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\n ordim::r:ce regulatLig 8-:n0 prohibitinr exco.vationc, (lech1.1'-
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2 in" t,:crto..i:n exc,~,vation,'c~ to [)6 i)i),~Jlic ::rnLi:-::;l:ulCes. '()T(}7ic1in"c:' fOT tl,c
3 E~b~ctor:;e:nt th8.reof' a:nd prescribi:u[~ the :oenslties foX' co violation
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6 I' Section 1. it shall be unlawful :r'.1r any person, firm, 01" l
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7 iicorporattoH,:::ither as owner, ,':'.gent, m:' lessee, dj,rectl~'.r or i!',direc'-
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9 the:::;ity of \Icr~1011 roI' t:ila sole pur:.oose of renoilir:c~ saT, (1, dirt,
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10ljgril:vel, Q,r roc,!" therefrom for cornmercial :purposes '.'iith a ctearn,
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11 ;P1lso1ine, or other motor-UrOl"'lclled shovel, excent ns hereine.fter
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131; Sec'tion 2. It shall be unla--'ful for an0t person, fi,.cm, or
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16ilwithin the bounJaries of tl18 Ci~;;, 01' .farHoll an;-,c excc.~va.tioJ.::.. '.:lelovl
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17 lithe OP,'l'.'"'Cl' 1 1 "' 'tl t" J' t " h' h 11
_ .,', grac eo....' 18 no:.':-:.res Tnlt'J _lC .~ reel" If': wa~!, or a . ey,
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18 iWi'tjDO';,l; ':--'~Lrst erectine, unc: ,,-,,t 211 tif'leS ~_ reu.:fte:l',~}jntainj:(\f':
19 io,YOUnd the exterior of such exc:-:'yci,tion. c.', substanLic-cl bourd fence
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20 Inot 1888 then tc'm (10) i'eet in hei?l~-t u.nd
21 laLLY Obf:til"Dct t,b,e v::iew o~? sHch exco.vation
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22 :.Pl1blic highway, street, o:1alley, vrbich fence
Z31!lcttercC! tlle:rccnl u~,on oX':,' sjdes therenf, t,b,~ \"101'(18, ll~.'.If,rllinr.. "Dan-
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so constructeJ as 'to tot_I
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241gerous }'::'Kc~,nl:L.ioJ:lll; !:'J',(i seconJl~I. b:;epL1f: ,",~ld r'o,iJ1tr;~j:njJ1p fL~ all
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times, 'watcllneL at eacn <-C,nu all tlH2) entra.nces ilj..tO!'; and e~,its out.
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26 .Gajd excavation for the PUrl)OSe of giving \'larninr to pedcctrj,e.nG
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,and \\J'iv'ers of' '"Tel~jcles
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(;he a!nJl'O~-' all o:c eellJcles
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irny person,
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or co:qJor<.iGion,
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Beent, or leGsee, ~esiri
to r:aLe an exu3vation on (}'ll;'/'~'."OJ:leTt<r i!J
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or rock therefrOl::' for cQ!\urerciu.l pur"'.0oscE: :~;':~,U 'i iret flCCi1rc
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with earth e en 'vTith the ,Sur::r"'aco of the ,1"1'011,,-:1 t'o 0!'8 t', e1' GD)LiT
to fe.il, neglect, or l'ei-'uDe to cause said exoavation to i:>e :f'illed
or hereafter, e~7cavateQ on lilY !)rOpe,ctii i,Q tLe Ct~:v of:' crnon,
corporation, eithor as o',rner, ar,:er:t, or 10 _sce, no.'ljl~!;;' hc'rotoforc~
Section 4. It 811..0.11 l)e 1ll11avr:t'iil i'or a..'1~l persall, i'iTP. or
theretofore granted until a:r,other un-I
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und.el''Gal::inft ooo01:::e ir~:,~:fi'icient
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tees ma;r :ZUIIll~k6ti said :permit
re!J1Jj,r(H'l -o;~ the bOt'J,:r.d herCiJ]lder f:~',all 1Je(~o,:le iY'L801v8nt (Ie:' ,ifd.,~:,
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thereof but rr:!JY be renewed in tl,e ,~',iscretior. 0:'.' tl-::.c --~oErd of' ~lr1)f\1
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of 1-...1"'" rrhj,ch nun i~ hereb;:r decL;~red arcl
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fixed as e. renew,::d :::ee.
tees lL])on the P,--:.v1Je:nL
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I:iit; >:::,::,u.ll ex-oire at the end of' ore ill year :P'l:'O'-"
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Lolder to cm:~]Jl~\C vrith ~ll the rcn,--ircITer.ts hfirco',f.
urohibited b~I lf~w and tl1e tClj'(S i (;,l'co1:' C', 5 8,~__D.l1 r81'uirc ~;I~
C011Se tho ),older therec-f' to Lake [J.l-:" e~~c::',V:..o,.tiOT~ :1..::" :...'ny :::~',n:ner not
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ation was made, or/oause any water therein to be drained therefrom I
awl said exoavation to be lrept dry and the water prevented from
accmnulating or standing therein..
Section 5. The owner, occupant or lessee of any premises i
u.sed :for the pur:pose of removinr; sand, dirt, gravel, or roc]: therei
trom for oommercial purposes shall be required to keep an acuurate
aOC01L~t of the number of tons of sand, dirt, gravelt or rook re-
moved therefrom and make a verified report thereof to the City Clork
once each week.
Failure tomdo either shall constitute, and it i
is hereby made a misdemeanor punishable as hereinafter provided.
In addition to the other ~ees hereinbefore provided, the
owner, occupant, or lessee of any such premises as in this section
above described, shall pay to the City of Vernon on 'the f'irst day
of each and every month, a tax Of~(?-)cents upon each and every /
ton of sand, dirt. gravel, or rock removed therefrom during the pr -
aeding month as shown by the verified reports hereinabove provided
for, which alinount iSt ana. it is hereby declared to be, a license
tax upon such business.
my person, firm, or corporation who
shall fail, neglect, or refuse to p~y such tax eha;l be guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pnnished as
hereinafter provided.
@Very person, whether as officer~ agent or employee of any
person, firm or corporation, apersting anc1 ca~1ducting the premises
hereinbefore desoribed, whether as owner, occupant or lessee. who
shall knowingly make any false statement or account as hereinpro-
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vided forr or wbot with knowledge of its falsity. files or causes
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to be filed, tne e.CC)unt or reJ:lort herein provided is guj,lty of
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punished as her
a misdemeanor and l~:pon conviction thereof shall be
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inafter provided.
All monies i)aid and collected under the terms of this sect
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shall be paid by the City Chrk into the gsneral fund o:f the Cit'
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1 il Section 6. Any excavation made or maintained in violation
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3 the OWl10':r, occupant t or lessee of any preJ:.ises upon which said
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4: "~,'I nuis~nce e~'5sts shall. forthwith abate the same in accordance he:re-
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6,lpant, or lessee, to abate such nuieanoe within a period of thirty
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7 "30) days after receipt of written notice from the Board of Trus-
8 tees so to do, the City Marshall shall, and itiis hereby made his
9 duty, to abate such nuisance, the cost 'if which shall be. and it
10 is hereby declared to be a lien upon such property until the full
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12 Section 7.. Any person, firm, or corporation, either as owner~
13 agent, or lessee, directly, or illlt.d1:rectly, violating any of the prot
14 !1'ViBiOns hereof shall be, and is hereby declared to be gu.'_lty of a
15 ""',misdemeanor and shall. upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
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16 il :tine of not more than ~300.00, or by imprisoIlr.'1l0IJ.t in tile Oi ty Jail
17 for a terra not exceedinG t;:ree months, or by both such fine and
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And eve~y day that any excavation shall be kept
19 or maintained contrary to the ~rovisions hereof shall be, and it js
20 hereby made a separate and distinct offense hereunder a~d punishabl
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Section 8. If an); section, subsection, sentence, clause or
23 IPhrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
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lunconstitutional, suoh decision shall not affect the validity ox
25 I!oonstitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
26 !'The Board of Trusteee of the City of Vernon hereby declares that it
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29 'Iany one or more other aaotions. subsections, sentences, clauses and
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this ordinance, and each seotion. subsection.
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Section 9. The Clerk shall certif,':/ to the passage of this
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LAWOFFIC<c.QF
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24 the offici..l se..l Of the Oity of Vernon this /"ft;' day of rlay. Ei20.
IN ''tITNESS 7lHgREOF I have horeunto set my hand and affixed
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21 Ilident of tho BoC),rd of 'frustees and attested by me on the 11 6/a.ay 0
19 beinr: more tha.n five (6) days from and after the date of its ilJ.tro-
20 duction 1J.r:d that the same was signed by the Hames J . FurlonrJ Pres-
day of Nay, 1920, said date
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17 i'bY the Board of Trustees of the City of
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Vernon at a meeting thereof
I hereby oertifY that the foregoing Ordinance WuG passed
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4 "",and fJunta 1.i'e AvelTIlle, and at the entrance to the Cjt~l Hnll at tj:!.e
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5 iiNorthwest corner of Thirty-eighth and Irving Sbreets, there be"ng
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3 land :3gn-ta. Fe Avenue, the Northwest corner of' Thirty-seventh Street
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Z Ci"ty of Vernon, ta wit:- the liarthwest corner of Thirty-eil'hth Stro~t
1 correct copies of the same in three 0:":' the ::nost public places in th+
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