Ordinance - 55011U)INI NC T�' HO. 55
AN ORDI1,,-,-1 C 0T 'IE? CITY OD' ;.""EST COVL.f 1 I IC71 SI?:0 , for the purpose
of revenue ,Ind regulation, all and. every kind of business authorized -
by law and I;ralisacted and carried on in the City of t7est Covina, and
all shows, exhibitions ,-.aid lawful games carried on therein, fixing
the rate of license tax upon the same, providing penalty for any
violations thereof, and repealing all ordinances in conflict with this
ord finance.
The City Council of the City of !crest Covina does ordaii7 as follows:
Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm,
co -partnership or corporation, or for any person as agent, servant,
• clerk or employee, or for himself or for any other person, firm, co-
partnership or corporat ion within the corporate limits of the City of
. 'jest Covina to transact, engage in or carry on any pursuit, trade,
occupatioli, avocation, employment , business or:calling herein spe-
cified until he, she', they or it shall have first orbtained a license
therefor as in this Ordinance required.
Each and every day or fractional part of a day that said pursuit,
trade, occupation, avocation, employment, business or calling in this
Ordinance specified is conducted or carried on without such license,
shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance, and any person, who,
for himself, or for any other person, f irm, co -partnership or corp-
oration shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall,
for each v iolat ion thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction by any Court having jurisdiction thereof, shall be
fined therefor in a. suns not in excess of ��200.00, or shall be imp-
risoned in the City or County Jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or
by both sucY fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that if any
person shall furnish such evidence as shall satisfy the Chief of rolice
and the City Clark, that he was formerly a soldier in the United States
Army, ore, sailor in t he United States Navy, from either of- which h.e
was honorably d'ischarged,, a free license may be issued to sac'h party
for a limited number of consecutive days to be specified in such
license, not in any event to exceed sixty days in any one fiscal
year, nor shall more than one such licerze be issued to or for the
benefit of any such person in any one f isca.l year, under this proviso.
The term or duration of each license. shall be annually, quarterly,
monthly, weekly or dail,, , accordipL, to the terms of the Oection of
this Ordinance fixing the amount of each license.
Annual licenses shall d at e f rom t he If it st day of July; quarterly
licenses shall date from the first day of July, October, January and
April of the year in which they are issued; monthly licenses shall
date from the first day of the month in which they are issued. ,.'There
lic ense s ar,e issued hereunder for the unexpired part of the term, the
amount of license fee recuired shall be proportioned accordingly;
.provided, th-t the minimum license fee for an unexpired annual term
shall be one o, 3rter of the annual license fee, and the minimum
license fee :cor an unexpired ouarterly term shall be one third there-
of. All 1iconses shall be paid for in advance, and no rebate given
for aiy uuiusod portion of the term.
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All licenses issued under the provisions of this ordinance shall
be posted :in the place of business of licensee named in such license
and the sa.:d license shall be prod u d by the licensee whenever the
same shall be required by the ChirMollce, or any other Officer of
the City.
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It is hereby made the duty of the Chlef/Police to enforce all the
prov 1 eons of this Oxd inanc e . No per s) nal demands or notices by the
Chief/Po3:ic-e to eeuch persons owing such licenses tax shall be neces-
sary to incur the p ena.lt ie s of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2 : All licenses is:s ued under and by virtue of this Ord-
inance shall be printed in blank form, signed by the Clerk of the City
of 'lest Covina. The City Clerk shall set forth in said license the
name of the party to whom the license is issued, the nature of the
trade or business, he, she, they or it are licensed to pursue, the
time for which the same is granted, the date thereof, the amount paid
therefor, and the location where said trade, business, ca.11ing or
avocation is carried on, or proposed to be carried on.
The City Clerk shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of such
license forms as may be required for one year or more, in book form
with blank stub to each, and.shall report each month to the City
Council the number of licenses sold.
SECTION 3 : Any license granted or issued under any provision of
this Ordinance shall authorize the licensee to transact or carry on
the business or calling therein named, at the place therein desig-
nated and no of her, ,,and the said license shall not be transferable
nor assignable except by the approval of the City Cle2k„ except as
provided in Section 4 hereof. it3o license shall be granted if any prior
license fee remains unpaid.
S+,CTIO1 4: No license shall be issued for any livery or feed
stable, public laundry where washing is done for hire, hotel, lodging
house, service station, gasoline plant, topping plant, oil refinery,
absorption plant, warehouse, supply or storage depot or yard,
cracking plant, dance hall, oil d is.t illery, chop house, coffee house,
bakery, restaurant, lunch counter, shooting gallery, billiard room,
skating rink, merry-go-round, bowling alley, for .nr1e tQ11=*.la3x-
voyance_ � ed bractic garage, creamery, auctions, auction
house, junk dealers, wrecking house, or automobiles for hire at
«° stations, stands, or places on public streets, or peanut venders,
tamale stands, or lunch wagons at stations, stands or places on the
public streets, or :for any game, nor ;shall the same be assiqmed or
transferred, except on the order of the City Council of the City of
Iff6st Covina, and whenever any person, persons, firm, co -partnership,
or corporation, desires to open or keep any business specified in the
section, he, sne, tthey or it, shall petition:r: the -City C,,.ounc11 . to
order a, license therefor, which petition shall set forth the name of
the applicant, the character of the business and the location of the
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preiilisas y.hera the business is to be conducted, and on the hearing
of said petition the said City Council may grant the same in whole
or in part, or may reJect the same and no license shall be issued
thereon except as ordered by sa id CitL Council. There any business
ill this section specified may become dangerous to or affect the
public health, peace or safety, the City Council ma.y re L use to gr��t gr��t• the "1 i cerise .
Should the City Council of this city at any time determine that the
premises w; ie-rein any business described in this section is conducted,
are not in good acid sanitary coed it ion, or not property d rained, or
have become dangerous or affect the public peace, arid quiet, it may
• revoke its order requiring the license for such business to issue
and no further license shall be issued thereon until such premises
shall have been put in a safe, properly dra fined and sanitary condition.
A separate license must be obtained for each bra.rch establishment
or separate place of bus ir-aess in which the business, trade, avocation ,
calling or occupation is carried on, and such license shall authorize
the party obtaining it to carry oil, pursue or conduct only that trade,
business, calling, avocation or occupation described in such licerise
and only at the location or place indicated in the license.
Every peddler, solicitor, and any other person conducting or
carrying on any business, calling , trade, prof ession, avocat ion or
occupation named in this Ordinance, and not having a fixed and est-
ablished place of business in the City of 'Test Covina, who carries
on his, her, their or its bus iness by mearis of .canvass from house to
house, or place to place, or by means of ally motor or other vehicle,
is required to at all times, while engaged in said business or
operating such vehicle, to have in his, her its or their immediate
Possession and be able to produce and display to any officer of the
City of Vast Covina. requiring the same, the license under which he,
she, they or it carry on arid conduct the sa id. bus inm ss, profession,
calling, avocation or occupat ion.
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SECT IOTT 5: The Ohief/Pol"ice is hereby appointed inspector of
licenses arid ill addition to his, other duties as Chief of Police is
hereby re qu*L red to examine all. places of business and per sons iri the
City of ':lest Covina liable to pay license for the transaction or
carrying on of any business, pro i'as.sion, avo cation, t rade, calling
or occupation as provided by this Ordinance, and to see that such
licans-es are taken out, and shall exercise '".n connection with his
said dut ie s as license inspector the pour a to make arrests for
violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance; to enter with-
out c harga t aYi.y time ar�y place of business for 1rdh ich a license is
required by this Ordinance and to demand the exhibition of such
license for the currant term, acid if any such person shall there and
there fa it t o exhibit such license , such person shall be lie ble to
the penalty provided for a violation of this Ordinanea.
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It is hereby made the duty of the Chief/Pol'ica to cause complaint
to be filed against all persons violating; any of the provisions of
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this Ordinance.
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The Chief/Police is hereby directed to carry into effect the
.provisions of this Section.
SECTIOT'v 6: The conviction and punishment of any person tran-
sacting or carrying on any business, trade, calling, profession,
avocation or occupation in the City of Llest Covina, without a,
license as provided by this Ordinance, shall not excuse or exempt
such person from the payment of any license due or unpaid at the
time of such conviction acid nothing herein shall prevent the
commencemel.it and maintenance in Court of competent jurisdiction of
all action to recover such license tax.
SECTION 7: `i'he prov isions of t h is Ord inanc a . sh all not apply
to :churches, religious societies, fraternal societies, charitable
societies of the City of 'Vie st Covina..
SECTION 3: The rate of license for carrying ma the pursuit,
trade, occupation, avocation, employment, business or calling
specified in this Ord inan.ce shall be as fo llovis :
SECTIGI! 9: The rate of license for conducting, managing or
operating all automobile service scat ian is hereby f ix-ed at �12.00
per annum.
SECTION 10: The rate of license for conducting and carrying on
an auto repair shop is hereby f ixed at the :rate of 612.00 per annum.
For the purpose of this section the term "Auto
Repair Shop" is defined as any shod, building, room, or place vihere
ally auto or ally parts thereof are repaired, remodeled or overhauled
and a compensation charged for the same.
SECTION 11: The rate of license for conducting, operating, or
maintaining the business of selling, offering for sale and otherwise
dealing in and handling new automobiles or other motor vehicles, the
sum of 12.00 per annum.
SECTION 12 : The rate of license for conducting or c a.rry ing on
the business of garage. sh all be ,-;12 .00 per annu. Said license shall
include auto -repair work and av_toawbile accdssory business.
SECT TON 13; The rate of license for carrying on or maintaining
the business of house moving is hereby fixed at :?.00 per annum.
Every person desiring to engage in the business of house moving
shall., befo:ca receiving a license for said business, execute and
deliver to the City Clerk the bond required by Section 16 of this
Ord finance in the sum of �1000.00.
:each application for license to conduct said business shall be
accompania d by a. stat ement in writ ing, . g iving the name a.nd addre ss
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of the pers3011, :Firm or corporation making said application, the
address of such person, firm or corporation, a statement of the
number of Z7ears engaged in said house mo ving busine ss, t he d e sig-
na.tion of the last ola.ee where such applicant was e,iga.ged in said
business, and such other matters -as the Bui.Ld-in: g Inspector may
requir a. �/ '_,
Such house mover must coarply with all conditions laid down in the
Ordinances of the City of test Covina, and must repair and make
good all damage or injuries caused by the moving of any house or
• structure.
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• �" A permit shall be obtained from the Building Inspector before
moving a.ny building, the fee to be paid for such permit is- hereby
faxed at K. Each abplicatioxz shall specifically state the
route to be taken, and the permit shall limit the time for the
removing, and any delay of time longer than specified in such
permit shall be deemed a nuisance and a violation of this Ordinance.
At the time of the issuance ,of. said permit the /applicant shall
also pay to the Build ing Iiisp ector the sum o f 4 5.00 for the first
day and- 0 for each additional day dur ing which such removal is
limited. \150=--
There a building is to be moved from one part of a lot to
another part of the same lot', or from one lot to another lot owned
by the same person, and without crossing any street, alley or
property of any other person, the owner must first obtain 8. written
consent of the Building Inspector to change the location of such
building and such consent shall not be granted where there is
reasonable objection on the part of the property owner adjoining,
and the, fee for such permit shall be $2.50, and services of a
licensed housemover will not be required in such case.
SECT IM' 14 : The rate of license for ope rat i1g , carrying on,
or conduct ing a. fruit or vegetable stand, grocery store, or bakery;
or any cornoina. tion of same shall be �12.00 per a.nnum.
SECTION 15: The rate of' licenses for operating, carrying .on,
or conducting any other business not specifically provided for
within this Ordinance for which a. license" may be obtained, shall
be;12 .00 per a.nnum.
S. CTIOIj 16: Every pe rso ii or ind iv idual :pia ble t o pay any
license ta.x wader this Ordinance shall make application to the
City Clerk for a license, stating the business or pursuit desired
to be carried oil-; and it shall be the duty of the City Clark upiyn
investigation and coiif irmation of the et atemaiit of said applicant
th.a.t he has complied with all the provisions of the City laws,
Licluding this Ordinance, required for the securing of said license,
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shall prepo.re and issue the same to every parson or individual
making; suc-i application for said license and tendering the fees
thereunder; said license shall be duly signed by said City Clerk
and a.ttest3d by the City ;eat.
SECTION 17 : ;'!here , by the terms of this Ordinance, a bond is
required to be furnished by any,person securing or applying for a
license sack person shall, before t he issuance to him of such
license, daliver to the City Clerk a. bond executed by any reliable
surety coar..)any, or by two personal sureties, each of whom is the
owrier of the property within the City of ";felt Covina of the value of
twice the amount of the penal sum of said bond;. Phe conditions of
said bond shall be stated in substantially the following language:
"If the said above boundan principal shall comply vgith a 11 the laws
and. Ordiiia.ncas partainiii=g to mid 1aa.sinGss, and shall indenuaify
and save harmless the City of Wa ;� Covina and any person or persons
who may be injured or caused financial 'loss throeLD
-h any failure on
the part o_" t he said licensee to comply with said laws, or because
of any misconduct of said licensee in carrying on said uusiiaess then
this obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full
force and effect; and this bond shall inure to the benefit of the
City of iJaat Covina. and to any person or persons and to all employ-
ars of said licensee; and the said City and any of said above mentioned
persons may maintain an action on this bond directly in its, his,
her or their name or Planes, and this bond may be recovered against
more than once and until the full panaLty thereof shall be exhausted."
SECT Ii. 18: If any section, sub -section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance is hereafter for any reaM n held to be
unconstitutional or unanf orcea.W e, such decision shall not affect the
v"l id ity o_' the rema.inilig portions of this Ordinance. The City
Council of the City of ,`Jest Covina. 'hereby declares that it would
have passe(? this Ordinance and each section, sub -section, seiitance,
clause or uhrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or
more of the sections, sub -sections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be declared uncozistitut ional or unenforceable.
u CT'Tr, 11): This Ordinjca shall never be held or construed as
licensing or permitting the carrying on of any unlawful trade,
calling, occupation or g'am3 , and every such trade, calling, occupation
or gable is pro hib it ad and no licanse shall be graaitad or issued
therefor.
371C`fIO1+1 20: nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as
imposing a license or tax or otherwise .raguldL inC7 or restricting
_'oreigii or Tfiterstate Commerce, and any business or portion thereof
which is embraced in the term ",interstate Commerce" or in the term
"Foreign, Commerce" is not mada subject to the license imposed by
this OrdinE,iace.
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SF,CTHU� 21: This Ordinance shall be posted in three public places
ill the City of Wiest Covina, *and shall thereafter take effect and be
enforced from and after said posting.
S,'ijCTI Oil 22 That aLI Ordinances and parts of Ordinames of the
City of ,.fast Covina in conflict with this Ordinance ba, and the same,
are hereby repealed.
The above and f oragoing Ordinance l o. 55 wa,s -passed and adopted
at @. regular meeting of the City Council of the City of VIast Covina,
on the 19th day of Juna, 1934, by the affirmative vote of the
following named meribers thereof :
AYES: Coimcilmen S.-El. Baldosser, Percy Jackson, C.H. Coffman,
• J.K. Hedges
N 0 F's : Ti oil a
AB3141ITa : L. Ree
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City Clark of t he Cityof--�,est Covina
The above and foregoing ina,rd 'I -ilea 1,..',o. 55 is approved aiA signed by
me this d ay of 1934.
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STATE OF CALI EO RNI A. )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. )SS
CITY OF WEST CO VINA )
I, C.C. TOLAND, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the
City Council of the City of West Covina, at the regular
meeting of said Council on the EOth day of Jung,1934.
Ayer: Coffman, Reeg, Hedges and Jackson----
Noes:..:...None
Absent: None
STATE OF C ALM RNI A }
COUNTY OF LO S ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF WEST CO VI NA )
C.C. Toland, being first duly sworn, says: That he is
the City Clerk of the City of tillest Covina, a citizen of the
United States, over the age of 21 years, and that on the 23rd
day of June,1934, he posted three c9pies of Ordinance No. 55
Entitled an "Ordinance liscensing for the purpose of revenue and
regulating all and every kind of businessauthorized by law, and
tnan.sacted and carried on in the City of West Covina, and all
shows, exhibitions and lawful games carried on therein, fixing
the rate of lawful tax upon the same, providing penaltyfor any
violations thereof and repealing all ordinances in conflict wit4
this ordinance" in three public places in the City of West Covina,
to -wit; one at the door of the West Covina Club douse, where
the meetings of said Council of said City are held, one at sunset
Avenue in front of the Nest Covina School House and one at the
northwest corner of Puente Street and Lark Ellen Boulevard.
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City Clerk
Stzbycriband swo to efoa�e me thi s Ay day of 1934.
Notary Pub is in and fear t e County
of Los Angeles, State of California