The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24
LEGAL NOTICES

such dance hall shall be kept open
and well lighted.
After sunset every such dance
hall shall be lighted or illuminated
by either gas or electricity, or other
means. In such manner and TO
such an extent as Is usual or Gus
tomary for lighting or Illuminating
halls or rooms of like dimensions
In the night time for public assem-
blies, before any person Is admitted
thereto and before any dance or
| dancing is commenced therein; pro-
vided, however, that the intensity OF
such lighting or illumination shall
| at no time he less than one foot
candle at a plane of three feet
above the floor of such hall at all
parts thereof: such lighting or
illumination shall be maintained
| thereafter throughout the entire
time while such dance or dancing
is in progress and during any re-
cess or other Intern ssion, without
| dimlnution and without Interrupt
ton, until such dance Is concluded
and until such hail is cleared and
| closed.
Section 20. All public dances
shall be discontinued and all pub
lie dance halls shall be closed be-
| fore twelve o'clock p. m. and said
| dance halls shall remain closed
until six o'clock q. m. on the fol-
lowing day. Provided. that upon
| the application of a bona fide and
reputable organization or society
| the Commissioner of Public Safety
| may grant permission to such or
ganization or society to continue a
| dance until two o'clock a. m. on any
day other than the first day of the
week commonly called Sunday;
| and provided. further that all pub
| lie dance halls shall be closed on
| Sunday.
Section 81 No person under the
age of eighteen years shall be per-
| mitted to take part In any public
| dance unless such person shall be
accompanied by parent or legal
guardian.
Section rs. No person, firm or
corporation maintaining, conduct
| ing, or carrying on any public dance
| hall or having charge or control
| thereof, nor any person employed
| in and about the same. shall allow
| or permit any person under the in
| fiuence of intoxicating liquor, or
| any boisterous or disorderly per-
| son, to enter, he, or remain in, or
to dance in any such public dance
hall.
Section 30. No person, on leaving
| public dance hall, shall be per-
mitted to re-enter the hall without
paying the customary entrance fee.
| return checks shall not be allowed.
Only correct dancing shall be tor
| Grated. Any person who engages
in undue familiarity or immoral or
suggestive conduct during the
! dance shall be elected. The pro-
pr.etor, manager or person In
| held accountable by the Depar.-
ment of Public Safety for the sup
preston of any such misconduct.
The entrance fee for admission to
such public dance hall shall be not
less than 20 cents for males and
| fifteen cents for females.
Section 80. No person, firm, So
ciety, association or corporation
conducting a public dance hall, nor
any person having charge or con-
| troll thereof at any time when Il
| dance Is being conducted there n,
| shall permit any person to bring
into said dance hall or any room
| or rooms in connection herewith,
or upon the premises upon which
such dance hall Is situated, any in
toNicating liquor, nor permit intoX-
icating liquor to be drunk I'm said
dance hall or in any of said rooms
or upon said premises. And no
person, during said time, shall take
or carry into said room or rooms,
! or upon said premises. or drink
| therein or thereon, any intoxicating
| liquor.
Section 81. The Commissioner of
Public Safety shall have supervi-
sion of all public dance halls and
shall examine all applications for
dance hall licenses and investigate
each application TO determine
whether or not the dance hall
sought to be licensed complies with
the ordinances and laws applicable
thereto, and in making such In
vestigation he shall, when desired,
have the assistance of the Oh eff of
the Fire Department, the Building
Inspector and the Board of Health.
Said Commissioner or any police
officer of the City of Tacoma shall
| have free access to all public dance
halls at all times. No license shall
be renewed without re-inspection
| of the premises.
Section 80. No corporation, club
| society, or person, shall hold any
! public dance or ball as the same is
| defined In this ordinance, without
providing a woman hall-manager
/ of good moral character who is ap-
proved by the Commissioner of
Public Safety, to be present there
| at.
Section 80. No person shall be
| permitted to smoke or carry i'm his
hand a lighted cigar, cigarette or
pipe. in any public dance hall rat
any time dance is in progress or
during the intermissions therein;
| provided, however, that 1t shall not
be unlawful to smoke in any smok-
ing, room connscted with such dance
| hall.
Section "a. The license of any
public dance han may be revoked
by the Commissioner of Public
Safety for disorderly or immoral
conduct on the premises, or for the
violation of any of the provisions
|
the license for a public dance hall
shall be revoked, at least six
months shall elapse before another
license or permit shall be given for
dancing on the same premises.
Section 35. The term public
shall be construed to mean any
dance or ball to which the public
generally may gain admission with
or without the payment of fee.
The term public dance hall" as
| used herein shall be construed to
which a public dance or ball shall
be held.
Section SO. The license fee or tax
for maintaining and operating a
plant for the distribution of heat
ing or Illuminating gas by means
of pipes laid in the streets shall
lars $4,000 per year.
GASOLINE SUPPLY STATIONS.
Section 81. The license fee or tax
for maintaining gasoline or oil sup
ply stations shall be as follows:
LIST. Glass: For a gasoline or oil
supply station where access to the
pumps Is gained by crossing a
parking space or sidewalk, fifty
dollars $500 per annum.
End. Glass: For a gasoline supply
tank and station located within the
limits of street or alley, ten dol
lars 800 per annum.
JUNK DEALERS AND COLLECT
ORS.
Section IS. The license fec or tax
for engaging in the business of
buying, selling. or collecting junk
shall be two hundred and fifty dol
lars for the first year, and twenty
Ave dollars for each subsequent
consecutive year for which such IL
cense Is renewed. Provided that IL
after sixty days from the date on
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