Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-01
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heard by the BOARD Of Commissioners ON the
18th day OF September, at Q o'clock a. m.
and any claims or objections not so filed In
writing before said time shall be deemed
waived.
Dated this gath day of August. 1917.
FRANK NEwKIRK.
City Auditor.
Sealed bids will be received ~ A. H.
Lyons. secretary Greek Lodge No. 226. A.
r. & A NJ, care OF First State Bank, Bris.
tow Okla until p. M Monday, September
10. l9l7. for the construction OF two
story brick Masonic Temple. in accordance
with plans and specifications, which can he
obtained from Layton Smith. architects,
7Oi Majestic Bldg. Oklahoma City. Speci'
fications require a deposit OF s25 for plans
and specifications ind n certified check OF
5 per cent 20 accompany all bids. Owner
reserves right TO reject any or all bids
ard waive any forma'ites,
Office Department QuartermaSter, Fort
Sam Houston, Texas Sealed proposals will
be received here until ll:00 a m. September
g. 1917, for furnishing smithng coal gaso.
at Southern Department stations and camps,
during the period beginning October |. 1917,
and ending December 80, 1917. Information
furnished upon application.
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Morlt August
90, 81, and September /, 1917. World
Publishing Company Publisher.)
ORDINANCE NO. 1861.
An ordinance regulating pubic dance
hnlls, providing penalties for the viola
tion OF such regulations, and declaring
Bp RI TT 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
TULSA, OKLAHOMA:
Section l. That the term Public Dance
or Public Ball, used In this ordinance.
shall be construed to mean any dance or
ball to which admission may be obtained by
payment OF fee or by the purchase, posses
sion, or presentation OF ticket, token, or
. pass or for which a charge is made for
the care OF clothing or other property, or
any other dance TO which he public generally
may obtain admission, with or without the
payment OF u fee The term public dance
hall, as used herein shall be construed to
mean any room, place or space IN wmch a
public dance or public bail is held, or in
which classes In dancing are held. and In
strucions In dancing are given for hire, to-
gether with all adjoining rooms, Railways or
other appurtcnances connected or USED WIN
the main dance hall
Section .. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person firm, or corporation, either as pro-
prietor, owner, or person In charge, TO con
duct, operate, or In any manner further or
supervise any public dance or public ball.
or to hold or TO conduct classes In dancing,
or TO give instric ctions In dancing, until sueh
| person, firm, or corporation shall have first
| been duly licensed for such purpose Pro
vided, that this provision shall not apply
to dancing instructions given to members
OF dancing class In private residence,
where OF the mtmDeft Oi kuCn Ciass
| reside in such residence.
Applications to conduct n public dance or
rubiic ball shall be made In writing upon
wrtttn forms to be furnished by the City
Auditor OF said city, AMI addressed to the
| Mayor and Board OF Commissioners OF said
| City. The applicant shall give his or her
| name and address, the street number OF the
place where the dance is TO be conducted
| the freauency or the dates oa which the
DANCE will be conducted together with tho
| hour OF opening and closing such dance, the
| charge to be made and In case any change t'
| made in such schedule OF the time OF holding
| such dance or the amount OF fees charged
| then the proprietor or person IN charge oi
| such dance hall shall notify the City Auditor
in writing OF such change, stating what th'
| same Is or are. No license shall be issued &c
! any person until the occupation tax fixed
under the provisions OF Ordinance Number
| 1896 OF the ordinances OF said city. shal
have been paid In accordance with the pro
| visions OF said ordinance, AMI also until th'
| proprietor or person In charge OF said dane,
! hali shall have deposited with the Commits
| sioner OF Finance and Revenue, sum o
money equal to three dollars for each nigh
| that such dance is TO be conducted during
any calendar month and the proprietor ol
person in charge Of such dance hall shal
deposit like sum at the beginning OF eacf
and every month.
The Board Of Commissioners Of said city
| through its police department shall cause
a, special policeman to be stationed in al
public dance halls each and every night suci
| dance is conducted which officer shall b,
paid at the rate Of three dollars per night
| while he is on such duty, and shall be paid
out OF the fund herein required TO be de
posted with said Commissioner OF FINANCE
and Revenue.
| Upon the compliance with the provisions
hereof the Board OF Commissioners may issue
license TO any applicant, for the privilege o
| conducting public dance haH, provided th'
Mayor and Board OF Commissioners. befor'
issuing such license, may make reasonable IN
vestigation OF tho character and reputation o
the person desiring TO conduct public dance
| hall and in ease said Mayor and Board shat
determine that the applicant is person OF IL
repute, or having reputation AS beins
person with immoral character or haol'ua
| drunkard then, In either Of such cases, th'
Mayor and UBard OF commissioners may re
fuse to grant such applicant license to con
duct public dance hall. II shall be nnlawtu
for any person to proceed to conduct any
dance hall until he shall have complied with
the provisions OF this section
! Section o. No license for public dance
! hall shall be issued until IL shall he found oy
inspection that such hall complies and con
forms to all sections OF this aud other ordi
nances health and fire regulations Of the
city, that IL Is properly ventilated, ana sup
piled with sufficient toilet conyeniences and
Is I. safe and proper plece for the purpose
for which 1t is used.
Section 4. No license shall be granted tol
n public dance hall in residence district
where more than fifty per cent OF the heads
OF families resident within five hundred feet
OF said proposed dance hall object by petition
in writing to the same; provided however
that tho provisions of this section shan mol
apply TO any dance hall established and op
Grated as such a. the time that this ordinance
shall take effect For the purpose OF inter
preting this section, a residence district shal
be considered as one where, within five hun
dred feet OF the proposed dance hall there
are not less than ten private residences, ant
there are as many private residences as there
arc distinct business buildings.
Section 8. No license for public dance
hall shall be granted where the same Is 10
Gated within five hundred feet OF any churci
or public school,
Section @. The license OF any public dane,
hall may be forfeited or revoked or suspended
for n definite period by the Board OF Com
missioners for disorderly or immoral conduct
on the premises. or for the violation OF an,
OF the provisions of this ordinance or OF any
Of the ordinances and laws covering or ap
PLYING to public dances, or dance halls.
In case any such license Is forfeited, re
voked, or suspended, then another license oi
permit mny be granted TO the same holder
or the former license permit may be revived
| at any time when deemed proper by the BoarS
OF Commissioners upon application, which ap
plication must follow all the provisions Of
this ordinance prescribed for q new applica
tion.
Section T. No license issued under tn,
provisions OF this ordinance shall be trans
ferred unless the Board Of Commissioners ha,
authorized such transfer, upon written ap
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