Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-08

AZ o9ks q; PRovIpING FOR THE
REGULATION OF PUBLIC DANCES
AID THE LICENSING AND REGULA.
TON or PUBLIC DANCE HALLS.
Be i ordained by the Mayor and Common
council OF tho City Of Newark, as follows:
Section l. The term public dance hail.
ss used IN this ordnance shall be taken to
mean any room. space place In which
dancing Is carried on, and to which admiE-
Sion can be had either with or without the
payment OF fee. OF by the purchase. pos
session OF presentation Of a ticket or token.
Or in which charge Is made for caring for
prenaIas. OF other property. located upon
bedrooms.
The term ''pubiio Dance" as used In this
ordnance. shsll be taken 10 mean any
dance TO which admission can be had by
payment OF fee or by the purchase. pos
= session or presentation OF ticket or t1Een.
OF IN which charge lie made for caring for
clothing or other property or any other
lance to which the public generally may
ment Of fee, and in which tho persons
paying Tor admission participate.
Bnf the word dancing as used In this
ordinance shall not apply to exhibitions or
performances IN which fine persons paying
1or admission do not participate.
section 2. It shall be unlawful On and
slter the nTteenth day OF December, 1918,
10 hold any dances in public dance hall
within the limits OF the City OF Newark
until the public dance hall In which the
came. may Re held shall hrst have been duly
licensed for such purpose and the lieanse be
n force. Such license shall be issued By the
COMMITTEES on Licenses OF the comnon
tslo0Ool therefor shall be paid at the
time OF the Issue OF such license: all such
ices shall be paid to the City Clerk. All
licepses granted under this ordinance shall
expire NE year from the date OF issuance
OF thu same. All moneys received for
license fees. under this ordinance shall be
PAID into the City Treasury.
Section 3, No license for a public dance
hall shall be issued and no public dance
snan De held IN any hall until It shall De
conforms to all laws. ordinances. health and
IRE regulations OF the city and the pro
Visions Of any building code applicable there
billed with Sufficient toilet CONVEX fences. and
IA the Judgment of the licensing authority
is safe and proper place for the purpose
Tor which II is 70 be used.
Section 4. All public dance halls and all
nails In which public dances are held shall
be kept al all times in a clean. heaithful
and sanitary condition. and all stalrways
and other passages and all rooms connected
With ali dance halls shall be kept open and
we'll lighted. Any police officer or inspec-
tor OF dance halls shall have the power
and II shall be their duty TO cause the hall
Or place where any public dance 10 given
70 be vacated whenever any provision OF
any ordinance with regard TO public dance
nails and public dances 10 being violated. or
, whenever any Indecent act shall be COM
therein.
SECTION o. Inc license OF any punHc dance
hall may be forfeited or revoked by the
Committee on Licenses of the Common
Council for permitting dlsorderly or I'M
moral conduct on the premises. for the
violation OF any of the rules, regulations.
ordinances and laws governing and applying
10 public dance halls. provided the liceasee
or person In charge shall be first served
with copy of the report complaint, and
q hearing before the said licensing author
fty be held. In case the license of public
dance hall shall he forfeited or revoked At
least SIX months shall elspse before snother
license shall be granted for dancing on the
tame premises.
Section 6. The Common Council may ap-
point one or more inspectors Of dance halls,
who shall receive a salary of twelve hun
dred dollars ga, 100000 per year, and whose
duty 1t shall be to examine all applica.
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-
nsnces and laws applicable thereto. and in
the making OF such investigation dante
hall inspector shall when necessary, have
the assistance OF the Building Department
the Board OF Health and the Fire Depart
ment. Such inspector shall furnish to the
& Committee on Licenses, In writing. the In
II, forma ton derived from such investigation
accompanied by a recommendation as to
whether license should be granted or re-
fused. Such inspector shall be permitted to
have access TO 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 intervals
the dance halls within the city ana shall
report all viola tons in writing. No license
shall be renewed except after relnspection
Of the premises as provided herein.
Section Z. No license shall be issued until
, the licensing authority shall have received
= written report OF an inspector that the
q building or D. emises complies with section
+ three Of this ordinance and until the IL
censing authority Is satisfied that the ap-
pleant for a license is a citizen and per-
son of good + oral character.
. Section S. Any person, persons, society,
i club or corporation which shall violate the
provisions of this ordinance shall upon
convection. thereof. be fined not less than
twenty five dollars fs25) more than one
hundred dollars (s100), or imprisoned In tho
county tall for period not exceeding ten
t10) days. or both.
Section o. This ordinance shall take effect
. immediately.
Adopted December O. 1918.
j. H. DONNELLY,
President Of Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
JAMES u. coNNELLY.
City Clerk.
Approved December g. 1913
JACOB HAUSsLING,
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on third reading and final
passage. Was passed and duly signed by the
Mayor and is the-f fore law.
JAMES It. CONNOLLY.
deea-St city Clerk
DURYEE STREET RELIEF SEWER.