HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 860 -. "AN ORD~NANCE'PROHIBITING''''~HE''~''POSTING' OF
" SIGNS OR OTHERWISE .ADVERTISING. THaT THE
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~':' ACC'0MMODATION~ .AMUSE~EI~ OR ENTERTAINMENT ·
· ' . · ~ IS. NOT SOLICITED OR DESIRED' BECAUSE. OF .RACE,.
· '" · .~i'CREED 0R COLOR, IN 'THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
, '. W~ERE.AS~ .'Sections '51. t6'~ %4 l'nclusive~o.f the Civil Code
of 'the State"of C~lif. ornia.~ p'r6vide .in .effect that all'
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sdiction' of .": the State 'ai'e entitled full
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· ...-. equal""~.coommod~gions~ advantages. ~' faeil'itios and._ .prii:l'l°ge~.: . of .
'" "i ~l~ace.~' Of. public, accommodation, amu~ement a~:t::'..~n~.~rtaiment, g~erein
.. aamed~ and '. .. .: .. , .-.-
" .~.as, it ha~ come to thei"~tt~ntSon of !this gl~'i~a¢':l.l' tha~-
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~" cert~in of" saii:l ..15~aeos of public "aceommodation~ ~a!C~soment ahd..: .... . : .
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.~" t:l.~ing b7 signs 'pOsted on .tho premises m~,d otherw:l.'se~' . ..,~- the.
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pa,:re .na&e,· .~'dm:l. ssi~n or accommodation".el' Certain pOr~on~......:I.~ nog
' sol~'ted~ welcome .6r' desired beC'auto of the race.~ creed or ~olor
of .said person~i ."ahd-': .... :.2., ' .. :' '
" '~ ~S~ "!said' adver~6i-qing has beon"and' is 'a. cause of public
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":'~' "~d.i~eor~ ~ d:-i ssension .and' threat s of nio'b violence ~ 'and .mn.less the
field wo~d be liable by.virtue of the 'provi~sions of Se~,tion 4452
of the .~'lit~c~ Code of the st~t.e of C~ifor~a', a~"' '..
' ~AS~.' t~e prohibition O'f such discrimi~tory adv~rtisi~
· -is in furtherance of the pu~ic .Policy of'. the 8.~ate
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It shall be unlawful arid a. violation.of this ordinance for
the :owner, era'tot, lessee, ·:manager or'person in. possession or
· cont'r6~."of..an7 place Of public.aCcomm6dation, amusement" or enter-
· tainment .named :O.~.'"r~ferred ..tO. in sections '51 and..53 .of the. C.i.,-~"il
Code Of t~e. Sta.t~ of California~ or 'eit'her of. said' sectl°ns,.jtO
place',. .'post, maintain.or 'diSpia~.' or .'knowingly cause,' 'permit' or ~!:iow
th~ . acing,, posting, .maintenance o'r .'diSplay, of any' written or
prin~ed notice.or'.s'ign', or.' i'~. .~ny. '~the'r' manner, tO'"adverti'~e that
· -. the'.patronage-, admission' or. acco~6dation of any 'Person~'"k's .'not
' sol:icite..d~' :w..elcome or d~sir'e~ because, of· the race, color or creed.
· .. ".. :.in'.a~Y ·prosecution 'for a violation of thiS'iordinance~ prOof
Of the....disp!.ay or maintenance in' a. ny.' such PlaCe 'of pub..lic accommoda-'
· . '.: tio~'i."amusement"or entertainmeht' o~':an~'..Wri~ten or print'ed, notice',
:sign Or. advertisement· that the :patrOnage;' admtsg'ion or accommodati°n
...'.'cf': a..n.y_..porson.is not' solicited, welcome., or desired. 'because Of the
' "'~ce,[:'coior Or creed. cf.'such person~'" shall be pre"sUmptiV, e evidence
'that '.s. UCh... : displ, ay Or" maintenahCe .wa~.' authorized by the'"person,.. firm,
.-...o~" orporation.maintain and..operat Such place. "
" 'An~. person .viOlati~ .anY. of the' p~o~isl, ons' of this ordinance'
· . . 'and.".upon..conviction Shall be.
" .....p~ishab!e'.bY'a' fine: not exceediD~'Five 'Hundred' Dollars ($~00.00)
:' .o~ '.by..'imprisonmen~ in th~ Ker~'Co~ty Jail for a 'period no~' to
· eXceed six (6) months,. or bY both such fine and imprisonment".
I HE .P~EBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance ~s'passed
and adopted by the .cOuncil Of the City-of Bakersfield at a regu-"
by the followi~ vote: ~
~PROV~ th~s · ] ~ day of ~, 1950.
AYOR ~T ~he City of Bakersfield'. ..........
AffrayS! of r uan es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA l
County of Kern ss.
NARIAN S. IRVIN,
~7~, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he Js the duly appointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that
on .... ~'~_r'_ll_~y___~ ........... ' ......................... , 19_.~.0___~qhe posted .on the Bulletin Bo~rd at the
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a
_ February 14
meeting thereof duly held o,, ..................................................... , 19__5__0__, which ordinance
was numbered ...... .8_~._.0. .......... New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE PRO]TIBITING T_H~.~ POSTING OF
SIGNS OR OTHER WISE ADVERTISING THAT T~E
PATRONAGE OF PERSONS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC
ACCO~,~.NODATION, A~TJSE~ENT OR ENTERTAIN~ENT
IS NOT SOLICITED OR DESIRED BECAUSE OF 'RACE,
CREED OR COLOR, IN T~ CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
CALIFORNIA
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
/ Notar~ J~ublic in and for the Counl~,/of Kern, ~ State of California. ,