Arizona republican., 1915-06-05
ORDINANCE NO. 50

11-ACLS " II iEIe1IN AND W I1EfNI ARE SHOWN ANY SHOW, PER i TORRANCE, EXHIBITION, AMUSE- | ME1NT, OR ATTRACTION OF
 EVERY NATURE, AND EMPOWER 1 ING SAID BOARD OF CENSORS,
 OR A MAJORITY THEREOF, TO | SUNMARILY CLOSE AND PUT \ 1 STOP TO ANY SHOW. PERFORM ANCE, AMUSEMENT. EXHIBITION, ! OR ATTRACION. WHICH THE SAID BOARD OF CENSORS, OR A MA i iJORITY THEREOF, SHALL DEEM ITO BE INDECENT, OBSCENE, LEWD, SUGGESTIVE, IMMORAL, THAT MAY DISTURB OR HAVE A TENDENCY TO DISTURB THE ! PEACE. HEALTH OR SAFETY OF THE CITY, OR OF ITS INHABIT- ANTS. OR ANY OF THEM, AND 1 PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIO- 1 LAYTON OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDNANCE. OR OF ANY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF CEN SORS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. BE TT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX. AS FOLLOWS:
 Section 1. Each person, firm. as sociation, or corporation, owning.
 managing. operating. or controlling.
 or having charge of. any theater, concert hall. or place wherein is held,
 had. or shown any act, performance,
 exhibition. amusement. or attraction,
 shall at all times keep, maintain,
 conduct, and operate the same in such
 manner as not to endanger the peace,
 health morals, or safety of the cit,
 or of its inha bitants. And no such
 person, firm, association or corpora
 tion, shall cause, suffer or permit
 the appearance or exhibition in or
 upon any such theater, concert hall.
 or place. of any person or persons in
 state of nudity. or in any indecent
 dress. or costume. or any indecent
 exposure of person or persons or
 cause, suffer. or permit any obscene
 leWd. or indecent act. exhibition or
 language therein, or cause suffer. or
 permit any indecent, obscene or leWd
 picture, writing or book to be eX- hibited, sold, or offered for sale therein, or cause, suffer. or permit any act exhibition, attraction, amuse- ment or language therein which shall in any wise tend to excite race hatred or prejudice. or to disturb CT endanger the peace. health, morals or safety of the city. or of the in habitants thereof.
 Section ?. The Mayor. the City Commissioners. and the City Manager ! are hereby constituted Board of i Censors. and are hereby authorized | and empowered to enter any and all !! such theaters. concert halls and l places. without charge. and to at tend. witness, visit and investigate l any and all of the performances. ex- |
 
 tions therein or thereon: and to re- l1ire such person. firm, association i IF corporation owning. maintaining. operating, conducting. controlling CT in charge of such theater. concert nall. or place. to forthwith cease nd. and put a stop to any act, show. performance. exhibition, amusement, IF attraction which the said Mayor, 1 -ity Commissioners and City Man lEer. or the majority thereof shall leem to be indecent, obscene lewd, or of an immoral charac- -er or tendency or as tending to excite or promote race hatred or prejudice, or as tending to interfere with or endanger the peace. health, 1 morals. or safety of the city or of my of the inhabitants thereof.
 Section 9. Each person, firm. associa- ion or corporation, owning, operating. 1 controlling, managing. conducting, or n charge of any such theater, con .ert hall, or place. who shall cause. suffer or permit the appearance or -Xhibition therein of any lewd, ob- ,cenc. or indecent act. show. per ormance. attraction. exhibition or ansuage, or who shall cause. suffer, lr permit any indecent. obscene or ewd picture, writing, or book to bc 'Nhibited, sold or offered for sale herein. or who shall cause, suffer, IT permit any act, show. exhibition, ttraction or amusement therein, which shall tend to excite or pro note race hatred or prejudice, or Vho shall cause, suffer, or permit herein or thereon. any act. show. ex-
 ibition. attraction or amusement. which may or shall tend to inter ere with or eHdanger the peace. health, morals, or safety of the city IF of any inhabitants thereof. or who hall fail, neglect, or refuse to forth with cease. end. and put 9 stop to
 my such act. show, exhibition, musement, or attraction which the Board of Censors or a majority hereof shall order to be discontinued. ndcd, or put stop to, shall be | uilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon onviction thereof shall be punished " a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars CS1OO.00), or by inn in the City Jail for not lOre than One Hundred G0O) days, r by both such fine and imprison 1ent; and in addition thereto the cense of such person, firm. associa ion or corporation may be revoked " the City Commission.
 Section f. All ordinances and arts of ordinances in conflict here -ith. and only to the extent that hey are Tn conflict herewith, are ereby repealed.
 ection ,. Whereas. there is now O provision for the control and upervisiOn of theaters, concert halls. nd other places within the City of 'hoenix. or of the acts. shows, ex amusements and attrac- ons presented and conducted therein F thereon, and without such supervi-