HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 406-1956 O1~ INANCE NO. 406
AN ORDINANCE OF TI~ CITY QF SOUTH SAN ~CIS~
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The C~ty ~uncll of the City,of South San Francisco does
ordain ss follo~:
Section 1, For the purposes of th~s ord~nsnce~ the term
"switchblade kn~ves~ shall ~nclude, but sh~ll not necessarily
l~ted to, the foll~w~ng: All spr~n~-blade kn~ves~ switchblade
knives~ snap-blade kn~ves~ or other s~m~lar ty~ knlves; all kn~ves
of which any blade - regardless of the length thereof - ~s released
automstlcslly by · spr~ng mechan~s~ or other mechanical dev~ce~ or
relessed by ~ny type of mechen~sm whetsoever,
Section 2, It shall be unlawful for s~yone who has upon
h~s person or w~th~n h~s ~edlste physical possess~on or control -
whether the se~e be visible or concealed - say switch-blade kn~fe~
ss described ~n Sectlen 1 hereof, any knife wlth ~ blade t~ee ~nches
(3~) or more ~n leagth~ aay ~ce p~ck, awl, dlrk, ds~ger, stiletto,
or~s~lar sharp stabbing to~l~ shy straight-edged rez~r, razor blsde
f~tted to · handle, razor w~th sn uaguarded blade, or shy cutting,
stsbb~ng~ or bludgeoning weapon or device ~ntended to be used
club or capable of ~nfl~ct~ng grievous bodily h~rm~ to loaf or lo~ter
upon any public street, way, sidewalk, alley, or st shy athletic
event, dsnce, or other such gstherlng to which the public, or
number thereof, are e~tted, or ~n or s~ut s public park, beech,
other recreational ares, school, or say other public build~ng or
piece, or to wander about from place to pla~ w~th no lawful bus,ness
thereby to ~rform~ or to h~de~ lurk, or lo~ter upon or shout the
premises of another,
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for anyone who has upon
his person or within his immediate physical possession or control -
whether the same be visible or concealed - any switch-blade knife,
or dangerous or deadly weapon, as described in Sections 1 and 2
her.arm to engage in any fight or to participate in any riotm
uprising, or other type of disorderly conduct upon the premises of
another or upon any public street, way, sidewalk, alley~ or in or
about a public park, beach, other recreational area, school, or any
other public building or place, or at any athletic event, dance, or
other such gathering to which the public, or a number thereof, are
admitted.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for anyone who has upon
his person or within his immediate physical possession or control
any switch-blade knife, or dangerous or deadly weapon~ as described
in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, to loiter about any place where alcoholic
beverages are sold or any other place of public resort.
Section 5. The foregoing restrictions shall not be
deemed to prohibit the possession or control of ordinary tools or
equipment carried in good faith for the purpose of honest work,
trade, or business, or for use in a legitimate sport or recreation.
Section 6. Notwithstanding any provision in this ordinance
to the contrary~ no person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for
sale~ keep, carry, possess, loan, transfer, or give to any other
person any switch-blade knife.
Section 7. ~y person, firm, or corporation, whether as
a principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, violating or causing
the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shell be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punished by a fine of not less then Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the
county jail for · period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more
than six (6) months, or by both such fine end imprisonment.
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Section 8. If any section, subsectio~ sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalidw
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance° The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsectionw sentence,
clause, and phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be
declared~nvalido
Section 9. No sentence imposed hereunder shall be
suspended.
Section 10. Nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit
police officers, special police officers, peace officers, or other
law enforcement officers from carrying any wooden club, baton, or
any equipment authorized by the properly constituted authorities
for the enforcement of law in the City of South San Francisco.
Section 11. This ordinance is hereby declared to be
an urgency measure and, as such, shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption, a statement of the urgency being as follows: Within
the general vicinity of the City of South San Francisco there have
recently occurred upon public streets and other public areas, and
at places of public gatherings, such as, athletic contests and
dances, a number of outbursts of violence in which switch-blade
knives and other dangerous weapons, as hereinbefore defined, were
employed with the result that some persons suffered severe bodily
injuries and others sustained serious damage to property. Because
several athletic contests and other public events are scheduled to
take place within the City of South San Francisco within the very
next few days, at which it is anticipated that persons carrying
dangerous weapons, such as, switch-blade knives and the like, may
be in attendance, the public welfare and safety will be jeopardized
unless this ordinance shall,~thout any delay, become effective
upon adoption.
3.
Section 12. This ordinance shall be published once in
the manner required by law and, being an urgency measure, shall
take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Introduced this15th day of October 1956.
Passed and adopted as an ordinance of the City of South
San Francisco at a regular meeting
of the City Council ox the ~lty ox ~ou~B Man l~ranclsCo t~is 5th
day of November 1956, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmen G. J. Rozzi, Andrew Rocca, Emilio Cortesi,
Francis Lucchio and Leo J. Ryan
NOES, " none
ABSENT, '" none
ATTES'T
~lty ~lerk
As Mayor of the City of South San FrancisEs,Ido hereby
approve the foregoing Ordinance this ~- day ofw,,~ .,.,..~,, ,~ /~ ~
1956. ~~,