The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-27

public dances at which the lights are
dimmed is a menace to the moral
well-being of the citizens and people
Of said City, and
WHEREAS, the moral welfare and
safety of the citizens and people Of the
city of Glasgow, Montana, demmand
the immediate passage of this ordi-
nance, and
WHEREAS, thereby an emergency
exists;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T Or
DAMNED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GLASGOW:
Section 1. That it shall be, and it
is unlawful, for any girl or girls un-
der the age Of eighteen years, or any
boy or boys under the age of nineteen
years, to attend any public dance held
in a public dance hall in the City of
Glasgow, unless he or she is then and
there accompanied by his or her par
ent or parents or by his or her legal
guardian, and in the event that any
such girl OF girls under the age Of
eighteen years, or any such boy or boys
under the age of nineteen years does
so attend any such public dance he or
she or they may be, and they shall be,
summarily removed therefrom by any
peace officer OF peace officers in the
City OF Glasgow, or by any proprietor
or proprietors of such dance or dance
halls, and such peace officer or peace
officers and such proprietor of such
public dance or public dance halls with
in the City of Glasgow are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to enforce
this ordinance.
Section 2. That it shall be, and it is,
unlawful for any person or persons
owning, managing, or having charge
OF any public dance hall in the City of
Glasgow to permit the lights in any
such public dance hall to be dimmed
during the time any public dance is
being held in any such hall in the City
of Glasgow.
Section 8. That it shall be, and it
is, unlawful for any person or per-
sons owning, conducting, managing,
operating or having charge of any
public dance hall in the City of Glas-
gov to permit any girl or girls under
the age OF eighteen years, or any boy
or boys under the age of nineteen
years to attend any such public dance
held In any such public dance hall in
the City of Glasgow, unless he or she
or they be then and there accompan-
led by his or her or their parent or
parents or by his or her or their legal
guardian.
Section 4. That every public dance
shall be subject to the supervision, con-
troll and inspection of the police officer
or police officers, or other peace Off.
Ger or peace officers, of the City of
Glasgow, and any person or persons
attending any public dance in the City
of Glasgow shall, upon request of any
police officer or police officers, or
peace officer or peace officers, Of the
City OF Glasgow, give to such police
officer or police officers, or peace Of
ficer or peace officers, or person in
charge of such dance hall, his or her
name and age.
Section 5. That if any person or
persons so attending any public dance
in the City of Glasgow shall fail to
answer any questions relating to his
or her name OF age asked by any police
officer or police officers, or peace
officer or peace officers, of said City
or by any person in charge of said
dance hall, he or she may be and shall
be summarily removed from such
public dance hall.
Section 6. That it shall be, and it
is, unlawful for any person or per-
sons to falsely claim or represent that
he or she or they are the parent OF
parents or legally appointed guard
ian or guardians of any girl or girls
under the age of eighteen years OF
boy or boys under the age of nineteen
years for the purpose of obtaining ad.
mission for any such girl or girls un.
der the age Of eighteen years or any
boy or boys under the age of nineteen
years to any public dance held in 8
public dance hall in the City of Glas.
gov.
Section Z. That any person or per
sons who shall violate any or ali O,
the sections of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine of not less than FIVE DOL
LARS $3.50 o more than TWENTY
FIVE DOLLARS ($25) or by impris
onment in the County Jail for not t,
exceed thirty (3O) days, or by boil
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 8. A public dance, as tn,
term is used in this ordinance, is here
by defined to be any dance to which
the public, generally, is invited.
Section 9. A public dance hall, a
the term is used in this ordinance, il
hereby defined to be any public hall il
which dances are held and at which
the public, generally, is invited.
Section 10. That the moral welfar,
and safety of the citizens and PEG
pie of the City of Glasgow demand tn
immediate passage of this ordinance
and thereby an emergency exists.
Section II. That this ordinanc,
shall take effect and be in full fore,
from and after it's passage and approx
al.
Passed by the City Council of tn
City of Glasgow and Approved by tn,
Mayor thereof this 18th day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1920.
(Seal) M. MURRAY,
Attest: Mayor
j. K. Mitchell,
City Clerk.
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