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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DEFINING NUISANCES
AND PROHIBITING THEIR MAINTENANCE, AND FIXING A PENALTY
THEREFOR
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The City Council of the City-of Lynwood do ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1- SLAUGHTER HOUSES, TANNERIES AND
FERTILIZER WORKS: It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and
it shall.be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to maintail
conduct or carry on, or assist in maintaining, conducting or carry-
ing on in the City of.Lynwood any slaughter house or establishment
or place of business for tanning, scouring or dressing hides or
leather, or-any fertilizer works, within 225 feet ..of_..any_- dwelling-
house other than that occupied by him or it..
SECTION 2- BURNING OFFAL, ETC. It is,hereby de-
clared to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to burn or suffer or,permit to beburned. upon.
any premises owned, occupied or ;oontro3led by him or it, in the City
of Lynwood, any bone, feathers, offal, flesh, hair or other substan
in such manner as to cause odors or gas therefrom to taint the air
and render it unwholesome or injurious to the health, or offensive
'to the senses of the inhabitants of said City, or any number
thereof.
SECTION 3 FILTHY STABLES AND YARDS: (a) It is hereby
declared to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful.for any person,
firm or corporation to keep or suffer or permit to be kept at or
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2 the City of Eynwood, any chicken coop, yard, .cow house, stable,
cellar, vault, drain, pool sewer•or'sink, in a foul,.offensive,
4 noxious. or filthy condition..
5 ' (b) It _shall be unlawful for any person,
6 4firm'or corporationskeeping five (5) more head of horses,
7 cattle, goats,.sheep or mules, to fail, refuse neglect to
8 cause the manure therefrom either to be completely removed from'
y the premises' where such stock is kept,'or covered with earth so
10 as to be free from noxious odors and inaccessible to flies at
least once every tvrenty —four (24) Hours. II
12 (c) It shall; be unlawful for any person,
13 firm,or corporation keeping less than five (5) head of horses,
14 cattle,, goats, sheep or mules, to fail, refuse.or neglect to
15 cause the manure therefrom either to be completely removed from
X16 _.,.> stock is kept or covered .with,_earth_.so
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18'. .' at least once in every forty —eight (48) hours.
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20 SECTION 4- LAUNDRIES TO BE CONNECTED WITH SEWERS
21' It is hereby declared to be a- nuisance, and it shall be unlawful
22 I' for 'any person, firm-or corporation to use or suffer or permit
.23, to be used in the City of Lynwood for the nurpose.of a' laundry .
24 or wash house any building or premises unless the same 'shall be
25 connected with a public sewer of.the City, or to convey orsuffer
26'' or permit to be conveyed any slops, wash water, or refuse sub-
27 stance from any laundry or wash house within said City into any
28 sink, cesspool, pit-or on the ground, or in any manner disposing
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said City.
32,� SECTION 5. WASTE OF WATER It shall be unlawful
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SECTION 8- VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY It shall
be unlawful for any person', firm or corporation.to allow any
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for any person, firm or corporation to operate any sprinkler or
eprinkl:ing;'system in such manner that water is thrown therefrom
so as to interfere with pedestrian,traffic on any public side
walk or in such manner that the water is'thrown:therefrom upon
any street between curb and curb.
SECTION 6— PRIVIES: It is hereby declared
to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to keep "or maintain, or suffer or permit to be
kept or maintained at or upon any.premises in the City of Lynwood,)
owned, occupied or. controlled by him or it, any privy or dry
closet for•the reception.of human excrement, or fecal matter.
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SECTION.7 -- DEPOSIT O RUBBISH, ETC. ON THE
STREETS It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall. be
firm�or.
. unlawful, for any_.person4to throw, deposit, or place_ in ,or,_upon
Y ) any street.or alley in.the City of Lynwood, any tin, sheet•iron,' �^
broken glass, thorny or branches, leaves, clothing,
bottles,.paper, night soil, rubbish, rind, skin or peel, or any
fruit or vegetables or.ice, soap, salt, chemicals or any water
containing chemicals in solution in any unusual or injurious
amount, or.any foul or noisome substance, or to.throw or deposit
any paper upon any unenclosed 'space, either public or private,
from which such paper may be blown upon any street or sidewalk,::
except such newspapers and periodicals as are usually or regu—
larly
. placed or deposited upon private property, or any
gravel, sand, building materials, buildings,board, lumber, boxes
or other structures except as may be permitted by Ordinance
No. 141 (Building Code) of the City of Lynwood.,
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ATTORNEY Roscoe R E Hess
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motor vehicle to remain stationary upon any private property
without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof.
SECTION 9- EXPECTORATION: It is hereby declared to
be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to expect-
orate upon the floor of any public building, hall stairway,
street car, or other public conveyance, or upon any sidewalk in
the City of Lynwood.
SECTION 10- OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE STREETS: It is hereby
declared to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to_erect, construct or maintain in the
City of Lynwood, any building, fence, porch, steps, posts, poles,
tracks, wires, pipes, conduits or other obstruction, in whole or
in part, upon or in-any street or alley of said City, without ex-
press. authority.therefor, and without having complied with all
ordinances of the City of Lynwood relating thereto.
SECTION 11 EXCAVATIONS IN THE STREET It is hereby
declared to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to dig in, excavate, tear up or injure
any street or alley in the City of Lynwood, without express au-
thority therefor, and without having complied with all the ordinan-
ces of the City of Lynwood relating thereto.
SECTION 12- FO71LS and RABBITS: (a) It is.hereby_
declared to he a nuisance for any person, firm or corporation to
suffer or permit any chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pigeons,
doves, squabs, or similar fowl, or any hare or hares, or rabbit or
rabbits, owned or controlled by him or it to runat large or go ,
upon the premises of any other person in the City of Lynwood, or to
keep any chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pigeons, doves, - squabs or
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fowl within 30 feet of any dwelling house or structure
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used as
a dwelling house unless such house or - structure be
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by him or it, or to keep any chickens,
geese, ducks,
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turkeys,
pigeons, doves, squabs or similar fowl
or any hare or
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hares or
rabbit or rabbits, closer than 10 feet
to any street
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line, or
to keep any hare or hares,.or rabbit or
rabbits within
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30 feet
of any dwelling house or structure used
as a dwelling
8 house unless such house or structure shall be occupied by him
9 or it, or to keep any rooster over four (4) months old within
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?� unless such house or structure shall be occupied by him or it.
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13 SECTION 13 - (a) - CATTLE: It is-hereby declared
14, to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm
15 or corporation to keep or maintain in the City of Lynwood, more
16 than 5 head of cattle at or upon any premises owned, occupied
17 or controlled by him or it in said City, within 300 feet of any
18 dwelling house other than that occupied by him or it, or within
19 one - fourth ( +) of a mile of any public school; or to keep or
20 maintain more than 2 head of cattle within 150 feet of any
21 dwelling.house other than that occupied by him or it or any
22 cattle within 75 feet of any dwelling house whatsoever.
23 (b) - HORSES It is hereby declared to
24 be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
25 corporation to stable any horse or horses or mule within 75 feet
26 of any dwelling house other than that occupied by him or it, or
27 to stable more than 5 horses or mules within 150 feet of any
28 dwelling house other than that occupied by him or it.
29 (bb) - It shall be unlawful for any
30 person, firm or corporation to keep or stable any burro or
31 burros, or.donkey or donkeys, within 200 feet of any dwelling
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1 (c) GOATS It is hereby declared to be a nuisance
2 and it shall,be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
3 keep or maintain any goat within 50 feet of any dwelling house
4 other than that occupied by him or it, of more than two goats
5 within 75 feet of any dwelling house, other than that occupied by
6 him or it, or more than 4 goats within 100 feet of any dwelling
7 house other than that occupied by him or it, or more than five (5)
8 goats within 125 feet of any dwelling house other than that occu-
9 pied by him or it.
1.0 (cc) It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any male
11 goat exceeding the age of six months within the limits of the City
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13 (d) _ DOGS, CATS, KENNELS AND BREEDING PLACES: It
14 shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or
15 maintain or to suffer or permit to be kept or maintained upon any
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premises owned. r controlled by him or it, any dog, or cat, male or
17 female,.kept mainly for breeding purposes within 25 feet of any
.18 dwelling house other than that of the owner or person in control of
19 such dog or cat.
20 In any portion of the City of Lynwood it shall
21 be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to establish, keep
tit or maintain, or suffer or permit to be established, kept or main -
23 tained, upon premises owned or controlled by him or it, in the City
24 of Lynwood, any dog kennel or.cat kennel, any portion of which is
25 situated within 50 feet of any dwelling house other than the dwell -
26 ing house of the owner or person in control of such kennel, unless
27 such kennel be in a sound proof building.
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28 (dd) The term "dog kennel" as used in this
29 section is defined to be any place where 5 or more canine animals
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31 this section is defined to be any place where 5 or more feline
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1 (e) HOGS It is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and it
2 shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep'or
3 maintain any hog or hogs within the City of Lynwood.
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5 SECTION 14- CARCASSES OF ANIMALS: It is hereby
6 declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any
7 person, firm or corporation to cause, suffer or permit the carte.
8 cass of any cow, horse, mule, donkey or.pony to remain upon any
J lot, premises or place owned, controlled or occupied by him or
2.0 it for a period of more than twenty -four hours after the death
11 of such animal or to bury the carcass of any animal upon the
12 premises owned, controlled or occupied by him or it, or any pre -
13 mises, in said City unless the same be buried not less than three
14 feet below the surface of the ground and unless the same is disin-
15 fected with quick lime in an amount,-sufficient to prevent any
16 unsanitary condition.
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SECTION 15- REMOVAL OF FILTH
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declared
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to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm
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or corporation to cause, suffer or permit
any animal or
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table matter, garbage, filth, night soil,
slops, swill,
suds,
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stagnant water or other offensive water liable to become
putrid,
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to collect or to be deposited or to remain upon any lot,
premises
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or place owned, controlled or occupied by
him or it.
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26I SECTION 16 DUMPING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY (a) It shall
27 be unlawful for any person to tresspass or go upon the land or
28 property of any other person for the purpose of dumping, or to
29 dump upon the land orproperty of any other person, any garbage,
30 refuse, junk or.any waste discarded matter of any kind.
31 SECTION 17 - D ESTRUCTION OF PLATER DEPARTMENT EQUIPMEN
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suffer or permit to be dumped or placed.upon any premises within
the City of Lynwood, ora over or upon any water meter or gate valve
on any water line, any rubbish, dirt, building material or other
obstruction of any kind or nature whatsoever.
SEC 18 REMOVAL OF GARBAG It is hereby declared
to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to haul, remove or carry any garbage through, upon or
along any street in the City of Lynwood, unless such garbage is
contained in a strong, water- tight, or metal compartment or recept-
acle having a tight fitting wooden or metal cover or covers, and so,
constructed as to prevent any garbage from falling, leaking or
spilling, or odor escaping therefrom; and unless such compartment
or receptacles and the wagon or truck carrying the same, used for
carrying or hauling garbage, has been thoroughly cleansed within
24 hours before being used; or to fail or neglect to thoroughly
cleanse such compartment or receptacles and the wagon or truck
carrying the same within 24 hours after carrying or hauling any
garbage.
SECTION 19- MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING OF CESSPOOLS It
is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to maintain or operate any septic
tank or cesspool in the City of Lynwood, unless the same shall be
kept free from odor and in a sanitary condition at all times and
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation upon the
abandonment of any cesspool, to fail to.disinfect the same by
depositing therein not less than forty pounds of caustic soda and
fill in the same with fresh earth and it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to move the contents of any cesspool,
privy or vault in said City except between the hours of midnight
and 6 A.M.., or to carry or transport the contents of any such
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1 cesspool, privy or vault along any street in said City unless the
2 same be in hermetically sealed containers.
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SECTION 20- USE OF CESSPOOLS WHEN SEWER AVAILABLE
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for any person, firm or
corporation
to use,
maintain or suffer,
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or permit to be used or
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trolled or occupied by him
or it, any cesspool
that overflowd or
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backs up into drainage system
when there is
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which said
cesspool
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as provided by Ordinance
No. 113 of
the City
of Lynwood.
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13 SECTION 21- CONN WITH SEWERS: It is.hereby.
14 declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person,
15 firm or corporation to connect up any new structure in the City of
16 Lynwood to any cesspool or any septic tank, when there is avail -
17 able to such premises a public sewer.
18 For the purpose of this section a sewer
19 shall be deemed available to any premises if it shall lie in the
20 street on which such premises front, or in the alley of such pre -
21 mises. In the application of this section, any rear portion of
22 any lot, regardless of the matter of ownership, shall be deemed to
23 be a part of the premises included with the lot as shown by the re-
24 corded subdivision of which it is a part.
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SECTION 22
HAULING DIRT,
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for any person firm or
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corporation to
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or similar. material upon
or along any
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oiled or macadamized
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street in the City of Lynwood,
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to prevent the
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ATTaRNEY AT LAW
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1 SECTION 23- DUMP GROUNDS It is hereby declared to
2 be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to use or suffer or permit to be used any premises
` owned, occupied or controlled by him or it, in the City.of Lynwood,
5 for the throwing, dumping or depositing of table refuse, offal,
6 swill, accumulation of animal, vegetable or other matter that
7 attends the preparation, consumption, decay or dealing in, or stor-
8 age of meats, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables, or animals, or any
9 garbage, or offal, ashes, tin cans or rubbish. Provided, however,
10 that the City Council may from time to time by order and with the
11 consent of the owner thereof, designate certain lots or parcels of
12 land whereon it shall be lawful to dump non - putrefactive rubbish.
13 under the supervision and control of municipal officers.
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the burying of ash
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be a nuisance and
ss,accumulated by any family upon
the °burni 6 - f wee da- in-tL4"manner-
POLLUTION OF WATER It is hereby-de-
it shall be unlawful for any person,
20f firm or corporation in the City of Lynwood to corrupt, pollute or
21 render unwholesome or impure the water of any drinking fountain,
22 hydrant or place within said City.
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24, SECTION 25- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: It is hereby de-
25 clared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person,
26 firm or corporation, vending, advertising or soliciting the sale
27 o£, or assisting in vending, advertising or soliciting the sale of
28 any kind of notions, merchandise or medicines, in the City of Lyn -
29 wood, to use a musical instrument or, device, or to sing or call out
30 or to make any noise or noises to attract persons for the purpose
J of vending, advertising or soliciting the sale of notions, medicines
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NOISY ANIMAL It is hereby de-
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clared.to be a nuisance, and
it shall be unlawful for any person,
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firm or corporation
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maintain or permit upon any lot or
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parcel of land within the City of Lynwood., under his or its con -
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trol, any animal or
animals,
including any fowl or fowls, which
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by any sound or cry
shall disturb the peace and comfort of any
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neighborhood.
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9 SECTION 27 SEPARATE OFFENSES: Each day during
1.0 which a nuisance as stated in this ordinance is maintained,
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i or to exist, shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
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_4 SECTION 28 - PENALTIES: Any person, firm or corpor-
15 ation, as principal, officer, agent, clerk or employee, whether
16 acting for himself or itself or for another person, firm or cor-
17 poration, who or which shall violate any provision of this
18 Ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
19 thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred
7 0 dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the City or County
21 Jail not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprison -
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24 SECTION 29- REPEALS: Ordinance Number 32 and all
25 Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby
26 repealed. Provided that any such repeal shall not affect or pre -
27 vent the prosecution and shment of any y person, firm or cor-
28 poration for any act heretofore done or permitted in violation of
29 any ordinance which may be repealed by this ordinance, and shall
30 not affect any prosecution or action which may be pending in any
31 court for the violation of any ordinance repealed by this
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SECTION 30- In the event that any Section or Subsection
of this Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid by
any Court, the same shall not affect the validity of any other
Section or Subsection of this Ordinance, and the City Council
hereby declares its intention to adopt all other Sections and
Subsection of this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity or
unconstitutionally of any particular section or subsection.
SECTION 31- The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and case the same to be published once after its
finallpassage in the LYNWOOD TRIBUNE, a weekly newspaper published
and circulated in said City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of June , 1931.
.. � . APPROVED:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LYMI OD.
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,: ss
CITY OF LYNWOOD. )
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
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passed and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said City Council.held on the 30th day of June ,
1931, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: wi F Davies- Graracn. R Deeker.
COUNCILMEN:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Sn er
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C CLERK, T OF LYNWOOD.
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