ORDINANCE 240�� r.
ORDINANCE NO, 240.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHEREAS, on May 28, 1940, the President of the
United States created a Council of National Defense and
an Advisory Commission thereto for the purpose of assisting
in the coordination of the various governmental, industrial,
agricultural, economic, and other activities essential to
preparing for the defense of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Council of National Defense and its
Advisory Commission have recommended that the National Defense
Program and activities related thereto be carried on through
regular governmental channels in so far as possible; and
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo, California, desires
to assist in the program of National Defense by coordinating
all of its facilities, resources and activities with the
program aforesaid;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
El Segundo, California, does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby created the
E1 Segundo Defense Council.
SECTION 2. The Defense Council shall be composed
of the Mayor, who shall be ex- offioio chairman of the Council,
the City Clerk, who shall be ex- officio secretary of the
Council, and such other local officials and citizens as may
be appointed thereto by the Mayor with the approval of the
City Council. The Mayor shall designate one of the members
of the Local Defense Council as Vice- chairman, who shall
preside at all meetings of said council in the absence of
the Mayor. The Secretary, subject to the Mayor's direction,
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departments or agencies; receive requests for assistance
from the State Council of Defense and from Federal defense
authorities and transmit these requests to the proper city
authorities or agencies; accumulate or assist in the
accumulation of information regarding local governmental,
financial, economic, industrial and human facilities and
resources and transmit any such facts, as well as other
necessary information, to the state Council of Defense
and to Federal defense authorities.
SECTION 5. The City Council by resolution shall
create such permanent and temporary committees of the
Defense Council as the City Council deems necessary, shall
define their duties within the purpose of this ordinance,
and may abolish any such committee. The chairmen of the
permanent committees of the Defense Council shall be de-
signated by the Defense Council Chairman from among the
members of the Defense Council appointed as provided in
Section 2 of this ordinance. Members of permanent
committees other than the chairman and all members of
temporary committees shall be appointed by the chairman
of the Defense Council and need not be members of the
Defense Council.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published by one insertion in the El Segundo
Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed,
published and circulated within the said City of El Segundo,
and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
SECTION 7. This ordinance is hereby declared to
be an emergency measure necessary for the Immediate pre-
servation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall
take effect and be in force from and after its passage and
publication as required by law. The following is a specific
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statement showing the urgency of this ordinance:
An emergency exists in the United States and in
this State in providing adequate National and Local Defense.
It is necessary that all information be gathered relating
to National Defense and to provide for the proper 000pera-
tion and coordination of public and private agencies so
that adequate Local Defense may be provided for at as
early a date as possible.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day
of March , A. D., 1941.
Mayor of the My of E1 Segundo,
California.
ATT ST:
Ci t erk
( SEAL)
S'T'ATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of El Segundo, California, do hereby oertify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of the said City is
five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 240 ,
was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the
City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the
said Council held on the 5th day of March A. D., 1941, and
that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder
NOES: Councilmen None ;
ABSENT: Councilmen _ _Selby
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CLERKIS CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I. Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of the said City is
five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 240 ,
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. 240
of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.",
which was duly passed and adopted by the
approved and signed by the Mayor of said
by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
the said Council held on the .` day of
that the same was so passed and adopted
vote:
said City Council,
City, and attested
regular meeting of
=, 1941, and
Dy the following
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder ;
Noes: Councilmen None '
Absent: Councilmen _ Selby
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the
provisions of Section 878 of Act 5233 of the General Laws
of the State of California (Deering 1923 Edition) as amended
to date, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 240 was duly and
regularly published according to law and the order of the
City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly
newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated within the said City, and that the same was so
published therein on the following date, to -wit: Ma rch
13th. 1941 .
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said City this
14th day of March , 1941.
(SEAL)
City Clerk of e 1 ty of
E1 Segundo, Ca ifornia.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, as.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
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is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of America, over
the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California; that he
was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attached the ..............
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Dl>!= and publisher of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, pub-
lished and circulated WEEKLY in the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said news-
paper had been so printed, published and circulated at regular_ intervals of one week for more than one
year immediately preceding the publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper is,
and was, at all of the times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation within the meaning
of Section 4460 of the Political Code of the State of California; that as provided by said section, said
newspaper is published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general
character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper is not and
was not at any of the times herein referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the enter-
tainment or instruction of a particnlar class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for
any number of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or demoninations, and that said news-
paper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to
or published for the purpose, whether avowed or otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes,
professions, trades, callings, races or denominations, or any of such classes, professions, trades call-
ings, races or denominations.
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hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full, true, and
correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as
published; that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of
the same was preceded with words -printed in black-face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing
and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution
or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed instru-
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of Los Angeles, State
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Deputy City Clerk of SaiO City.