Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-14
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


Az ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
REGULATION OF PUBLIC DANCES
AND THE LICENSING AND REGULA-
TON OF PUBLIC DANCE HALLS.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark, as follows:
Section 1. The term public dance hail."
as used in this ordinance. shall be taken "a
mean any room, space OF place in which
dancing is carried on. and to which admis-
sion can be had either with or without the
payment of fee, or by the purchase, pos
session or presentation Of ticket or token,
OF In which charge is made FOR caring for
clothing other property, located upon
premises which licensed to sell liquors,
other than hotel having upwards OF fifty
bedrooms.
The term public Dance" Az used in this
ordinance shall be taken to mean any
dance to which admission can be had by
payment of fee or by the purchase, pos
session or presentation of ticket or token,
or IN which charge is made for caring for
eiothing or other property. or any other
dance to which the public generally may
gain admission with or without the pay
ment Of fee, and In which the persons
paying for admission participate.
But the word dancing as used in this
ordinance shall not apply to exhibitions or
performances in which the persons paying
Tor admission do not participate.
Section @ 1t shall be unlawful on and
after the fifteenth day Of December 1913.
20 hold any dances in a public dance hall
within the limits Of the City OF Newark
until the public dance hall in which the
same may tie held shall first have been duly
licensed for such purpose and the license be
IN force. Such license shall be issued by the
Committee Licenses of the Common
Council. and fee of one hundred dollars
100000 therefor shall be paid at the
time of the issue of such license; all such
fees shall be paid to the City Clerk. All
licenses granted under this ordinance shall
expire "ne year from the date of issuance
q th' same. All moneys received for
license fees under this ordinance shall DO
paid into the City Treasury.
Section. B.. No license for public dance
ElQH 10 mad md No
shall be held in any hall until IT shall be
found hat such hall complies with and
conforms to all laws. ordinances. health and
fire regulations of the city and tho pro-
visions Of any building code applicable thero-
TO; that II is properly ventilated and sup
piled with sufficient toilet converieuces, and
in the Judgment OF the licensing authority
is safe and proper place for the purpose
for which 1t is 10 be used.
Section 4. All public dance halls and Nil
halls in which public dances are held shall
be kept at all times in a clean, healthful
and sanitary condition, and all stairways
and other passage and all rooms connected
With all dance halls shall be kept open and
well lighted. Any police officer or inspec-
tor of dance halls shall have the power
or place where any public dance Is given
10 be vacated whenever any provision of
any ordinance with regard to public dance
halls and public dances Is being violated, or
whenever any Indecent act rha1l be COM
mitted, or whenever any disorder of gross.
violent or vulgar character shall take place
therein.
Section 3. The license of any public dance
hall may be forfeited or revoked by the
Committee on Licenses Of the Common
Councn for permitting disorderly or I'M
moral conduct on the premises, or for the
violation of any Of the rules, regulations.
ordinances and laws governing and applying
TO public dance halls, provided the licensed
or person In charge shall be first served
with copy of the report or complaint. and
j hearing before tho said licensing author
ity be held. in case the license OF public
dance hall shall be forfeited or revoked at
least six months shall eiapse before another
license shall be granted for dancing on the
Section g. The Common Council may ap-
point one or moro inspectors Of dance halls
bred dollars (s1,200.0o) per year. and whose
duty 1t shall be to examine all applca-
tons for dance hall licenses, and who shall
Investigate each application to determine
whether or not the dance hall sought to be
licensed complies with the regulations, ordi-
nancss and laws applicable thereto. and in
the making OF such investigation dance
rail- inspector shall, when necessary. have
the assistance OF the Building Department
the Board of Health and tho Fire Depart
Snent. Such inspector shall furnish to the
Committee on Licenses, In writing. the In
formation derived from such investigation
accompanied by recommendation as TO
whether a license should be granted re-
fused. Such inspector shall be permitted to
have access 10 all public dance halls and
to all halls where public dances are held
at all reasonable times. The inspector or In
spectors OF dance halls shall Investigate
complaints and shall inspect at iE.srvaIs
the dance halls within the city and shall
report all viola tons In writing. No license
shall be renewed except after reinspection
of the premises az provided herein.
Section Z. No license shall be Issued until
the licensing authority shall have received
q written report of an Inspector that the
building premises complies with section
three of this ordinance. and until the IL
eensing authority IS satisfied that the ap-
plicant for license s a citizen and per
son of good n oral character.
Section s. Any person, persons society,
club or corpora zion which shall violate the
provisions OF this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof be fined not less than
twenty five dollars 1926 nor more than one
hundred dollars $500, or imprisoned In the
county jail for period not exceeding ten
1o) days, or both.
Section 0. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening" No
gember 7th, 1913, read twice under sus-
pension of the ruleE and duly ordered TO a
JAMES 3. CONNOLLY.
nov10-5t City Clerk.
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