1977-07Bill 1977-7
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER X,
PART III OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Chapter X, Part III of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield dealing
with misdemeanor offenses is amended by adding Section 10.23 to read as follows:
"10.23 MISDEMEANORS - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: PROHIBITION OF NUDITY IN CERTAIN
ESTABLISHMENTS.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. The following terms have the meanings ascribed
to t em in this section:
,~1~ 'Nudity' means the showing, of the postpubertal human male or female
genitals pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, or the
sho~in of a most-pubertal female breast with less than a fully opaque covering
of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple or the showing of covered
male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
~~.~ 'Sadomasochistic abuse' means scenes involving a person or persons,
any of whom are nude clad in undergarments or in sexually revealing costumes,
and who are en~a~ed in activities involving the flagellation, torture, fettering,
binding. or other physical restraint of any such persons.
,~ ) 'Sexual conduct' means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual
intercourse, or physical contact with a person's unclothed genitals, pubic area,
buttocks or ` if such person is a females her breast.
,~4,Z, 'Sexual excitement' means the condition of the human male or female
ge~-~itals or the breasts of the female when in a state of sexual stimulation or
the sensual experience of humans en~zagin~ in or witnessing sexual conduct or
nudity.
Subd 2 Prohibition It shall be unlawful:
(l~ For the licensee, owner or manager of any establishment licensed
pursuant to Chapter XI of this Code to permit or allow in such establishment
ax~,y, nudity,, sadomasochistic abuses sexual conduct or sexual excitement as
defined in this section.
~2~ For an~~ erson to participate or engage in any such conduct.."_
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this
28th day of March, 1977.
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ATTEST:.~~
Thomas J. Moran City Clerk
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,SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
RICH FI ELD ,SUN
6601 W. 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
SS.
County of Hennepin
J. R. RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has
been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as Z'he Richfield Sun and
leas full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least
once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local
interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other
publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said
newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least
500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total
circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class
matter in its local post-office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Richfield
in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in
said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news,
sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said
newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such
regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at
which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately
with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription
prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting
the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (8) Said newspaper has complied with all
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned
below. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January
1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary
public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed Bill 19 ~ `7 ^'7
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for ~n~uccessive weeks;
that it was first so published on Wed the 6 day of April 19~
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19~ and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being
the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwx yz
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6 day of April 19~
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(Official Publication)
Bill 1977-?
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER.
X, PART HI OF THE ORDINANCE
CODE OF THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
DAIN:
Chapter X, ;Part dII of the Ordi-
nance Code o'f~the eity of.Richfield
dealing with misdemeanor offenses is
amended by adding Section 10.23 to
read as follows:
10.23 MISDEMEANORS -
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: PRO-
HIBITION OF NUDITY IjV "
CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS.
Subdivison 1. Definitions. The
following terms have the mean-
ings ascribed to them in this sec-
lion:
(1) `Nudity' means the show-
ing of the post-pubertal human
male or female genitals, pubic
area or buttocks with less than
a fully bpaque covering, or the "
showing of a post-pubertal
female breast with" less than a
fully opaque covering of any
portion thereof below the top of
the nipple or the showing of co-
vered male genitals in a dis-
cernibly turgid state.
(2) `Sadomasochistic abuse'
means scenes involving a per-
son or persons, any of whom
are nude,, clad in undergar-
menu or in sexually revealing
costumes, and who are engaged '
in activities involving the
flagellation, torture, fettering,
binding or other physical re-
straint of any such persons.
(3) `Sexual conducN means
acts of masturbation,
homosexuality, sexual inter-
course, or physical contact with
a person's unclothed. genitals,
".pubic area, buttocks or, if such
person is a female, her breast.
(4) `Sexual excitement' "
means the comlition of the
human malepr female genitals
or the: breasts of" the female "
when ina state of sexual stimu-
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LOREN LAW
Mayor
ATTEST:
THOMAS J. MORAN
City Clerk
(April 6", 1977)RN