Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-01-28
ORDINANCE No. sol.

Censorship and FlAlnS oL LiNN''
Tax for Such Attractions.
The Common Council of PhoeAlA
does ordain as follows;
Section / No person, firm or cor
uoration shall within the limits OF liie
CITY of Phoenix, exhibit, or cause OF
hermit TO be exhibited II any piaee
owned. managed or controlled py salu
,,o,eo, firm or corporation; nor ShalI
any person, firm or corporation per
form or assist in performing any NOV
ing Picture Show, Vaudeville Enter
tainruent or other similar altraclloii
unless same has been licensed accord
ing TO the provisions Of this Ordinance
and has otherwise complied Win IT'S
provisions.
Section .. Any person. firm or cor
noratjon desiring 10 procure i license
for any one or more of the things men
rione5 in Section One of this Ordln-
ance shall apply therefor in writing 10
tho CITY Assessor or Tax Collector OF
he CITY Of Phoenix, stating specifical-
a, +h,. kind and character Of the show
desired 10 be licensed the period OF
time for which said license is desired
and agreeing that the applicant viii
faithfully observe and fully coihpl!
with all the terms and provisions vi
this Ordinance. The City Assessor
and Tax Collector Of the City OF Phoe-
nix shall then issue such license TO
such applicant, provided. such apph-
cant shall have paid to him the amount
Of tn. license fee required 10 be paid
by Section Three of this Ordinance
Section 8. ANY person. firm or cor
poration desiring 10 carry on business
Of Moving Picture Show, Vaudevlle
Entertainment or other similar attrac-
,ion i'm the CITY of Phoenix, shall pay
4 ouarterly license tax as follows;
l. For any building, structure or
other enclosure having capacity OF
seating not more than Two Hun1red
Fifty (95O) people. per quarter
Twenty-Five s25) Dollars;
. For any building structure or
other enclosure having a capacity OF
seating not less than Two Hundred
Fifty t250o nor more than Five
Hundred 5000 people. per quarter
Thirty-fiv. $3.50 Dollars;
3. For any building, structure or
other enclosure having capacity or
seating not less than Five Hundred
(5OO nor more than Seven Hundred
Fifty C7J0) people, per quarter Fifty
$4,000 Dollars:
4. For any building, structure or
other enclosure having capacity OF
seating not less than Seven Humid
rel and Fifty C750) or more than
one Thousand 10000 people. per
quarter Sixty-five $3.50 Dollars;
:. For any building. structure or
other enclosure having a capacity OF
seating none than one Ihousaild
nOOO people, per quarter Seventy
five ($75) Dollars.
Section 4. For the protection OF the
public morals and AZ means "i
shielding the youth Of the City o.
Phoenix. and to prevent any indecent
or improper Moving Picture exhibit
tions. vaudeville or other similar en-
tertainment being given in the CITY
cf Phoenix, a Board of Censors is
hereby created to be appointed py
the Mayor of the City of Phoenix
which shall be composed OF TWO
members of the Common Council ana
the City Marshal ar said city. whose
0utv il shall be To inquire into the
character of. to witness, investigate
and visit any such Moving Picture
Show, vaudeville entertainment or
other similar attraction given in the
CITY of Phoenix. for the purpose OF
ascertaining whether such attractions
are of a suitable and proper nature
for public entertainment and are not
of vulgar. suggestive, immoral or ue-
basing character or tendency. Ano
To that end it shall be the duty OF
every person. firm or corporation OPP
Grating or conducting, as in TINS or
dinance provided, any Moving Picture
show, vaudeville entertainment or
other similar attraction within the
said City Of Phoenix. To permit. WITH
out charge, the members OF said
Board Of Censorship to attend all eX-
hibitions given by him. them or IL
while the said Board OF Censorship
is acting in its Official capacity
Should the said Board after inves-
ticating any such Moving Picture
show. vaudeville entertainment OF
other similar attraction as I'm this
Section provided, deem same Of ar
improper, vulgar, suggestive or i'm
moral character or tendency. then il
shall be the duty Of the said Board
Common Council of the City of Phoe-
nix
If the common council be satisfied
after inquiring into the facts as pre-
scented by said Board of Censorship
that the report of said Board is true
il shall forthwith notify the person
firm or corporation exhibiting. caus
ing or permitting to be exhibited any
such Moving Picture show, vaudeville
entertainment or. other similar at
traction. of the report of the BoarC
of Censorship and its findings of sai'
report, and il shall then and there
he unlawful for any such person, firm
or corporation, after receiving th'
notice herein provided, to give an!
such Moving Picture show. vaude
VILE entertainment or other simiia
attraction, any person giving or at
tempting TO give any such MOVING
Picture show, vaudeville entertain
ment or other similar attraction, af
ter receiving the notice herein pro
vided for. shall be guilty Of Il mis-
demeanor and upon conviction fine
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