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AN ORDINANCE OF '.i':..E GI'lY <.1" '\JERNOH REGULATING 'I'HE BUSINESS 01:<'
"AU'l'O 'NRECKERS".
4 I 'l'2-IE CI'IT COUNCIl, 01-' 'l'llE CITY OB' VEHNUl'J DOES ORDAIN AS FOLL01f'iS:
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Section 1: DEFllUTIC,N: For the purpose of this
6 ordinance "Auto wreckers" shall mean every person, firm or carpor-
7 ation who buys, sells, exchan.ges or otherwise deals in, or in any
8 other manner comes into possession of any ~otor vehicle as defined
9 in the State Vehicle Code, for the purpose of disr:1antline or dis-
lU sembLtng, or who dismantles or dissembles any such motor vehicle,
11 whether for the pUrlJOSe of selling, utilizing or otherwise dis-
12 posing of the component parts of' such vehicle, or for the purpose
13 of sellint:, utilizing or otherVlise disposing of' the component mater-
Iii. ial:3 of such vehicle, e:tther as junk, or otherwise.
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Section 2: Every person buyinG, used or wrecked auto-
16 mobiles, and dismantling the sane for any pur'pose, except to repair
17 'the sane, :must comply w:i th t'le provisions of' this Ordinance.
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2.6ction 3: j,jo per'son shall engage inJconduct, manage
19 or carr-y-on the business of Ira-ato wreckerll v/lthout first apjJlylng
2C for and recelvine; a written;~I~I'l11it therefor from the City Council
21 of the Ci t.',' of Vernon in the manner provided in this ()rdinancG.
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Section 4: The Ci~y Council, before receivint:: un ap-
23 'plication for the grantinc O]~ any l)ermi t shall require the payment
24 01' a Four Hundred Dollar (.:;400.00) fee, which only entitles any
25 erson to operate one (1) II auto wrecker" yard in the 0i ty. Any
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desiring an additional application must make a new apt)lica-
ion to the board in conform:l.ty wIth the 'n'ocedure ha:retof'ore ou't-
il~lned in thls section, and ra.y' an initial t'iling fee Of Four Hundred
()40CJ.OO) for so doin.,:::.
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Section [': Any J;erson desiring to obtaJ.n a permit to
or carry-on the business of "auto v/reckerrl shall file an
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;:')2 rppllcation therefor in writir.:.g w5,th the City CounCil, specifying
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2 ! conducted or carried-on. Such ap~11ication shall be signed by the
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3 applicant and slwll contain the address of such applicant.
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Section 6: }Io permit to conduct Or' carry-on such
5 business shall be granted by the City Council to an)'" person who
6 fails, refuses or l1ee;lects to cOMply wi th the laws and Crdi~ances
7 relatins to and regulating the business for which such perm1.t is
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Sectlor'~ 7: In tr..e event that any person holdini:-'; a
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permit to condilct or carry-on the business of' "auto wrecker" shall
violate any of the provisions 01' this section, or any provision of
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any other Ordinance or any IHw relating to or rei3ulat:i.ng any such
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busin0SS, or shall conduct or carry-on any such business in an un-
14 ! lawful manner, it shall be the duty of th~ City Council, and the
] 5 Council shall, in add:ttion to the other penalties providerl for'
16 by this Ordinance, revo]{e or suspend the permit issued for conduct-
17 1ue or carrying-on such busi:'.'1ess.
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Section 0: Ho permit granted pursuant to the urovis-
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ions of this Or~Hnance to cond'.lct, carF'J-on or engage in the bl.lsi-
.ess of' lIauto wrecker" shall be revoked or suspended, except as
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rrovided in this section. No such permit shall be revoked or sus-
:~ended until 8. hearing, upon written notice to the permittee, shall
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23 'have been held by the Council. Written notice of' such hearing shall
24 be served upon the permittee either by personal delivez>y thereof' to
25 the persons to be notified, nr by depositing in the United states
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Iffi&il, in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, ad.dressed to such per-
son to be notified, at the laat known business or residential ad-
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Idress, as the same appears f'!'0;~'1 the records pertainiJl8 to the ap-
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29 Iplication for permit to
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conduct the business. Service by mail
been completed at the time of depositinG;
;)1 in the post office, and proof of mailin;'0 such notice may be :"lade
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y the certif-tcate of any of'1'lcer or e:mploye of' the City of by
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affidavit of anv oerson over the age of eie;hteen (18) years of ase,
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which shows service in conformity with this Ordinance.
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Section 9: If the permit of' an~T person tn cond.uct or
4 carry-on any business under the provisions of this Ordinance shall
5 be revoked, no permits shall be granted to such person to conduct
6 or carry'-on such business w:ithin six (6) months after such revoca-
7 tion.
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Section 10: An:l person having a permit issued under the
9 provisions of this Ordinance may .file an application to tre.nsferring
10 of' locati::m upon the paym.ent. of' 'fen Dollars (;~;lO.OO) fee 1'01' so
11 doing, and it shall not be necessary to pay for any other permit fee
12 herein required In connectio:':1 11.15 tl1 a chanee of location.
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Section 11: In the event of any person having u permit
1<1 under the provisions of this Ordinance desiring to sell, transfer
15 or assign such pe~nit, the same may be done to any person holdine
16 a permit to engage in the business of II auto wreckerl1 at the time of
17 such sale, transfer or assi2;nment upon the transfer fee of 'l'en
18 Dollars (,;,10.00).
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Section 12: In the event a. person desi.rine to sell,
20!tranSfer or assign any permit to conduct the business of "auto
21 recl{er" to a person who at the time of the sale, transfer or assign.
22 €lnt has no permit to engage in the business of "auto wreckerrl, such
23 crson shall p3.y an application fee of 'Two Hundred Dollars (;~200.00)
24 or the transfer of such permit herein.
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Section 13: Bve:r-y lIauto wrecker", within forty-eight (4a
ours after buyine any automo":Jile or wrecked automobile, shull make
ut and deliver to the Ghief 01' }'oltce, on a blank :form to be ob-
alned from the off'ice of' the Chief of Police for that purpose, a
11, true and complete desoription of any automobile or wrecked
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automobile so purchased. Such report shall contain:
(a) 'The name and address of the person from whom pur-
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1 (b) 'l'be make, state license number, style and seating
2 capacity of any such used J.1Otol' vehicle purchased or received. ;1'h8
3 report of all purchases, as-~'i2:nments and sale or 6xdmnge of motor
4 vehicles shall, at all time:-, be open to the inspection of the
5 Chief of Police, or any pollce officer in the County of Los AnGeles,
6 or any member 1)1' the law-enforcement Agencies of the lfni ted States
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Section 14: No rerson engaged in conducting, managing
9 or carrying-on the business of "~"uto wreckerfl shall fail, J'efus6 or
lO neglect to file fJ.n~r report in tho form, in the manner, at the time
11 and in all respects in accordance with the requirements of this
l~ section, or fail, refuse or neglect to keep a record in the form,
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13 and in the manner required b~{ this sect lon, Or' fail, refuse or
14 nC,sleet to exhibit to the Chief of Police or to any pollee of'fleer
15 or this City immediately upon demand for the pr:lvilege of' such
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1 inspection, any such record
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or any goods, wares or merchandise.
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Chief of Police shall file in some
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secure place in his 01'f108, all reports received pursuant to tr.'.e
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terms uf this seotion, and ~lD.~_d reports shall be open to inspection
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only by mombeI'~~ of the l~olic:e l.;epartment of the City, or upon an
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order of' a Court of competent juriSdictIon made for that pur'pone.
Section 16; 1\0 11'~uto wrecker" shall remain open for
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IOf any day Bnd 7:0' A.I.
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of tbe fOllowinG day.
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Ever~T pcr80D en~~a2ed 1n the busines::! ot'
I"auto wreckertl shall pay to the City of' Vernon e, monthly license
1101' Fif'tJ Dollars ("bU.CO), dlle and payable on the first day 01'
'~aCll nod every month.
I Section It!: 'I'hat the City Clerk of t:ho City of '-'ernan
01 shall certify tn the passac;e of this Ordinance and cause the [:&IilEl
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posted in three of t:',e JJost conspicuous plaoes in the City or
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1 Vernon, to-wit: at the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa
2 1"e Avenue; at the northwest corner of' 37th Street and Santa Fe
3 Aven-,_e; and at the entranc"," to the City Hall of said City, 4305
4 Santa 1"e Avenue, in the City of 'irernon, California; that U-d.s
5 ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from
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end after the dute of DostlJ""c,,_';_
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I, T. J. FUHLONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
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do hereby certify that the fe-reGoin:': Ordinance was duly e.:nd
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resularly int:t'oduccd at a reculo.r meetinG of the City Counell of'
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the City of Vernon }:leld on tt,e 7th de_y of September, 1937, 8.ud
thereafter finally adoptcfl_ e.t the regular r.1eoting of said City
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2l Council, beld on the_219J~..d.e.y r).f
.september, 1937 by the
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