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ORDINANCE No.M7.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN cs MARYSVILLE,WASHING'fON:
SECTION .1.No person shall bold any public dance without first
objaining a permit and license from the Clerk,following the pay-
ment to the 'fown Treasurer of a license fee of Three ($3.00)Dol-
lars for each such permit or license granted,nor shall any person
.90nduct or lIl8.1ntain any dance hall without first procuring a license
so to do,from the Clerk.Licenses for public dances,dance halls
or any place .where dancing is carried on"except as her-e Ln provided,
shall Pe issued by the year or by the quarter,as requested by the
applicant.No license to conduct dance halls or .public dances shall
be granted<until application for said license shall be approved nor
any license granted to any person who is not of good moral character.
No such license shall be granted to any corporation,but if any
dance hallbe conducted as herein provided by a corporation,a license
shall be issued to the manager or any other directing head thereof.
'J.'belicense fee or tax for public dance halls shall be One Hundred
($100.00)Dollars per year.
SECTION 2.Any license granted hereunder to conduct a dance hall
or public dance,except as herein provided,may be revoked by the
mayor and the action of said mayor in revoking any such license shall
be final and conclusive.~ach licensee accepting a license hereunder
shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this section,
With respect to the cancellation of licenses.
No license granted hereunder shall be transferable,without the
consent of the mayor,nor shall any public dance or dance hall be
conducted at any other place than that specified in the Lt cerise
therefor.-
SECTION 3.No person operating a public dance or public dance
hall shall issue to any patron of such pUbli~:B~dance hall any
check,pass,ticket or other token authorizing such patron to leave
the public dance hall in which such public da~is being conducyed,
and to return to the same without charge,but any patron who leaves
&Qsa ~ualie such public dance or hall shall,upon his return thereto,
be required by the person operating or conducting such public dance
or public dance hall,to pay the full admission fee.
SECTION 4.No immoral or indecent dance shall be given or carried
on in any place licensed under the prOVision of this ordinance.
Every such bUilding or other place used for public dan~ing shall be
kept in a clean,healthful and sanitary condition,and all dance
halls,corridors and stairways connected therewith shall at all
times be open to the public and be fully lighted.No public dance
or dance hall shall be conducted or operated between the hours of
of one A.M.and six A.M. on any dayyor night of the week and no
public dance or-dance halls shall be.conducted or operated between
the hours of one A.M.of any Sunday and six A.M.the following
]vlonday.
SECTION 5.All peace officers of the Town of Marysville and of
the State of Washington shalll have free access to the public dances
and dance halls,for the purpose of inspection and to enforce com-
pliance with the provi~ions of this ordinance •
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No person under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted
to attend any public dance or dance hall,without the escort of
his or her parent or guardian.
SEOTION 6.No person under.the influence of intoxicating liQuor
shall be permitted to or allowed to remain.at or in any public
dance or dance hall,and no boisterous conduct shall bealldwed
on the part of any person attending any public dance .or dance
hall,and any person found guilty of violating this'section .
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,and punished as herein~fter
set forth.
SEOTION 7.Any person Or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordina~ce shall be gUilty ofami$de~eanor
and upon convict ion thereof,shall be punished by a fine in any
sum not exceeding OneH1.lndred ($lOO.OOl Dollars orbyimprisdn-
ment in the city jail for a period not exceeding thirty (30).
days,or by both such fine and imprisonment...
SEOTION 8.Whenever or Whereever an officer or officers
are .tlleQuired to police a public dance,the expense thereof
shall be borne by the dance licensee,and such offi.ce·r shall
be approved by the Town Marshall before being allowed to serve.
SECTION 9.All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed •.
SECTIONlliO.This ordinande shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage,appr-ova I:and publication'.
Rassed and approved this 1st day of August,1932.
R.D.Lackey
j\.layor .
Attest:
W.S.Myers
'fown Olerk
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