Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26

DINANCE NO. 63 OF SAID CITY,
RELATING TO THE SAME NAT
TER HEREIN MENTIONED AND
. REPEATING ANY AND ALL
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON
FLICT HEREWITH.
The Board Of Trustees ot the CITY
of TT CenHo DO ordain as follows:
Sec. j. Ii shall be unlawful far any
person err persons firm or corporation
either rs owner or employee 10 con
duct, carry on. do or perform within
the corporate limits of the City of El
Ceur0 any business. act or thing
hereinafter mentioned, without having
irst obtained a license Sc to DO. as
here natter specified.
See. >. Every person, firm or cor
p0raton. either as owner or employee
who shall engage in a business. calling
or vocation. or performs or. conducts
any business hereinafter specified,
shall pay to the City Clerk Of said city
upon application for a hcenGe so 70 do,
and before such license shall be is
sued. the license fee or charge herein
fixed and hereby imposed, which shall
be as follows:
(a1 Any circus or animal show in a
tent or under canvas shall pay Fifty
/ Dollars for each performance in said
city
(bl Each travelling theater or SINH
lar show carrying its own tent. or
showing in tent, or under canvas,
shall pay Ten Dollars for each per
formance in said city.
(c) Each travelling theater or SINH
/ lar show performing in an Opera
House. Theater or other place of pub
lie amusement, shall pay Five Dollars
for each performance in said city.
(d) Each hypnOtist. slight of hand
performer magician, mind reader, vau-
deyille performer. or other like or sim
liar entertainer, unless showing or per-
forming under the management of a
. regularly licensed theater or play
house. shall pay Ten Dollars for each
show, exhibition or performance IN
said city.
/ Sec. 3 Prior to the issuance OF any
! license under this Ordinance, the City
Clerk shall require of any person ap-
plying for such a license, or to whom
the same is issued, 4 verified state
ment from such person. setting forth
sufficient facts concerning such busi-
ness as will enable said Clerk to deter
mine the classification under which
such person, or the performance or eX-
hibitiOn proposed to be given or held
comes within the meaning OF this Or
dance. which statement shall contain
the day upon which such performance
/ is TO be given, the number of perform
ances to be given. and the location or
the theater, play house or other place
of public amusement in said city where
such performance or exhibition is TO
be given or held And any false state
ment contained in such affidavit shall
be a violation of this ordinance and
punishable the same as any other ylo-
lation thereof, as herein provided.
/ Sec A. That when such statement
reveals that the proposed performance,
show or exhibition is to be held upon
the Sabbath Day Sunday either IN
the day time or at night, such fact will
be sufficient reason for the Clerk Of
| said city to refuse to issue license
for such performance, and 1t snail be
/ his duty to SO refuse to do, and no IL
cense shall be issued for such per-
/ formance to be given or held on Sun
day in the City of Ell Centro.
Sec. ,. Any person, firm or corpora
/ ton or agent or employee violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
! in a sum not exceeding Three Hun
/ dred Dollars (S300.00) or by imprisOn-
ment in the County Jail or the City
Jail of said city for period OF not
exceeding three months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment,
Sec. 6. That the Board OF Trustees
of said city hereby declares the adop-
ton and passage of this ordinance to
be for the Immediate preservation OF
/ the public peace and that the same
should take effect Immediately upon
its publication, for the reason that the
public peace and dignity OF the people
of said City of FL Centre is threatened
to be greatly annoyed and disturbed by
the presence of a circus ana circus
parade with in said city, and upon the
streets thereof, on Sunday, the ith day
of April, 1912, unless such ordinance
shall be adopted and become a law of
siad city prior TO said 1th day OF April.
1912, which facts said Board
Of Trustees deems sufficiently urgent
for the passage and adoption of said
ordnance.
Sec. :. This ordinance shall be in
I full force and effect from and after it's
adoption and publication. and the CITY
( Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed
and directed to certify the adoption,
passage and approval of this ordinance
and TO cause the same to be published
once in the Imperial Valley Press,
daily newspaper of general circula,
ton, printed, published and circulated
in the City Of Fl Centro and hereby
designated by said Board Of Trustees
for the purpose Of said publication.
Passed, adopted and approved this
25th day Of March, 1912.
JOHN NORTON,
President of the Board Of Trustees OF
the City of RI Centro
Attest:
IL, CF GGntrn