RE 02-23-82 RF~OLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RE.~LUTION NO. 022382
WHEREAS, it l~as been brought to the attention of the City Council that certain
retail establishments within the City are offering for sale magazines which in the
opinion of the Council are pornographic and obscene when judged in light of the
standards of the community of the City of Coppell, Texas, and
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the further opinion that the display of such
material in establishments frequented by the citizens of the City of Coppe]l, including
minor citizens of the City, constitutes a public nuisance which should be abated by
the voluntary acts of the owners and management of those stores concerned.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That this resolution shall not be penal in nature and no fine shall be imposed
for a violation of its terms. That this resolution shall be considered an appeal from
the governing body of the City to the owners and management of the retail
establishments within the City seeking their voluntary cooperation in regard to this
very sensitive matter.
SECTION 2.
The City Council of the City of Coppe]l, Texas, wishes to go on record as
requesting voluntary help from the retail establishments operating within the City in
eliminating from their shelves material which is obscene and pornographic. Since the
material referred by by the Council would be considered obscene by any standard and
certainly within the standard of the Coppell community the Council is also of the
opinion that for the purpose of this resolution, it is not necessary to define the terms
"pornographic" and "obscene" as would be required by a law seeking to establish criminal
penalties. The Coppell City Council understands clearly that this is a rather
unprecedented approach to a problem which has been difficult to solve even through
the courts of this land and is based solely upon the assumption that there still exists
within this great nation, communities comprised of retail citizens, who are, for the
betterment of the community, willing to forego the meager profits of such activities
and say "no" to the national distributors of such material who try to force such material
into the local community.
To this end the City Council respectfully requests the support of the community
at large and the voluntary help from the owners and managers of our retail community.
DULY PA~SED with deepest resolve by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, this the 23rd day of February, 1982.
ATTEST:
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