The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-12
No. 379.
AN ORDINANCE
TO TAX, DEFINE AND REGULATE
PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCE
Halls IN The CITY OF FARGO.

HALLS IN THE CITY OF FARGO.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Fargo.
Section /. The words "'public dance
hall" shall for the purpose of this or
dinance be construed to mean and in-
clude any room or rooms, hall or halls,
where dancing is conducted and ear
ried IN as a business, and where pa
irons of such dance rooms or halls pay
a fee for participating in such dances:
whether such fee is paid on the floor
in such dance rooms or halls, or for
admission thereto, or for membership,
cards or tickets, or where said fee for
participating in such dance is paid
directly or indirectly.
Section 2. A public dance is hereby
defined to be one which is or may be
! attended or patronized by the public
generally, either with or without
tickets, or charge for admission there
to; and where the object is and the
proceeds thereof are to be devoted for
purposes other than benevolent, fra
ternal, educational or charitable pur-
poses.
Section 8. No person, firm or cor
poration shall operate, conduct or
maintain in the City Of Fargo a pub
lie dance hall, nor carry on, or give
public dances as defined in this or
dinance without first securing from
the City Auditor a license and com
plying with all the other provisions
of this ordinance.
Section 4. Every person, firm or
corporation engaged in and conducting
a nnhlip# donn1# h0l1 oVI "a :. q
dances as herein defined shall nav
each year to the City Treasurer a IL
Ecense tax in the sum of Fifty Dollars
($50.oo)
Section $. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation en-
gagged ! n and conducting a public
Gance as herein defined, to permit
any Unmarried girl or young man IN
der the age Of eighteen years to enter
or be found in any public dance hall
unless accompanied by parents or
guardian.
Section 8. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation an
gagged In conducting a public dance
nan, or giving or carrying on a pubi
dance, as herein defined, to permit az
nave IN or about such place any in
toxlcating liquors, nor shall S,,cb
liquors be permitted or Allowed "a Ia
brought into such place by Others. nor
shall disorderly or intoxicated persons
be permitted to attend such pl1hlio
dances, or remain in or about uucb
public dances hall, nor shall any nro-
Zane language or indecent or oIes.
tonable conduct on part Of anv nar.
son, or persons be permitted in ~
about such public dance han yvbiIa
public dances are being held thara;r
section z. No such public danca
EaH shall remain open to the n,,blir
to a later hour than / O'Clock 4 Ar
on any day, nor shall anv n,,h1;a
canoes be carried on at s,ich nIoas
later than ] o'clock, A. M, on anv
Section $. Penalty. II any narson
shall violate any provisions ~ al.
ordinance, he shall. upon conv;cttan
thereof, be punished by q fna ~ ~
less than ten $4,000 Dollars nps
more than n hundred (~$10o.0ol ~.
lars, and the court may, upon con-
Vlctlon, In addition to the nun,sb
ment provided, revoke such license
crowded further: that when saia
Incense IS once revoked by the co,,rf
OF Otherwise, the same shall not n
re-lssued to the same person wirhip
SIX Se) months from the date Of the
cancellation thereof. except BY conssns
q tWo-thirds OF all the members "A
the City Council. y
section 2. This ordinance shall tara
effect and be in force from ana &C.,
us passage, approval and publication
First reading March %, 1912.
second reading and final passage
April 9Th, 1912.
publication April 18th, 1912,
Approved: ". r. Lowell,
Attest i ! ap,s, Mayor,
SSeaI9 City Auditor.
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