The
Stockton Laundry Case (1886)
nStockton Ordinance (1886):
nThe establishment of public laundries and public wash-houses . . .,
within those portions of
said city, other than the portions
hereinafter especially mentioned,
being injurious and dangerous
to public health and public
safety, and prejudicial
to the well-being and comfort of
the community, it shall be
unlawful for any person or
persons to establish, maintain, carry
on, or conduct, … any public
laundry or public wash-house,
within any portion of the city
of Stockton other than that portion
of said city lying west of Tule
street and south of Mormon channel.
