The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-31
LEGAL NOTICES

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the Compissioner's recommended ton
that such license be granted. and
not otherwise. the City Clerk shall
upon receipt OF the license fee re.
quired, issue to the applicant . IL
cense to conduct or engage In the
operation of a public dance hall Al
the place named In said application
for period of one year from the
date thereof
Section 81. Every public dance
hall shall at all times be kept in a
clean, healthful, sanitary condition.
and all stairways, halls, passanaa
and rooms connected with 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 customary
for lighting or Illuminating halls
or rooms of like dimensions in the
night time for public assemblies.
before any person is admitted there
| to and before any dance or dancing
Is commenced therein; provided,
however, that the intensity of such
lighting or illumination shall at no
time be less than one foot candle
at plane of three feet above the
floor of such hall at all parts there
| of; such lighting or illumination
| shall be maintained thereafter
| throughout the entire time while
such dance or dancing is in prog
| ress and during any recess or other
intervention, without diminution
and without interruption. until such
dance is concluded and until such
| hall Is cleared and closed.
Section 2s. 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 a. m. on the fol-
| lowing day. Provided, that upon
the application of bona fide and
| reputable organization or society
the Commissioner of Public Safety
| may grant permission to such or
| ganiZatlOn 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 public
dance halls shall be closed on sun
day.
Section 20. 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 80. 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, be. or remain in, or
to dance in any such public dance
| hall.
| Section 81. No person, on leav-
| ing a public dance hall, shall be
permitted to re-enter the hall with
out paying the customary entrance
fee. Return checks shall not be
shall be tolerated. Any person who
engages in undue familiarity or i'm
| moral or suggestive conduct dur
ing the dance shall be elected. The
| proprietor. manager or person I'm
charge of the dance hall shall be
ment of Public Safety for the sup
| preston of any such misconduct.
| The entrance efe for admission to
such public dance hall shall be not
less than twenty-five cents for
males and ten cents for females.
| Section 32. No person, firm. So
ciety. association or corporation
| conducting a public dance hall, nor
any person having charge or .eon-
troll thereof, at any time when a
dance is being conducted therein,
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 intoxi-
eating liquor, nor permit intoxicat-
ing liquor to be drunk in said dance
hall or in any of said rooms or
upon said premises. And no per-
son, during said time, shall take or
carry into said room or rooms. or
upon said premises, or drink there
in or thereon. any intoxicating
| liquor
Section 80. The Commissioner of
Public Safety shall have supervt-
sion of all public dance halls and
shall examine all applications for
DANCE halflicenses and investigate
eaoh application IT., to determine
sought to be licensed complies with
the ordinances and laws applica BILE
| thereto, and in making such invest
igation he shall. when desired, have
| the assistance of the Chief of the
Fire Department, the Building In
spector and the Board of Health.
Said Commissioner or any police Of
ficer of the City of Tacoma shall
have free access to all public dance
halls at all times. No license shall
be renewed without re-inspectlon
| of the premises.
| Section 81. No corporation, club.
| society, or person, shall hold any
1 public dance or ball, as the same is
| defined in this ordinance, without
providing a woman hall-manager
of good moral character who is APP
| proved by the Commissioner of
Public Safety. to be present there
| at.
| Section IS. No person shall be
permitted to smoke or carry in his
hand a lighted cigar, cigarette or
pipe, in any public dance hall at
any time a dance is In progress or
during the intermssion therein;
provided, however, that it shall not
be unlawful to smoke in any smok-
ing room connected with such dance
hall.
! Section SO. The license of any
public dance hall may be revoked
by the Commissioner of Public Safe
ty for dis0rderly or immoral con-
duct on the premises, or for the
| violation of any of the provisions
OF this ordinance. If at any time
the license for 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 81. The term public
dance as used in this ordinance
| shall be construed to mean any
dance or ball to which the public
generally may gain admission with
or without the payment of a fee.
| The term public dance hall' as
used herein shall be construed to
mean any room, rooms, or place In
which a public dance or ball shall
be held.
| Section 3S. The license fee or
tax for tpaiut aininn and ODpratinR