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<br />July 25~ 1972
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<br /> At a regular City Council meeting held on July 25, 1972, in the City Council Chamber,
<br />there were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, E.
<br />W. King, Raymond B.
<br />Attorney.
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<br />Saunders Early, Jr., James W. Holley, Burrell'~ Johnson, Isaac
<br />Smith, A. P. Johnson:i Jr,, City Manager,..W.J. O'Brien, City
<br />
<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Councilman King.
<br />Mayor Barnes welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Early, minutes of the regular City Council
<br />meeting, held on July 11, 1972, to be approved as received, was adopted by the following
<br />vote:
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />Mr. Robert W. Wentz, Jr., arrived at 7:45 P.M.
<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 72-293 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This amends the City Code by adding a new section to Chapter 19 to make it conform to the
<br />changes in the Code of Virginia enacted by the General Assembly at its 1972 session.
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<br /> This new section makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly sell to a juvenile an
<br />admission ticket or pass or to knowingly admit a juvenile to premises where certain motion
<br />pictures are on exhibition. It also makes it unlawful for any juvenile to falsely representl
<br />his age to gain admission to see certain motion pictures or for~:his-parent or guardian to
<br />do so."
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<br /> The following letter received from Inez D. Baker., President, Federation of Civic
<br />Clubs, was read: :~.
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<br /> "This is to request that I please be given an opportunity to berheard at the July 25~h,
<br />1972 Council meeting in behalf of the Federation of Civic Clubs of Portsmouth for the pur-
<br />pose of presenting a petition against the sale of pornographic literature andtthe showing
<br />of obscene movies."
<br />
<br /> Mrs..Baker spoke and presented the following petition:
<br />
<br /> "My name is Inez Baker and I represent the Federation of Civic Clubs of Portsmouth -
<br />An organization of 22 affiliated groups. My purpose here tonight is to present to you a
<br />petition bearing 1834 signatures ehich reads as follows:r
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<br /> 'We, the undersigned registered voters of Portsmouth, Virginia support the Federation
<br />of Civic Clubs in its efforts to rid our city of the showing of obscene movies and the~sA~e
<br />of pornographic literature. Therefore, we do hereby petition the City Council, the Courts
<br />and all in authority to do their utmost to protect the morat welfare ofOur cemmunity, and
<br />to tAkethe action necessary to achieve this goalf'
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<br /> We believe the petition to be self-explanatory and trust that youfdeliberations tonight
<br />and in the future will reflect the wishes.of the signers." T~e petition presented sig~ed by
<br />W. Bradley Jones, 1512 County Street and others.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. ~ith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, ~nd by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 19 THEREOF A NEW SECTION PERTAINING TO EXHIBITION OF
<br />CERTAIN MOTION PICTURES."
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 72-294 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This will amend the City Code so as to make it consistent with State law pertaining to defim?
<br />tions and disposal of abandoned vehicles. This adds traiIers and~isemi~trailers under the
<br />Code along with other motor vehicles.
<br /> An abandoned vehicle is defined as one in such condition that it is economically imnrac~
<br />tical to make it operable. Abandoned vehicles ordered removed by the Director of Public~
<br />Health will be disposed of by the Chief of Police,
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<br /> On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Smith, the following ordinance was approved
<br />on first reading, and by the following Vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />BY AMENDING SECTIONS 13-16 AND lB-17.11 TM~REOF PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS
<br />AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED ~EHICLES."
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 72-295 "I submit ~hauk~tached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This changes the City Code to make it conform to the State Code where changes were made
<br />by the General Assembly relative to:
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