HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1226 ORDINANCE No. 1226
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH OR-
DINANCE CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 1733. 2.1
and 1733.2.2 THERETO.
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
Section 1. That Sections 1733.2.1 and 1733. 2.2 are
hereby added to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code to read
in words and figures, as follows :
Section 1733.2.1. REGISTER.
(a ) Every owner, keeper or proprietor of any lodging
house, rooming house, motel or hotel shall keep
a register wherein he shall require all guests , roomers or
lodgers to inscribe their names upon their procuring lodging
or a room or accommodations. Said register shall also show
the day of the month and year when said name was inscribed,
and the room occupied, or to be occupied by said lodger, or
roomer or guest in such lodging house, rooming house, motel
or hotel. Said register shall be kept in a conspicuous place
in said lodging house, rooming house, motel or hotel, and
shall at all times be open to inspection by any Peace Officer
of the State of California.
(b) GUESTS MUST REGISTER. Before any lodging for hire
to any persons in any lodging house, or before
renting any room to any person (s ) in any rooming house, or
before furnishing any accommodations to any guest(s ) at any
motel or hotel, the proprietor, manager or owner thereof
shall require the person(s ) to whom such lodgings are fur-
nished, or room is rented, or accommodations furnished, to
inscribe his/their name(s ) in such register kept for that
purpose as hereinabove provided, and shall set opposite said
name(s ) the time when said name(s ) was/were so inscribed,
the room occupied by such lodger(s ) , roomer(s ) , or guest(s ) ,
and the license number and description of the vehicle said
lodger(s ) , roomer(s ) or guest(s ) drove.
Section 1733. 2. 2• PENALTY. Any person violating any of
the provisions of Section 1733• 2.1 (a ) and (b) shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable therefor by
a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00) or by
imprisonment in the City 'or CoVnty Jail for a period of not
more than six (6 ) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
1.
Ord. No. 1226
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News ,
a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the
City of Huntington Beach, California, and thirty (30) days
thereafter shall take effect and be in force.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California , this 5th day of July ,
1966.
Mayor
ATTES
City erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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K. ;DALE BUSH
City Attorney
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Ord. No . 1226
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
I , PAUL C . JONES , the duly elected, qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 20th day of June 19 66 , and
was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 5th day of July , lg 66 , and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of .more than a
majority of all the members of said City Council .
AYES : Councilmen:
Coen, Bartlett , Kaufman, Shipley , Green, Stewart
NOES : Councilmen :
None
.ABSENT : Councilmen:
Gisler
f { ,yPl1 tJC C 1Lri!S -11 Y CLERK
of the City of Reach
9nd ex of try! City
r1Coun o -fy that
;this orC -.- ci published City Clerk a ex-officio Clerk
"Yr of the City Council of the City
in the non News on y Y
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of Huntington Beach, California
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Cittyy ,Clerk
Deputy City Clerk