ORDINANCE 131MDINANCE NO. 1.
AN OWINABON OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTIES
OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFOINIA,
FORBIDDING THE ESTABLISHiSNT OF ANY
CMTERY OR THE BURIAL OF THS DEAD BODY
OF ANY HUNAN BEING OR ANY HUNAN MULLINB
WITHIN THS SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, the territory of the City of El
Segundo, California, is small in extent and has a rapidly
increasing population end, in .the opinion- of the Board
of Trustees of said city, the interment of the lead bodies
of human beings or of any human remains therein would be
dangerous .to the health and. obnoxious to the peace of
the residents. therein; and
WHEREAS, , cemeteries for the interment of hpnsan
bodies exist within a convenient dl stance. from the Oity
of Nl Segundo adegaata for the interment. of human bodies
or remains of persons residing in or near the said city;
NOW, T ER$F08E, the Board of Trustees of the
City of El Segundo, Cali ib mia,, do ordain as follow:
SECTION 1. The establishment of any Cemetery
or cemeteries or maintenance of any cemetery or burying
ground . or mausoleum within the oorporste limits of said
city is hereby prohibited and every person who shall bury,
pleas or inter or cause to be buried, or placed, or
interred, the dead body of day human being or any human
remains in any place for burial or interment, or disposal
within the owporata limits of the said City of El Segundo,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon oonviotion
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00
or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90)
days or by both such fine dad imprisonment in the disore.
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�-- tion of the court. Bach day a human body or human
remains shall remain interred, or buried or placed in
the said city contrary to the provisions hereof, shall
be a separate offense on the part of the person or
persons causing suoh body or remains to be so interred,
buried or placed therein.
�-- SBCTIOA 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be published ones in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly
newspaper printed, published and circulated in the said
City of El Segundo, asd hereby designated for the
purpose.
Passed, apprered and adopted this _ day
of September 9 A. D.9 1926.
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Al Segundo,
Cali ib aria.
A ST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFOINIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF BL SEGUNDO )
I. Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of 21 Segundo, California, do hereby eertify that the
whole number of members of the Board of Trustees of the
said city is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 131 was duly passed and adopted by the
said Board of r3�` Resew, approved aniL signed by the
President of said Board, and attested by the City Clerk
of said city, all at a regular meeting of the said Board
held on the 10th day o f September , A. D.9 1986, and that
the some was os passed a'M adoptel by the following vote:
AM: TRUSTEES Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel and Binder.
NOES: TRUSTEES None. ,
ABSENT: TRUSTEES Love 1 - -- _ -- 11__ — •
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Clerk's Certificate
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF EL SEGGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the
City of 21 Segundo, Cali fo Baia, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the Board of Trustees of
the said city is five; that the foregoing ordinance
(being Ordiname No. 131 ), is a full time and
correct nrivinal of Ordinano a No. i_ 31 of
the said UIVY OX ZI 30r=dOt entitled:
"AN ORDINANCB OF THE BOARD OF TRIXTEES
OF THE CITY OF SL SEGUNDO, CALI F01MIA,
F CHBIDDING THE BSTAU ITT OF ANY
CUSTERY OR THE BURIAL OF TRZ DBAD BODY
OF ANY HUMAN BEING OR ANY HUMAN RMAINS
WITHIN THE SAID CITY.*
ihich was duly passed and adopted by the said Board of
or Trustees, approved and signed by the President of said
Board, and attested by the City Clerk of said city, all
at a regular meeting of the said Board held on the loth
day of s tember , 19269 ad that the same was •i
passed aM a op s y the following rots:
Ayes: Trustees
NOBS: TRUSTERS
ABSENT: TRUSTEES
Cannon, Gerow, Krimmel and Binder.
Love.
I do hereby farther certify that pursuant to the
provisions of Section SYS of Act 8288 of the General Laws
of the State of California (Deering 1923 Bditien) that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 131 was duly and regularly
published according to law an —We order of the Board of
Trustees of said city in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly
newspaper of general ciroulaCion printed, published and
o iroulate d within the said city and that the sear was so
published therein on. the fellow�ng &&t o—, to -wit:
September 17th, 1926
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WITNESS i&W and the seal of said city this
day of a or' , 1926.
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