Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-09
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tor of dance halls shall have the power
and it shall be their duty to cause the hall
or place where any public dance Is given
to be vacated whenever any provision OF
ordinance with regard to public dance
halls and public dances is being violated OF
whenever any indecent act chall be COM
mitted whenever any disorder of gross.
violent or vulgar character shall take place
Section + The license of any public dance
hall may be forfeited or revoked by the
Committee on Licenses of the Common
Council for permitting dsorderly or i'm
moral conduct on the promises, or for the
violation of any of the rules, reguia tons,
ordinances ana laws governing and applying
to public dance halls, provided the lcensee
or person In charge shall be first served
with COPY OF the report or complaint, and
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 snail elapse before another
license shall be granted for dancing on the
same premises.
Section g. The Common Council may sp-
point one or more inspectors of dance halls.
Who shall receive a salary Of twelve hun
dred dollars ts1 100000 per year, and whose
duty II shall be to examine all appica-
tions for dance hall licenses. and who shall
investigate each application to determine
whether not The dance hall sought to be
licensed complies with the regulations. orii-
nances and laws applicable thereto. and IN
the making OF such investigation a dance
Eall 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 a recommendation as 10
whether II license should he 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 and shall
report all viola lions in writing No license
shall he renewed except after reinspection
of the premises provided herein.
Section T. Nc license shall be issued until
the licensing authority shall have received
a written report Of an inspector that the
building premises complies with section
three of this ordinance. and until the IL
censins authority is satisfied that the APP
plicant for a license Is a citizen and per-
son of good oral character.
Section =. Any person. persons. society,
club corpora ton which shall violate the
provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof. be fined not less than
twenty five dollars 1920 nor more than one
hundred dollars fS100l, or imprisoned in the
county iaiI for a period not exceeding ten
C0l days. or both.
Section D. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
Adopted December 5, 1918.
]. II. DoNNELLY,
President Of Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
JAMES Z. coNNELLY,
Approved Decembe- g. 1919.
JACOB HAUSSLTNoi.
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council third reading and final
passage, passed and duly signed by the
Mayor and Is ther fore law.
JAMES f. CONNOLLY.
decs-5t City Clerk.