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Cl Tr, <br />x <br />LA_ 4ML. <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />SAN MATEO COUNTY <br />CALIFORNIA <br />A I <br />11 24 1Q "I <br />Mr. E. A. Rolison <br />City Mmager <br />Redwood City, California <br />Dear Sir: <br />As instructed by the City Council on A 2, 195 4., I herewith <br />SlIbPd t a report concerning the types of magazines and cartom books <br />CD <br />displayed and sold in business establistments in Redwood City <br />1* There are 17 business establishments in this city which d1s- <br />I)T'ay 111­1 sell . mzil e s, perioll-cals, car-Loon books and <br />'hoo, <br />klets. <br />Of this m -3 r P <br />Amb 11 are now and bay. been for sor,,ie til.lie, ex- <br />_L� reC <br />, jVe <br />ai 'R,-rv7 the vari ous issues -;md elLminating frmii <br />their stand.- all of those whi c}i 1_ <br />in the opinions of t'h.f-. -m- q <br />,-rerss, are for ai- , r reason objecIt,ioriable. <br />The other 6 expressed a -willingness to do the saime i th future. <br />C) L ,, I <br />All of Vi.e 7ilao az!- sold- in Redwood Cliky are supplied by two <br />distril�ating companies., boti.-I located. in 'phis area but outside <br />0-f this Critv* <br />peci..iens oll <br />various publications were seciired from each estab- <br />S <br />lisl-nient in the city. They fell -,rdthin two general +,,-mes: Dine <br />type, displa7ved photographs o-P -unclotbe, and partly clothed hman <br />f1._ ilrcl?s :rlale and female. The seconJ type consisted of the <br />so-called "horror" cartoons an-' booklets, dealing chiefly T,,Ti t h <br />sensa'Uional crimes and sei sce.neq. <br />These mpecimens were exmmined wi!l -v,,Tere submitt'-d to '1-.he offices <br />of th (,-' <br />j ,t-t T Alto- <br />and District Att for opinions as to <br />t or <br />� j _L 0 <br />heir J,eralitv or ille�.-alit­ 14 - <br />y , ,-Ione were copie -t.,,Tithin the. <br />I <br />provi-sions of Section 311.3 of the `,aliforn_-*!_a Penal Co, 3e to an <br />extenl_-. which wo just:11"y a prosecution under th?t sec- <br />tion for an obscene or -indecent dol.splay-. <br />