The commonwealth., 1913-07-11
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate the Equipment and Oper,,
alton Of Picture Machines and
Premises Wherein the Same Are
Operated.

GTcenS oOu, OldLS VI MISSISSIPPI e
| follows:
Section /. By the term Picture
Machine, &" as used in the following sec
tions. is meant any machine or device
operated by or with the aid of electric
ty, calcium light or other illuminant,
and adapted or used to project upon a
screen or other surface, pictorial rep
reservations in which celluloid films are
| used.
! Section 2. From and after the pas
| sage of this ordinance, no picture ma
chine shall be installed, maintained,
operated or licensed within the city of
! Greenwood, Miss. except when in con-
formity with the provisions of this or
| dinance.
Section 3. Every picture machine in
| stalled or operated in the city of Green
wood, Miss, shall be enclosed within
booth, to be not less than feet 5
feet 6 feet in size, the frame of
which shall be composed of angle iron
not less than one inch by one inch by
one eighth inch, properly braced to Sc
cure rigidity, and securely riyeted or
bolted at the joints. Every such booth
shall be shesthed and rooted with sheet
| iron of not less than No. 20 B. & 5.
Gauge, or with one-quarter inch hard
asbestos board, to be securely riveted
or bolted to the angle iron frame.
| fa) The booth shall be fioored with
the same material as the side and roof,
riveted to the iron frame and covered
with some non-conducting material.
(b) The entrance door into the
booth shall be no larger than feet by
feet of the same construction as the
booth and so arranged as TO close au-
tomatcally by metal rope and weight
attachment. or by spring of sufficient
strength and tension to keep the door
securely closed.
(c) The orifiee or opening for the
operator view, or through which the
picture is thrown, shall not be larger
than IL inches by IL inches, and shall
be provided with gravity door of the
same construction as the booth, which
door shall be held open by fusible links
placed in series with fine cords, so ar
ranged that one of the links is suspend
ed directly over the film when in the
slide of the apparatus, or arranged so
as to be normally closed and held open
by pressure of the operators foot.
ID All shelves, furniture and fix
lures within the booth shall be con-
structed of a non-combustible mate
rial, and no combustibe material of
any sort whatever shall be permitted
or allowed to be within such booth, eX-
cept the films used in the operation of
| the machine.
(e) Each booth must have an open
ing, not less than IL inches in diameter,
for ventilation, which must be fanged
| to carry standard conductor pipe for
exhausting the hot air generated in
operating the machine.
NOTE. If possible, connection for
ventilation should vent to chimney or
outside of building, in order to carry
off hot air or explosive gases.
Section 4. All picture machines shall
be equipped with incombust;ble maga-
zines for receiving and delivering the
films during the operation of the ma
chine. A shutter must be provided and
placed in front of the condenser of the
machine, so arranged that same can be
instantly closed by the operator. Films
not in the machine shall be kept in
metal boxes, with tight-ftting covers,
within the booth enclosing the machine.
| Hot carbons taken from the lamps
shall be deposited in a metal recepta-
| Gle.
Section S. All electric wiring must
be provided with non-infammable insu-
lation, and secured in place entirely on
insulating supports. Portable cords
within booth shall not be allowed, un-
less the same is pertinent to a proper
connection to the lantern itself, and in
all other respects the electrical wiring
must be in accordance with the recog-
nized standard rules for electrical wir-
ing embodied in the National Electrical
Code. Each lamp connected with a
picture machine must be provided with
separate switch located within the
booth. There shall also be two switches
controlling the lights in the exhibition
room, one of which shall be operated
from the booth and the other so placed
that it is within the reach of the ticket
taker or other person stationed at the
entrance door. There shall be provided
separate system of lighting, controll-
ed by a switch board located within the
reach Of the ticket taker operating red
signal lamps, and there shall be one
such lamp placed at each exit with q
sign) which shall be marked exit"
in letters not less than five inches high.
The location of these signs and lights
shall be determined by the City Fire
Chief.
Section 6. No picture machine shall
be installed, maintained or operated in
any building that does not abut directly
upon street. In exhibition rooms d.
rectly abutting upon one street, the
booth enclosing the picture machine
shall be placed at that end of the room
which is opposite and furthest from
the street, or on balcony. No room
to be used as an exhibition room unless
it has at least one separate and dis
tinct exit in addition to the front exit.
In exhibition rooms located at the cor
ner and directly abutting upon two
streets, or on street and an alley, the
booth enclosing the machine may be To-
Gated at the end of the room opposite
to and furthest from either street or
alley. Every such room shall be pro-
vided with two exits, one upon each
street or alley. All exits and entrances
shall open directly from the exhibition
room upon the street or alley or into a
vestibule or lobby opening Immediately
into the street. No exit in exhibition
halls for picture machines shall be less
than four feet wide and nil exit doors
shall be arranged to swing outward.
All aisles shall lead directly to exits
and all exits shall be directly accessible
to aisles. No aisle shall be less than
three feet in width.
(a) All seats in any exhibition hall
for picture machines shall be securely
fastened to the floor and shall be SO ar.
ranged that there will not be more than
SIX seats between an aisle and wall
and not more than twelve seats between
two aises.
(bl No stage, platform or scenery
shall be placed, maintained or allowed