0917ORDINANCE NO. 917
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING ARTICLE III OF
THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
THERETO A NEW CHAPTER AND SECTION THERE-
UNDER, ESTABLISHING THE PEUCEDURE FOR THE
HANDLING AND DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED
PROPERTY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT,
WHEREAS, certain articles of property having been
lost, abandoned or stolen and in the possession of the
Police Department, remaining unclaimed over a period of time,
it becomes necessary to prescribe a method or methods of dis-
posing of such property from time to time;
NOW, THEREFOEE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Article III of the Anaheim Municipal Code be,
and the same is hereby, amended by the addition thereto of
a new chapter to be numbered Chapter 14. and a new section
thereunder to be numbered Section 3500, reading as follows:
"CHAPTER 4. -- LOST AND FOUIM.
"SECTION 3500. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
"All unclaimed property in the possession of the
Police Department shall be handled and disposed
of in the following manner:
"(a) Such property shall be held by the Police
Department for a period of at least six (6)
months.
'1(b) Thereafter, if not reclaimed as herein pro-
vided, such unclaimed property shall be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder; provided,
however, that in the event said property cannot
be sold at public auction, it may be given away
to any fraternal, benevolent, patriotic, chari-
table or religious organization not organized for
profit; but if any such property is of no value
and cannot otherwise be disposed of by gift or
sale, it may be destroyed as junk.
"(c) Notice of such sale at public auction shall
be given by the Chief of Police at least five (5)
days before the time fixed therefor, by publica-
tion in a newspaper of general circulation
published in the County, specifying the time and
place where such public sale will be held and
generally describing the property to be sold at
said public auction.
't(d) In the event the owner of any such property
shall appear on or before the date fixed for the
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sale thereof at public auction and reclaim
said property and reimburse the City for
all expenses incurred in the care and preser-
vation of the property, then said property
shall be restored to the owner."
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated in said City, and tairty (30) days from and after
its final passage it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is signed and approved by
me this ^4 day of August , 1954-
MKYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM.
ATTEST:
CLERKCITY OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, DENS 14. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at
a �e zlar meeting of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the day of AU:,�-ust , 1954, and that
the same was passed and adopted at a , e- meeting
of said City Council held on the =w r day o t�, 4;; , 1954,
by the following vote of the members -thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Pearson, Fry, Schutte, Wisser & Van Wagoner.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
AND I FU' LTHER CE"TIF Y that the Ma-ror o. t-ie City of
Anaheim approved and signed said Ordinance on the day of
1954 • _"-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said City of Anaheim this day of
Au --us t , 1954-
CITY CLEM7707THE CITY OF ANAHEIM.
( SEAL) I. DENE M. WILLIAMS, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGJ,NG ORDINA
►gyp. WAS PU3LSHED Oii_
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