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They said they were told that because there are more than three people in their house, and not all are related by blood or marriage, they don't meet Black Jack's definition of a family.
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But they
are all related by blood or marriage. All three kids are related to mom and to each other by blood. Dad is related to kids by blood. There isn't a single person in the home not related to others by blood or marriage.
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"While it would be naive to say that we don't recognize that children are born out of wedlock frequently these days, we certainly don't believe that is the type of environment within which children should be brought into this world," the mayor wrote.
The city has issued a statement saying at least 89 municipalities in the St. Louis area have similar occupancy permit requirements. The ordinances are designed to eliminate boarding houses and illegal renting of rooms, but the city now admits its 20-year-old ordinance may not be in step with the times.
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Please. The two statements contradict each other. If you want to prevent boarding houses our renting rooms you make boarding houses and renting rooms illegal (though really, I don't see a problem with those, either). It's a morality law masquerading as . . . well according to the statment above, it's just a morality law, undisguised.
Gilda