Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-13
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After We have studied this Ordi-
nance, then we either must laugh or
weep or fight. It all depends on
what we are made of.
That Ordinance.
Ordinance passed by the City Gounciil
July Is, 1910. Its intent is to de-
prive the working men Of this city
4 of the right Of free speech:
The Good Government Ukase
signed by our little father Alexander
reads as follows:
Ordinance No. 2O,580.
(New Series.)
An ordinance prohibiting loiter-
ing, picketing, carrying or displaying
banners. signs or transparencies, or
speaking ia public streets II loud
or unusual tone, for certain purposes.
The Mayor and Council of the City
#of Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section /. It shall be unlawful
for any person. in or upon any pub
lie street. alley, Or public place in
in the City Of Los Angeles, to make
amy loud or unusual noise, or to
speak In loud or unusual tone, or to
cry out or proclaim, for the purpose
of inducing or Influencing. or at
tempting to induce or influence, any
person to refrain from entering any
works or factory or any place of BUSH
ness or employment, or for the pur-
pose of inducing or influencing, or
attempting to induce or influence,
any person from purchasing cruising
any goods, wares, merchandise or
other article or articles, or for the
purpose of inducing or influencing,
or attempting to induce or influence,
any person to refrain from doing or
performing any service or labor In
any works, factory, place OF business
or employment, or for the purpose
of intimidating threatening or coere-
ng any person who is performing
seeking o .robtaining service or labor
in any works. factory, place Of busis
ness or employment.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful 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 che vicinity Of, or to
picket in front Of, or in the vicinity
of. or to carry, show or display any
banner, transparency or sign in front
of or in the vicinity Of, any works,
factory or any place Of business or
employment, for the purpose Of in
ducing or influencing. or attempting
to induce or influence, any person
to refrain from entering any such
works or factory OF place of business
or employment, or for the purpose
of inducing or Influencing, or at
tempting to iinduce or influence, any
person to refrain from purchasing
or using any goods, wares. merchan-
disc, or other articles. manufactured,
made, sold, or kept for sale therein,
or for the purpose Of inducing or
influencing, OF attempting to induce
or influence, any person to refrain
from doing or performing any
service or labor in any works, fac
tory, place Of business or employ
ment, OF. for the purpose Of in
timidating. threatening or coercing any
person who is performing, seeking
or obtaining service or labor IN any
such works, factory. place OF Dusi-
ness or employment.
Sec. 8. That any person violating
any of the provisions ofAthis ordin-
anco shall be deemed guilty OF a
masdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by fne
of not more than One Hundred Dol-
lars $1,000, ror by imprisonment In
the city jail for Period Of not more
than fifty (60) days. or by both sucn
fine and Imprisonment. :.
! Sec. A. This ordinance is urgent
" required for the immediate pres
eryation Of public peace health and
safety: and the City Clerk shall GER
tffy to its passage by a two-thirds
vote of the Council, and cause It 70
he published once in The Los Angeles
Daily Journal, and thereupon ana
thereafter it shall take effect and pc
Ien4ofeeAs
hereby certify that the whole
number Of members Of the City Coun-
eli Of the City Of Los Angeles is
Mine, and that the foregoing ordin-
ance was passed by two-thirds vote
q said Council, at its meeting Of
July is, 1910. by the following vote
lto-wit:
Ayes: Andrews, Betkcuski. Greg
orv. OsBrien, Stewart, Washburn'
WhiRtn, williams and President
ILusk-tsl.
H. J. LELANDE
City Clerk.
approved this. 18th day Of July. ~
GEORGE ALEXANDER
q Mayor,
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