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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1389.1 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING BINGO GAMES TO MAKE SAID SECTIONS COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, AND STATING THE REASON FOR ITS URGENCY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 10-59 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-59. Bingo License Required. No person or organization shall organize, conduct or operate a bingo game without having first procured and maintained a license issued by the City of Santa Ana pursuant to the provisions of this Code. SECTION 2: That Section 10-59.1 of the Santa Aha Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-59.1. Organizations Eligible for City License to Conduct Bingo Games. (a) Organizations exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Sections 23701 a, 23701 b, 23701 d, 23701 e, 23701 f, 23701 g, and 23701 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and mobile home park associations and senior citizens organizations are eligible to apply to the city for a license to con- duct bingo games in the City of Santa Ana under the provisions of Section 326.5 of the Penal Code as amended and the provisions of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code relating to bingo, provided that the proceeds of such ga~es are used only for charitable purposes. (b) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. SECTION 3: This Council finds that this ordinance is urgently required as an emergency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety for the follow- ing reasons: In order for this ordinance to properly implement the constitutional amendment to Section 19 of Article IV of the Califor- nia Constitution, permitting bingo, which the people of California approved at the June 1976 primary, and Assembly Bill No. 101, Chap- ter 271, Statutes of 1977, approved by the Governor July 7, 1977, filed with the Secretary of State July 8, 1977, as an urgency sta- tute, it is necessary for this ordinance to take effect immediately.