St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-09-18

The City of st. Johns does
ordain as follows:
Section /. A Board of Cen
sorshipf Commissioners is here
by created consisting of the
Mayor, City Recorder, City At
torney. City Treasurer and Chief
of Police.
Section 2. That il shall be
the duty of the said Board of
Censorship Commissioners, i'm
mediately after the passage of
this ordinance and thereafter
Immediately following the cleo
tion and qualification OF the
aforesaid officers elected at any
general election held for the pur-
pose of the election of officers,
to select from the inhabitants of
the city twelve qualified persons
to act as a Board of Censorship.
The persons so selected shall
be over the age Of Il years and
shall have been a resident Of the
City of st. Johns for a period of
at least six months prior TO his
or her selection or appointment,
and whose term in office shall be
for the same period as that of
the officers constituting the
Board of Censorship Commits
soners.
Section 3. That IL shall be the
duty of the said Board of Gen.
sorship to inquire into and ex-
anime all reels, films, slides and
other mechanical devices used
in the production of pictures
which constitute in part or the
whole of any performance given
in any motion picture show.
theatre or other place of amuse-
ment. and TO pass upon all
theatrical, vaudeville or other
performance, staged or given
within the City of st. Johns for
the amusement of its patrons or
otherwise, and shall also pass
upon all bills, circulars. posters,
signs, sign boards or other pub
lications posted, erected or cir
culated upon the streets or else
where within the city, advertis-
ing any business or product, or
motion picture show. theatrical
vaudeville or other performance.
Section 4. That motion pic
ture shows. theatres. vaudeville
performances. bill boards, signs,
posters and all publications used
as a means of advertisement of
any motion picture show,
theatre, vaudeville or business,
published, erected or circulated
upon the streets or upon private
property within the City of st.
Johns shall be under the govern
ment and control of the said
Board of Censorship. and no per-
Torrance shall be given or bill
posted or other advertising mat
ter circulated or bill board erect
ed without first having the con-
sent and permission of the said
Board.
Section 8. That the Board
shall refuse TO approve of any
film or permit any performance
which depicts or illustrates any
lewd or lascivious act; any film
or performance which suggests.
depicts or illustrates any matter
or thing of an obscene. immoral
or indecent nature; any film or
performance which portrays or
suggests anything offensive to
the high moral senses; any film
or performance which portrays
or suggests in such a manner as
TO offend public morality or de-
cency, any murder. suicide.
robbery, holdup. stabbing. as
saulting. clubbing or beating
of any human beings; any film
or performance. the production
or exhibition of which would
tend to corrupt the morals of
children or adults; any film or
performance which portrays any
scene of violence in a gruesome
or revolving manner; any film,
performance or speech which ex-
hibition, performance or speech
would tend to disturb the pub
lie peace; any film, performance
or speech which would tend to |
excite crime.
Section 6. That no books, |
papers, periodicals or publica-
tions shall be sold or distributed
on the streets or elsewhere in |
the city of st. Johns without |
the consent of said Board which |
books, papers, periodicals or pub
locations tend to ineite the read
er to commit crimes or engage
in any immoral or indecent act
or that in any way or manner
treats immoral or criminal char
acters represented in such books,
papers. periodicals or publica-
tions i'm a heroic manner whose
acts are immoral. criminal or
indecent and by the doing of
the acts therein would create i'm
persons reading such books.
papers, periodicals or publica-
tions a desire to do the same
for the purpose of publicity,
fame. notoriety or self gratifica-
tion or that treats morality, vir-
tue, order or things that are