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321 access thereto or coming in contact therewith; all e~orerooms,
2611 and stables shall be eo constructed or repa.ired 60 aa to prevent
24) warehouses, residences or other buildings within the city, a.11
251 chicken yards or pens, chicken-coops or houses and all barns
The building and basement walla of all storerooms,
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owner or occupant of said building or premises.
1911 provisions of this Ordinance have been complied with by the
the purpose of inspecting same and ascertaining whether the
Vernon, when such health officer, inspector or other agent has
announced his intention to enter said building or ~remiBes for
other representative of the Health Department of the City of
of any day to refuse admission to any officer, inspector or
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between the hour of 9:00 otclockA.M and 5:00 o'clock P.M.,
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31\ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING SANITARY REGUL,tTIONS FOIl THE
4 PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE: CITY OF VElUfON. AND PARTIe-
5 llLARLY TO PREVENT THE PROPAGATION AND SPREAD OF BUBONIC PLAGUE
6 THROUGH THE MEDIUIl OF RATS.
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No rubbieh, waete or manure shall be plaoed, left.
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all rata caught therein shall be kept and del1vered to the
Health Department or killed and then deatroyed by burning, and
the trap or traps thoroughly smoked and reset and rebaited by
said owners, lessees or their agents.
inspected daily by the owners, leBseee or agents thereof and
Such trap shall be
with fresh bait at least twice a week.
quired by the Health Department of said city, of a pattern
approved by the Board of Trustses, which t~p shall be baited
have at leaat two traps or as many more traps as ~y be re-
thorol~hly stopped up with oement or other material approved
by the Health Department, and all food products stored in
slaughter houses shall be kept so as to prevent rate from
coming in oontact therewith, and a~l slaughter houses shall
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All slaughter houses of every kind and nature wherever
located in the city shall be eo protected as to prevent rats
from gaining acoess to the building or buildings thereof, and
all holes or openings in the building or basement shall be
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1 warehouses. residences or other buildings in said cit; Dhsll be
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311 of a pattsrn approved by the J30ard of Trustees, which i rap
411 shall be freshly baited at least twice each week by the house-
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211 passage of this ordinance and 81~11 post the eame in three
22 of the most conspicuous places in the City of Vernon. to-wit:
23 The Northwest corner of 37th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, and
24 the Northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, and
25 at the entranoe to the City Hall of said City located at the
26 Northw'st corner of 38th Street and Irving Street; and the
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The City Clerk of said city shall certify to the
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1311 Each a.nd every person, firm or corporation shall be deemed
1411 guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion
1511 of Which a.ny violation of any of the provisions of this ordi-
1611 nance is continued. comr.:itted or permitted and shallbe
discretion of the Committee Magistrate for a period not to
exceed ninety (90) d8lfs. or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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city or the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles at the
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9" Dollars ($300.00) or by imprieonment in the City Jail of said
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred
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to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
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Any person. firm or corporation violating or failing
pla.ce or premises in Baid city BO that the same shall or may
afford food or a habor or breeding plaoe for rats.
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dumped or permitted to aocumulate or to remain in any building,
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1 I. ThoMae J. Furlong, City Clerk of the City of
2 Vernont do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
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regular meeting of said Board held on the d
511 day of :April, 1926, and thereafter finally adopted at ..
duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of
Board of TruBteee of the City of Vernon. held on the
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