Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-10

REGULATION OF PUBLIC DANCES
AND THE LICENSING AND REGULA-
| TIoN OF PUBLIC DANCE HALLS
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
| Council of tho City of Newark, as follows:
Section l. The term public dance hall,
as used in this ordinance, shall be taken to
mean any room, space or 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 presentation OF n ticket or token.
| or in which charge is made FOR caring for
| clothing or other property, located upon
| premises which are licensed to sell liquors,
| other than hotel having upwards OF hfty
| bedrooms.
Tho term 'public dance as used in this
| ordinance. shall be taken to mean any
| dance to which admission eau be had by
| payment Of tee or by the purchase, pos
session or presentation Of ticket or token,
| or In which charge is made for caring for
| clothing or other property 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
! for admission do not participate.
Section .. It shall be unlawful on and
after the fifteenth day Of December. 1913.
to 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 he held shall first have been duly
| licensed for such purpose and the license be
I
| Committee on Licenses of the Common
Council. and a 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 Que year from the date of issuance
| Of the same. All moneys received Tor
| license fees under this ordinance shall be
paid INTO the City Treasury.
! Section g. No license for n public dance
hall shall be issued and no public dance
| shall be held in any hall until 1t shall be
found hat such hall complies with and
conforms to all laws, ordinances. health and
/ fire regulations of the city and the pro-
visions of any building code applicable there
| to- that 1t is properly ventilated and sup
piled with sufficient toilet convenience. and
| In the Judgment of the licensing authority
is safe and proper place. for the purpose
| for which II is 70 be used.
Section T. All public dance halls and all
4 halls in which public dances are held shall
| be Kept al all times in clean. healthful
| and sanitary condition, ana all stairways
and other passages and all rooms connected
with all dance halls shall be kept open and
| well lighted. AIRY police officer or inspec-
| ter Of dance halls shall have the power
and II shall be their duty to cause the hall
| or place where any public dance is given
| to 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 ahal1 be conf
mitted, or whenever any disorder of gross
| violent or vulgar character shall take place
| therein.
Section 8. The license OF any public dance
| hall may be forfeited or revoked by the
| Committee on Licenses of the Common
Council for permitting disorderly or i'm
moral conduct on the promises, or for the
violation of any of the rules, regulations,
| ordinances and laws governing aud applying
TO public dance halls. provided the licensee
or person In charge shall he first served
| with a copy of the report complaint and
| q hearing before the said licensing author
ity be held In case the license of public
| dance hall shall he forfeited or revoked at
| least six months shall elapse before another
license shall be granted for dancing on the
same premises.
Section O. The Common Council may APP
/ point one or more inspectors of dance halls,
Who shall receive salary OF twelve hun
dred dollars ts1, 2o0.0o) per year, and whose
| duty it shall be to examine all appca-
| lions 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-
names and laws applicable thereto, and IN
| the making Of such investigation dante
| FALL 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
| formation derived from such Investigation.
| accompanied by recommendation as TO
| whether license should be granted or 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 intervals
the dance halls within the city and shall
| report all violati 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
| building or pl emises complies with section
i three Of this ordinance, and until the IL
| censng authority Is satisfied that the APP
| plicant for a license is a citizen aud per-
| son of good r oral character
Section s. Any person, persons. society,
| club or corporation which shall violate the
provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
| conviction thereof. be fined not less than
twenty five dollars (s25) nor more than one
hundred dollars (s100), imprisoned in the
county jail for a period not exceeding ten
Section o. This ordinance shall take effect
| Immediately.
| j. II. DONNELLY,
President Of Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
| December 6, 1913.
JAMES F. coN l,,l1 L..
Approved December 9. 1914
JACOB HAUSSIING.
| 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, fore law.
JAMES +. CONNOLLY,
dees-5t City Clerk.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following proposed ordinance passed q
second reading and was ordered to third
and final reading az meeting Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners
held December 4th, 1915
An ordinance 10 provide for the vacation
of a triangular strip OF
! OLD RIVER STREET,
on the westerly side of River street south OF