each business in said City for a period of less than six (6) months, and who, for the purpes · of carrying on much business, hires, leases or occupies any room, vacant lot, building or other place for the exhibition or sale of goods, wares, merchandise or other thing of value for a period less than six (6) months; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to sample rooms for the display and taking orders for goods at wholesale. Section 1.19. V~ICLE: For the purposes of this o~linance the word "~ehlole" is defined as every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public street, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. A trailer shall be treated as a separate vehicle. ARTICL~ II lssuance of Licenses Enforcement Section 2.01. cITY CLERK: The City Clerk shall issue all licenses provided for in this ordinance only after payment of the license fee herein required. No license for which a permit of the City 0ouncil is required, shall be issued until such permit shall have been granted at a meeting of said Olty 0ouncil. Section 2.02. PAYMENTS: Ail license fees shall be paid to the 01ty Clerk. /\~~/ ~ection ~.05. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of l~Xlce and all ~_ ~ police o~ffieers of said city shall have and exercise the poser, and it // ~ shall be their duty. '~ ....... First: To make arrests for the violation of any of 1he provisions of this ordinance. Second: To enter free of charge at any reasonable ti~ any place of business for which a license is required, and to demand ~he exhibition of such license for the current term from any person engaged or employed in the transaction of sueh business; and ThlrA: To require the holder of any free lieense to write his signature for purposes of comparison with that appearing on the original license. ARTICLE III. Licenses and Permits qulred. Section ~.01. LICENSE REQUIHED: It shall be unlawful for any person, either for himself or for any other person, to commence or carry on any business in the city of South San Francisco, without first having procured a license from said city so to do, where a license is required by this ordinance, or without complying with any and all regulations of such business contained in this ordinamee. Section $.0~.. ~IXPARATE LICA~SE FOR EACH PLACE 0F BUSINESS: A separate license must be obtained for each and every branch establish~aent~ or separate place of business in which a business is carried on. Section 3.03. W~EN DUE: Ail licenses provided herein to be paid annually shall be due and payable on July 1st of each year..f payable semi-annually, they shall be due mud payable on the first days of July and January of each ye~ and if payable quarterly they shall be due and payable on the first days of July, 0etcher, January and April of each year. They shall be valid only for the period issued. ~eetion ~.0~. LICENSE ff0~ LESS THAN YEAH: When any business shall be commenced more than three (3) months after the beginning of the fiscal year, and less thau six (6) months after the beginning of the fiscal year, three-fourths of the annual license fee shall be paid, as herein provided; if much business shall be commenced more than six (,6) months after the beginning of the fiscal year, and more than three (3)months before the end of the fiscal year, one-half of the license fee shall be paid, as herein provided; and if ~Ach business shall be commenced more than nine (9) months after the beglnuing of the fiscal year, then one-fourth of ~uch license fee shall be paid, as herein provided. Section 3.05. LICENSE DOES NOT PERMIT BUSINESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED: The payment of a license fee required by this ordlnanse and its acceptance by the City and the issuance of a license to person shall not entitle the holder thereof to carry on any business in or on any building or premises designated in such license in the event that such building or premises are situated in a locality in which the conduct of such business is in violation of any law. ARTICLE IV. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE Section 4.01. APPLICATION FOR ISSUANOE OF LI(~N~: When a person shall seek his first license to engage, in any one of the kinds of business in this section designated, os for a newly established business, he shall make application to the City Council for a permit for such license upon a form provided therefor. The kinds of business for which a permit of said City Council is required are as follows: Amusement concessions, apartments, auto camp, bakery, barber shops, beauty parlor, bicycle shop, blackshlth shop, ornamental iron works 'and horse shoeing shop, boot black stands, bottling works, bowling alley, boxing exhibition, cabarets, carnival, carpenter shop, circus, cleaning and dyeing, dancing studio, dog boarding kennel, dog and cat hospital, employment agency, exhibitions, fairs, finance company, florist, garages, Omrniture repair shop, gasoline service stations, hotels, Junk collector, Junk dealer, laundry, medium, music studio, pawn broker,( pet shop, photographer, pool halls, printing shop, public dances, real estate agent or broker, restaurant, rooming houses, second hand store, shooting galleries, skating rink, soft drinks, stores fc~ the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, tailor shop, theatres, turkish baths, undertaker, upholstry shop, vending machines and wrestling ex- bib it ion. Section 4.02. Application for all licenses, other than those specifically enumerated in Section 4.01 of this ordinance, shall be made to the City Clerk. ~ection 4.03. APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF ~~ 0F LI~SE. ~ all cases application for a renewal of an e~lred license ~i be ~de to the City Clerk, who ~y gr~t a renewal of ~y aueh liee~e, except whe~ a license has been revoked by order of wai~ City Section 4.04. ~~ATE C0~RCE: ~ery ped~er, .ollcitor or other person cla~ming to be entitled to exertion fr~ the pa~ent of ~y license provided for in this ordinate upon the gro~d that ~eh license easts a ~en upon his ri~t to engage in eomme~ee ~lth fe~i~ natlon~ or ~ong the several .~te~, ~ eon- fllotm with the l~s of the Uaited States Cong~wa respecting inter, ate oo~eree, ~1 file a verified statement with the C:lty Clerk, dis-cloning the inter, ate or other character of his business entitling au~ exemption. ~eh ~atement shall contain the n~e ~d location of the co.any or fl~ for which the o~erw are to sollcated or aec~ed, the n~e of the he.eat 1~ or state ~nager, if ~y, ~d his address, the kind of goods, w~es or mereh~dlae to be delivered, the place from which the s~e are to ~ shipped fo~ed, the meth~ of solicitation or t~lng o~era, the location of ~y warehouse, factory or pl~t within the 9tats of Callfo~la repreaente~ by such peddler or solicitor, or other person ~ claiming exertion, the method of delivery, the n~e and looatloa of the residence of the applic~t, ~d ~y other facts neees~ry to e~ablish such claims of exemption. A copy of the order bla~k, contract f~, or papers used by ~ch per~n In t~lng e~era mhall be attached the appllemt ion. ~etion 4.05. ~~S: E~ peddler, ~llcitor or other pe~on clal~ng to be entitled to exertion from the pa~ent of ~y license p~vided for in this o~ln~ee upon the gro~d that he la ~ honorably dimcharged or released soldier, sailor ~ ~rine of the United States or Confederate States who is physically unable to obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and who shall be a qualified elector of the State of California, as provided or hereafter to be provided by Section 33~6 of the Political Code or other law of this State, shall, in addition to the information required in Section 4.04 hereof, also file with the City Clerk a certificate of a physician regularly licensed by the State of California and residing and practicing in said state, issued within ten (10) days of said application, to the effect that said applicant is physically unable te obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and stating the nature of his incapacity. Section 4.06. FOOD STUFF~ RAISED BY APPLICANT IN CITY: Every peddler, solicitor er other person claiming to be entitled to exemption from the payment of any license provided for in this ordinance, upon the ground that he ia the vendor of fruits, vegetables or any ether food stuffs, raised by him in the City of South ~an Fran- cisco, shall file a verified otatement with maid City Clerk containing his address, the kind of goods to be sold, the method of ~ollcitatlon, sale, and delivery, the location of any warehouse in said City, and any other facts necessary to establish such claim of exemption. $ectlon 4.07. I$-~UANCE OF FREE PERMIT: Ail applications for free licenses and permits shall be referred to the Chief of Police, and he shall have the power in the first instance to determine the merits of much application, and to approve or reject same. If he finds that sai~ application should be approved, he shall issue to maid applicant a free permit for a license. He may, in his ~loeretion, refer smeh a~pllcation to the City Council for ccnsideratlem. If he shall reject such application the said applicant shall have the right of appeal to the City Council. A separate permit shall be required for each person intending to exercise any right hereunder. $eetle~ 4.08. AFFIDAVITS, STATEMENTS, CERTIFICATES NOT CON- CLUSIVE: No affidavit, otatement or certificate required under any prevision of this ordinance shall be conclu~ve upon the Clt7 of South San ~'rsncisco, or any department, officer or agent thereof, and whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of said City Council, or any member or officer shall have reason to believe that such affidavit, statement or certificate does not set forth the true facts required by this ordinance, the said City Council, or soid officer, may withhold the issuance of the license until such time os the opplicant sholl furnish sstisfoctory evidence of the truth of such stotement, affidavit or certificate. Section 4.09. ~EVOCATION: If soid City Council, or any officer or ogent thereof, sholl have reason to believe that any such statement, offidavit or certificote, upon which any license or permit has been issued, does not set forth the true facts called for hereunder, and if within five 15) deys efter demand has been made therefor, such true facts ore not furnished, said mot- ter sholl be reported to sold City Council. Seid City Council sholl have power to issue an order to show cause, based upon five /5) days' written notice to such licensee, at e time ond place to be fixed in said notice, why such license should not be revoked, or why s fee, to be determined under this ordinsnce, ond specified in said notice, should not be fixed for such licensee. Upon such heering, the determination of seid City Council shell be finel. Section 4.10: REVIEW BY COUNCIL: The licensee moy apply in writing to the City Council within ten Il0) doys after notice of any determination by the City Clerk or Chief of Police for a review of his decision. The Council Sholl £orthwith set sold matter for hearing ond ceuse notice of the time and ploce hereof to be given to the licensee not less than five 18~ cloys prior to such hemring. At such hearing the licensee shall oppear end offer evidence in support of his epplicotion ond, st such he, ring, the Council shall hove power to confirm, modify or correct the determination of s~id City Clerk or Chief of Police. -9- o . I ~eatlen 4.11. DECISION FINAL: The decision of the uity Clerk or Chief of B~ce, in the absence of an appeal to the ~lty Council, and the decision of the City Council in any review shall be final and conclusive upon and all persons affeete~ thereby. Any fee finally determined shall be due and payable as of the date the original llaense fee was due and payable, together with any penalties that may be due thereon. Section 4.12. ADMINISTERING OATHS: The ~lty Clerk shall have the ~ower to administer oaths in the execution of any affidavi~, statement or certificate herein required. ~ection 4.13. NCYi'ICE: Any notice required under this ordinance to be given shall be deemed to have been served when the s~m~ has been depeaite~ at South San Francisco in the United States mail, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to ame. h person at his place of business as the address of the same appears in the records of the ~ity Olerk. If mo much address appears in such records, then such notice shall be sent to the address last known to said ~lty Clerk, and if there is no ~uch known addreea, then such notice shall be addressed to him at the Oity of South San Francisco. Section 4.14. THANSFEH Or LICENSE: No license or permit issued under any provision of this ordinance shall be in any manner transferred or a.salgned, or authorize any person not named in the license to carry on the business therein named. No such license or permit shall authorize any person named in the license to transact such business in any place other than the place or location therein named, without the consent of said 0ity ~ouncil. ~hen the place or location for the carrying on of such business shall be changed, the person applying for such transfer or change shall pay a fee of ~1.00 for recording much change of location. -10- ° . I Section 4:15. LOST LICENSE: A charge of ~1.00 shall be made for each duplicate, license issued to replace any license issued under the provisions of this ordinance which has been lost or destroyed. The licensee shall make satisfactory proof of such 10SS. Section 4:i6. LICENSE AND PEHMIT, wH~ P0~i'ED OH CARHIED: Every person having a license under the provisions of this ordinance and carrying on a business at a fixed place of business, shall ~ep such license posted and exhibited, while in force, in some conspicuous part of maid place of business. Every person having such a license, and not having a fixed place of business, or having a free permit, shall carry such license or permit with him at all times while carrying en the business for which the same was issued. ARTICLE V. Vehlole L~eense Section §.01, UNLAWleUL TO OPERATE V~HICLE WITHOUT A LICENSE: It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or use, or cause to be driven, operated or used, any vehlole used exclusively l~ the conduct of his business within the City of South San Fran- cisco without the license plate attached as herein required, or to remove, or deface, or cover up same, or to place such license plate upon any vehicle other than a vehicle ~sed by the applicant in his business, or drive or operate or cause to be driven or operated, any such vehicle more than thirty ($0) days, after the expiration, of the period for which any license was issued, without payment of a new license fee. Section 5.02. LICENSE FOR SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED VEHICLES: If, subsequently to the issuance of any license and prior to its expiration date, any licensee shall use any vehicle in his business for which a license has not been issued, he shall procure a license for such vehicle from the City Clerk. If the license therefor is -11- Section $,02. FREE LICENSES: Every free license shall contain the matters required by Section 6.01 hereof and such other information as the City Council shall require, except that no payment of money shall be recited. Section 6.03. ~ IDE~TIFICATION CARD: The City Clerk shall issue to each person, to whom a license is issued, an identification card for each employee who is engaged in the regular conduct of the business of the licensee, where such identification card may be deemed necessary. Such identification card shall be carried by each such employee at all times while carrying on the business for which a license.shall be issued. Such identification card shall be produced and exhibited on demand. Section 6°04. VEHICLE LICENSE: Each vehicle license shall have thereon the words "South San Francisco," the year for which s~une is issued, and contain such other inforn~tion and be in such form as said City Council shall require. ARTICLE.VII, SE~.~% Enforcement -Penalties Section 7.01. PENALTY FOR ~0N-PAY~NT OF ANNUALLICEN very annual~cense fee which is not paid within a period of thirty ~30) days from the time the same becomes due and payable, is hereby declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent (10%) of the license fee so delinquent shall be added to said license fee and collected. If ~uch license fee shall not b~ paid within sixty (60) days from the time such license becomes due and payable, an additional sum of fifteen per cent (15%) of said license fee shall be added to said license fee and collected as a penalty. Section 7.02. PENALT¥~ FOR NON-PAYI~Eh'T OF ~ 0UARTERLY LICENSE FEE: Every quarterly license fee which is not paid within a period of ten (10) days from the time the sa~ue becomes due and payable, is hereby declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent (10%) of ~ license fee so delinquent shall be adde~ to said license -15- fee and shall be collected. If such license fee shall not be paid within twenty (20) days from the time such license fee becomes due and payable, an add~ional sum of fifteen per cent 115%) of said license fee shall be added to said license fee and collected as · penalty. Section ?.0Z. PF_~NALTY FOR NON-PA~fMENT OF A DAILY LICENSE FEE: Every daily license fee which is not paid at the close of business on the day when the same was due and payable, is hereby declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent (10%) of said license fee so delinquent shall be added to said license fee and shall be collected. If such license fee shall not be paid within three I$) days from the time such license fee is due and payable, an additional sum of fifteen per cent (15%) of said license fee shall be added to said license fee and collected as a penalty. Section ?.04. CRIMINAL PENALTY: Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) cr more than Three Hundred Dollars ($J00. O0), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than three ~) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every person ,continuing, committing or permitting~ any violation of any provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day of said violation of this ordinance Section ?.0§. CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLATING ORDINANCE NOT ~AIVER OF LICENSE: The conviction and punishment of any person for transacting business without a license shall not excuse or exempt any person from the payment of any license fee due or unpaid at the time of such conviction, and nothing herein shall prevent a criminal prosecution cf any violation of the provisions of this ordinance. Section ?.06. 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License fees. Section 8.01. ~OLESALE, RETAILING, JOBBING AND 0TH~ B~INESSES NOT SPEOIFICAZLY LICENSED: Every'person conducting ~ny wholesale or retail or Jobbing business, e~ otherwise engeged in .selling of goods, wares, merc~ndise or other thing of wlue, and not otherwise specificelly licensed by this ordinance or any other ordi- nance of the City of South San Frencisco, s'hsll pay e license fee of$10.00 per enn~. Said license fee shall be peyeble s~ually tn -' advenoe. Section 8..0~. VEHICLES: Every person driving, operating maintaining any vehicle upon ~-en~· Street in said City in connection with any business, shell pay an:a~Ual li:cense fee of ~10.~00 far such .vehicle. ' A trailer shell b'e subject to e license fee accOrding to the above schedule. Every person, who shell pay. s~ other license fee under this ordinance, shell pay e license fee of only ~l. O0 per year for d'rivi~, operating or maintaining any vehicle upon any street in said City ~,~.~ in connection with any business for which such license fee s~ll. ~ :h~ve~,,. -1~- Section 8,03. PEDDLER: 1. FOODSTUFFS: Every person, conduct- ing the business of selling and delivering any food for human con- sumptlon directly to the consumer thereof, by means of a regUlar system of delivery wagons for the purpose of making sales and deliveries upon a fixed or other route within said City, excet~ting the vendor of~ fruits, vegetables or other food stuffs raised by him within said City, shall pay a quarterly license as follows: (a) Fruit and vegetables $$0.00 (b) Meat and Poultry ~0.00 (c) Fish ~0.00 (d) Bakery products ~50.00 (e) Grocery products 950.00 (f) Butter and eggs (gl milk General. Every per~on conducting the business of peddling any goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing of value, not other- wise specifically licensed by this ordinance, shall pay license fee of ~50.00 per quarter. Section 8.04. SOLICITORS: Every person conducting the \ business of solicitor shall pay a license fee of ~50.00 per qua~r. · ection 8.05. STREET VENDOR: Every person conducting the Business of street vendor shall pay a license fee of ~5.00 per day. Such person shall first obtain a permit stating the location where said business may be carried on before a license shall be issued; provided no permit shall be issued for carrying on said business within one thousand feet of the boundary lines of any school yard, public park or public playground. ~ l~nrs Section 8.06. TEMPORARY VE~DOR: Every person conducting the business of a temporary vendor shall pay a license fee of ~10,00 day and the ~,~ of ~2.00 per day for each person employed with- aid City in such business in excess of five {5.) per~ons. Section 8.07. AUCTIONEER: Every person conducting the busi- ness of auctioneer shall pay a license fee of $15.00 for the first day and $5.00 per day for each subsequent day. At least five (5) days prior to each sale to be conducted by such auctioneer, he shall be required to file with the City Clerk an itemized list of the property so to be sold. -16- ° ' I Section 8.08. UNDERTAKER: Every person conducting the business of an undertaker, embslmer or funeral director shall pay s license fee of ~l. O0 for each burial permit or certificate issued. Section 8.09. HOTELS, APARTI~ENTS, ROOMING HOUSES: Every person conducting the business of a hotel, apartment house or room- ing house shall pay snnual license of $10.00. Section 8. lC. CIRCUS: Etc.: Every person conducting the business of a circus, mensgerie, wild west show, or sny other like or similar exhibition given under, or surrounded or psrtislly ~en- closed by canvas, shall pay a license fee of ~ilO0.O0 for the first day and $50.00 for each additional day. Section $.ll. CARNIVALS: Every person conducting any carnival, or other like or simSmr exhibition or amusement, shall pay a license fee of $100.00 for the first day and 350.00 for the each additional day. No portion of any street shsll be used for the purpose of conducting any carnivs1. Section 8.12. AMUSEMENT CONCESSIONS: Every person conduct- ing any smusement concession, not operated in conjunction with a carnival, shall pay a Quarterly license as follows: (s) Merry-ge-round, ferris-wheel, scenic-rsilway, chute- the-chutes, dodgem, swing, or other mechsnical device for the carrying of passengers, ~50.00. (b) Ball and ring throwing games, spin-the-wheel, mechanicsl and electrical ga~L~es, shooting gallery, keeno, lotto, and other and similar games of chance, ~25.00. (c) Sales of merchandise or food stuffs, not in connection with any game of chance, $25.00. Section 8.1~. B0~ING AND WRESTLING EXHIBITIONS: Every person staging s boxing or wrestling exhibition or exhibitions shall pay quarterly license of $25.00. Section 8.14. ~EDIUMSHIP: For every person who carries on, practices or professes to practice the business or art of astrology, -l?- ° . I p~_mtsty, phrenology, life-reading, fortune=tolling, cartomanoy, cha~rvoyanoo, olalraudlenoe, crystal-gazing, hypnotism, medlamshlp, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or neeromamcy and demands oF receives a free for the exercise or exhibition of his art thereim directly or indirectly, either as a gift, donation, or otherwise, or who gives an exhibition thereof at any place where admission is charged shall pay a license fee of $100.00 per day. Seetlon $.I§. BOWLING ALLEY, Etc.: Every person con- ducting a public bowling alley, s:kee ball, bat ball, or other similar device, equipment or means of entertainment s~hall pay an annual license fee of $10,00 for each alle~r. sect ion 8.16. T.~UNDRY. A~0Y, HOUTE: Every person eon- duoting the business of laundry shall pay an annual license as follow s: lat. Class: Where his plant is situated in said City, the license fee shall be $10.00 per annum, payable sOml-annually, as herein provided. 2nd Class: Where 'he maintains no plant in maid City, and operates by means of a regular system of delivery wagons on streets in said City the license fee shall be $125.00 per annum, for each vehicle use~ in soliciting or delivering in Bald city, payable semi-annually, as herein provided. Section 0.1V. DRY CLEANING AND D.,~E.ING: Every person con- dueting the business of dry cleaning and dyeing shall pay an annual license as follows: iat Class: Where. his plant is situated in said City, the license fee shall be $10.00 per annum, payable eemi-annually, as herein provided. 2nd Class: Where he m_~lntains no plant in said City, amd operates by means of a regular system of delivery wagons on streets in said City the license fee shall be $125,00 per annum for each vehlele used in soliciting or delivering in said City, payable semi-annually, as herein provlde~ ~:' Seer ion 8.18. TENDING MACHINES: Every person conducti~ /~e business of selling goods, wares or merchandise by means of vend~ lng machines in and upon or over and along any public street or alley, or other public place, or any place of business shall pay an annual license fee as fellows: (a) Where the slug or coin is of the value of one cen~ (1~) $1.00 per machine, payable annually in advance. (b) Where the slug or coin is of the value of more than one cent (1~), $5.00 per machine, payable annually in advance. (o) Where the machine is for the purpose of vending food ituffs other than candy, nuts, ~, apples, or oranges, $5,00 per , payable annually in advance. '~-~on 8.1g. SCISSORS GRINDERs,~ etc.: Every person con- dueting the business of grinding or sharpening scissors, knives, cutlery,lawn mowers, or mechanical tools, when the pereon conducting said business travels from place to place or from house to house and operates by means of any wagon, or other vehicle, $5,00 per vehicle, per year, in advance. Section 8.~0. CONTRACTORS: Every person conducting the business of contractor of the kinds in this section classified, having a fixed place of business in said Olty, shall pay an annual license fee as follows: 1. Brick $15.00 E. Building $25.00 3. Cement ~I5.00 4. Electrical $25.00 5. Floor $15,00 $. Glazing $10.00 ?. Heat lng $15,00 8. House Moving ~10.00 9. Jobbing $ 5.00 10. Painting $25.00 11. Pa,wlng $20.00 1~. Plastering $25,00 1~. Plumbing $~5,00 14. Roofing ~15.00 15. Sash $10.00 16. Sewer $10.00 - 1~..~- '' 17. Sheet Metal ~lB. O0 18. Spraying f~lO. O0 i9. Tile $15.00 20. Any other contractor not specifically ment ioned ~15. O0 Where such person ~has no fixed place of business in said City, such fee shall be increased by 100%. One-half (1/2) of each license fee ~'~ provided in this section shall be payable stmi-annually, in advance. ~/ Section 8.21. MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIFICATIONS: Persons con- ducting any of the following businesses shall pay an annual license fee as follows: 1. Accountant $10. O0 2. Appraiser :210.00 3. Architect 310. O0 4. Auditor $10. O0 6. Auto Camp ~10. O0 5. Barber Shop $;5. O0 ?. Beauty Parlor .~ 6.00 8. Bicycle Shop ~10. O0 9. Blacksmith Shop, Ornamental Iron Works, Horseshoeing Shop 810.00 10. Bottling Works ~10, O0 11. Oabinet Maker ~10. O0 12. Oarpenter Shop - ~10.00 13. Oarpet Oleaning -Works $10.00 14. Certified ]~ublic ~ccountant SIO.O0 16. Dog Board ~[ennel ~10,00 18. Dog and Cat Hospital ~,10.00 17. ~Employment Agency ;10.00 18. Finance Oompany ;10.00 19. Florist ;10. O0 20. Furniture Repair Shop I10.00 21. Jun~ Oollector (per person) I0.00 22. Jun~ Dealer ;50. O0 23, Moving Picture Theatre ',60.00 24, Moving sign boards ;25.00 25. Music, Studio ;10. O0 26. Newspaper Agency ~.00 27. Nursery, where flowers, plants or shrubs are grown or sol~ at wholesale or retall.~ $16. 00 ~-8. 2awn Broker $100. O0 29. Pet Shop ~10.00 30. Photographer @10. O0 Z1. ]~rinting Shop 312. O0 3~. Private School conducted for profit /~1~.00 33. Real Estate Agent or Broker (~lus $2.60 for each tioensed agent over one). 210.00 34. Restaurant 212. O0 ~. Second ~and Store ~12.00 Z&. Shoemakers and shoe repairers, where such shoemat~ers or shoe repairers ~eep no stock of merchandise for sale ~ 0~:00 $?. Sign Painter 1 O0 35. Sign Wagons for advertising purposes op- erate~ by any person who has not pal~ any, other license under this ordinance 39. Skating rin~ $12.00 40. Soft Drinks, not including beer of any percentage of alcoholic strength $10.00 41. Sound wagons or sound instruments for advert ising $26. O0 42. Tailor Shop where clothes are made in whole or in part ~10.00 43. Towel Supply Service ~12.00 44. Turkish Baths ~12, O0 46. Upholstery Shop ~10. O0 46. Veterinarian $1~. O0 47. ~indow Oleaner $10. O0 One-~alf (~} of each license fee provided for im this section shall be payable semi-annually in advance. Section 8.22. STREET DECORATORS: Every person who shall engage in the business of street decorating shall pay a license fee of $10.00 for the period of time which shall be covered by any event or occasion during which street decorations may be required by any person upon buildings or streets in said City. ARTICLE IX. General Provisions ~ection 8.23. SUPP~TAL CHARACTER: This ordinance is hereby declared to be supplemental to every ordinance of the City of South San Francisco now in effect and not repealed hereby, or hereafter to be adopted, and which provides for the licensing, for revenue and regulation, the carrying on of any business, profession, trade, calling or occupation. Section 8.24. PURPOSE:~ THE PURPOSE of this Ordinance is to license, for revenue, and regulation, the carrying on in the City of South San Francisco of various lawful businesses, professions, trades, callings and occupations. Where it is lawful to license for purposes of both revenue ~nd regulation, then the license hereunder is for those purposes. ~here it is lawful to license only for regulation, then the license hereunder is for that purpose. Where it is l~wful to license only for revenue, then the license hereunder is for that purpose. Section 8.25. CONSTITUTION~LITY: If any section, sub- section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unc0nstitution~l, such decision shall not affect the validity oi' the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council hereby declmres that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8.28. TAKING EFFECT: This ordinance shalI be pub- lishe~ once in the "The Enterprise and the South San Francisco Journal,' a weekly newspaper printed, publishe~ and circulate~ in the City of South San Francisco and shall take effect and be in force on the 1st day of July, 1934. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o- Introduce~ this 30 day of , 19~&. Passed and adopted ss an ordinance of the Oity of South San ~rancisco at regular meeting, of the Oity Co.oil of the Oity of South San Francisco, this~ ~ - day of ~ , 19~4, by the following vote: l~, Oo~oilmen: ~~, ~~~ ~~~~ ~oes, Oo~cilmen ~~ Absent, Oo~cilmen ~ Approv~