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ORDINANCE N0. 167
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, LICENSING
-AND REQULATIIvG THE DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISING
IN SAID CITY.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood.do ordain as
follows•
SECTION 1. Every person, firm or forporation that distri-
butes advertisements in the City of Lynwood shall pay a license fee
of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per day, for each different paper, pamphlet
or document.so distributed, for each day -on which such advertise-
ments are distributed. The intent hereof is that if advertisements
of more than one person, firm or corporation are combined by print-
ing in one paper, pamphlet or document, only one'license for the day
shall be payable for such paper, pamplet or document and that sep-
arate papers, pamphlets or documents, containing the same subject
_matter as other papers, pamphlets.-or documents,.- shall,not be_ con- ,•
strued as different papers, pamphlets or documents.
The term "advertisement" as used herein:shall be deemed
to mean any literature, sign, bill, poster, picture, plat, map, sample,
or device, calling or directing public attention to any real or
personal property, whether offered for sale or not, or any amusement,
route of travel, or other enterprise, when the object thereof is to
derive profit or gain therefrom, either directly or indirectly.
This section shall not be deeemed to require a license for the
distribution of the United States Mail, or for the distribution of any
- -- newspaper- or periodiee.l that- is capable of being entered as second
class matter under the provisions of the United States Post Office
Regulations of March 3,1879 or other United States Statutes or reg-
ulations or the advertisements of any political party or association
or any individual seeking public office, when such advertisements shall
/�be confined to political or public matters.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
poration, whether licensed hereunder or not, or whether exempt from
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license hereunder or not, to distribute any advertisement to
or among pedestrians along or upon any public street, alley,
park, or public place in the City of Lynwood, or to place or distribute
any advertisement in any automobile or other vehicle parked on or
traveling upon any public street, alley, park or public place in said
City.
' SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful- for _ any.p- erson, firm or
corporation, whether licensed hereunder or not, or.whether exempt
from license hereunder or not, to distribute or throw any advertise-
ment upon any public street, alley, park or public place, or upon
any private yard, lawn, driveway or sidewalk.
SECTION 4. The license herein provided for shall be ap-
plied for to the Chief of Police of said City and the fee therefor
payable to such officer.
SECTION 5. It shall be�Tawful for any person, firm or
corporation to whom a license is herein required, to distribute
any advertisement without a license, and any diolation of this` or-
dinance is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall be pun-
ishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars (50.00) or by im-
prisonment in the City or County Jail for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and ixpprisonment, and each
violation of this ordinance upon a different day shall be considered
a separate offense.
SECTION 6. If any section or part of section of this or-
dinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it shall
not affect the remainder of this ordinance. y
SECTION 7. The City Clerk of the city of Lynwood is di-
rected to certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and to cause
the same to be published, after its final passage and approval,
onee;in the Lynwood Tribune, which newspaper is hereby designated
for that purpose.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd. day of ;Tan , 19 1.
APPROVED: c ==
ATTEST� MAYOR 0 F THE CITY OF - UX- NTOOD.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF LYN'5OOD
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Or-
dinance was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at
an adjourn regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall
of said City, on the 23rd day of June, 1931, and pass-
ed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Williams,. Davies, Grayson, Snyder
and Decker.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None,
ABSENT: COIINCIh�LN: None.
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