The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
NEW THEATRE REGULATIONS.
An Order Promulgated by the Dis
trict commissioners.

The District Commissioners, in confer
eace with their Attorney. have spent con
siderable time recently in the prepara-
ton Of an order regulating licenses to
the proprictOrs of theatres in the Dis
trict- Under the provisions of a joint res
oIution of Congress. approved March L
1901. the Commissioners were empowered
to revoke any license issued to any pro
Prietor of any theatre, whenever it shall
appear to them that, after due notice,
the person holding such license shall
have failed to comply with such regula-
tons as may be prescribed by the said
/ Commissioners for the public decency-
After conference with the Commission
ers the Attorney submitted a draft Of
regulations which, in his judgment. net
the requirements of the joint resolution
referred to- Some parts of this draft were
objected to as being too drastic to be
properly enforced. Another draft was
then submitted by the Attorney This
/ also revealed j few points Of objection
/ The Commissioners then adopted i con-
/ densation and consolidation of the two
/ drafts, prepared by Commissioner Ross.
/ from which the following order was to-
/ day promulgated:
/ Ordered. That the following reguIa-
J lions to prevent indecent exhibitions OF
d
/ of amusement IN the District of Column
/ bia are hereby prescribed, under authoTi-
! ty of the joint resolution of Congress ap-
proved March !. 1901, entitled Joint res
+ oluJiou regulating licenses tC pTOpTietors
! Of theatres in the District of Columbia
Section / No person shall take part in
! any entertainment, play. opera, lecture
/ museum. circus. menageTIe or exhibition
Of animals, panorama, exhibit Of paint
! ing, sculpture, wax works or other rep
/ reservations, tricks Of IegeTdemain, gym
! nastics, game ball, musicale, party, con-
/ cert or any other exhibition. entertain
/ meut show or amusement OF whatever
/ name or nature IN any building. tent or
place in the District OF Columbia, wheth-
ct as an actor, performer, director, man
ager. exhibitor. lecturer, or empioye, in
which entertainment any person shall
use any indecent language, or conduct
himself or herself in an indecent manner,
/ or sing any songs or render music Of
( an indecent character, or take part in
! any song. act. farce. or play wherein any
person shall make any indecent motion.
sign. or movement, or make any indie
/ cent gesture or exhibit herself. himself,
! or themselves in manner offensive TO
: common decency: or wherein anything
7 whatsoever shall appear or be in any wise
J presented or exhibited winch II any
manner Is offensive 10 common dcCenCy-
Sec. > No person shall conduct as
proprietor, agent director, manager or
empIOye, any building. tent. OF place
wherein any violation OF section / Of this
article shall occur
Sec. 3. Any person violating any OF
the provisions Of section ] or Of this
article shall on conviction thereof in the
Police Court be punished by q fine not
exceeding $40 fer each offence
See. J. All licenses TO co.duct theatres
or other places of amusemeuts shall be
issued upon the express condition Of
strict compliance with these regulations,
and any such N,euse shah be terminated
and revoked bv the Commissioners OF the
/ District Of Columbia whenever = lIceIiS.t
Of any theatre or other place OF amLSe-
meat shah give or allow TO be given IN
the theatre or other place Of amusement
controlled To- him aHE indecent entertain
TleUJ- exhibition, or peri cTfua nee as ce-
p ee-riH,d il section ! Of this article.
SEC = Whenever any SJch license IS
terminated or revoked under these TegU-
Iatiorz the pro rata amount Of the license
, f.a for its uncXDirad time shall DE re-
turned 10 The person who paid the same
and TIC license shall be issued 10 such per
son as proprietor Of a theatre or other
place Of amusement within one year after
such revocation