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ORDINANCE NO. 133.
tom of the bathing suit and the knees
AN ORDINANCE THE CITY OF
Hof the wearer thereof; provided, how -
NEWPORT BEACH REGULATING
ever, this section shall not apply to
THE WEARING OF BATHING
persons engaged in or in good f``jjith
SUITS IN AND UPON THE
about to engage any swimming
STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
.in
meet, contest. or exhibition, when
OTHER PUBLIC PLACES WITH-
such meet, contest, or exhibition is
IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT
held by regularly organized club! so-
BEACH, AND PROVIDING A MEN-
ciety or organization and shall have
ALTY FOR ANY AND ALL ViO-
the approval of the Marshal of� the
LATIONS THEREOF.
City of Newport Beach in writing duly
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signed by him.'
The Board of Trustees o� the City
Section 3. Every act done in vidla-
of Newport Beach do ordain as fnl-
tion of this Ordinance shall be avA'
lows: 4
constitute a misdemeanor and any
Section 1. It is hereby declared
. person sound guilty of any such niis-
unlawful and a violation of this or- -
demeanor by a court of competent
dinance for any person to go or be
shall be punished bY.-d
upon any public street, sidewalk, ave-
,jurisdiction
fine of not exceeding fifty ($50.00)
nue, or alley in .the City of Newport
dollars, or imprisonment not exceed -
Beach, clad or attired in a bathing
ing ten (10) days, or by both such fine
suit or costume except at such time
or imprisonment in the discretion of.
or times when such person is about
the court.
'to bathe in the Pacific ocean or New.
Section 4. This Ordinance_ shall
Port Bay, and is on his or her direct °
take effect and be in force thirty days
and immediate way to the place of
after its passage, "and in the mean
bathing from the place where such
time it :hall be printed and published
person became so clad or attired, or
once in the "Newport News'" a-
.is returning from bathing by a di.
weekly newspaper, printed, published
rect and immediate way to the place
and circulated in the City of Newport,
where such bathing suit oT costume
Beach.
is to be removed;_ provided, however,
1`he, above and foregoing Ordiilaaee
that this section shall not apply to
was passed at a regular meeting of
any person, male or female. who shall
the Board of Trustees of the City of.
have upon and wear on the .outside
Newport Beach held on the 4th. day
j of such bathing suit or costume a.
of June, 1917, by the vote.of the fol-
1 coat, cloak. bath -robe, or ulster, yob-
lowing named members thereof, to-
'scoring the body o.such person frJm
wit;
the shoulders.to the knees.
Ayes— Trustees H. A. Robinson, J.
Section 2. It is hereby' declared -to
J. Scllnitker, Geo. P. Wilson, J. C. MC.
be unlawful and a violation of this
Cain. J. P. Greeley.
Ordinance for a person to appear in
Noes — Trustees: None.
any public-place in the City of New-
AIbsent'T ustees: None.
port Beach, including the beach or
The abnd foregoing Ordinance
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shore of the Pacific Ocean or the
No. 133 is approved by me this 4th
shore of Newport Bay, wearing or clad
day of June, 1917. '
only in a bathing snit or costume, the
" H. A. ROBINSON,
length of the skirt of 'Which shall be ..
President of the Board of Trustees,
I more than ten (10) inches above the
City of Newport Beach.,
J knees of the wearer; and the skirt
Attest: ., C. M. CREGO,
of every bathing suit worn in the City
Clerk of the City of Newport Beach.
of Newport Beach shall be of such a
By J. ROYAL LEMON.
length that there shall not be more
L(� Deputy
than ten (10) inches between the hot.
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I,J.Royal Lemon,Deputy City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach
do hereby certify that the forgoing ordinance is a true and correct copy,
passed by the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach., at a reg-
meeting held on the 4th Day of June 1917, and thatsame has been printed
and published according to law.
Dopu y Clerk oT the City of Newport Beach, s .
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