Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18
B. NJ. HEAD. city Clerk,
ORDINANCE NO 4os.
MOTION PICTURE ORDINANCE


An ordinance TO regulate the in
stallation, operation and mainten-
ance of motion picture machines.
TO regulate the ARRANGEMENT of au-
dience rooms, i'm which motion
picture exhibitions are to be given,
in relation to illumination and the
storage of combustible films there
in, TO provide for its enforcement,
TO prescribe penalties for its vio-
lation, and 20 fix the responsible
tiles of proprietor, manager or
other representatives in charge of
said audience rooms and the mo-
tion picture machine therein.
Be It ordained by the mayor and the
City Council of the City of Du-
rant, Oklahoma, as follows
Section 1. Any person, firm, or
corporation. desiring to exhibit, use,
handle, repair, or store any motion
picture film within any building, or
enclosure now built or which shall
hereafter be constructed, located
within the city limits, shall first ap-
pear before the Chief of the Fire De-
partment and file a written applica-
tion Tin duplicate) for a permit to do
so. Said application shall contain
the location and description of the
room and building in which said film
is to be used, handled, repaired, or
stored together with plans and speci-
fications showing full details of all
arrangements made and to be made
to safeguard the premises and per
sons who may be therein.
Section 2. No motion picture ma
chine or device shall at any time be
operated In any building or enclosure
nor shall the public be admitted to
the audience room in which such mo.
tion picture exhibit is to be given
until the installation of such machine
or device and the arrangement OF
such audience room and its accessor.
les have been made to fully conform
to all of the provisions and require
ments of this ordinance as herein.
after specified. nor, until after ap-
proved by the Chief of the Fire De
partment.
Section 8. Every motion pictur,
machine or device must, before being
operated, be installed in a room
compartment, booth, or enclosure
constructed entirely of fire resistiv,
material, which may include onl,
brick, tile, concrete. galvanized iron
hard asbestos board. or their equiva
lent. All such rooms, compartments
booths or enclosures shall be con
structed In complete conformity will
the following conditions and specifi
eations:
Section 4. LOCATION. The bootl
must not be placed directly oyer al
exit, and in all cases must be secure
ly anchored or fastened, so as to pre-
vent dislodgement in case of panic.
Section 5. SIZE. Each room
compartment. booth, or enclosure, II
which a motion picture machine, o
device is installed, must not be les
than six (6) feet in height, with arei
of floor space varying in accordance
with the number of machines or de
vices installed in such booths. as fol
lows:
picture machine, feet feet
picture machine and ! steropti
con, 8 feet x~6 feet.
picture machines and one ster
opticon, IL feet 6 feet.
picture machines only, 8 feet
feet.
Section 6. CONSTRUCTION AM
ARRANGEMENT OF BOOTHS: (a)
Metal or Asbestos Booths=If tn
room. compartment. booth, or en-
closure Is constructed of galvanize
Airon. hard asbestos board. or thei
equivalent. it must be constructe
and equipped substantially, as fol
lows:
Frame-To be made at least Y
inch 1M inch x u inch angle 0
tee irons as follows:
Four outside horizontal member
at top and bottom.
Four corner uprights.
intermediate uprights on sides an
intermediate members on roofs
spaced every two feet.
Doorway to be two feet wide b
at least five feet high with an angl