Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-13
An Ordinance to Promote the HOrti-
cultural Interests of Los Angeles
County, California.

The Board of Supervisors of the county of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section l. No person or persons corporation
or corporations, either as owner, agent, factor,
broker servant or employee, shall bring for de-
livery, or cause to be brought for delivery, into
Los Angeles county, California, from any place
or places without said county, any trees, plants,
vines, shrubs, scions, cuttings. or gratis, with
out giving written notice of their arrival at
their destination, within twenty-four hours
thereafter, to the horticultural commission of
said county, to the local inspector of the dis
trict into which the same are so brought; nor
shall either of the persons or parties above
named remove or use, or cause the removal of
the same from the place of their arrival at their
destination, until inspected as hereinafter pro-
Sec. O. On receiving the notification mem
toned in section / hereof, the horticultural
commission, or local inspector receiving the
same, shall, as soon thereafter as practicable,
carefully inspect the articles relative to which
said notice was served.
Sec. Any person or persons within the
county of Los Angeles, who shall ship or BRING
or cause to be shipped or brought into Los An
geles county, California, any trees vines,
scions, cuttings, gratis, shrubs or plants, shall
have placed upon or securely attached to each
box package, or separate parcel OF such articles
a distinct mark or label showing the name of
the owner. agent or shipper, the name of the
grower and the place where grown.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the county hOr-
ticultural commission to enforce the provisions
of this ordinance, and for such purpose 1t may
make such rules and regulations as in its Judg-
ment is necessary to make such ordinance Ell
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fective.
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor, and on conviction Thereon snail
be punished by imprisonment i'll the county
Jail not less than FIVE. days nor more than SIX
months, or by fine OF not less than five dol
lars nor more than five hundred dollars. or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
A judgment that the defendant pay me
fine be satisfied, specifying the extent OF I'M
prisonment, which must not exceed one day
Tor every dollar of the hne
Sec q An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
with excerpts from state laws concerning nor
tcultursl interests" passed by the board OF sl-
pervisors OF Los Angeles county, Oaniorn rs on
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed. ,pv
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors of Los
Angeles county, California.
Attest: m =, ,y.nn
Comfy t,lerk and ex-oficio Clerk Of the Board
C Of Supervisors of Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia. -,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SIS.
COUNTY OF Los ANGELEs,)
18th. Ward, county clerk of the county Of
rs ANGELES California, and ex-Offlc1o clerk OF
the boaId OF supervisors of said county, hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly
passed and adopted at O regular meeting OF
ent mi board and the clerk held on Tuesday,
The third day of November, 1891, by the fol-
lowing vote, to-wit: :,
A Worcester, j. w. Cook and H. C. Hubbard
Noes-None.
hand " and affixed my official seal, this Sd day
of November, A ID. 1891. -
SEAL 80 H. AhD,
County Clerk and ex -ofiicio Clerk OF the Board
of Supervisors OF Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia. 49,, oo.