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RESOLUTION NO. 73 • /£
A RSOLUTION INSTRZUCTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
ATTORNEY TO MAKE A STUDY TO D ETE'...INE WHAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE BY WAY OF ORDINANCE PASSAGE OR REVISION
AND BY WAY OF ELTFORCE`+LENT METHODS OR PROCEDURES TO
PROPERLY CONTROL OBSCENITY IN THE CITY Or _'1IZ24I IN
LIGIIT OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES DECISION WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED NEW W RULES
REGARDING (1) THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF OBSCENITY
LAWS AND (2) THE PROSECUTION OF OBSCENITY CASES.
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a
decision just rendered, has established new rules r^garding
(1) the constitutionality of obscenity laws and (2) the
prosecution of obscenity cases, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of
the City of Miami that both the laws available to the City,
whether they be state statutes or city code sections, and
the enforcement efforts and procedures of the City be
reviewed and studied for the purpose of determining what
needs to be done ordinance wise or enforcement wise to
properly control obscenity in the City of Miami,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CO`+MISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager and City Attorney are
hereby instructed to race a study to determine '.hat needs to
_ done h_, way of ordinance r)assaye or revision and by way
of enEorcc ;ent methods or procedures to properly control
oi),icenity in the City of Miami in light of the recent
Supreme Court of th? United States d cision which has
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established new rules regarding (1) the constituticnality
of obscenity laws and (2) the prosecution of obscenity
cases.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 017 rl z 1 of ./ i% 11
1973.
PREPARED AND APP.4VED BY':
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Sterbenz(s,)\
Assistant City Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
John S. Lloyd
Assistant to Director
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APPROVED AS '�.Gk ?6 ' Ai7D pORRECTNESS :
Alan H. Ro hst"ein
City Attorney
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