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ORDINANCE NO,. 1086 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1024 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVEHNING THE USE OF PUBEIC PARKS AND PLAY- GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA.~' THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1024 of the City of Santa Ana, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAYGROL~NDS IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA" be and the same is hereby amended by adding three new subdivisions thereto to be lettered "Y", "E" and "AA" respectively, and to be in words and figures as follows, tO-wit: "(¥). To remain, stand, stay or loiter in any part or portion of any public park or playground, or to sit, recline or occupy any seat or bench in any part or portic~ of any such public park or play- ground, when there is posted or displayed a sign or notice at or near such part or portion stating that such part or portion of such park or playgroudd is reserved for persons of one sex or for certain per- sons of certain ages, or such persons and their escorts or companions, in violation 0F such notice. "(E). To do or perform any act or thing or play or engage in any game in any part or portion of any public park or playground, unless there is posted or displayed a sign or notice at or near such part or portion of such park or playground stating that in such part or portion of such park or playground the doing of such act or thiug or playing of games is allowed. "(AA) The City Forester is hereby authorized and directed to post or cause to be posted such notices as shall be authorized by this Council or the Forestry Board of this City by motion or resolution, pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance." SECTI0~ 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance. An emergency has arisen creating an urgency for the immediate adoption of this ordinance in order to preserve the public peace and safety, and the facts constituting such urgency consist of the fact that certain men in this City have persisted in certain conduct at and in this City, which has becc~e and is offensive and dangerous to, and interferes with, the public enjoyment of certain portions of such park by women and children, by playing cards and other games ~nd sitting and idling in such portions of such park, and using garrulous, loud, offensive and vulgar language, and by watching and staring with licentious looks, in such portions of such park w~ere women and children are accustomed to be, thereby annoying and frightening them, notwithstanding the fact that public recreational tSlaces have been provided for playing such games, and for such men to spend their time, thereby interfering wit2~ the comfortable enjoyment of such portions of such pgrk by said women and children, and thus threatening the health safety and peace of such persons. Therefore this ordinance shall be adopted at its first reading and shall be in .e,f.fect from and after its adoption. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published once in the "SANTA ANA INDEPENDENT", a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of Santa Aha, and hereby designated for that purpose.