Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
REGULATION OF PUBLIC DANCES
AND THE LICENSING AND REGULA-
TON OF PUBLIC DANCE HALLS.
BE Il ordained by the Mayor and Common.
Council Of the City Of Newark, as follows:
Section /. The term public dance hail.
as used in this ordinance, shall be taken to
mean any room, space 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 a 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 fifty
bedrooms
The term public dance. as used in this
ordinance. shall be taken to mean any
dance TO which admission can be had by
payment Of a fee or by the purchase, pos
session or presentation of a 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 used In this
performances in which the persons paying
for admission do not participate.
Section 2. II shall be unlawful on and
after tho fifteenth day OF December. 1913,
to mold any dances In a public dance hall
within the limits Of the City of Newark
same may he held shall first have been duly
licensed for such purpose and the license be
In force. Such license shall be issued by the
Committee on Licenses OF the Common
council and fee OF one hundred dollars
tF1OO00) therefore 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 one year from the Date Of Issuance
Of th' same. All moneys received for
paid into the City Treasury.
Section 0. No license for public dance
hal shall be issued and no public dance
n an hal unfu . haII h.
found that such hall complies with and
conforms to all laws ordinances, health and
visions Of any building code applicable there
to; that 1t is properly ventilated and sup
piled with sufficient toilet convenences and
In the Judgment of the licensing authority
IL safe and proper place for the purpose
for which It 10 to be used.
Section a. All public dance halls and all
be kept at all times in clean healthful
and sanitary condition. and all stairways
and other passages 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
ana Il shall be their duty to cause the hall
or place where any public dance IL given
60 be vacated whenever any provision of
any ordinance with regard TO public danes
halls and public dances is being violated, or
whenever any Indecent act shall be COM
nnitted or whenever any disorder Of Erosa
violent or vulgar character shall take place
therein
Section .. The license of any public dance
ball may be forfeited or revoked by the
Committse on Licenses OF the Common
Council for permitting disorderly or Inn
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 licensee
or person In charge shall be first served
with copy Of the report or complaint. and
hearing before tho said licensing author
ity be held. In case the license of a public
least six months shall elapse before another
license shall be granted for dancing on the
same premises.
Section 9. The Common Council may ap-
point one or moro inspectors Of dance halls,
who shall receive salary Of twelve hun
duty II shall be to examine all applica-
lions for dance hall licenses, and who shall
Investigate eaoh application to determine
whether or not the dance hall sought to be
licensed complies with the regulations, ordi-
nAnces and laws applicable thereto and In
tho making Of such investigation a dance
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
formation derived from such Investigation
accompanied by a recommendation as to
whether q license should be granted 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
speotors Of dance halls shall investigate
complaints and shall inspect at intervals
tho dance halls within the city and shall
report all violations In writing No license
shall be renewed except after renspection
of the premises as provided herein.
Section z. No license shall be issued until
the licensing authority shall have received
a written report Of inspector that the
building or premises complies with section
three of this ordinance, and until the IL
oensing authority is satisfied that the APP
plicant for license is citizen and per-
son Of good oral character
Section 8. 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 $3.50 nor more than one
hundred dollars Cy100) or imprisoned in the
county jail for period not exceeding ten
Q0) days, both.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council Friday evening" No
vember It'll. 1913, was read twice under sus-
pension of the rules and duly ordered TO a
third reading.
JAMES r. CONNOLLY,
novl0-bt City Clerk