Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-01-30
ORDINANCE No. sol.

The Common Council OF PhoeAlX
does ordain as follows:
Section / No person, firm or cor
poration shall within the limits of the
civ of Phoenix exhibit, or cause or
hermit to be exhibited ir any place
owned. managed or controlled by said
person. firm or corporation; nor snail
any person. firm or corporation per-
form or assist in performing any Nov
ing Picture Show, Vaudeville Enter
tainuent or other similar attraction
unless same has been licensed accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this Ordinance
and has otherwise complied with its
provisions.
Section , Any person, firm or cor
poration desiring to procure license
for any one OF more of the things men
TONED in Section one of this Ordla-
ance shall apply therefor in writing 10
the CITY Assessor or Tax Collector OF
the CITY of Phoenix stating speclflcai-
IN the kind and character Of the show
desired TO be licensed, the period OF
time for which said license is desired,
and agreeing that the applicant viii
faithfully observe and fully comply
with all the terms and provisions OF
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 the license fee required TO be paIj
bv Section Three Of this Ordinance.
Section 3. ANY person. firm or cor
poration desiring 10 carry on business
SInNX Vaudeville
Entertainment or other similar attrac-
ton in the City of Phoenix, shall pay
a quarterly license tax as follows:
l. For any building. structure or
other enclosure having capacity of
seating not more than Two Hundred
Fifty (25O people, per quarter
Twenty-Five $3.50 Dollars;
.. For any building structure or
other enclosure having a capacity OF
seating not less than TWO Hundred
Fifty (250) nor more than Five
Hundred (500) people. per quarter
Thirty-five $3.50 Dollars;
3. For any building. structure or
other enclosure having a capacity OF
seating not less than Five Hundred
(5OO) nor more than Seven Hundred
Fifty (750) people, per quarter, Fifty
ts5O.0O) Dollars:
T. For any building, structure or
other enclosure having a capacity Of
seating not less than Seven Humid
red and Fifty (75O) or more than
One Thousand 10000 people, per
quarter. Sixty-five $3.50 Dollars;
5. For any building, structure or
other enclosure having a capacity OF
seating none than One Thousand
10000 people. per quarter Seventy
five CS15) Dollars.
Section 4. For the protection of the
public morals and as a means of
shielding the youth OF the City %
Phoenix. and TO prevent any indecent
or improper Moving Picture exhibit
tions. Vaudeville or other similar en-
tertainment being given in the City
of Phoenix, a Board of CensOrs is
hereby created to be appointed by
the Mayor of the City of Phoenix
which shall be composed OF two
members Of the Common Council and
the City Marshal of said City. whose
duty ii 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
sscertaining whether such attractions
are of a suitable and proper nature
for public entertainment and are not
OF vulgar, suggestive, immoral OF de-
basing character or tendency. And
to that end it shall be the duty Of
every person, firm or corporation OPP
Grating or conducting. as in this 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 it
while the said Board of Censorship
is acting in its Official capacity.
Should the said Board after inves-
tigating any such Moving Picture
show. vaudeville entertainment or
other similar attraction as in this
Section provided, deem same of an
improper. vulgar. suggestive or i'm
moral character or tendency. then il
shall be the duty of the said Board
To forthwith report such fact to the |
Common Council of the City of Phoe- !
nix
IL 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 Board |
of Censorship and its findings of said |
report. and il shall then and there |
be unlawful for any such person. firm |
or corporation, after receiving the |
notice herein provided, to give any |
such Moving Picture show, vaude- /
Vile entertainment or other similar |
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 a mis- |
demeanor and upon conviction fined |
as provided for in Section Six of this |
ordinance
Section 5. No person, firm or cor