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Show AJtf ORDINANCE. An ordinance amending and rc-enaeting Bcctlons 357. 358, 350. 362. 367, 3G9. 371, , 379. 380, 387, SSS and 103 of tho Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of 1003; J amending and re-enacting section 380 of . said ordinances, as amended by an ordl- ' nance passed by the City Council, May I 9, 190-1, and approved by tho Mayor, May i 18, 100-1; amending and re-enacting sec- I tlon 101 of said ordinances, as amended by an ordinance passed by tho City Council, Coun-cil, January 1-1, 1907. and approved by the Mayor. January 15. 1907; repealing section 3S4 of said ordinances, and enacting enact-ing two new sections, to be known as section 359A, and section 38-i. Be it ordained by tho City Council of Salt Lako City. Utah: Section 1. That sections 357. 35S. 359. 3G2, 307, 3C9, 371. 379. 3S0, 3S7. 2S8 and -103 of Iho Revised Ordl nances of Salt Lako City of 1903, be. and they hereby are amended and re-onactcd so as to read as follows: Section 357. City Auditor ex-officlo Assessor As-sessor of license taxes. Appointments. Duties. The City Auditor shall be ex-offlclo ex-offlclo Assessor of license taxes. He may appoint, subject to confirmation by tho City Council, such number of license Inspectors In-spectors and clerks as may be necessary to make assessments and keep accounts. Provided that tho City Council shall designate des-ignate the number of license Inspectors and clerks to be appointed and their compensation com-pensation and tenure of office. It shall be the duty of the Assessor to assess each licensee in accordance with the provisions provi-sions of the ordinances and statutes. The assessments shall be based upon the rates established by the ordinances, and all licenses, li-censes, except liquor licenses, shall be payable annually in advance, and shall dato from the first day of January of each year and shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. Provided, however, that when an application is made after the 1st day of January of each year the licensee shall be required to make payment only for the unexpired portion of the year, and, if the application applica-tion Is approved, the license shall be issued is-sued for such unexpired portion of the year. The Assessor shall keep three separate sep-arate assessment rolls, viz , liquor license roll, merchants' license roll and miscellaneous miscella-neous license roll, and shall also keep a siritablo index containing the names of all licensees. The names of the liquor licensees li-censees shall be arranged alphabetically In the liquor license roll; the names of the merchant licensees shall bo arranged alphabetically In Mho merchants' license roll, and the names of each class of miscellaneous mis-cellaneous licensees shall be arranged alphabetically al-phabetically in the miscellaneous licenso roll. On or before Iho Isl. day of January of each yar tho Assessor must complete his assessment rolls. He must take and subscribe an affidavit to the assessment rolls to bo substantially as follows: "T. , Assessor of licenso taxes of Salt Lake City, do swear that boforo the 1st day of January, 190 . I made diligent inquiry and examination lo ascertain ascer-tain tho names of all persons, firms and corporations within the city subject to assessment for license: that the persons, firms and corporations have been assessed on the assessment rolls In accordance with the rates established by the ordinances ordi-nances io the best of my Judgment, information in-formation and belief; that I have faithfully faith-fully compiled with all the duties Imposed ipon me under this ordinance, and that 1 have not Imposed any unjust assessment assess-ment through malice, error or otherwise, or allowed any one to escape a Just nnd equal assessment through favor, reward or otherwise." Failure lo take or subscribe such affidavit, af-fidavit, or any affidavit, will not in anv manner affect the validity of the assessment. assess-ment. Section S5S. Applications. Bill for license. li-cense. Payment of license. Who authorised author-ised to receive payment. Enforcement of collection. All applications for license, except liquor license, shall be made in writing to Uie Assessor of license taxes. All certificates of license, except certificates certifi-cates of liquor license, shall be signed bv the Mayor and attested by the City Recorder Re-corder under the seal of the city. The application shall show. 1. The. name of the person, firm or corporation desiring a license. 2. The kind of license desired, stating the business, willing, trado or profession to be performed, practiced or carried on. 3. The class of licenso desired, if such licenses arc divided Into classes. I. The place where such business, calling, call-ing, trade or profession 13 to be carried on, giving the stroct number. If such business, calling, trado or profession la to be carried on in any building or enclosure. en-closure. 5. The period of time for which such HcenseVls desired to be Issued. fi. The application shall also state any other matter or thing required by ordinance ordi-nance or statute. Tho applications, with accompanying statements and bonds, shall bo numbered by the Assessor of licenso taxes In tho order In wjiich they appear in the respective respec-tive license rolls, and, after numbering, tho bonds shall bo filed In Ihe office of the City Recorder, and the applications shall bo filed in the office of the Assessor In the order In which they aro recorded in the assessment rolls. Ifcich application applica-tion shall bear tho assessment roll number num-ber and a separate file shall bo used for tho applications recorded in each roll. After the licensee has made application applica-tion for a licenso, as provided by tho ordinances, or-dinances, tho Assessor shall furnish to tho licensee either personally, by mall, or leave at his usual place of business, a' bill showing the amount assessed. No officer, offi-cer, deputy, assistant or employee, except the City Treasurer, is authorised to receive re-ceive payment for any llconsc, and tho City Treasurer Is authorized to receive such payment only when accompanied by the bill from the Assossor, as herein provided. pro-vided. If any person, firm or corporation corpora-tion neglects, falls or refuses to pnv the amount assessed when It becomes duo tho Assessor shall proceed lo enforce collection col-lection as provided by ordinance. Section 359. Contents of certificate. Certificates to bo poslod. Cortiflcatos to be shown police officers and Inspectors. Assignment Every certificate or license Issued shall bear upon lis face: 1. The name of the person, firm or corporation to whom such certificate has been Issued, 2. The amount paid to the City Treasurer. Treas-urer. 3. The kind of license and tho class of such license, If, such licenses are divided di-vided Into classes. -I. The term of tho license wilh commencing com-mencing date, and tho date of II3 explra- j tlon. ; 5. Place whero such business, calling, 1 trade or profession Is to be carried on. Every eertificato of license Issuod shall be posted by the licensee In a conspicuous conspicu-ous place upon tho wall of the building, room or office of tho store or place In which ouch licensed business, calling, trado or profession Is carried on. so that the same may be easily seen, and when such certificate of license shall have expired ex-pired It shall be removed by tho licensee from such place In whlch.lt lias been posted, and no certificate of license which is not In force and effect shall bo permitted per-mitted to remain posted upon tho wall or any part of any room, store, office or place of business after tho period of such certificate of licenso has oxplrod. It shall bo the duty of each and ovory person, firm or corporation to whom a eertificato of license li-cense has been Issued to show the same at. any proper tlmo when requested so to do by any police officer or licenso inspector inspec-tor No licenso granted or Issued under any of tho provisions of this chapter, or I otherwise, shall be in any manner as-I as-I slgnable or transferable, or authorize any j person, firm or corporation other than la therein mentioned or named, to do busl-1 busl-1 ness, or nuthorlzo any other business. ; calling, trade or profession than is thcre-j thcre-j In mentioned or named, to be done or transacted, or the business, calling, trado or profession therein mentioned or named 1 to be done or transacted, at any place othor than Is therein mentioned or named, unless by permission of the Council. I Section 362. Half-yearly certificates of 1 license A licenso for any business, call-1 call-1 Ing. trado or profession for which a yearly year-ly license 1b required may be Issued for a term of six months upon tho payment of ten (10) per cent additional upon one-half one-half of the amount of the yearly license. Provided, however, that when an appllc.a-' appllc.a-' tlon is made after the 1st day of July j of each year, and the application is np-! np-! proved by tho Assessor, the licensee shall be required to make payment only for tho unexpired portion of sich half-yearly period pe-riod and the certificate of license shall ' be for such period. 1 Section 3G7. Boarding houses. Sworn statement. License. Any person who shall rent rooms, furnished or unfurnished, unfur-nished, and board the occupants of such rented rooms, or board ten or more persons, per-sons, shall bo doomed a boarding house , keeper. Every boarding house keeper shall make a statement under oath show- I Ing the location of the house, the number of rooms contained In such house and the number of persons which such house will reasonably accommodate. The Assossor shall file all such statements, and yearly ' licenses may be Issued thereon an follows: fol-lows: For houses containing rooms sufficient suf-ficient to accommodate over ten persons and not exceeding twonty persons, $20, All houses containing rooms sufficient lo accommodate over twenty persons shall be deemed to be hotels. Section S60. Contracting electrician. It shall bo unlawful for any person, firm ! or corporation to commence or carry on the business of a contracting electrician without first obtaining a license so to do, for which he shall pay Into the city treasury treas-ury tho sum of 525 per annum and file with the Assossor of licenso taxes a bond In the sum of $1000, with corporate surety, sure-ty, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned condi-tioned that such licensee will well and faithfully observe nnd obey any and all ordinances, rules or regulations of Salt Lake City pertaining to his business. Provided, Pro-vided, that the license provided for in this section shall not permit the licensee to conduct the business of a merchant without obtaining a merchant's license. The Assessor, after having completed his record, shall file said bond In the office of the City Recorder. Section 371. Drain layers. Any competent compe-tent mechanic, of at least twenty-ono years of age, having a permanently established estab-lished place of business, with experience in laying drain or sewer pipes, upon making mak-ing application, and upon payment to the City Trensuror of ten dollars for the year, or unexpired part thereof, ending In all cases December 31, and upon giving a bond In the sum of one thousand dollars, with corporate surety, to bo approved by the Mayor, conditioned that the applicant will save the city and the public harmless from any and all damages that may arise by reason of his carelessness or negligence, negli-gence, or failure to properly execute or protect his work, may receive a drain layer's lay-er's license, to lay private drain or sewer pipes, and make connections with tho sewor system. The bond herein required shall be In addition to the bond required by section 698. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to licensed plumbers who have paid for a license In accordance with section 3S9. ; Section 379. Lunch cars. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation corpora-tion to engage In or carry on the business of selling lunches from lunch wagons or lunch cars In the streets of this city without first having obtained a license therefor, as herein provided. Any person per-son so engaged In , said business shall make application for a licensn to carry on said business and shall pay for such license the sum of ?400 per annum In advance. ad-vance. Section 380. Merchants, bankers, etc. It shall ho unlawful for any wholesale or retail merchant to commence or carry on his business without first making a statement under oath of the cash value of all goods, wares and othor merchandise which he may have In his possession or under his control for salo. whether owned by him or consigned to him, or for any merchant to Increase his stock beyond the limit of his class of business diirlnc the period of his license, without procuring procur-ing an additional license for such Increase, In-crease, or for any hanker or broker to commence or carry on his business without with-out first making a statement, under oath, of the- value or amount of the capital employed em-ployed in his business. The Assessor of license taxes shall file all such statements state-ments in alphabetical order, and yearly llconses may be Issued thereon as follows": Over 5500.000 shall constitute first class, and pay 5700.00 Over- $-100,000 and not exceeding j 5500.000. shall constitute second ! class, and pay 600.00 Over 300,000 and not exceeding 5100,000. shall constitute third class, and pay.. 550.00 Over $200,000 and not exceeding 4 $300,000, shall constitute fourth class, and pay 400.00 Over 5100.000 and not exceeding 3200,000, shall constituto fifth class, and pay 350.00 Over 575.000 and not exceeding $100,000. shall constitute sixth class, nnd pay 300.00 Over $60,000 and not exceeding $75,000, shall constitute seventh class, and pay 223.00 Over $50,000 and not exceeding $60,000. shall constitute eighth, class, and pay 200.00 Over $10,000 and not exceeding $50,000, shall constitute ninth doss, nnd pay 175.00 Over $30,000 and not exceeding $40,000, shall constitute tenth class, and -pay , 150,00 Over $20,000 and not exceeding $30,000. shall constitute eleventh elev-enth class, and pay 125.00 Over $15,000 and not exceeding $20,000. shall constitute twolfth class, and pay 100.00 Over $10,000 and not exceeding $15,000, shall constitute thirteenth thir-teenth class, and pay 90.00 Over 5S000 nnd not exceeding $10,000, 3hall constitute fourteenth four-teenth class, and pay SO. 00 Over 55000 and not exceeding $8000, shall constituto fifteenth class. and pay 70.00 Ov.er $1000 and not exceeding $5000, shall constitute sixteenth class, and pay ' 60.00 Over $3000 and not exceeding $1000, shall constituto seventeenth class and pay 50.00 Over $2000 and not exceeding $3000, shall constitute eighteenth class, and pay 40. 00 Over $1000 and not exceeding $2000. shall constitute nineteenth class, and pay 30.00 Over $500 and not exceeding $1000. shall constitute twentieth class, and pay 25.00 I Over $200 and not exceeding $500, shall constituto twenty-first class, and pay , 15.00 Not exceeding $200 shall constituto twenty-second class, and pay 10.00 Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not bo construed to authorize author-ize any person to sell eplrltous. vinous or fcrmentod liquors In any quantity. Section 387. Metallic plates exhibited and wagons marked. It shall bo unlawrui for any person licensed as a peddler to use a wagon, carl or any other vehicle of any description or name whatsoever In the business of peddling or hawking, or lo use any such wagon, tart or vehicle without having conspicuously displayed on ' tho right hand side thereof a metm pinto having thoroon the words "LlccnlJS j tv Vendor," the year In which such iienn J h& is Issued, with the number in plain ? S urea. Said metallic plates shall be n,! j?Er nl.shcd by the Assessor of license lav,,! f and paid for by the Uconsee. Section 38S, Plumbers. It shall bo m, 1 n. lawful for any plumber to lay any 8ur I "7 1 face pipe connocted or to be connects ' ti"o with tho waterworks system or to ,in i tic any kind of plumbing work unless ha ictMVeo licensed and gives bond ns provided if"' , section 389. Provided that the llconJ frlTt provided for in this section shall not petvJ--mlt the llconsco to conduct the luaxiQtitr7 of a merchant without the payment for V JJ a merchant's license. J Section 403. Penalty, Any person, firm or corporation violating any of tho pro ''IT visions of this chapter shall be deorned J-' guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con 'r vlctlon thorcof, shall" bo punished by a T (Ino of not more llinn ono hundnid tlol VT lars, or by Imprisonment In the city iaij f not more than ono hundred days, or bv Wf'tS both such fine and Imprisonment, pro. vlded. that nothing herein contained shall ''fetf bo construed to prevent Salt Lake City 'fc' from recovering the amount of any jj. 1S ; cense herein required to be paid In a civil r1 action brought for sucb purpose, as pro-vldcd pro-vldcd hy ordinance of this city. rjT Section 2. Thnt section 3S6 of the Re Jy vised Ordinances of Snlt Lake. City nf ip 1903, aa amended by an ordinance naenpri 'fl0 by the City Council. May 9, 1901. anil V approved by tho Mayor, May 18, 1901 ISff and soctlon 401 of said Revised Ordl-nances, Ordl-nances, an amended by an ordinance ? passed by the City Council. January u 1907, and approved by the Mayor. Janu-ary Janu-ary 15, 1907, be and tho name hereby tire -pi amended and re-enacted so as to reai il'1 . na follows; w li Section 386. Amount. Licenses for tti peddling or hawking in the manner and ,U under the restrictions described In Bec- y tlon 385 of Chapter XXVII of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, may bj is- sued on tho payment of the followlnir 4 Ji sums per annum- i'tOX For a license to peddle or hawk vege- ulo-tables, ulo-tables, gardon produce, fruit, butter, eggr Z.r I poultry, fish and game, for each wagon S1 or stand, each wagon or stand to have ff 1 a separato license 580. t For a license to peddle or hawk mar- I fo chandiso and other property not abovp I' i enumerated, medicine excepted, for each t f wagon or stand, each wagon or stand to jfc? have a separate license $80. W- For a license to peddle any baker's p-oduce. for each wagon or stand $15 -r ' For a license to peddle vegetables only I f from hampers carried by tho pcddlor where no wagon Is engaged therewith ' r $20. til Provided, that nothing herein ahall ba deemed to apply to persons offering for -t"r sale butter, eggs, fruit, or vegetables f ' ' raised or produced by themselves. No 4 license shall bo Issued to peddle or hawk i Ti any medicines, nostrum or remedy of any ' character or description. No license shall i 4 be Issued for a less term than six months, Jf except that when application is made aft- f. er tho lot day of July of each year and the application is approved by tho As- $ ji sessor of license taxes', the license shall f x be issued for the unexpired portion of the A z year. Only one person may peddle with ft, oach wagon, but each wagon may be -f accompanied by one driver or ono at--' tendant In addition to tho peddler, but 45b such driver or attendant shall not ped- die. ii In all cases, the person peddling un- IS' dcr said license shall wear on his hat fe In a conspicuous place, while peddling, a metal tag bearing tho words, "Licensed X1 Vendor," and the year for which It Is Jjfr issued. The Assossor shall furnish such ji'p tags and tho said tags shall be paid forvc by the licensee. t g Any license issued hereunder may le f revoked by the City Council for any dls- honest or unfair act or practice on the f part of the person operating undor the I same, or for any disobedience or evasion of tho provisions hereof. -ft jo Section 401. Metallic plates exhibited. 1: All vehicles licensed under the provisions A ft of section 100 of these ordinances shall -Ji jr have fastened upon the right hand sld& ft thereof, in such manner that the same 5 is to be plainly seen, a motallic plate, to h ) bo furnished by the Assessor of license s taxes, said plate to be six by eight inches 4 In slzo and designating tnereon the kind 1 t of business to engage In which such ve- e hide Is licensed and the number or thei plate and the year for which it Is Is- if sued, said plate to be paid for by the'l' licensee. Section 3. That section 384 of the Re- vised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of ; :' 1903 be, .'uid the same hereby is, re- jj" pealed. 3i tfi Section 4. That two new sections, to be , 1 known as section 359A. and section 3S4. 1' t be, and the samo hereby are, enacted "J to read as follows: Section 359A. Hoard of Equalization. Meetings. The City Council committee -V 011 licenses Is hereby constituted a board H. of equalization for the equalization of 11- yi!' cense rates. Said board shall have the authority lo examine tho nssoesment rolls, to hear complaints of persons, ft. firms or corporations aggrieved by their kS .license assessments, and to make cor- j?;-rectlons j?;-rectlons of any such assessments deemed-)! il to be Illegal, unequal or unjust. Pro- j? vldcd, however, that any corrections Jtt"" made by said board shall be entered in yUk detail in a record of license abatements and the memobrs of said board shall ap- fk prove In writing the said entries before j!K tho Assessor Is authorized to adjust tho'lfc accounts. Tho said board shall meet, atr twice yearly. The first meeting shall ha " jffr held not later than the second Monday jft In January of each year, nnd the said board shall continue in session from tlmo vTi to time until the business of equalisation is disposed of, but not later than the ejc-ond ejc-ond Monday of February of each year. The second mooting shall be held during If the month of July of each year, eom-pl moncing not later than the 5th day of July, and the said board shall continue fait in session until tho business of equall- jfa , zallon Is disposed of, but not later than g, the 31st day of July of the same year. All complaints relative to assessments4?, made lo the 1st day of January of each Btc year must be presented to the said board tx within the period of the first meeting or be forever barred, and all complaints re-- latlng to assessments made subsequent J Srfl to the 1st day of January must bo pre- sentcd to the said board within the pe- r rlod of the second meeting or be forever p-barred. p-barred. v- Section 384. Special delivery or mes-scnger mes-scnger service. It shall bo unlawful for nny person, firm or corporation to engage M ?A in tho business of delivering messages, J packages, or parcels, either by vehicle or j: ?ft otherwise, except duly licensed express- Jj men, without first having obtained a 11- i cense therefor, and the payment of $50 yearly, and executing a bond to Salt Lake ly City In the sum of $1000, with corporate J rurety, approved by the Mayor, condl-jf Jl ttoncd for the faithful observance of all-5 t ordinances of the. city, and that thoy will! save tho city and public harmless from r 3. any and all damages that may arise by v' reason of tho conduct of the said busl- V1 h ness. Section 5. All ordinances or resolutions, i or parts of ordinances or resolutions Ini' j. conflict herewith are hereby repealed to tlEX the extent of such conflict. ( Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect on tho 3lst day of December, 1907. j j"" Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake?) jCj. City. Utah, Doccmher 9. 1907. ami re- . ferrcd to Uie Mayor for his approval. t. i-J. i-J. B. MORETON. City Recorder, t ' Approved this 10th day of December, J jp 1907. ,L S. BRANSFORD. 1 I g. " Slate of Utah, City and County of Salt 1 M Lake. ss. t I. B. Moreton, Clly Recorder of Salti JCi Lake City, Utah, do hereby certify that tho above and foregoing Is a full, triie and correct copy of an ordinanco en-.J $r, titled "An ordinance amending and rer v. enacting sections 357. 35S 359. 362, 36i, l CO; 369, 371.V379, 380, 3S7, 3S8 and 403 of tho Re-jj vised Ordinances of Salt Lako City . of f; 1903; amending and re-enacting section; 386 of said ordinances, as amended by nn'.V' ordinanco passed by the City Council. j-R Mav 9, 1904, and approved by the Mayor, 3'. fc May 18, .1904; amending and ro-enactlng i. section 401 of said ordinances, as am"7'l:H cd by an ordinance passed by the klty jRfj. Council, Jnnurary 14. 1907. and approved kj. bv tho Mayor. January 15. 1907; repeal-Ing repeal-Ing section 3S4 of said ordinances. an,J ER' enacting two now sections to bo knownfsj as section 359A, and section 3S4." I'seum bv the Citv Council of Salt Lake City. .J. Utah. December 9, 1907, and approved b tho Mayor. December 10. 1907, ns flP'yKfr pears of record In my office viWr In witness whereof, I have- hereunto setwi mv hand nnd affixed tho corporate seal "fP. said city, thia 11th day of December. 2ini j. b. moreton, aBp-r (Seal) City Recorder. jm BUI No. 95. wlS'lZ |
