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RESOL~£ION 65-170 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUESTING GOVERNOR EDi~ILU~D G. <br />BRO~qq TO PLACE ON THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL <br />LEGISLATIVE SESSION THE QUESTION OF MAKING IT <br />A FELONY TO POSSESS, THROW, OR USE ANY FIRE <br />STARTING DEVICE OR "MOLOTOV COCKTAIL" <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 1916 of the Statutes of 1961 added to the <br />Penal Code Section 653 1 making it a misdemeanor to possess a fire <br />bomb; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the recent criminal activity involving extensive <br />use of fire bombs in the form known as "Molotov Cocktail" in <br />Los Angeles County has demonstrated the willingness of many persons, <br />a large percentage of them minors, to make and use this simple <br />incendiary device. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA: <br /> <br /> That said City Council hereby requests and urges Governor <br />Edmund G. Brown to include in his call for the next special <br />legislative session consideration of an act to make it a felony to <br />possess, throw, or otherwise use, or attempt to use, any incendiary <br />device for a criminal purpose, and that the definition contained <br />in Penal Code Section 653 1 be included to expressly provide for <br />"Molotov Cocktails"; <br /> <br /> That the Legislature be requested to include the safeguards <br />contained in said Section 653 1. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of November, 1965. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) <br />CITY OF SANTA Ai~A ) <br /> <br />SS <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWiq, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of <br />the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution <br />was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held <br />on the 1st day of November, 1965, and was at said meeting regularly <br />passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: <br /> <br />AYES, <br /> <br />COUNCIT.~EN: c,~:ore, E~ooks, Burk, Herrin, Markel <br /> Mr, Michael, Harvey <br /> <br />NOES, COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br />ABSE~£, COUNCI~4EN: None <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />