Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-14
An Ordinance to Promote the HOrti-
cultural Interests of Los Angeles
County, California.

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| Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section 1: No person or persons, corporation
| broker. servant or empiove. 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. or to the local inspector of the dis
tlict 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-
vided.
Sec. 2. On receiving the notification men,
toned in section l 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. 3 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 nor
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 eff
fective.
Sec. D. Any person violating any OF the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanOr, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than FIVE days nor more than six
months, or bya 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 fine
may also direct that he be imprisoned until the
fine be satisfied, specifying the extent of i'm
prisonment, which must not exceed one day
Tor every dollar of the fine.
Sec q n ordinance entitled s'An ordinance
with excerpts from state laws concerning hor-
ticultural interests" passed by the board of su-
pervisors of Los Angeles county, California, on
March 10, 1890, and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed
S. NJ. PERRY,
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors OF Los
Angeles county, California.
Attest:
SEAL. L. ii. WARD,
County Clerk and ex.oflcio Clerk of the Board
OF Supervisors OF Los Angeles county, Cali
By HENRY S. KNAPP, Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, &C
COUNTY OF Los ANGELES So
1T. Ward, county clerk OF the county of
Ios Angeles California, and x-ofieio clerk of
the board of supervisors of said county hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly
passed and adopted at q regular meeting of
said board of supervisors, at which were pres
emit full board and the clerk, held on Tuesday
the third day of November, 1891, by the fol-
AYES Supervisors S. M. Perry, A. e. Davis, E.
FORESTER, ]. w. Cook and H. C. Hubbard.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official SEAL this Sd day
of November, A. d. 1891.
cdlnnty clerk and ex- oficio Clerk OF the Board
of Supervisors of Los Angeles county, Cali
By HENRY s. KNAPP, Deputy Clerk. 11-6 lot