Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-27
ORDINANCE NO. 159.

An Ordinance requiring dealers in
Junk and secondhand goods to keen
all articles purchased at least ten
days before dispOsing of the same,
and to keep record of all pur-
chases, providing that said record
shall be open to the inspection of
certain city officers, making the
violation of said ordinance mis-
demeanor, and prescribing the pen
atty therefor.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Every person, firm, cor
poration or association dealing in junk
or secondhand goods of any kind or
nature whatsoever, within the City of
Ell Centro, shall keep all articles pur-
chased in the course of such business
for at least ten days before disposing
of the same, unless permission of the
City Marshal has been procured to dis
posing thereof in a shorter time, and
shall permit an inspection thereof by
the City Marshal or by any person
authorized by him at any time durinp
business hours when requested so to
do.
Section 2. Every person, firm, cor
poration or association in the City OF
Ell Centre, carrying on the business
mentioned in the preceding section
shall keep register in which such
person, firm, corporation or associa-
ton shall enter and preserve record
of all articles purchased by or deliv-
cred into the possession of such per-
son, firm, corporation or association
together with the name and address
of the person or persons from whom
the same were purchased or received
Such entry shall be made on the date
of the purchase or receipt of such ar
ticle or articles, and shall set forth
said date and complete list of al
articles so purchased or received.
Section 8. Such register shall at al
times during business hours be oper
to the inspection Of the City Marshal
City Attorney, or any member Of the
Board of Trustees of the City Of e
Centre, or any person authorized by
any of said officers to inspect the
same.
| Section A. Every person VIOLATING
any Of the foregoing provisions Of
this ordinance shall be guilty of 2
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $4,000, or by imprison
ment in the City Jail not exceeding
80 days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment. And in default of thu
payment of such fine, shall be impris
oned in said Jail one day for eacf
$500 thereof.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall GER
tify to the passage, adoption and ap
proval of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published once
in the Imperial Valley Press, a dali!
newspaper Of general circulation
printed, published and circulated il
said City of Ell Centre, and from an(
after thirty days after such publica
ton, this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect.
Passed and adopted this 26th day O.
January, 1916.
(SeaD A. w. SWANSON,
President of the Board of Trustees O
the City of Ell Centre, California.
Attest: LAVINIA sNORTHCOTT,
City Clerk.
hereby approve the foregoing Or
dinance No. 159 this 26th day of Jan
uary. 1916. A. w. SWANSON,
President of the Board of Trustees O.
the City of Ell Centre, California.
State of California, County of Impe
rial, City of Ell Centro-ss.:
/, Lavinia Northcott, City Clerk o.
the City of Ell Centre, California, dt
hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance No. 159 was passed and adopt
ed by the Board Of Trustees of sale
city, at an adjourned regular meeting
of said Board, held on the 10th day OF
January, 1916, by the following vote
to wit:
Ayes-Burger, Egerer, Perry
Moore, Swanson.
Noes-None.
Absent--None.
That said ordinance was introduced
at meeting of said Board held a
least five days prior to it's passage
and was duly signed and approved by
the President of said Board, on thu
10Th day of January, 1916.
Witness my hand, and the seal O.
the City of Ell Centro, this 10Th dal
| of January. 1916.
LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centre
| California.
By CHAS. H. FIELD,
Deputy.