HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 64-403RESOLUTION NO. 64 -403
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY URGING THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT LEGISLATION IN
RESPECT TO GAMBLING OR IN THE ALTERNA-
TIVE PERMIT LOCAL CONTROL OF GAMBLING
NOT SPECIFICALLY CONTROLLED BY STATE
LAW
WHEREAS, the Appellate Courts of the State of California have
ruled that the state of California has preempted the field of regula-
tion of gambling and that cities cannot regulate or prohibit gambling
games which have not been prohibited by the State of California; and
WHEREAS, certain card games, particularly the game of
Panguingui, have not been prohibited by the State of California; and
WHEREAS, as the result of Panguingui not being prohibited by
state law attempts have been made in recent months to conduct such
card gambling games in various cities in the County of Los Angeles,
particularly the cities of Long Beach, Santa Monica, Culver City,
Manhattan Beach and Alhambra, and such card games are now being operat-
ed in a number of such cities over the objection of such cities; and
WHEREAS, the open conduct of gambling results in an increase
of many types of crime and has caused a substantial police problem in
the cities where such gambling is now being conducted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the
City of Temple City as follows:
SECTION 1: The Legislature of the State of California is
hereby urged to adopt, at the earliest practicable date, legislation
expressly prohibiting Panguingui and to develop and adopt more compre-
hensive statutes in respect to organized gambling, or in the alterna-
tive grant to the municipalities the right to regulate and /or prohibit
organized card gambling games which are not now prohibited by Penal
Code Section 330.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Temple City ex-
pressly recognizes that a uniform code of laws respecting all penal
matters is most desirable but recognizes equally that controls over
organized gambling and other problems are of great concern in Los
Angeles County and cannot abide further delay by the State Legislature,
and hence in the event the State Legislature does not elect to cure the
present problem of Panguingui and other matters of recent court action,
the legislature must provide the cities of the County of Los Angeles ,.,
with the legislative right to adopt laws regulating that which is not
specifically regulated by the State.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of
this resolution to:
GLENN M. ANDERSON, President of the Senate
640 North Hawthorne Boulevard
Hawthorne, California
SENATOR THOMAS M. REES
Room 122, 217 West 1st Street
Los Angeles 12, California
ASSEMBLYMAN JESSE M. UNRUH
Room 403, 417 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, California
ASSEMBLYMAN JOHN L. E. COLLIER
832 Cooper Avenue
Los Angeles 42, California
ASSEMBLYMAN GEORGE E. DANIELSON
1321 Maltman Avenue
Los Angeles 26, California
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ASSEMBLYMAN ALFRED H. SONG
1591 Sunnyhill Drive
Monterey Park, California
ASSEMBLYMAN HARVEY JOHNSON
5110 North La Madera
El Monte, California
Signed and approved this 14th day of September, 1964.
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing resolution was
duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City
at its regular meeting held on the 14th day of September, 1964, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen- None
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY )
I, Marjorie A. Woodruff, Deputy City Clerk, do hereby certify that
I have been appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temple City,
and that the foregoing Resolution No. 64 -403 was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Temple City, at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 14th day of September, 1964, by the following
called vote:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES:. Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Dated: Sept. 15, 1964 Mad/brie A. Woodruff'e
Dekity City Clerk
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