RESTRICTED USE OF CITY OWNED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

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nn it.s face, Section 706 does not appear t.o be discriminatory to ~~rry r_]_ass (bccau~e of race, color or creed) nor clearly r. ep:r~]runt to or inconsistent with "fundamental law. " Stf~z'n_\r. Ber];eley 145 P. 167, Ex~arte Haskell 44 P. 725. In its application is the Section unconstitutiona-1? The famed Iio~~kir..s and Yi.ck woo cases invalidated ordinances that were discriminatory in their application. however, in this in- stance, the City shall maintain a uniform, clear and concise policy regardnc the use of par]: and recreational facilities so that there will b~ no room for bias to appear. (The basis will be grounded on team or ind~_vidual residency and none other.) QUESTION 3: Is the Policy a proper "Police Power." ~~NSW);R: Yes. The cardinal. principal of the Judiciary has been to save not destroy legislation. ttirhitney v. Ca]_. 47 S. Ct. 641: In so doing, -the courts have b~`rrt over backwards to strain language so as to avoid con~;titut.ional question In r_e Ullman 122 F. Supp. G17, ~lnd have searched Cor arty conceivable and reasonable grounds as to ~>>l.~y t:he 1_c;~~i_sl~ture acted as it did. L,A_. Couni_.y v. h~rdh~:~~~ t. 1.11 P. 2d 963. `t'he t:.r_~rs~:: is rat:]~ier sirr~hle~. Is the: legislation fairly ahpio- pri~:tc~ t.o its dc;i.c]ned l:,urpose undor all the ciroumstances, with: i1o rc'qu:irc:r~c~r~t that it be the host means. Secor~dJ_y, whci.h.~r tyre orc~inancc~ sc~.r_\res the people or.. destroys -their in- herent r_.i_ghts ~~nd lastly, whether the ordinance is reasonable, in tl;.~zt i.t bear:, a rc:asonab]_e relationship to the ends. Had~,c]~cck v. Sc1:~~~-i i_ar,, 293 U.S. 39~. Ther_ei:o~_e, the only limi.k.~~t:ion is t.l~az- ~ fr~~ L~olice power not be arbitrary i.nfringe- mcnl. of- the cor~~,t.i.t~ui.iorral riglZts of the individual. P~lil.]_er_v. -- ---- -- F3oaa-r; c;~ Pu1~a -i_c '~C?r]~S 239: I'. 251.; ~i'obacco Deal.er_s I3u7-cau v. T- - r ~ ~'~Ir~~f~i`,~ ~'~.~ P. 2ct .j; Tr' rcP,aI'P,iOrC, 16 ~ ~~. 5~ and I3~rC1Ch V . I3o<t r. cJ. > ~: Coni: r:,' 114 P. 2d ~;].5 . ]?u:1_`t:.~-':C.`f , t,lie cor;ce]~t of_ },~.'r]_iec; power l:as beer ext~endecl t.o evc~ryll;incx c:r, dig ~t. t-.o i,]~,c h.r.cse.r_vat.ion o.f <safci.y, hc~~].tar, co~r~~crt: or i.or--i_~~~ hromat.a_on of the general_ r~elfar.e. Mi_ll.c~:r., sul, r:~, . (~c~r~c•r,il ti~lelf~~.rc i t se1P ]i~~:, per_ tyre rtiller_ cas<,, extend~cl the' ~l~~i ~ r,:i ', i cin t o :i nc~l t~~:;-r~ p:rl~l i c ~,onvc.`ni ~~nc~c ~~r,ci <jc~nc:r~il pro:,hc~r:i i '~ 32