HomeMy WebLinkAbout59-255RESOLUTION NO. 59-255 REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORi~FIA TO INVESTIGATE CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS
TO DETER~.JIIiIE ~VHE~tER OR NOT THE SA~,~E ~L~_~_~ BE IN VIOLATION
OF SECTION 311 OF ~tE PENAL CODE 0F THE STATE OF CALIFOPd~IA
WHEREAS, for the past several weeks Citizens' Committees have
been meeting in the City of S~ta Ana discussing and considering
means of regulating certain low-grade publications offered for sale
on the City's news stands, which said publications may be in viola-
tion of State Statute;
WHEREAS, these Citizens' Committees have requested the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana to consider an Ordin~ce to prohib-
it certain publications as obscene and indecent, and the members of
said City Council have been in doubt as to the possible validity
of any such Ordinance because of conflict which might exist between
such local~0rdinance and Section 311 of the Penal Code of the State
of California;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV]ED: That the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana requests that the Attorney General of this State,
being the chief State law enforcement officer, take immediate steps
to investigate the magazine type publications not distributed under
a United States Post Office Second-Class Hailing Permit, but pub-
lished and sold to children, and to adults with immature minds,
particularly publications as follows:
1. Sprite Publishing Co., 1722 E. ~ashington Blvd., Los Angel-
es 24, Vol. l, ~o. 1
2. Cloud 9, published by Valley Publications, Inc., 12969~
Ventura Boulevard, Shermm Oaks, Calif, Vol. No. 2
Rascal, Item No. l, published by Art Enterprises, 8511
Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California.
to determine whether or not such publications violate Section 311
of the Penal Code of the State of California.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That tAe Clerk of the Council is
hereby instructed to forward two certified copies of this Resolution
to the Attorney General of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sa~ ta
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 21st day of September, 1959.
ATTEST:
· CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SANCTA ANA )
I, ~ARION SUTTNER, do hereby certify that I ~n the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting
held on the 21st day of September, i 959, and was at said meeting
regularly passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Royal E. N~bard, Sta.~ley O. Gould, Jr., Bob B~ewer, Dale H. He~,ly, A. A. Hall
NOES, COUNCIL~EN: None
ABS~t T, COUNCIL~,~N: None
~ CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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