Ordinance No. 412
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1illBREAS, atter and a. a reault 01' a caretul and thoroqrh
investigation of the taet., it is the opinion of the City
hazard and pos.lb1~1ty o~ de.truction rrum ~he drl111as or
operation of suoh wellsi and
of Vernon, the public interest, oonvenienoe, necessity and
general welfare of said City and of it. oitizens and inhabi-
tant. require that said manufaoturing and warehousing e.-
tablishment., a. well as auy suoh establishments sub.equently
located within said City ,be proteoted again.t said fire
WlIEREAS, in the opinion of the City Counoil a: the Cit y
devoted to the intensive development of DlaDUtacturlng and
warehousing establishments; and
the 11J111t. of the City of Vernon he. already been largely
WHEREAS, the saall and oompaot area comprised within
ohand1.e and maohinery in the vio1n1ty 01' seid wells; and
destruction to any structures, bUildings, gOOds. wares, DBr-
WHZREAS, the drilling tor or operation of auy well fer
the pumping or produot1on of oU, gas or othar hydro-olU'bon
8ub.tanoe. involves a senous dire hazard and possibility of
lows:
The City Couno11 of the City 01' Vernon ordains as 1'01-
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT 1J!iLA.lIFUL TO ERECT,
CONS'l'ROOT OR INSTALL ANY DERRICK, MA.CIlINEIlY
OR APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRILLING
FOR, PUMPING OR PRODUCING OIL, GAS OR OTHER
HlDRO-CARBON SUBSTANCES FROM ANY WELL NOT
EXISTING AT TllE TIME THIS ORDINAllCE TAKES
En'ECT, OR TO MAIN'llIN, PUMP OR OPEIlATE
SlICH !!Eli' lIELL, WIi'HIll Tim C I'l'Y 01 VERNON.
.um HlOVIDING'PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
ORDI1WICE NO. _If I V
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Seotion 2. Bvery parllont firm, association or eor-
poration, whether as principal, agent, servant, eJllployse or
otherwise t Tio.lat1ng Uly of' 'the provisiOns of' this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor, and upon oonviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exoeeding Five llulldred
Dollars CfoOO.OO} or by imprisonment for not more than six (e)
lIIDnth., or by both such t1J1E1 and 1lI1prisoDlllent; and eaoh suoh
person, firm, association or oorporation shall be deemed
Seotion 1. It is hereby deolared to be unlawful
ror any person, firm, assooiation or oorporation, Whether as
prinoipal, agent, serTant, employee or otherwise, to ereot,
oon.ttruot, ilUltall or lII&intaill. or oaUlle to be erected, ooll-
structed, installed or maintained, any derriok, machinery ~
other apparatus or equipment for the purpose of drilling for
011, gas or 0 ther hydro-carbon substanoes or pumping or pro-
duoing tho same trom any well not aotually being drilled or
existing at the time this ordinance takes effect within the
Ci ty of Vernon.
BOW, TllllREFORE, pursuant to the power. iOTested in
it under general l.ws, the City Councilor the City of
Vernon ordains a5 tollow.:
Council of the City of Vernon that there is no area within
said City .urfio1ently remote from existing manufaoturing
and warehou.1ng establishments to permit the drilling or
operation of any well for the pumping or produotion or oil,
gas or other hydro-oarbon sub.tanees without involving a
serious fire hazard and possibility or destruot1on to said
manufaoturing or warehousing eetabl1ahments or the gOOds.
wares. merchandise, or machinery therein or thereupon)
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AYES:
NOllS:
ABSEn :
intro4~oe4 at a regular meeting of the Oity Co~cil of the
Cay of Vernon,held on the :r"!-! day of J~ .
1928. and was pa.eed and adopted by aa1tc1ty Couno11 at a
r.gular meet1ng thereOf held on the / G day of .*,-1......,
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1928.
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I hereby oert1fY that the foreg01ng ord1nanoe .as
plaoee 1n se1a C1ty, to-wit: One oOPY thereof on the bulletin
board at the entranoe to the City Ball of said City, one oopy
at the northweet oorner of Thirty-seventh Street ana Santa Fe
Avenue 1n said City and one oopy et the northweet corner of
Thirty-eighth Strsst and santa pe Avenue 1n seid City, ther.
being no newspaper published and o1r~lated 1n said o1ty.
Seot1on 3. The C1ty Clerk shall oertify to the
passage of this ordinanoe and its epprovel by the Mayor and
Shall oauss the same to be printed and posted in three public
ordinanoe 1s oommitted, oontinued or permitted.
of whioh the v101ation of any of the provisione of this
gul1t7 o~ a separate o~fense for eaoh d~ during any portion