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Session 589, Minutes February 1, 1960 BILLS FOR THIRD RF~DING: Page 9 BILL ~lO. 5788 (AS AMENDED) - DEFINING AND PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY PP~CTICES It~I P~fCES OF PUBLIC ACC~.~ODATION ;~D CREATING A CCMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS: Bill Us. 5788 (as amended) was given its third reading, following second read- ing (as amended) as below. BILL NO. 5790 (AS AMENDED) - ?~ELATING TO LICEi-ISES £~qD BUSINESS REGULATIONS: Bill I~To. 5790 (as amended) was given its third reading and ad~pted as Ordin- al%ce !7o. 3772, followi-~.g second reading (as amended) as below. BILL NO. 5791 (AS AMENDED) - ;2~ENDING ARTICLE 702 MUNICIPAL CODE REI~TIIqG TO BOILER OPERATORS: Bill No. 5791 (as amended) was given its third reading and adopted as Ordin- ance No. 3773, following second reading (as amended) as below. BILLS FOR SECOND READING: BILL ~]O. 5765 - PROHIBITIHG PIN BALL MACHINES Bill No. 5765 - Deferred. BILL NO. 5785 - PROHIBITIHG PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR BY A MINOR: Bill No. 5785 - Deferred~ BILL NO. 5788 (AS AMENDED) - DEFINING AND PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES Ill PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOP~IODATION AND CREATII'?G A COMMISSION ON HUMC~N REIg~TIOHS: Councilman Baris stated that he has prepared and submitted to members of the Council suggested changes to be made in Bill Ho. 5788, based primarily upon recommendations and some of the matters which came to light at the public hear- ings recently conducted by the Council in connection with Bill No. 5788. Councilman Baris discussed each of the changes, which are as follows, explain- ing the reasons therefor: (1) See. 3, par. 1, after the word "person" in line 2 insert: "on account of race, color, religion, ancestry, or national origin" (2) Sec. 4 should be deleted, and the following substituted therefor: :'Section 4. Places of Public Acco~odation Defined. The term 'places of public accor, mnodation' shall mean all places or businesses offering or holding out goods, services or facilities to the general public, and shall be deemed to include but not be limited to coranercia!!y operated and privately owned inns, taverns, motels, hotels, eating houses or any place where food or drink of any kind is sold for consumption on the premises, dispensaries, clinics, hospitals, bathhouses, theaters, motion picture houses, music halls, concert halls, carnivals, skating rinks, amusement parks, fairs, bowling alleys, golf courses, gymnasiums, billiard or pool parlors~ swimming pools, libraries, garages, all public conveyances or the stations or terminals thereof, common halls or common elevators of structures containing two or more units having different occupants. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to include any institution, club