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P R IV A T E W H A R V E S . Ordinance No. 32,467 ^-.v. '/ (N ew Series)^ Vv '' f, An Ordinance vfixjng^'4n^- establishing'-' the Tates or chargeri wharfage upon all wharves other t’hah.tohose owned, con­trolled or operated by The City o f Los Angeles,' in Los Arigeles H arbor; fixing the rates or charge^'for dockage , at said wharves, And .the rates or charges for handling; gbod®’ Wares and merchandise Oyer jsaid wharves; providing for licenses for taloink toils oh said, wharves, and pre­scribing the amount o f such licenses; fixing the" rates or charges fo r ' warehous-! ; inS or storage in warehouses other than1' these owned, controlled;• by operated by The! City. of Los Angeles' within "the har­bor district; and providing penalties fpr the violation' of this ordinance. The Mayor and Council of the C ity 'o f Los Angeles do ordain as follows; ... W H A R F A G E A N D H A N D LIN G . ' Section 1. That the, rates or charges for wharfage upon all wharves in Los Angeles Harbor, other than those owned, operated or. controlled by ’^the' City o f Los Angeles, and' the ’ raves G>r charges for handling merchandise upon speh wharves for. the year beginning July 1, 1>915, and ending June‘30,i 131,6, or until other legal authority takes and/acquires jurisdiction of such rates or charges, i f such other legal -.authority.' - takes and acquires such jurisdiction before . June 30, 1916, are herdby fixed' as follows', all such rates and charges being in cents and for tons o f two thousand pounds, unless . otherwise specified, to wit: (; . . •. W h ar-H an d - fage ling I, C lay and paving, brick; asphalt, ce-c ment, lim e. plaster, sand, clay, soapstone, | dry - mineral, paints, manganese ore,, pul-/ B B I B 4 verized. feldspar, raw borax,' 'silica, talc, .« pumice and barytes, ; in packages, per ton. .2% cts. 22% cts.' |;; 2. Wheat, | flour, ; corn meal, salt,, sugar, rlce^/// iron bolts, nuts, rivets, !. nails,; jwashers, horse . i ; shoes, spikes, staples* grain, bran, mill feed, i : ^ poultry food, connon- . ' seed ? meal or cake, . V .V grits, coffee, peas, .-</'- beans, potatoes, on- /^?:;//ions, dried beet pulp, '’ burlap,- bags-^-burlap or jute.,.! and all fer­tilizers, not otherwise specified, in pack- • x! ages, per ton . . . . . ... 5- cts. 30 cts. ;• 3. Cotton, charcoal* co-coanuts, cork, hair, tan, bark; wool (in sacks); / empty cases,-, crates V or boxes; merchan- ; ; dise in I carboys, per <. - ton .. 1 ... . . . . |. ... 10 cts. 60 cts. M Kapoc, baskets / (in bundles), slab marble not otherw ise. speci­fied, bananas, per - ton . . .. .v ... .. . . . . .10 cts. 90 cts. ta.Blato marble.; ! crated, and weighing not more than 1,200-' - pounds, or not more / ? than six feet in a " / length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 cts. 3<2%cts. 5'- (Barrels, empty, each. . %cts. l%cts. , Uron . drums, empty, . each . . . . . . . .r ... • • • • • %Cts 3%cts, 7. Merchandise, not oth- ; erwise specified; per ton .. .y ... ____ _ .. ...10 cts.32%cts. 8. Hoofing paper, in rolls, per tori ......1 0 cts. 30 jets;, 9., Brick, loose, per ton, other than paving.... 5 cts, 35 cts. 10 Brick,crated or boxed, other than paving, A "p e r tori ? v . . . . . . 6 cts. 30 cts. II. Coal in bulk, and coke in bulk, bri­quettes in bulk, and •i Charcoal when loaded - direct to. gondola cars; per ton '5 cts. 30 cts. 12. Glass, common win- -•• |,../ . ; dow; per - tbn . . . 6 . - cts. 55 cts. ; i^a.Plate glass, per. ton., 10 cts. 65 cts. . 13. Grain, in bulk, per ton 5 /cts. 30 cts. 14. N itrate of soda sulr / yphate of potash, ni- ' trate o f lime, bone meal? lime nitrogen, super-phospha.tes, and / f ^cyanide and phos-> : phate rock, per, ton ..10 cts, 30 cts. ;l5. Iron,- steel-, or lead (pig, bar, ; sheet, / an- ; gle, pipes* ? rails : or structural), per to n .... 10 cts. 25 cts. 16. iScrap iron, per to n ... .10 cts. 35 cts, . lJ6a.Grass, . reed, • wicker and' rattan furniture, set up, per ton of 40 cubic; feet measure-m gf t p | | ? o irient . L IV E STOCK. cts. 25 Cts. 17. Calves. each .. . . . . . . . 3 •cts. 4 cts. 18. Cattle. erich ... fits. 10 cts. 19,. Colts, each . . . . cts. 7 rits. 20. Horses or mules, each. 5 cts. 15 cts. 21. Hogs Or sheep, each .. : %ct. 4%cts. (I f less than • six head o f live stock are handled at one time, ..^minimum charge to be for six). . . . . . . . . •,•••• LUMBER. A N D FOREST PRODUCTS. 22. .Soft woods, 2x6 and up, including ties, per . M. feet, B:. M. . . . . . .10 .cts. 50 cts. 23. Soft woods. under . - / 2x6 ; shakes. ' shingles, or lath, in bundles,; y per M. feet, B. M. ... 10 Cts. 65 cts. 24. Hardwoods, - -2x6 and up, including tle§, or> in . bundles, per M. feet; . B. M. . . . . . . . . § § .. >.. 10 cts. 65 Cts. ;3S. Cedar or hardwoods .not otherwise specified, ?pet !M. feet, B. *M. ...10 ' cts. 65 cts, 26. {Logs, per M. f e e t , B . M. . . ..,...... . . . . .10 cts. 65, cts. 27. >Pii^s and poles, per linear, foot ... ...... 1-lOct. 4-lOct, 28;r Veneer or panels; per : ton. ...........10 cts. 65 cts. 29. Oord wood, per cordld- cts. ^0 cts. 30. Oil in hulk, by pipe y line per barrel • • • 1 ct. N o hand­ling 31; B ox Shooks, in bun­dles, peanuts, in bags, , per ton . . . . . . ........ .10 cts. 50 cts. 32. Rock, per ton . , . . . . 2 ^ cts, 22^cts. 33. Vehicles, two, . three 'and <four-wheeled, mo­tor or team, delivered . at Wharf, set up, 1,00.0 -; lbs; * and . under, '. each 5 cts. 45 cts, 34. Vehicles, four-wheeled^ - . motor or team, dCliv- ' ered at wharf, set up, 4,000 libsl ' and . under, l .e^.ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,i0A:cts. .90 cts. 35. Vehicles,. four-wheeled, > motor Or team, deliy-ered- at wharf, set up, / pyer 4,000 lbs, each"- .. .25 : cts.lOOcts. 36. Vehicles, four-wheel­ed, motor '0'r; tOam, „ loaded in cars and and blocked, 4,000 ll?s. . and under, each ,....1 0 cts. 19,0 Cts. 37.. Vehicles, four-wheel- ; . ed, motor or team, Goaded in ' cars . : and blocked, over 4,000 lbs; each . . . . . . .......25 cts. 225 cts. 38. Water, delivered to • vessels, per M. gal- Ions . . . . . . . . . . 5 cts. N o hand­ling. (A charge o f 50 cents •: may be ttiade for the ; service Of turning wa- • ter on and off,-,and at- ; taching meter). ... ... Provided that whenever ;a,' wharf com­pany other than a railway Oompany acts as terminal agent for a shipper or. Con­signee and performs a delivery service, either direct or by rC&hipment, no single Charge fo r wharfage shall ' be less than five (5) cents: and no single charge for handling shall be less than ten (1()) cents*; A ll single packages, in' excess of 5,000 pounds - weight, of 80 cubic feet, in size, m ay be handled; by special contract at handler’ s option, providing that no charge, shall, exceed- 25 cents for wharf­age,, and- |2.26; for handling, per tori, or per ;40 cubic feet. The rates for wharfage, herein pre­scribed ; are for wharfage for a | period not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, except in thb event that goods are held . siibjeet to rules; arid regulations of the United . States Customs, such wharfage shall be for a period o f forty-eight (48) hours; arid if any commodity or mer-f •chandise for which: wharfage is charged, as herein provided, is npt removed within said time 'from any wharf, the wharf owner or operator shall be entitled, to re- ; ceiye, I and shall cdllect an additional amount equal to said wharfage rates for such commodity or merchandise for ev­ery twenty-four (24) hours or fraction 'thereof, during which the said opmmbdity “shall remain upoii .such wharf in excess o f twenty-four (24>. hours or forty-eight (48) hours, respectively, as herein speci­fied,' " ' ' •Charges referred to herein represent the entire amount wpicih may be ’ epllected for movement of freight or merchandise over wharves, except in the event of any freight be­ing warehoused iri transit v owing to Customs regulations and requirement's, or through the ne^ligen'cey o f consignee, in not:1 furnishing disltriibution- orders P-rior to arrival of vessel, a n , additional v'gimount not exceeding fifty per cent (50%) of the handling charges scheduled herein may be collected tb coyer cost of stioh service, but in the event of said freight remaining in Storage such extra handling charge shall be absorbed in the - rate charged for storage. The term ‘‘wharfage5’ as,*used -herein is defined to mean the service or use. of the; wharf in th e; passage of goods there*- over, or for storage thereon • awaiting 1 ship ment Q j in transi t. * DOCKAGB. " 'Sec. 2. That for ‘ the use. o f• -any wharf the person, .firm or corporation owning or operatirig :the .same, is hereby author­ized to charge the owners- or ycss-els for the privilege . of' making; fast to said wharves the;- fofllowihg rates, commonly "'called “ dockage” , to wit: U-rider 16' tons- ... . ... . . . .. ; . . . . Exempt 10 tons to 50 toris , y . . . * -'2. cents a ton 51 tons to 100 tons . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . .$ 2.06 l'd;! tons to 150 tons . * |. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 151 tons to 200 tons ............... 4.00 201 tops to 306 tons . . 8 ....;.. 5.00 3Ol'‘toris to 400- toris . . . . . . . . . . . ,. ' 6.00 401 tons to* 50.0 tons . , . . . . . . .. .'». ... 7.00 SO1! tons to 600 tons ............ . . . . . :. 8.00 ,601 tons to 700 tons . . . . . . ......... . 9.00 TOT tons to 800 tons . . . .. . ; . TO-.00 ,801 tons to 1000 tens ........ 1J.OO iOOl foes tC'-lfiO'O 'tens . . . . . . . 12.00 ;l‘20l tons to 1500 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-00 1501 tons to 1800 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14;,00 1801 tons,to 2100 tons :. . . . . .. . . . . . . 15.00 One-half cent per tori for each ton over 2,100 tons. II I ; .Saidfra-tea. o f dockage shajl be for each day of tWenty-^opr (24) . hours, . provided I that a proportionate’'ampjint shall be coi- I looked for fractions thereof- with a;.mini-i mum charge of thirty-»three and one-i third per cent;, (3,31-^.%) of; one' day Is dockage 'for vessel^* '.erigaged in' coastwise trade; and a minimum o f one full day’s dockage for vessels engaged: in -foreign y^trade; provide,--however, the provisions I of |thi s ^qctfon; shall; not apply, to any vessel, operated .exclusively as • a police or fire boat • at "Lk5s Angeies Harbor, nor to any vessel while the same' is. actually engaged in; police or- fire* service in Said harbor, or in patrolling said harbor for either of- such, purposes. v and may be waived for Governmerit vessels. ; :q }j?royided\ that the dockage charges for yachts and . other pleasure craft, arid for vessels lying ;a;t dock,, -not1 iri^cemh^^ssibn or aWaitirig charter, or; undergoing re­pairs, when without bprgo, -s'call. b<e orief-i l^alf of the rates herein; sirecifled, but the ' Wharfinger shall have the rightrto -order any •'Such-ryacht, pleasure craft| or yessel-f not in commission Or awaiting chart'er, K hri-dergoing .-repairs whep.- without ‘ cargo, '.away from any Wharf at any time ,suoh; wharf may be needed for commercial purposes, ; ' ? |' ?, •?! | v . / ? r,;' I UICENSHS. , - -• Sec/ 3. . Before any pefPori;; firm ebr-pbrMion .owning or operating' any , wharf ehall! chargfe, sue^ for - o r ; Cohect ariy toll or wharfage or dockage, such person, firrii or co^bfaficrir must procure from the ' CityV Clerk o f the TJity j o'f Los A n ­geles a license authbtizing him; to :takre to'lls, Wharfage or' dbCkage ^tbr-'1 the ye^er cOmmenbirigt- Jril-y1 eiy* 1915, /arid ending June; Sb, il91'6, and' '‘said license shall be issued to sqch person; • firm o r corpora­tion by the said -GitWClerk upbh the pay­ment of "the j license °fee- herein fixed for the said wharves, respectively', as ifollows, to wit: : =-ro-a..| . Shh Pedrio Lrimbbr Company: j^or the wharves operated bv virtue Of the franchise grantedAtd"1 the-' -San Pedro Lumber Compaii-y. and the Pacific Coast Steamship Com J - ^ pany by order and decree of the Board'; o f Trustees of the City of San Pedro on April 23; 19Oil. the sum of ........... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299.46 Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill and Lumber Company: For the wharf operated by virtue of the franchise granted by Ordi- ; •nance No. .(New Series), of the City o.f Los Angeles, the :; | sum, of . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . $2112.9'5 Outer Hanbpr Dock & W harf Com­pany: For the1 wharyes ‘operated by virtue of the franchises granted by Ordi- : nances Nos. 31, 32, 34, 36 • a n d Z of-the’ Clty of :San Pedro ............$579.58' Pacific W harf and Storage. . .Com- , pany : For. the Wharf; located along the ; northerly side of that waterway commonly known as .. the; Pacific Wharf; & Storage,Company’s slip, - provided said: company first ob^ ' tains a franchise;to operate said wharf and take tolls thereon, the. ; sum of . . . . . . . . . ....... .. .’I . . . . . $10:65;. 96 I provided' that Whatever sum the , said Pacific W harf 8c Storage Company shall pay for said fran- , chise shall be deducted from the • i - amount of the dicerise fee herein fixed; arid;provided, further; that if the: sum thatwsball be paid for .. such franchise is equal tb/- o r in excess of, tne sum of $10'6'5.96. the payment . Of . s;aid sum of $1065.96 for the license’ nereln .fixed shall be credited upon, the franchise f§ fee, to be paid for the franchise meritio ned herein: . m . . . . . . : . . . . . - Crescent; Wharf & Warehouse Company’: • For the wharves, operated^ -by . vir­tue of th e. franchises granted b y - Ordinances No. 9. N ew -Series, and No. 95, N ew Series, of the County of Los Angeles, the sum of . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............ . • • • •. $415,15 Southern California Lumber Oom- ? pany: 1 • - i For the wharves operated by virtue of the franchise: granted by Or­dinance No. 114, - N ew Series,, of the County of Los Angeles: -and! by Ordinance No. .41 of the City iof San Pedro, the sum of . . . .: . .. $383.02 Hammond. Lumber | Company: For the wharves operated 'b y virtue of the franchises granted |f| by Ordinance No. 173; New Se^. ties, of the County of Los A n ­geles,, and! Ordinance; No. 21,417. - . New. Series, of the* City of Los ; Angeles, . the .sum of . . . . . . . . ..... $15T3.77 Southern Pacific Company: For the wharves located along,' uipon, and around the waterway commonly known as the. Southern Pacific Slip; provided' the : said -Southern Pacific Company shall first obtain a franchise to oper­ate said wharves and take tolls thereon, the sum .Of .. Vv. . . . . . . $1754.36 provided-;, that whatever sum the ~ said-Southern Pacific • Company - Shall pay for s.aid franchise s shall , ibe deducted from the . ambiih'tf of • the license - -fee herein -fixed; And ). -provided, further, that if the sum ; that sh all1 be paid for such' frari-bhise1 is equal to, or in excess of. ? “ the sum of $1754.36. a license, to operate said wharves and ; take ' tolls thereon shall -be issued- by - !," the City of Los Angeles without further Charge . . If |I| be-; decided toy due legal; ?'' authority that the Southern Pa- • : cific tGbmpany has a right to op­erate and • take tolls thereon, the " wharves, or -any part thereof, lb- . catedi between bulkhead and pier­head- lines, - and extending from - ’ United -States Pierhead- -Station 18 ribrtherly to the southerly line-o f Fifth Street,, arid -froiri 8 the 'ribrtherl'y line/ o f Fifth: Street •1 .northerly, to a point in the United­’ S tates Pierhead line» Which point is 35.5 I eet, southerly from .... the * interSebtion^ of said pierhead ;lirie and a- projection easterly of the north line of Third Street, : the ! '?•license fee for -said wharves shall , be the sum of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^^S.IS, Sari- Pedro. Lbs; Angeles & Salt Lake Bailroad .Company: For the wharves operated toy virtue; * I o f the^ifranchi.se granted by Ordi% ,/;• nance No. 45,. N ew Scries, rind,, No. 48.-New.Series, of the. County - r ’ bf /Lbs Angeles, the’ sum o f . . . . . $1160.58 I f it.! toe decided by ^due legal authority th-at the Sari' Pbdrp! ./ Los Arigeles & 'Salt Lake Railroad Company . has a right to operate*-.. apd;tgke ..tolls, thereon, the wharf, or- ariy part thereof, covered by the,;franchise granted by Ordi­nance No. 80. Old Series, o f the County >to.f -hos. An gefe4: the .11- cense fie fo r said wharf ; shall toe . the' sum of . . . " . . . . . . . /.V. § f. . . . . $:59;7v88'; F a!‘ K. ;Wobd!;.Lumber: Company: F or the wharf operated by virtue of tne rranchise granted by Ordinaries ' :30,T44, N ew Ser­ies, o f the Gity o f Los Angeles , thC/Sum o f . . . . . . . . . . $ 43.28 0 jatod" dfe4.it shall be given for , ; ,j s^aidii: sum of $43,28 | upon the - next ./payment of the franchise „fee/,;for the franchise mentioned-herein,; ’iri accordance with trie ; ; ; proyisibnc-of' said Ordinance N o. 3p i f 4 4 , ;N e.w Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . For th e, wriarf /located immediate-l y ! southerly of, the wharf . above meritibriea, and occupying; the space "between bulkhead and pier-: hgad, line and-560 feet long, pro­vid ed said B. K. Wood Lumber '*Qbmpgriy first obtains a rran* criise to operate said wharf; and take tolls thereon, the sum of ’-;. $677,92 Pnbviidcd .t>h;at whatever sum the, said E. K . Wood Lumito-er Com­pany shall pay for said franchise; shall be .. deducted from the amount of the license fee herein fixed; and provided,, . further, " that if the- sum ,t'hat shall be paid .; wfo.r. such frarichisC is equal to, or in excess df/^the:- sum of $677.92, the payment of -sri-id ? sum of $677.9*2 for ;^|he ! iicerise herein; shall be credited upon the 1 franchise fee for-, .the franchise. mentioned .herein , v , : • Consolidated Lumber Company:. - For the wharf operated toy vir­tue^- of - the. franchise -granted by Ordinance - No. • 18,943, N ew Series, - offbthe City of. Los An­geles,/ the sum of . .•* ........... $34L28 (Provided that if said wharf shall toe operated only a portion of the year toegirining July- 1/ 4915, by % rea/sbn &i'- its9 inaccessibility for . - -commerce,/ the' license fee shall • b£ a proportionate part of said sum off ‘$84J.28 .. Pacific Lurritoet Company: Fdi^'the' wlfarf operated toy virtue ? of thb franchise granted, by Ordinance /No! 18,944,.: N ew Ser­ies. o f the City . of Xx)s ; An-^ -geles, the sum o f ... ... . . . . . $263.50 Provided that if said wharf shall toe operated only a portion o f the */ year beginning July 1, 1915, toy L - reason of- its inaccessibility fo r ,^ ® cornmerce, the license I f ee • shall toe a proportionate ..part of said Sum o f $l263.50. For any wharf hot . specifically mentioned - herein, other than •wharves owned and operated by : the City of Los*Angeles the lic­ence fee • tohall be .. • '/ • - • • • * • $100:00 •The licenses herein provided to be • is­sued shall specify the rates o f wharfage and-dockage-and tolls-herein fixed to' be charged for the wharf, for Which said license :is issued. No license tb take- tolls on any wharf shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation, unless such person, firm or corporation ' has-;.first obtained a fran-_ chise. to/operate such wharf. ///Sec. 4.’ It shrill be. unlawful for ariy person, firm or .corporation owning: br operating ariy wh'rirf in Los' Angeles Har/ 'topr to faih. refuse or neglect At o . pay, on or before July" 1, ,19'15, th g license fee pro­vided for and'fixed in .Section 2 hereof ; and it shall be unlawful for any/personv.. firm or;- c oip or a tio,n, wh ether as priricipal, agent, tolerk, secant, or employe, to take; charge, „collect - or sue for'an y Wharfage," dockage /br handling charge' withbut first having-paid the license fbe herein fixed for said, -wharf and having .also, pro­cured and received the license’-so--to do, as in this ordinance provided. Every person,/ firm or bbrrioratibn violating any-provision', of this ordinance shall be deem­ed guilty p f a- ^misdemeanor, arid upon! convictibri thereof shall [be punishable by a': fine of not more than i/three’ --hundred dollars ..($206,0.0), or by. imprisonment in the' City jail for a period of not more than ninety ,(96) days,, or by both such fine and imprisonment.' ';• / - 'STORAGE. ?Sec. 5,. That the rates or charges for storage o r - warehousing., in warehouses other-, than those/ owned, controlled or bperated Iff the qity of Los- Angeles, for the time specified in Section 1 h;ereQf>- shall toe -as follows; the rates ' toeing /ex­pressed in cents §Jip month : ; ': First irionth Erich succeeding or |fraction; month or frac^>v ^-//thereof tion thereof y B Pet ton ._ per ton/ Beans ... .. . .30 • ? 15 / Ganried' goods • .3 .5 15 M Coal .. . ... ;.. “25. ? - 7% ? Coke ... ... ... 30 ',10'- Flour ... ... '.".. 40 20 Wheat, oats, toar-i ley, corn . '-"25-' • , ’ 12% ’ B.ran, meal, mill .;. run. W '..., .. . 30 ' ' 15 ? • Poultry food in bagsv- including ground shell . /25’ .' ' 12% P ig irorT ... • .. 25 v 5 Sugar ... 30 . ' 15 Merchandise not ' otherwise sped- ;; ifi-edv..-.;i r. . . , 35 ; ./ 15 - For rental o f space, without handling or other services, 5' cents per square, G'oot per month. > Merchandise in storage shall * be sSb-jeGt to the following rules: - . 1. Storage .charges shall begin on the date of receipt of the first/package of any lot in the warehouse. 2. The first month rates cover stor- -rige for the first,;’ calendar month and in­clude cost of handling into storage. Each succeeding month’ s rates include storage only; the charges to be, computed on bal­ances in storage on the first day of such month: i 3. All charges for storage/ are due arid payable/when they accrue. : j.4. The term “ ton” , as fised in this sec-i tion means 2000 pounds, or 40 cubic feet, at warehouseman’s option. ,/ 5/ Labor furnished for spedril pii,^ poses or services of any description.:, not otherwise/ provided for, may he?* charged, for at the rate o f fifty cents per hour. :' 6>. The rates specified herein dbf not inelude insurance. 1 7. The warehouseman may reserve trie rigfit to require removal, of rill goods on thirty/days’ notice. \ Sec.' 6. $ It- shall be-unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, jd.erk, '.servant, agent .or eiri-';‘ ployqe, to charge ariy greater or less, rate! fOr wharfage, handling, dQQltrige or -stor-age^ than that fixed toy tnis Ordinance and • every person, firm or corporation who shall make^such charge - in excess of or . less than the | wharfage, handling, dock- : rige and storage rates herein fixed, shall -be deemed guilty of a > misdemeanor,, arid upon conviction thereof | shall be punish­able as provided in Section 4/hereof. . . See. 7. !Every charge for toll, wharf- /rige, handling; - dockrige or storage, with-, put /a license.- arid /each charge fbr wharf­age, h arid ling,; do ckage; or storage in ex­cess of or less than the>vrates herein fixed, shall' be deemed a separate offense^ arid shrill be punishable as thereinbefore pro­vided. ./Sec 8. The provisions of this ordinance fixing rates shall apply to owrib-r^ of-wharves or warehouse^ Withiri the harbor district, to thei-r' lessees, i or lessors, their agents and assigns, arid where ! two or more wharves are, ow ned, by the sarrie company, herein named, the same rate/ shall apply to all wharves o f said com/ pany uriless herein provided. .Sec. 9. A copy of this ordiftance shall be conspicuously posted. on each 1 p,ub lie wharf o f each wharf owner in the. City of. Los Angeles by the person, , firm or/ corporation: owning . or '“ "controlling the same. Sec. 10. This ordinance iri required for the immediate preservation of, the public peace, health and safety,, and the follow-ing is a specific: statement showing, such urgency, to wit: ‘ ' This ordinance provides for the prompt payment^ and collection of a large part of the' revenue of The City o f Los Arigeles •necessary to defray the cost, q f conduct-! ing' the government thereof: and further provides for; a* regulaTr, orderly arid -sys­tematic method' and scale of rates' for dockage, and of charges for handling freight at and -about -the wharves, piers, arid .quays df persQns, firms or corpora- ,- tibns owning or operating the/same at the Harbor of Los Angeles, and the ‘City •Clerk shall: certify- to its passage by a three fourth vote, and cause the same to be published once in The Los Angriles D a ily Journal and thereupon arid there­after it shall take effect arid toe in force/ I hereby certify that the foregoing; or­dinance was passed toy the Council of the City of Los Angeles by the unanimous vote o f all the members of said Council present, there being riot less than seven members present,; at its /meeting of June i t , 1915. CHAS, L. W ILD E , City Clerk. Approved this J2th day o f June, 1915. E H. ROSE, 6t-t14 It Mayor.