Arizona republican., 1916-01-18

hahltatlon or adultery shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by fine of not more than three hundred dol 1 lars, or by imprisonment in the City { Jail for a period of not more than | six months, or by both such fine and 1 Imprisonment.
 Section 45. Each person. firm as | sociation or corporation, owning, | operating or controlling. or having l 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 a manner l as not to endanger the peace, health, | morals or safety of the City or it's in i habitants. And no such person, firm, | association or corporation, shall cause ! suffer or permit the appearance or ex- | hibition in or upon any such theater, concert hall or place. of any person or persons in a state of nudity, or in 1 any indecent dress or costume, or any ! indecent exposure of person or per , sons, or cause, suffer or permit any ooscene, lewd or indecent act, eXhi- Dition or language therein, or cause, suffer or permit any indecent, ob | scene or lewd picture, writing or book ! to be exhibited sold or offered for sale i therein. or cause, suffer or permit any 1 act, attraction, amusement or language therein which shall in anywise tend to excite race hatred or prejudice, or to disturb or endanger the peace, health morals or safety of the City, or of the 1 inhabitants thereof.
 The Mayor, the City Commissioners, the City Manager and City Chief of l Police are hereby constituted Board I of Censors, and are hereby authorized | and empowered to enter any and all such theaters, concert halls and | places, and to attend, witness, visit and investigate any and all of the performances, exhibitions, amusements and attractions therein and thereon; and to require such person, firm, as | Sociation or corporation, owning, maintaining, operating, conducting, controlling or in charge of such theator, concert hall or place, to forth
 
 act, show. performance, exhibition amusement or attraction which the said Board of Censors, or a majority l thereof shall deem to be indecent, ob scene, lewd, suggestive or of an inn ! moral character or tendency or as I tending to excite or promote race 1 hatred or prejudice. or as tending to | interfere with or endanger the peace health, morals or safety of the City or of any of the inhabitants thereof. 1 Each person. firm, association or 1 corporation owning, operating, con- l trolling, managing, conducting, or in 1 charge of any such theater, concert hall or place, who shall cause, suffer or permit the appearance or exhibition therein of any lewd, obscene or inde- | cent act. show, performance. attrac- ! ton. exhibition or language, or who 1 shall cause, suffer or permit any in | decent, obscene or lewd picture writ i ing or book to be exhibited, sold or | offered for sale therein or who shall cause, suffer or permit any act, show, exhibition, attraction or amusement ! therein, which may or shall tend to 1 excite or promote race hatred or prejudice, or who shall cause. suffer
 or permit therein or thereon any act, show, exhibition. attraction or amuse- ment, which may or shall tend to in
 terfere with or endanger the peace,
 health, morals or safety of the City,
 or of any of the inhabitants thereof.
 or who shall fail. neglect or refuse
 to forthwith cease, end and put a stop to any such act. show, exhibition,
 attraction or amusement which the Board of Censors, or a majority there of, shall order 10 be discontinued
 ended, or put a stop to. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
 thereof shall be punished by a, fine
 of not more than one hundred dollars
 or by imprisonment in the City Jail
 for not more than one hundred days
 or by both such fine and Imprison-
 ment and in addition thereto, the
 license of such person, firm, assOcia
 tion or corporation may be revoked
 by the City Commission.