Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-01-01

amusement, Except such as are al
ready licensed), shall make applica-
ton to the city clerk for license to
run, operate and conduct such club,
public theatre-house, ow-house.
dance-hall skating rink, or other pub
lie place of amusement, such appli-
cation to be made upon blanks to be
furnished by the city clerk for that
purpose.
Sec. 2. Upon the filing of such
sueing the license, shall submit the
application to the Police Department
Of the city whose chief shall, if salts
fled that such license should be
granted endorse his approval there
on, after which the clerk shall issue
such license providing the license fee
hereinafter provided has been paid,
but in no instance shall such license
be issued unless the application bears
the approval Of the chief of police
and unless the said fee has been paid.
Sec. g. The fee TO be paid by the
parties designated in Section /. here
of, shall be $500, and shall accom-
pany the application, which shall be
such application is not approved by
the chief of police The license, if
issued. shall be for the remaining
portion of the year in which the APP
plication is made, and no rebate or
reduction shall be made on such fee
because of its not being for a full
year. All such licenses issued shall
cease and become null and void Jan
uary LIST, in each and every year, and
the same shall be renewed in like
manner as for the first application on
the 2nd day of January in each and
every year. All fees paid for such
licenses shall be credited to the Police
fund of said city.
Sec. 4. Each application submitted
TO the Police Department by the city
clerk, shall be acted upon as soon
thereafter as possible and not eX-
the filing thereof.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner, occupant, or agent of the own
er of any building rented for the use
of any club, public theatre-house,
show-house, dance-hall, skating-rink
or other place of amusement, to mott
fv the city clerk of the renting of
same and the purpose for which same
is rented, as a matter of police pro-
lection to said premises, and if not
so reported, or if said owner, occu-
pant or agent Of owner, shall fail TO
make such report, or shall in any
manner be accessory TO the fact that
such building is being used for such
purpose, and shall secrete such knowl-
edge. he shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and be punished as herein
after provided.
Sec 6. No club consisting of per-
sons under the age of twenty-one
years, shall hold any of its meetings
without having present a person of
mature years to act in the capacity
of chaperon, such person TO be APP
proved by the Police Department or
the City Mayor.
Sec 7. No person under the age
of sixteen years shall attend any
public dance hall or skating rink, un-
less accompanied by the parent, guar
dian, or some other person acting IN
the capacity of chaperon TO such per-
son, nor shall any person conducting
such dance-hall or skating-rink per-
NIT such person under the age of six
teen years to remain in such place
unless so accompanied, and if so
found in any such place thus unac-
companied, the police officer shall re-
quire such person to Immediately re-
turn to their home, and upon refusal
so to do, shall be taken into custody
by such police officer and taken to
their home or confined in the City
Jail or other place of confinement,
and all persons thus offending shall oe
subject TO the punishment herein
after provided.
Sec. 8. Any club, organization,
or association that shall
be found advocating, publishing or
teaching any law or doctrine that is
UNI American or is in defiance of the
United States Constitution shall be
required to forfeit its license and dis
band, and its members shall there
after be kept under strict police sur
and each and every person
a member Of or who shall be connect
ed with such club, organization, cor
poration or association offending or
the provision Of this ordi-
nance shall be punished as herein
after provided
Sec. g. Any person violating any
Of the provisions Of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding twenty
five dollars for each offense, or by
imprisonment i'm the county Jail of
the county for a period not exceeding
fifteen days, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion Of the
Court, and if a fine only is adjudged,
then further order may be made
that the offender may be committed
to such Jail until such fine be paid
but not exceeding said fifteen days.
Sec. TO- This ordinance shall take
efect-anvf be IN force twenty days af-