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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1159 ORDINANCE NO. 1159 II (oS @~~~\.lO 115~ 0\\0,1\0, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 6220.56.1 AND 6323.37. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto new Sections 6220.56.1 and 6323.37, the same to read respectively as follows: 6220.56.1. RACING INFORMATION. For every person who, by any means other than by newspaper or by any means described in Section 6220.56, engages in the'business or practice of dissem- inating, distributing, conveying, passing out, giving away, handing out, selling, offering for sale or soliciting for the sale of any ~ information or recommendation pertaining to the probable or possible outcome of any race or contest of endurance between horses or beasts or any choice of, preference for, or recommendation concerning any horse or beast engaged therein, Six hundred dollars ($600.00) for a twelve (12) month period commencing December 1 and ending the following Novembe~ 30, for each person so engaged. SECTION 2. This ordinance is herebY,declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for preserving the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. A statement of the reasons for its urgency is as follows: The business and practice of disseminating information -1- 1159 concerning the probable outcome of speed or endurance contests be- tween beasts are by their very nature required to be supervised and regulated very strictly for the protection of the public peace, health and safety, and for many years have been thus supervised and regulated. From time to time ' practices and methods of operation other than those presently regulated by the Arcadia Municipal Code, are evolved and used. It is therefore necessary that all conceiv- able practices and methods of operation be brought under similar regulation and supervision and that the cost thereof be defrayed at least in part by a business license fee. Inasmuch as horse rac- ing will commence in the City within one week, it is necessary that this ordinance take effect immediately upon its adoption. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Coupcil of the City of Arcadia held on the 19th day of December , 1961, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Butterworth, Camphouse, Phillips, Reibold and Balser NOES: None ~lMV ABSENT: None SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of,' December ,1961. ATTEST: ~~7;Z~U City Clerk (SE;AL) -2- 1159