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RESOLUTION NO. 1262
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELSINORE,
STATE OF C,l\lIFORNIA, iJi{GING AND ENCOURAGING LEGISLATORS
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
CLOSING THE UNITED STATES-MEXICAN BORDER TO AMERICAN
MINORS, SEEKING ENTRY INTO MEXICO, UNLESS SAID MINORS
ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE ADULT
AND RELAT! NG TO THE CURTAI U1ENT OF THE NARCOTI CS, ,....AR 1_
JAUNA AND DANGEROUS DRUG PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA AND THE
CITY OF ELSINORE.
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WHEREAS, the distribution and use of dangerous drugs, marijauna and
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narcotics by American minors has become an extremely serious problem in the
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State of California, and particularly in the City of Elsinore; and
9 WHEREAS, all State of California and Federal law enforcement agencies,
10 directly involved,~n attempting to eliminate this problem, have advised the
11 City Council of the City of Elsinore, California, that considerable quantities
12 of said d.;:!n~JerollS drugs, marijauna and narcotics are brc)ught into the State
13 of California by American minors who enter Mexico by crossing the Californla-
14 Mexican border, obtain such products in Mexico. and return with them to the
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16 WHEREAS, The City of Elsinore within the past two years, has experienced
17 an outbreak in the distribution and use of dangerous drugs and marijauna by
18 minors, particularly among students of junior and senior high school age.
19 WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities,
20 assembled at its 70th Annual Conference in Los Angeles on October 16, 1968,
21 passed a resolution urging the United States Congress to conduct hearings in
22 Southern California to consider the closing of the California-Mexican border to
23 minors, unless said minors were accompanied by a parent or other responsible
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25 NO~J, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elsinore
26 that It does hereby urge and encourage members of the United States Congress,
27 the State of California Legislators and all Federal and State Government
28 officials to seriously consider closing the United States-Mexican border to
29 American minors seeking entry into Mexico, unless said minors are accompanied
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31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to send
32 copies of this Resolution to ~-&F-~~'r.-~niiitQ.f"--ftrornasrr:-1tuc.h~eJ,
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Senator"-eJect /\Jan Cranst0n, State l\S5em.b..I~JOhn Quimby, S~ Senat.o/
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Wi J J iam E. Co%vernor Ron~,~,.,>~~~n, Congressman...~'fry Pettis 4:ttorney
Genera I of tl)e'State of Ca ]~r11ia, Attorney Ge~f the U . ed States
t~f Justle ~mmiss;one' Raym~. Faceell Un; ted States
of Justi~':
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of December, J
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ELSINORF
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City Clerk
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13 I, FJorenc Harshai!, City CleT', f the City Df F1 inc)r,", cJo hereby CFl"tify
14 the foregoing Resolution No. 126.2 of said City, was adopted on the___day of
15 December, 1968, by the following vote, to wit:
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