Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
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
broker, servant or employe, SHALL bring for de-
livery, cause to be brought for de livery, into
Los Angeles county, California, from any place
or plac es without said county any trees, plants,
vines, shrubs, scions, cuttings. or gratis, with
out % wing written notice OF their arrival at
their destination, within twenty-fd ur hours
thereafter, to the horticultural comm ission of
said County, or to the local inspector o the dis
tIict into which the same are SO brot'ght; nor
shall either OF the persons or parties above
nam ed 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 Q. On receiving the notification men
toned in section j hereof, the horticultural
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, CRAFTS, shrubs or plants, shall
have placed upon OF securely attached to each
box, package or seps rate parcel OF such artlcles
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 a. 1t shall be the duty. of the county hor
tcultural commissi, ~ to enforce tn G provisions
make such rules an< regulations as in Its Judg-
ment is necessary to make such ordinance eff
fective.
Sec. 8. ANY person violating any OF the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and OIL conviction thereof shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than FIVE days nor more than six
mont this, or by q 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 g. An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
with excerpts frOrl state laws concerning nor
tcultursl interests" passed by the board OF su-
pervisors OF Los Angeles county, California on
March IS, 1890, and all ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict with the provisions OF
this ordinance are hereby repe.aiM%d' prppv
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors of Los
Angeles county, California.
Attest:
County CLERK and ex-oficiO Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Los Angeles county Cali
By Henry 8. KNAPP, Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Sc
COUNTY OF Los ANGELES
J.TH Ward, county clerk of the county OF
Los Angeles California, and ex-oficio clerk OF
the board of supervisors of said county, hereby
certify that the foregoing ordl nance was duly
passed and adopted at regular meeting OF
said board of supervisors, at which were pres
emf a full board and the clerk, held on Tuesday,
the third day OF. November, 1891, by the fol-
vSoS, g. NJ Perry A. E. Davis, E.
FORESTER, J. w. Cook and H. c. Hubbard.
Tn wjtness whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, this Sd day
OF November, ID. 1891.
Comfy clerk and ex-officio Clerk OF the Board
Of Supervisors of Los Angeles county, Cali
By HESay s. KNAPP, Deputy Clerk 11-6 lot