The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1914-06-13
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. ,s7


N''eSS' shooting Galleries, Picture Theaters,
opera Houses, Clrcuses, and Amusement.
''" 10 hepeal Ordinances and Parts OF ordi.
| nances.
! BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE cry COIN
GIL OF THE CITY OF MONTE VISTA:
SECTION l. Every person using. or let.
'ht' within the corporate limits of the city
Vi monte vista. any billiard table. pool table
VI pool room or any one OF them. for hire or
gain shall pay license to the City of Monte
NSIa, lof the privilege Of using and letting
such billiard or pool table, in the sum of
s@p'oO per annum for each table so used. for
the purposes aforesaid, II said license be
issued for period OF three months or rat.
able proportion thereof: s27.j0 per annum, II
such license be issued for u period of six
months; and $500 per annum. II such license
| be issued for a period of twelve months
SECTION H. Every person using, or let
ting, within the corporate limits of the city
OF Monte Vista, any ball or ten-pin alley for
hlre or gain, shall pay license to the City
OF Monte Vista, for the privilege OF using or
letting any such ball or ten-pin alley for the
purposes aforesaid. in the sum of $3.50 per
| ahnilm, II such license be issued Tor a period
Of three months, or any ratable proportion
] ~
be Issued for period OF six months. and
$3.50 per annum, II such license be issued for
Il period Of twelve months
SECTION H. Every person using or let
tlhg within the corporate limits OF the City of
Monte VISTA any shooting gallery, for hire or
gain, shall pay "A license to the city of Monte
Vista, for the privilege OF using or letting.
and running any such shooting gallery for
the purposes aforesaid, in the sum OF $500
per annum, or at the same rate for any pro.
portionate part OF year.
SECTION w Licenses for any the afore-
said purposes may be granted only to a per
son OF good moral character, and the appi-
cant shall present his application for such
licence to the City Council in writing accom-
panied by the license fee for the time applied
for and by petition signed by majority OF
the residents. and OF the owners of real estate
situate within 800 feet of the place wherein he
proposes to establish or operate any one of
the businesses aforesaid. asking the City
Council to grant him license for the busl-
ness named therein; and give a bond in the
sum OF Five Hundred (s5OO.0Ol Dollars to the
City OF Monte Vista, conditioned that he will
not sell or give away any spurious, vinous
malt mixed, or iermented liquors upon the
premises so occupied by him. permit the
same TO be drunk by others thereon, and
that he will not permit any obscene or vulgar
play or performance to be given or rendered
In his place OF business: and that he will keep
an orderly and well conducted place, observe
the time or times Tor daily closing OF such
business, fixed and to be fixed by ordinance:
and will pay all fines, penalties, and costs
that may be adiudged against him. said bond
to be subject to the approval OF said City
Council.
SECTION V. Every person using, or let
| ting, within the corporate limits OF the City
| OF Monte Vista, any picture theater. opera
| house or auditorium, for hire or gain. shall
pay license to the City OF Monte Vista. for
the privilege ofusing, letting, or running any
such picture theater, opera house. or auditor
| ium, in the sum of $4,000 per annum, II such
| license be issued for period OF three months.
| or ratable proportion thereof: and $1,000 per
annum, II such license be issued for a period
OF six months; and 5000 per annum, II such
license be Issued for period OF twelve
months.
SECTION VI. Licenses for any picture
theater. opera house, or auditorium may be
granted only to person Of good moral char
aCter and the applicant shall present his APP
pllcatlon for such license to the City Council
in writing accompanied by license fee for
the time applied for. and by a bond in the
sum of Five Hundred (sjO0.O0 Dollars, to the
city of Monte Vista, conditioned that he VIII
not sell or give away any spurious, vinous
malt mixed or iermented liquors upon the
premises SO occupied by him. or permit the
same to be drunk by others thereon: and that
he will not permit any obscene or vulgar play
or performance to be given or rendered in his
place of business: and that he will Keep an
orderly and well-conducted place and VIII
pay all fines. penalties and costs that may be
adjudged against him for the violation OF this
ordinance said bond to be subject to the APP
proval Of said city Council.
SECTION VII. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to manage or carry on for gain, within
the corporate limits OF the city of Monte
Vista any circus, caravan exhibition, show
or other place OF amusement, or to make an
exhibition OF any natural or artificial curios-
lty. or other thing or device, without first
having obtained license therefor; provided.
that no license shall be required for any
school exhibition. graduating exercises or
school entertainments or for other public ies-
rivals or concerts given lor the exclusive use
and benefit OF any religious societies church
or Tor charitable purposes.
The license 50 to be charged for the things
hcrclnbeforc mentioned shalt be 5000 for
each day by a circus; $1,000 for each day by
any other entertainment under tent or
tents: and for all other licenses required by
this section the charge shall be 500 Tor each
exhibition or entertainments
SECTION VIII. Al bail and ton-pin alleys,
shooting galleries and all billiard or pool
tables aud rooms, shall close daily at 1900
O'Clock r. NJ. aud shall not open again for
I ,,.Lnus. nnlnrn 10 n.clock A. NJ. and shall