HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3220 ORDINA&E NO. 3220
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD OF LITERARY REVIL,4' '1'0
BE KNO',-�i AS THE BOARD OF RIEVIEX FOR JU'VENILE RLAD ;HS;
PROVIDING THE NUISER OT- KMERS, THEIR ELIGIBILITY
AND ME'LHOD OF APPOINTMNT; PROVIDING THE DUTIES AND
AREAS IN 'v1,-iICH THE BOARD SHALL NOT ACT; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; PROVILING AN EFFECTIV�, DATE,
BE IT ORDAIN BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF fhE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Section 1.
There is hereby created a board of literary review for the
City of Fort 'Vorth which shall be known and designated officially
as "The Board of Review for Juvenile Readers."
Section 2.
The board of review shall consist of nine (9) members, each
of whom shall be a citizen of the City of Fort Worth. The members
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.
One of these members shall be designated as Chairman and one as
Secretary, both appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City
Council. The members shall serve for a period of two years unless
removed in the way and manner provided for removal of members of the
Park Board in Section 3, Chapter XVIII of the City Charter. All
vacancies shall be filled by the Mayor with the approval of the City
Council as hereinbefore provided. In addition there shall be three
ex officio members of the board of review as follows® a member of
the Legal Department of the City of Fort Worth to be appointed by the
City Attorney; the Captain of the Youth Committee; A member of the
City Council to be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the
City Council.
Section 3,
Promptly after the passage of this ordinance and the appointment
of the board of review.9 designation of the Chairman and Secretary, and
appointment of the ex officio members, the Chairman shall call a
meeting of the board. Rules and regulations shall be formulated for
the orderly conduct of the affairs of the board consistent with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4.
It shall be the duty of the board of review to keep informed
of the contents of literary and Pictorial Publications found in the
City of the nature described in Ordinance No. 3219, and to call
to the attention of the proper legal Prosecuting authorities any
literary or Pictorial publication -whiich the board believes should
be investigated by the Prosecutor to determine whether or not it
tends to the corruption of the ,mrals of minors or to incite minors
to disregard the law of the land. /\The board shall have the right .to
express its views as to the Propriety or legality of any Publication
read by minors, but the board shall not have the right to enforce
its views by any direct or indirect threats to prosecute persons who
disagree with the board, whether such threats are made openly or
covertly to the publishing, distributing or retailing trade® The board
otherwise may take whatever measures it deems advisable to suppress
any literature which it believes detrimental to minors.
Section 5.
If any section, subsection or any part of this ordinance
shall be held to be unconstitutional or inoperative, such invalidity
shall not affect any of the remaining portions thereof, it being
the express intention of the City Council to enact constitutional
and operative provisions and they would not have included any
-unconstitutional or inoperative provision if they had knoun of such
invalidity at the time the ordinance was adopted®
Section 6,
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and publication as
provided by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY®
Assistant Cii ..., Attorney