HomeMy WebLinkAbout2493-05.12.1969 ORDINANCE NO. 2 4 9 3 7%
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2453,
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING, BY STRIKING THERE-
FROM SECTION 4 REQUIRING THE FILING OF A BOND
WITH COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING
AS DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING SEC-
TION 5 AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF SECTION 5 .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA:
Section 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2453, Discrimination
in Housing, which reads as follows , be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed in its entirety:
"Section 4. In all cases , said complaints must be accom-
panied by a bond in the penal sum of five hundred t 500)
dollars for the use of the person, partnership, associa-
tion, or corporation against whom a complaint is made,
with sureties to be approved by the commission, condition-
ed that the person filing the complaint will pay damages
which the person complained, of may sustain by reason of
a wrongful complaint.
In an action on such bond the plaintiff may recover,
if he shows that there was no reasonable cause to believe
the ground upon which the complaint was made, the actual
damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees to be fixed
by the court. "
Section 2. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2453, Discrimination
in Housing, which reads as follows , be, and the same is hereby
repealed in its entirety:
"Section 5. After the filing of a verified complaint
and bond as herein required, a true copy thereof shall
be served by the Waterloo Commission on Human Rights by
registered mail to the person against whom the complaint
is filed. Then a member of the Waterloo Commission on
Human Rights or a duly authorized member of the staff of
said commission shall make a prompt investigation there-
of and if such investigating official shall determine that
probable cause exists for crediting the allegations of the
complaint, the investigating official shall immediately
endeavor to eliminate such discriminatory or unfair prac-
tice in housing by conference, conciliation, and persua-
sion. "
Section 3 . That the following Section 5, be, and the same is here-
by enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 5. After the filing of a verified complaint as
herein required, a true copy thereof shall be served by
the Waterloo Commission on Human Rights by registered
mail to the person against whom the complaint is filed.
Then a member of the Waterloo Commission on Human Rights
or a duly authorized member of the staff of said commis-
sion shall make a prompt investigation thereof and if
such investigating official shall determine that probable
cause exists for crediting the allegations of the com-
plaint, the investigating official shall immediately
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endeavor to eliminate such discriminatory or unfair
practice in housing by conference, conciliation, and.
persuasion. "
Passed and adopted. this 12th day of May, 1969.
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STATE OF IOWA, I, t__j.__ivicco-Y
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Black Hawk County, Publisher of the Waterloo Pail Groovier
a daily newspaper printed in the English
language and published in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa do solemnly swear that
the annexed copy of Ordinance No. 2k93
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ORDINANCE NO. 2493 notice was published in the English language only
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDI-
NANCE NO.2453, DISCRIMINATION IN
HOUSING, BY STRIKING THEREFROM wcoalitiX
once a for consecutive
SECTION 4 REQUIRING THE FILING
OF A BOND WITH COMPLAINTS OF
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING AS DE- commencing On the day Of 19
FINED IN THE ORniu•u-E AND RE-
PEALING SECTI ENACTING in the issues ofMax--20 1969
IN LBEIEU ITTHEREOF SECTIBYON 5. -J- --
COUNCIL OFORDTHEEDCITY OFTH WATER-
LOO, IOWA: of said newspaperE CITY
, and
Section 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance that the annexed rate of advertising is the regular legal rate of
No. 2453, Discrimination in Housing,which reads as follows, be, and the some said newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for pub-
is hereby repealed in its entirety:
"Section must4.beIn all cases, saied byid cam_ lishing said notice.
plaints
penal sum acat Yivenfiundred a bond
dollars for the use of the f a Printer's Bill 17 a 40
part-
nership, association, or person,; against whom corporation
a complaint is made, with
sureties to be approved by the com-
mission, conditioned that the
Ifiling the complaint will person
which the p pay damages
sustain b person complained of may Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th
I Y reason of a wrongful corn- day
plaint.In M
an action an
bond the
Itf may recover, ifshehsho s that pthere May
' was no reasonable cause to believe the
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ground upon which the complaint was
made,the actual,damages sustained and _u _
reasonable attorney fees to be fixed by i otary Public
the court." ��r
Section 2. That Section 5 of Ordinance
No.which treads as 453, follows,ows Elbe, and theon in n same Received of
'Is hereby repealed in Its entirety:
"Section 5. After the filing of a veil- the sum Of Dollars
fled complaint and bond as herein re-
quired, a true copy thereof shall be in full for publication of the above notice.
served by the Waterloo Commission on
Human Rights by registered mail to the
person against whom the complaint Is
filed. Then a member of the Waterloo
Commission on Human Rights or a duly Pu:
authorized member of the staff of said
commission shall make a prompt in-
vestigation thereof and if such investi-
gating official shall determine that
probable cause exists for crediting the
_ allegations of The complaint, the in-
vestigating official shall immediately
endeavor to eliminate such discrimina-
tory or unfair practice in hw,,.i.._