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ORDINANCE NO. ~ 1 ~f
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 763, ENTITLED IN PART "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSL. . ."1 iND PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOy-
MENT OF SPECIAL OFFICERS ~D MATRuNS BY PUBLIC DlNCE J'AT.T.$, ETC.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORMIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: .Ordinance No. 763 Section Forty Subsection
(g) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(g)
(1) Each person, firm, corporation or association
operating, conducting or carrying on any public dance hall,
dancing club, dine and dance club or night club, under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall employ, at his or its awn
expense, a man to be designated as a "Special Officer", who shall
be in attendance at all times that dancing is allowed. permitted
or 60nducted at the establishment for which the license is issued
Said "Special Officer" shall keep the peace at such dances and
shall enforce all laws applicable thereto, and shall. upon re-
quest of the Chief of Police of the City of San Bernardino,
make a written report to the Chief of Police respecting any
incident or disturbance at said establishment. The employment
of the "Special Officer" shall be subject to the approval of
22 the Chief of Police of said city. who shall require the furnish-
23 ing of the person's name and address. his previous felony and
24 misdemeanor convictions and any additional relevant information.
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(2) Every person, firm. corporation or association
26 so operating. conducting or carrying on any public dance club.
27 dancing club. dine and dance club or night club shall similarly
28 employ a woman to be designated as a ''Matron''. The person so
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designated shall be subj ect to the approval of the Chief of
POlice. who shall require the furnishing of the person v s name
and address, her previous felony and misdemeanor convictions.
-and any additional relevant information. It shall be the duty
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1 of said "Matron" to generally assist the "Special Officer" in
2 the performance of his duties, and to report to him any viola-
3 tions of laws that she may observe, and any acts or conduct
4 contrary to public health, peace or morals.
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(3) The approval of the Chief of Police of the
6 employment of a "Special Officer" and ''Matron'' is not an approval
7 of his or her qualifications to serve in such capacity and in
8 no way implies any assumption of liability of the part of the
9 City of San Bernardino for his or her acts or failure to act.
10 The sole purpose for requiring approval by the Chief of Police
11 is to insure compliance by the licensee with this ordinance.
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(4) A "Special Officer" or ''Matron'' shall not be
permitted to wear an official police uniform, badge or insignia
or any uniform, badge or insignia that may be mistaken for, or
confounded with, such official police uniform, badge or insignia.
A "Special Officer" or ''Matron'' shall not carry or have in his
possession a firearm except when required by the Rules and
Regulations of the Police Department.
(5) In any case where the Chief of Police of said
City shall find that the preservation of public peace, health
or morals does not require the attendance of a "Special Officer"
and ''Matron'' in any public dancing hall, dancing club, dine and
dance club or night club, as the same is defined in this ordi-
nance, where no alcoholic beverages are sold or permitted or
allowed to be consumed on the premises, he is, in the exercise
of his discretion, authorized to waive the requirement for the
attendance of a "Special Officer" and ''Matron''; provided that
if, at any time after such a waiver has been made, the Chief
of Police determines that the public peace, health or morals
require the attendance of a "Special Officer" and ''Matron'',
he shall so notify such licensee of such establishment in writ-
ing and thereafter a "Special Officer" and ''Matron'' shall be
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1 required to be in attendance in accordance with the provisions
2 of this ordinance; and, provided further, that in no case where
3 such establishment either sells, or permits or allows the con-
4 sumption of, alcoholic beverages on the premises, shall the
5' Chief of Police waive the provisions of this ordinance requiring
6 the attendance of a "Special Officer" and "Matron".
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(6) The Chief of Police of said city may require,
in special instances when law enforcement problems may be
reasonably anticipated, that the "Special Officer" and ''Matron.'
be a person with previous law enforcement experience."
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was
duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
San Bernardino at a A1.//~A./ meeting thereof,
held on the o!/H~ day of ~ ~ . 1966, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen
NOES:
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foregoing
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, 1966.
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Approved as to form:
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MAY 41966
JACK T. FE!;
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