The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-22
CITY ORDINANCES


TURES AND OTHER SfMILAR
| PERFORMANCES IN THE CITY
| OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION HEREOF"
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNCILMEN JANUARY 9th,
1908. AND ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN JANU-
AIRY 27th. 1908, APPROVED BY
JAMES p. SMITH. MAYOR, AND
ATTESTED BY MAURICE McIN-
TYRE. CITY CLERK.
BE IL ordained by the General
Council of the City of Paducah, Ken
lucky:
Section 1. That Subsection to
Section /. of an ordinance, entitled,
IAN ordinance controlling and regu-
lating the use of buildings for NOV
ing pictures and other similar per-
formances In the City of Paducah,
Kentucky. and prescribing penalties
for the violation hereof" adopted by
. J.,
1908. and adopted by the Board of
Aldermen. January 27th, 1903
and approved by James =.
Smith, Mayor, and attested by Maur-
ice Mcintyre, City Clerk,-be, and
and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following words
"All seats. chairs or benches located
IN the auditorium of such building.
shall be securely and permanently
fastened TO the floor OF such building.
No person shall be permitted in the
room or booth occupied by the opera
tor OF the moving picture machine,
for the purpose OF exhibiting or
showing moving pictures. or other
similar things, except the operator.
or operators, of such machine. or ma
and no person shall be permitted to
Operate any moving picture machine.
or other similar machine. In any
booth or room of any building occu-
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cept such persons as shall have first
stood an examination of their quail.
fications TO operate such machine be-
fore the City Electrician OF the City
OF Paducah. and shall have first OBJ
tanned a certificate from such City
Electrician That such person Is pro-
ficiont and has creditably stood the
examination made of him by such
City Electrician. Such examination
by the City Electrician shall consist
of such questions or tests of such per-
son. as may be made by the City
Electrician. Any operator of any
machine described or mentioned in
this ordinance. who permits any spec
tator 30 enter said booth or room oc-
cupied by said machine, other than
persons permitted to do so hereun-
der. shall be deemed guilty OF violat-
ing this ordinance. and fined not less
than the sum OF ten dollars (s1O),
nor more than the sum of fifty dol
lars (s50.0O), for each and every
offense; and any person who enters
said booth or room occupied by any
machine mentioned herein. other
than such persons permitted TO do so
hereunder. shall be deemed guilty OF
a violation Of this ordinance .and
fined not less than ten dollars (s1O),
nor more than hfty dollars ($50.O0)
for each and every offense. so that
said Subsection of Section /. when
so amended, shall read as follows,
to-wlt:
That the auditorium of such
building shall have at least two aisles
running from the stage to the front
entrance of the building, OF such size
as designated by the Mayor and
Chief of the Fire Department of the
city. All seats, chairs or benches
located IN the auditorium of such
building, shall be secure and per-
manontly fastened to the Goor Of
such building. No person shall be
permitted In the room or booth occu-
pied by the operator of the moving
picture machine, or any electrical or
other device used for the purpose of
exhibiting or showing moving pic
lures. or other similar things. except
the operator, or operators. of such
machine, or machines. employed to
operate same; and no person shall
be permitted 10 operate any moving
picture machine. or other similar ma
chine, in any booth or room of any
building occupied as moving picture
show, except such persons as shall
have first stood an examination of
their qualifications to operate such
machine before the City Electrician
of the City of Padueah. and shall
have first obtained certificate from
such City Electrician that such person
Is proficient and has creditably stood
the examination made by him of such
City Electrician. Such examination
by the Olty Electrician, shall consist
of such questions or tests of such per-
son, as may be made by City Electrl-
clan. Any operator of any machine