Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-01
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be conducted on Sunday. Tn. doorxee or
ticket taker must remain on duty until closing
hour. Free access to the hall must not be
permitted at any time, except 10 persons su
thoriEed b. law and this ordinance. Free or
premiscuous admission TO persons who have
not paid any admission fee shall not be toll
Grated by any person in charge Of u public
dance hall
Section 10 It shall be unlawful for any
proprietor or person In charge OF any pubic
dance or public ball to permit or suffer any
female person under the age of eighteen years,
or any male person under the age Of twenty
one years to remain, or take part In. any
public dance. unless such person be in com
pany with and attended by parent or
natural guardian. Any person under the re-
spective ages above mentioned. who fails or
refuses TO discontinue taking part In any pub.
lie dance or 10 leave any public dance hall
upon request by the proprietor or person In
charge of such dance hal shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemesnor. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person 10 represent himself or herself
10 have reached the age OF eighteen years or
twenty-one years respectively. as the case
may be In case such person Is male or female,
In order to obtain admi ssion to a public dance
hail, or TO he permitted to remain therein.
when such person Is in fact under the re-
speetive ages above mentioned, and Ia shall
also be unlawful for any person to represent
himself or herself to lie parent or natural
guardian OF any person, in order that such
person may obtain admission to u public dance
hall, or be permitted to remain therein. when
the party making the representation Is not
IN fact either n parent ~ natulul guardian
ot tlr other person.
Section IL II shall be unlawful for any
person in charge Of, or assisting in, the cen
duet OF any public dance hall. or any public
dance. or class In dancing, or any teacher Of
dancing TO knowingly permit any person
therein who has any form Of alcoholic liquor
In his possession, or to permit any intoSi-
Gated boisterous, or disorderly person to
! enter. be- or remain In, or to assist In, any
such public dance hall or public dance, and
II shall be unlawful for any person to conduct
himself In a boisterous or disorderfy manner
in public dance hall, or public dance.
, Section ~. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person 10 display or exhibit moving pictures,
or any stereopticon or any otherwise pro-
'jected pictures in any dance hall or public
dance.
! Section 10. No person shall be permitted
to conduct himself In a gross or vulgar man
ncr IN such place. No person or persons
shall dance nor shall any license hereunder
| permit suffer any person. or persons TO
dance, in any public dance hall, any indecent,
! freak or iinr odcst dances. The Ch.ei of
Police shall have full power to decide what
Is proper or permissible In this connection.
nm don his notifying the person in charge Of
the dance that improper conduct Is being in
dulged in, then such person shall at once
cause such improper conduct to be stopped.
/ II he fails to do so the Chief OF Police shall
proceed as provided In Section y OF this ordi-
nance
Section IA. The hall shall he brightly
J lighted during the entire period OF the dance,
and until the hall Is entirely vacated at clos
Ing hour.
Sertion Is. II shall he the duty Of the
Chief OF Police 10 investigate and report to
the Board of Commissioners on tho moral
character and fitness Of any matron, assistant,
| chaperon, or employr or owners. propriotors,
promoters, or lessees Of public danre halls and
donccs, or teachers Of dancing. 1t shall be
the duty of any owner or lessee or proprietor
or conductor OF public dance hall TO remove
any employe whose moral character Is such
r.Ra. H.. II II NJ. -. a..
wouid tend TO affect the morals OF the par
ticipsnis.
Section l6. any person, persons, society,
club or corporation, who shall violate any Of
the provisions OF this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction thereof. be fined not more
than One Hundred (s10000) Dollars for
each any every such offense.
Section IT. The provisions of this ordi.
nance shall In no way interfere with private
dances given at the private homes OF reputable
people or with dances given by reputable and
permanently organized clubs societies or cor.
poratiCns, where the attendance Is restricted
10 the members OF the society, cub or cor.
pora,ion, or TO the guests OF the club, ad-
mitted by individual invitation only, and from
whom no fee or payment OF any kind has been
or will be exaeted before, during, or after
the darce. Any club or organization exact
Ing fees or charges Of any character from
other than bona fide members, shall be sub
irc. TO al the provisions OF this ordinance.
ANY misrepresentation OF any person, per-
sons club or organization. for the purpose
of avoiding the provisions OF this ordinance
shall be considered a misdemeanor. and will
subject the offender or offenders to the pen
altes Of Section Ii OF this or ingnce.
Section IL. That an emergency exists for
the preservation Of the public peace and
health, by reason whereof. this ordinance sh I
take effect IRON and after its paea@sr, APP
proval, and publication.
PASSED. and the emergency clause ruled
upon separately, and approved, this 2sth day
! APPROVED, this 2sth day OF August. 1917
Attest: J. H. SIMMONS.
FRANK NEWk1Rk, Mayor.
City Auditor.
yoHS n. MEsERvE,
i City Attorney.
80. 81 and Sept /. 1917. World Pub
fishing Company, Publisher.)
ORDINANCE NO. 1850.
An ordinance defining deceit and
fraud, declaring IL unlawful to obtain
anything Of value thereby, providing PEN s
Alties for the violation Of the provisions
Of this ordinance, and declaring an EN-
ergency.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF
TULSA. OKLAHOMA:
Section l. Deceit is hereby defined TO
mean any willful representation OF the sx-
istence of any fact or circumstance which IN
truth does not exist, by which representation
one person procures from another anything
OF value, not exceeding in value the sum OF
Twenty dollars $4,000, to the injury OF
the person on whom such deceit is prnc-
ticed. and by which any material gain or
benefit is obtained by the person making
such representation.
Section .. Fraud within the contempla
tion OF this ordinance is hereby defined to
mean any willful and misleading representa-
ton In writing or any false statement In
writing, made or signed by any person with