ORDINANCE 320
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDIN110E OF THE CITY OF EL SEixLIM0,
CALIFOWTIA, REGliLxi IM G THE SALE OF BREAD
AND FIXING THE STANDARD OF WEIGHTS lhEHEFOR.
The Board of Trustees of the City of El Segundo do
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to make or manufacture or to sell,
expose or offer for sale or to cause or oermit to be
made or manufactured or sold, exposed or offered for
sale within the City of E1 Segundo, California, any
bread unless such bread conforms to the standard of
weights fixed by this ordinance except as herein other-
wise provided.
SECTION 2. All loaves of bread made or procured
for the purpose of sale, sold, offered or exposed for
sale within the said City of E1 Segundo shall weigh,
unwrapped, twelve hours after baking, sixteen (16) ounces
avoirdupois, except as hereinafter provided and such
weight shall be the standard weight of a small loaf.
Bread may also be made or procured for sale, sold,
offered or exposed for sale, in twenty- -four (24) ounce
loaves which weight shall be known as a standard large
loaf.
Twin loaves or multiple loaves may be baked pro-
vided each unit of such twin or multiple loaf conforms
to the standard weights as herein fixed.
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A tolerance is hereby fixed on the standard small
loaf of one (1) ounce in excess and a tolerance on the
standard large loaf of one and one -half (12) ounces in
exce--s. There shall be no tolerance below these standard
weights.
All rolls made or procured for the purpose of sale,
sold, offered or exposed for sale
weighing from one to three ounces
procured for the purpose of sale,
posed for sale, shall weigh when
hours after baking, less than one
than three (3) ounces.
shall be in units
and no rolls made or
sold, offered or ex-
unwrapped twelve (12,)
(1) ounce or more
SECTION 3. All inspections of the weight of
bread shall be made by averaging
than twenty -five loaves of bread
five dozen rolls of any one unit
per loaf shall not be less than
the maximum weight prescribed by
such units.
the weight of not less
of any one unit and of
and such average weight
the minimum or more than
these regulations for
SECTION 4. The Sealer of Weights and Measures
for the County of Los Angeles, California, and his
deputies, are hereby authorized and empowered to enforce
the provisions of this ordinance and for that purpose
said Sealer of Weights and Measures and his deputies
may enter any room or place where bread is manufactured
or sold or offered or exposed for sale in the City of
E1 Segundo and weight any bread found therein.
SECTION 5. It shall be unlawful for any per.on
to prevent or to attempt to prevent said Sealer of Weights
and Measures or his de )uties from entering any such room
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or place or to interfere in any manner with the said
Sealer of weights and Measures or his deputies in the
performance of his duties as provided by this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Any person, firm or corporation viol-
ating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
One Hundred (4100.00) Dollars or by imprisonment in the
Jail of the County of Los hngeles for a period of not
more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly news-
paper printed, published and circulated within the City
of El Segundo, which is hereby designated for that purpose
and thereupon and thereafter the same shall take effect
and be in full force and virtue.
Mo"" 1918.
ATTEST:
passed and aporoved this =� day of February,
City Clerk.
President of the Board of Trufftees
of the City of El Segundo.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
C011i11TY OF LOS ANGELES l
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
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I, VIC'T'OR D. McCARThY, City Clerk of the City of
E1 Segundo, do hercby certify that the foregoing ordinance,
being Ordinance No. � was passed by the Board
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of Trustees of the City of El Segundo, signed by the
President of said Board and attested by the City Clerk,
all at a regular meeting of said Board held on the
day of February, 1918, and that the same was
passed by the following vote:
AYES; TRUSTEES
DOES: TRUSTEES .
ABSENT: TRUSTEES �•
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City Clerk of the City of
E1 Segundo.
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