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i ORDINANCE No. 232 by means of compulsion, coercion, in-
timidation, threats, acts of violence
An Ordinance Prohibiting the Obor fear, to quit his or her employ-
An • ment or to refrain from seeking or
struction of Public Highways, Al- fptelyentering into employment.
leys and Sidewalks; Prohibits Pick- Section 6:—It is unlawful for any
eting; Prohibits Use of Certain De- person to maliciously and wilfully
rogatory, Indecent and Approbious disturb the peace and quiet of any
Language, Loud and Unusual Noise neighborhood or person by loud or
for Certain Purposes; Prohibits Dis- unusual noise or by tumultuous or of-
turbances of the Peace and Provides .fensive conduct or threatening, tra-
Penalties Therefor. ducing, quarreling, challenging to
fight or by fights.
The Board of Supervisors of the Section 7:—Any person violating
County of Contra Costa, do ordain as any of the provisions of this ordin-
follows: ante shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
Section 1:—It is unlawful for any demeanor and upon conviction thereof
person to utter, publish or use any shall be punished by imprisonment in
seditious language, words, remarks, the County Jail not exceeding six (6)
epithets, or to address to another any months, or by a fine not exceeding
such language, words, remarks, or five hundred ($500.00) dollars, or by
epithets which create or provoke or both such fine and imprisonment.
intend to create or provoke, a breach Section 8:—Nothing herein con-
of the peace. tained shall be deemed or held to pro-
Section 2:—It is unlawful for any hibit peaceable picketing, nor to pro-
person to loiter, stand, or sit in or hibit labor from attempting to ac-
upon any public highway, alley, side- oomplish its aims in trade disputes
walk, or crosswalk so as to in any by other peaceable means, including
manner hinder or obstruct the free collective bargaining.
passage therein or thereon of persons Section 9:—Before the expiration of
or vehicles passing or attempting to 15 days after its adoption, this or-
pass along the same or so as to in dinance shall be published with the
any manner annoy or molest persons names of the members of the Board
sassing along the same. of Supervisors voting for and against
Section 3:—It is unlawful for any the same, for at least one week in
person or persons to picket the prem- The Antioch Ledger, a newspaper of
ises of an employer where any per- general circulation, printed and pub-
sons are employed or seek employ- lished in the County of Contra Cos-
ment, or any place or approach there- ta, State of California.
to, where such employee or persons Section 10:—If any section, subsec-
seeking employment, lodges or re- tion, sentence, clause, or phrase of
sides, for the purpose of inducing this ordinance is for any reason held
such ernployee, or persons seeking to be unconstitutional or invalid, the
employment, by means of compulsion, decision shall not affect the validity
coercion, intimidation, threats, acts ingunconstitutionality
ordinanceemain-
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of violence or fear, to quit his or her Board of Supervisors hereby declares
employment or to refrain from seek- that it would have passed this ordi-
ing or freely entering employment. nance and each section, subsection,
Section 4:—It is unlawful for any
person in association or agreement sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
with one or more persons to assem- irrespective of the effect that one or
ble, congregate, or meet together in more of the sections, subsections,
the vicinity of any premises where sentences,or clauses,or phrases there-
other persons are employed, or seek of be declared unconstitutional or in-
valid.
employment, or upon the streets ad- passed and adopted at a meeting
jacent thereto for the purpose of in- of the Board of Supervisors of the
ducing such employees or persons
seeking employment, by means of County of Contra Costa, this 6th day
of May, 1935.
compulsion, coercion, intimidation, Ayes: Supervisors. Cummings,Stow,
threats, acts of violence or fear to Buchanan, Trembath.
quit his or her employment or to Noes• Supervisor Long.
refrain from seeking or freely en- None.
Absent: No
tering into contracts of employ- • o BUC1iANAN,
Section 5:—It is unlawful for any
ment. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors person to utter to, or within the of the County of Contra Costa,
State of California.
hearing of another, any derogatory, Attest—S. C. WELLS.
indecent, approbrious language or epi- County Clerk and ex-Officio Clerk of
thets, or to make any loud or un- the Board of Supervisors of the
usual noise or tone or to cry out or County of Contra Costa, State of
proclaim or to use any gestures for California.
the purpose of inducing any persons May 8,10,13.