Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
STRIKE P|CKET|NG
IS HALTED BY CITY
Council Passes Ordinance For
bidding Practice Which Is
Quickly Signed
GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY
Labor Unions to Hold Meeting to
Decide on Steps to
Be Taken
GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY

Picketing viii be illegal in Los An
geles after tomorrow when an ordi.
nance passed yesterday by the city
council, with an emergency clause at
tached, and signed Immediately by
Mayor Alexander, becomes effective
The ordinance was passed unanimously
after several discussions during the
week and the presentation of arGu-
ments for and against picketing by
representatives of employers and strik-
ing employees.
A meeting of all union men will he
held either at some time today or Mon
day to decide what move will be mate
with regard to the ordinance.
The ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Stewart, who moved that
the rules be suspended and the meas
ure become effective on signature by
the mayor with the usual one day S
publication in the city newspaper
Mayor Alexander signed the Ordi-
nance within an hour of the time that
the council passed it, and it will be-
come effective on Monday.
It is stated that a referendum would
not apply to the ordinance just passed,
inasmuch as it bears the emergency
clause and, by becoming effective i'm
mediately, is not subject to referen-
dunn.
The initiative. it is said may be in
voked. To do so it is necessary to Sc
cure the signatures of electors to the
number of 10 per cent of the total vote
cast at the last general city election
TO a petition calling for initiative pro-
ceedings. Upon notification of the
names on such petition and Its
presentation to the council, together
with the new ordinance which, in this
r1ip -
ing ordinance, the council must forth
with call a special election to submit
the proposed ordinance to vote of the
people.
PROVISIONS CLEAR
Section of the picketing ordinance
saws that mo person shall make any
loud or unusual noise, or speak in a
loud of unusual tone, or cry or pro-
claim, for the purpose of inducing or
influencing any person from entering
any place of business or employment,
or for the purpose of intimidating or
threatening any person who is per-
forming seeking or obtaining service
or labor in any works, factory place
of business or. employment,
In order to Danish so-called quiet
picketing, the second section of the
ordinance reads as follows
"Section 2. 1t shall be unlaWtul for
any person. in or upon any public street,
alley or other public place in the city
of Los Angeles, to loiter in front Of or
in the vicinity of, or to picket in front
of. or in the vicinity of, or to carry,
show or display any banner, trans
parency or sign in front of, or in the
vicinity of. any works, or factory, or
anv place of business or employment,
for the purpose of influencing. or at
tempting to influence, any person TO
refrain from entering any such works
or factory, or place of business or en-
nIovment. or for the purpose of in
ducing or influencing, or attempting to
induce or influence, any person to re-
frain from purchasing or using any
goods. wares, merchandise or other
articles, manufactured, made, sold or
kent for sale therein, or for the pur-
pose of inducing or influencing, or at
tempting to induce or influence, any
person to refrain from doing or per-
forming any service or labor in any
works, factory, place of business or
employment, or for the purpose of
intimidating, threatening or coercing
any person who Is performing, or seek
ing or obtaining service or labor in any
such works, factory, place Of business
or employment"
Is MIsDENIEANoR
A violation of any of the provisions
of the ordinance is classed as a misde-
meanor, and punishable on conviction
thereof by a. fine of not more than 800
or hNr imnrisonment in the city Jail for