The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-03-24
ORDINANCE NO, so

An Ordinance providing for the licensing
of public halls. merry go-rounds, moving
picture shows, skating Kinks, shows, pool
and billiard halls, circuses, shooting gal
leries, bowling alleys and other public places
of amusement; providing for the regulation
of such places and providing penalty for
the violation of this Ordinance.
Be 1t ordained by the Council of the Town
of Leavenworth, as follows:
Sec. /. No merry-go-round, moving pic
ture show, show, exhibition, skating rink
pool and billiard hall, circus, shooting gal
iery, bowling alley, public hall, opera house.
or other public place of amusement, shall
operate, carry on business or be open to the
public in the Town of Leavenworth, unless
such a place or places shall have first OBJ
tanned Il license in accordance with the
terms of this Ordinance by making written
application therefor to the Council.
Sec 2. The license fee for any show, eX-
hibition or play, unless given for the benefit
of some charitable or public institution,
shall be and is hereby established at 5000
for each night or each day unless same is
given in some public hall that pays an an
nual license fee for such privilege; provided,
however, that any such license may be can
celed or revoked If the use of such hall or
halls is permitted for any show, exhibition
or entertainment that is noisome, loud,
vulgar or has tendancy to disturb the
peace and quietness of the vicinity in which
skating rink within the Town of Leayen-
worth, If not located in building, shall be
and is hereby established at $1,000 per
month; provided, however, that the Council
shall have the right to refuse license If
such rink or Kinks shall be located and con
Quoted in such place and manner as to dis
turb the peace and quietness of any of the
residents of the Town of Leayenworth: pro-
vided, that if such rink is located in "A suit
able building or structure, the fee shall be
$500 per month.
The license fee for billiard and pool halls
shall be and is hereby established at $50
per year for one table and $500 per year for
each additional table.
The license fee for circus and its auxiliary
shows shall be and is hereby established at
$500 per day.
The license fee for a shooting gallery is
hereby established at 5000 per, year If
located in permanent building suitable for
the purpose, and sqch o as VII pass 1h ndns
will be granted for n shooting sallery in the
open or in tent.
The license fee for bowling alleys is hereby
established ut $1,000 per year for the first
alley and $500 per year for each additional
alley provided, that the location must be
such as not to disturb the peace and quiet
ness of other residents of the Town of Leay-
enwOrth.
All public halls or places of amusement
not specifically mentioned herein shall pay
q license fee of $1,000 per year, provided,
however, that the class of entertainments,
shows or exhibitions shall at all times be
subject to disapproval of the Council, and if
noisome, loud, vulgar or otherwise obJec-
tionable shall not be permitted.
The license fee for n merry-go-round shall
be 5000 per month.
The license fee for moving picture shows
shall be $500 per day unless conducted in n
hall paying annual license. Every moving
picture show shall have place prepared
for its machine that Is as nearly fireprOof as
possible and shall be lined with two-ply
asbestos paper and covered with zinc.
The license for any public hall used for
dances, entertainments or other public en-
tertainments for which an admission fee is
paid shall be $1,000 per year.
Sec. 3. The Council reserves the right in
its discretion to refuse, cancel or revoke
any license herein mentioned Mt any time.
Sec. 4: Any duly qualified officer of the
Town of Leavenworth shall have right, at
any time, to enter any such place as mem
toned in this ordinance, for the purpose of
satisfying himself that the terms of this
ordinance are being complied with.
Sec. 5. Every such place as is mentioned
herein shall, before obtaining license, show
that the building or place to be occupied has
made provisions to guard against the danger
OF fire and unsanitary conditions and shall
maintain in connection with each place, at
least one toilet properly equipped with
modern plumbing.
mence on the first day of April of each year
and expire on the last day of the following
March and each license shall be kept posted
in conspicuous place In each place of bust
ness.
Sec. Z. All licenses heretofore issued for
occupations mentioned in this Ordinance
shall, on the lst day of April, 1911, be can
celled and the unearned portion of the
license fee returned pro rata.
Sec. y. Ordinance No. IL, OF the Town of
Leavenworth and all parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. Any person or persons violating
any of the terms of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding 500, and in addition thereto,
any existing license shall be cancelled and
forfeited.
Sec. 10. This Ordinance shall be in force
and take effect when 1T shall have been
passed by the Council of the Town of Leav-
evworth, signed by the Mayor thereof and
attested by the Clerk of said Town, and
from and after five days from date of Its
publication once in The Leavenworth Echo
IA newspaper printed and published and in
general circulation within the Town of
Leavenworth.
The Clerk of said Town is hereby author
lied and directed to cause the same to be
published.
First reading, March T. 1911.
Passed by the Council of the Town of
Leavenworth this 18th day OF March, 1911.
Approved and signed by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk this 18th day of March,
1911.
l. w. WOODROW,
Mayor of the Town of Leavenworth.
Attested: GUY A. HAMILTON,
Clerk of the Town of Leavenworth.
Published in The Leavenworth Echo,