ARPROVED

INTRODUCED

BY

AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY

COUNCILMA

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C M S

ORDINANCE NO

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 03

11
3
OF THE OAKLAND MtJ1
1ICIPAL CODE ENTITLED
SOLICITING ON STREETS PROHIBITED TO
EXCEPT NEWSPAPERS THEREFROM

Oakland as

BE IT ORDAINED
follows

by

the

Council of the

of

City

Section 03
SECTION 1
11 of the Oakland
3
mended
to read as follows
is
Code
Municipal
hereby
SOLICITING ON
SEC 3
03
1
It shall be unlawful for any person
STREETS PROHIBITED
to solicit on any public street or sidewalk park or
other public plane or in any doorway or entrance way
immediately abutting thereon the sale of any subscrip
tion to any magazine periodical or other publication

except newspapers or
property for delivery

the sale of any tangible

at a subsequent time

personal

SEC 03
11 reads as follows
3
now
03
11
3
It shall be unlawful
SOLICITING ON STREETS PROHIBITED
for any person to solicit on any public street or side
walk park or other public place or in any doorway or
entrance way immediately abutting thereon the sale of
any subscription to any magazine periodical or other
publication or the sale of any tangible personal property
for delivery at a subsequent time
Said Section

IN

MAY 3

COUNCIL OAKLAND CALIF

PASSED

BY THE

FOLLOWLNG

1956

194

VOTE

HOLMDAHL
AYES

GRANT
AND

HOOVER

MAGGIO

ROSSI

TRIPP

YOUELL

PRESIDENT RISHELC

NOES

ABSENT

ATTEST
MAYOR OF

THE

CITY

OF

OAKLAND

CALIF

ATTEST
CITY

FORM C

241

CLERK AND CLERK OF TH

COUN
OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND CALIF

IL

LAW OFFICES

OF

PRICE MACDONALD

HARRY L
PRICE
ROBERT W MACDONALD
WALLACE W
KNOX

1600

KNOX

FINANCIAL CENTER BLDG

OAKLAND
ORLANDO J
BOWMAN

TELEPHONE

CA LIFORNIA
12

GLENCOURT

PAUL J
ten DOESSCHATE

March

2 1956

Wayne Thompson City Manager

pity ll
Oakland Calif
Mr

Re
Dear Mr

solicitation ordinance
Anti

Thompson

Dur attention has been called to Section 43

11
3
pakland City Ordinances which prohibits the
solicitation of the sale of any subscription to any

publication on

any

public street doorway

or

entrance way
ATo attesipt has ever been made to enforce the pro
visions of this section against newspapers
All of
the anti
solicitations ordinances of which I am aware
have an e
We emote that
cception in favor of newspapers
in Section 06
14 which also deals with selling
5
We feel
publications that newspapers are excepted
certain that the failure to insert the exception in
Section 43
11 was an oversight
3
The newspapers request that Section 03
11 be amended
3
so that the exception in favor of newspapers
as
in
Section l0
06 or else a general provision be inserted

wordedsomewhat

as

follows

The provisions of Articles 14 and 11 shall

apply to the solicitation or obtaini

Ag of
subscriptions or advertising
for or sale of
newspapers published for the dissemination of
local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a
general character and printed or published at
not

regular

intervals

Sincerely

P S
H

cc

Bohn W

Collier Esq

yours

0721
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CITY OF OAKLAND
Office Letter
Inter
u
To

City Manager

City

From

Attention

dyne ThomrRnn

Date

April

3 196

Attorney

Subject Soliciting

on

Streets

Exception

of

Newspapers

Dear

Wayne
I

the
the

am

For
as

transmitting herewith for your presentation to

amending Section 03
11 of
3

City Council an ordinance

Oakland Municipal Code
your

convenience

said Section

11 now
3
03

reads

follows

SEC 03
11
3

SQLICITING ON STREETS PROHIBITED

It
for any person to solicit on any public
street or sidewalk park or other public place or in any
doorway or entrance way immediately abutting thereon the
sale of any subscription to any magazine
periodical or
other publication or the sale of any tangible
shall

be unlawful

personal

property

for

delivery

at a

subsequent time

The proposed ordinance would amend this section by

inserting therein the phrase except newspapers after the
phrase or other publication t
This
the

recent

Law
at

Fnc

on

ordinance has been prepared in accordance

directed to you by Harry L Price
behalf of the newspapers

request

Very truly

ours

ity Attorney

with

Attorney

18 1956

Hammy

Pricey Attorney

at La

c
grimes YacDanald k Knd
1600 Ynancial Center ffidg
Oakland 12 California
rez
Dear fir Pri

anveraataon of
ing our telephone a
Confirr
cil oS the City of 0aklanc at a ragu3
taday a c3ate the Catun
ar
directed
me
to
head
cn
April
meets
daY
1xe
a7 1956
its you to attend thQ meoting of the City Couacil to be
irn
t4
held o11 2ues
j
Yr April 2lts 1956
E at 3Q ocloak
diecuee th Anti
on ardinance
salicitat3

rul3r YourBf
Very i

czTx

K
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