The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-23
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ORDINANCE NO. 1925

| Leader, NOV. -, 1872
ORDINANCE NO. 1925
IN ordinance prohibiting the show
ing Of any lewd. indecent or immoral
pictures or exhibitions within the city
of Guthrie, creating other exhibitions,
tMing the penalty for violation there
OF, and declaring an emergency.
BE it Ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners Of the
City OF Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation to
OFFER, show or offer to show any lewd.
indecent or immoral picture. moving
picture, show. vaudeville or other ex.
hibiticns within the City OF Guthrie.
Oklahoma.
Section >. There is hereby created
a board OF censors to be composed of
five CD citizens Of the City of Guth-
rie to be appointed by the Commits
sioner Of Public Safety and confirmed
by the Board of Commissioner whose
tenure OF office shall be during the
pleasure of hte Board of Commissions
ars, and whose duty it shall be TO cen.
sor and pass upon when necessary,
such pictures. picture shows, shows
and vaudeville performances and 9TH
cr exhibitions SHOWN or offered 10 be
shown to the public within said City
p Guthrie, and said Board Of Censors
may act ugon their own initiative
wlen deemed advisable by them. or
upon the request OF the Mayor or
my Commissioner Of said city or
Guthrie.
Section 3 Said board of censors
shall meet as soon as may be after
appointment and organize by the cleo
ton OF chairman and secretary, and
shall keep regular minutes Of their
meetings. which may be called at any
place in the City Of Guthrie, upon the
call Of the chairman or the Commits
sioner OF Public Safety Of the City Of
Guthrie, and Il majority in number OF
said board shall have the power to
act in all cases.
Section The decision Of said
hoard OF censors upon any picture.
moving picture show, vaudeville, or
other exhibition shown or offered 10
be shown to the public, shall be final
as 10 It's character and disregard OF
| tho decision or said board OF censots
| by any person, firm or corporation.
shall be prima facie evidence Of yio-
laion of the first section of this or
dnance
Section 3. Each member Of said
board OF censors shall be furnished
with credentials showing his appoint
ment and SHAH be admitted free to
all the theatres, shows and other ex-
hibitions when directed TO attend in
the performance Of his duty BY the
Mayor or any Commissioners of tha
City of Guthrie, upon production N
his credeutial, it so required
Section 6. Any person violating The
provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof in the Police
Court oe the City OF Guthrie shall
be fined not less than $500 nor more
than 10000 for each Oftense. or may
be committed to the city Jail for a
period not to exceed 90 days. or both
such fine and Imprisonment
Section L. For the preservation OF
the public peace health and safety
an emergency is hereby declared TO
exist by reason whereof this ordin-
ance shall be in full force and effect
from and after is passage approval
and publication.
Passed and approved this 22nd day
of November, A. D., 1912.
(SEALl
J.E. N1SSLEY, Mayor.
ArtrpIrcTt.