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CITY OF IRWINDALE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE NO. 16
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SALE TO AND POSSESSION OF WEAPONS
BY MINORS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 4 hereof, it shall be unlawful in the City of
Irwindale for any person, firm, or corporation, to sell,
give, loan, or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit
to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnish, to
any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, any gun,
revolver, pistol, firearm, spring gun, air gun, sling,
sling shot, or device designed, or intended, to discharge,
or capable of discharging, any dangerous missile.
SECTION 2. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 4 hereof, it shall be unlawful in the City of
Irwindale, for any person, firm, or corporation, to sell,
give, loan, or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit
to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnished, to
any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, any
cartridge, shell, ammunition, or device containing any
explosive substance, designed, or intended to be used in,
or fired from, any gun, revolver, pistol, or firearm.
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 4 hereof, it shall be unlawful in said City of
Irwindale, for any person under the age of eighteen (18)
years to fire, discharge, shoot, or operate, or to assist
or participate in the firing, discharging, shooting, or
operating, or to have in his or her possession, care,
custody, or control, any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm,
spring gun, air gun, sling, sling shot, or device design-
ed, or intended, to discharge, or capable of discharging,
any dangerous missile, or any cartridge, shell, ammuni-
tion, or device containing any explosive substance, de-
signed or intended to be used in or fired from, any gun,
revolver, pistol, or firearm.
SECTION 4. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
deemed or construed to prohibit in said City of Irwindale
the selling, giving, loaning or furnishing to any person
under the age of eighteen (18) years, upon the written
consent of the parent or guardian of such person, any
article mentioned in Sections 1 and 2 hereof; nor to pro-
hibit any such person under the age of eighteen years
from having in his or her possession, care, custody or
control any article mentioned in Section 3 hereof in the
event that such possession, care, custody, or control
of such article is had with the consent of the parent or
guardian of such person and is under the direct supervision
and control of some adult person; nor to prohibit any such
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person under the age of eighteen years from firing, dis-
charging, shooting, or operating any article mentioned
in Section 3 hereof when such person is accompanied by,
and under the direct care and control of, some adult per-
son and is engaged in hunting any wild game or predatory
bird or animal which may be lawfully hunted and killed
in said City of Irwindale, or is lawfully engaged in
shooting at any inanimate target, or trapshooting device,
while accompanied by, and under the direct care and con-
trol of, some such adult person.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm, or corporation
violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County
Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 6. The City of Irwindale was incorpor-
ated on August 6, 1957, and the City Council thereof has
not yet adopted any legislation with respect to the fore-
going matters, which affect the peace, health, and safety
of the residents of the City of Irwindale. This Ordin-
ance is, therefore, required for the immediate preser-
vation of the public peace, health, and safety, and the
same shall take effect immediately upon passage thereof.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take immediate
effect after the date of its adoption and the same shall
be posted in three public places within the City Limits
of the City of Irwindale, as prescribed by Resolution
No. 57-1.
PASSED and APPROVED this 13th day of August, 1957
ATTEST:
and correct copy
was adopted at a
the 13th day of
Y CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true
of Ordinance No.
regular meeting
August, 1957, by
16 of said City which
of said Council held on
the following vote:
Ayes DIAZ MARTINEZ MIRANDA TAPIA ORNELAS
Noes NONE Absent NONE
I further certify that said Ordinance was there-
upon signed by the Mayor of the City of Irwindale.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss
CITY OF IRWINDALE
and says;
MIKE MARTINEZ, being first duly sworn, deposes
That he is the City Clerk of the City of Irwin-
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dale, California, and is and was at all times herein
mentioned a citizen of the United States over the age of
eighteen (18) years and competent to be a witness herein.
On August 14, 1957, he securely and conspicuously
posted at each of the public places in said City, to wit:
(1) 5140 North Irwindale Avenue
(2) Post Office on Irwindale Avenue
(3) Southwest corner of Arrow Highway and
Irwindale Avenue
a copy of Ordinance No. 16 of the City of Irwindale,
being in all respects the same as that attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
Dated: August 13, 1957
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Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 19th day of August 1957
Notary Public In and for said
County and State
My Commission Expires October 14, 1960
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