HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 16-65RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCXL OF TME CITY OF
BAKERSFIF..LD SUPPORTXNG LEGISLATION TO
CONTROL DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCE~IE LITERATURE
WREREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield has
~houghtfully reviewed the community problem with respect to obscene
literature ~ and
WP~REASp the City Attorney and other law enforcement
officers have relsted their inability to control obscenity now
found on local newsstands and many other magazine outlets~ and in
motion pictures ~ and
WPIEREAS~ the inability of law enforcement agencies
successfully to prosecute distributors of obscene materials makes
it mandatory to secure additional legislation~ and
WIIEREAS~ the State has pre~empted the field of obscenity
legisla~ion~ and therefore our only recourse is through new State
laws ~ and
WIIERE&S~ proposed legislation has been introduced in the
1965 Session, to apply reasonable controls over the distribution
of obscene literature adverse to public morals and mores.
NOW~ TMEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the
City of Bakersfield
(1) E}rpresses its opinion that the immoral magazines p
books~ and motion pictures now being publicly displayed are far
below the level of contemporary community moral standards.
(2) Expresses its grave concern regarding the present
obscenity problem°
(3) Petitions the State Legislature to enact ne~q and
stronger obscenity legislation that is obse~.~ant of the basic
liberties~ yet practical to administer°
(4) Directs that copies of this resolution be' sent to
the Governor of the State of California~ to the presiding officers
of the State Senate~ and Assembly~ to the Chairman of the Assembly
Committee on Criminal Procedure~ to I(ern County~s representatives
in the Assembly and Senate~ and to other appropriate govez~%ment
officials o
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X HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
pasmed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield a~ a
regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of April~ 1965~ by
Zhe following vote=
APPROVED ~