Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-31
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not paid any admission fee shall not be toll
Grated by any person In charge OF public
dance hall.
Section 10 III shall bo unlawful for any
proprietor or person in charge of any pubic
dance or public ball to permit 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 a parent or
natural guardian Amy person under the re-
spectiye 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 person in
charge OF such dance hall shall he deemed
guilty of misdemeanor. 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 admission to public dance
hall, or to be permitted TO remain therein,
when such person is in fact under the re-
spectiye ages above mentioned and IL shall
also be unlawful for any person to represent
himself or herself 10 he y parent or natural
guardian OF any person, in order that such
person may obtain admission TO public dance
hall, or be permitted to remain therein when
the party making the representation is not
In iaet either n parent OF natural guardian
OF the other person,
Section II II shall be unlawful for any
person in charge Of. or assisting in, the com
duct OF any public dance hall. or any public
dance, or class In dancing, or any teacher Of
dancing 10 knowingly permit any person
therein who has any form Of alcoholic liquor
In his possession, or to permit any intoxi-
Gated bosterous. or disorderly person TO
enter, be, or remain in, or TO assist In, any
such public dance hall or public dance, and
1t shall be unlawful for any person 10 conduct
himself in n boisterous or dsorderly manner
In a public dance hall. or public dance
Section IL. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to display or exhibit moving pictures,
or stpreOUtlcOn otherwise
jected pictures in any dance hall or public
dance.
Section 10 No person shall be permitted
TO conduct himself In gross or vulgar man
ner In such place No person or persons
shall dance nor shall any license hereunder
permit or suffer anv person or persons to
dance, In any public dance hall, any indecent
freak, or imr.odest dances. The Chief OF
Police shall have full power to decide what
Is proper or permissible In this come nection,
sn don his notifying the person In charge or
the dance that improper conduct is being in.
fdulged in, then such person shall at
cause such improper conduct TO be stopped
II ho fails TO do so. the Chief Of Police shall
proceed as provided in Section Of this ordi
nance
lighted during the entire period OF the dance,
and until the hall is entirely vacated at clos
Ing hour.
Section IS 1t shall he the duty Of the
Chief OF Police 70 investigate and report to
the Board Of Commissioners on tho moral
character and fitness Of any matron, assistant
chaperon or employe or owners, proprictors
promoters, or lessees OF public danrc halls and
dances, or teachers OF dancing IL shall be
tho duty Of any owner or lessee or proprietor
or conductor Of a public dance hall TO remove
any omploye whose moral character Is such
az will convince the Ohief OF Police that IL
would tend to affect the morals of the par
tcipants.
Section 10. Any person, persons, society,
club corporation, who shah violate any OF
the provisions OF this ordinance, shall bo
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction thereof he fined not more
than One Hundred (s100.00) Dollars for
each any every such offense.
Section IL The provisions Of this ord-
nance shall in no way interfere with private
dances given at the private bones Of reputable
people or with dances given by reputable and
permanently organized clubs societies or cor
porations, where the attendance Is restricted
TO the members OF the society, club cor
poraton, OF 10 the guests Of the club nd
mitted by individual invitation only, and from
whom no fee or payment of any kind has been
or will be exaetcd before during or after
| the darce Any club organization exact
ing fees or charges of any character from
other than bona fide members, shall be sub.
| iec. to all the provisions OF this ordinance.
Any misrepresentation of any person, per-
sons, club organization, for the purpose
of avoiding the provisions OF this ordinance,
shall be considered q misdemeanor, and will
subject the offender or offenders to the pen
| hluek OF section III OF tnlf ORDINANCE.
Section 1S. That an emergency exists for
the preservation Of the public peace and
health, by reason whereof, this ordinance sh ]
| tako effect from and after Its passage, ap-
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. Ii. SIMMONS,
FRANK NEwKIRK, Mayor.
City Auditor.
JOHN y. MEsERvE.
City Attorney.
published in the Tulsa Daily World, Auguss
80. 81 and Sept. 1. 1917. World Pub
fishing Company, Publsher) t.
ORDINANCE NO. I76O.
An ordinance defining deceit and
fraud, declaring IL unlawful TO obtain
anything Of value thereby, providing PEN
slties for the violation OF the provisions
of this ordinance, and declaring EN-.
ergency.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
TULSA, OKLAHOMA:
Section /. Deceit is hereby defined to
mean any willful representation Of the ex-
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 prac.
ticed, and by which any material gain or
benefit is obtained by the person making
such representation.
Section g. Fraud within the contempla-
tion Of this ordinance is hereby defined to
mean any willful and misleading representa-
tiOn in writing any false statement In
writing, made or signed by any person with
the intent that such representation or state
ment snail be relied upon by any other per-
son, whereby the former procures anything
of value, not exceeding Twenty dollars
! $4,000 in value, from tho person to whom
such representation or statement Is made, or
whereby any person, directly or indirectly,
is caused TO suffer any financial loss by act
ing upon, receiving, buying, accepting or
uttering such representation or statement.
Section g. 1t is hereby declared TO be
unlawful for any person TO willfuly draw,
utter. transfer or offer TO any person any
check or other negotiable instrument, de.
mand or written order in any sum not ex.
ceeding Twenty dollars (s20.OO), addressed
to any bank or banking institution, when
such person has reasonable grounds to know
or does know that he has not on deposit
with such bank or banking institution suf-
ficient funds out OF which such bank or
banking institution should properly pay
such check, negotiable instrument or other
written order. Provided the person issuing,
uttcring. drawing executing or writing any
instrument above mentioned shall prima
facie be deemed at all times to know whether
or not any bank or banking Institution has
on hand funds with which 10 properly pay
such check or other negotiable instrument