The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
STONE. McDERMoTT & WEBB,
Attorneys
published in The Topeka State Journal.
May 20, 1921 =
ORDINANCE NO. 50sa


AN ORDINANCE providing for the repuI.
s,o1 OF Puohc dances and the licensing
1ro iLeiguIatlon-of public dance halls, and
BE Eft IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD oF5r
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY or
na Section IA, l. It shall be. unlawful for any
Duct any public dance, or to hold or con- q
quot classes in dancing, or to give instruscTzz
or place Within the hf Gf In any dance halt
n oP ghi un t the dance hall other place
have been t4 1fni same ne may be held shall first
nall. me Zee payable for each Hcensssw
Sranted hereunder shall be 5000 Der an
,,d Section 2. No license for a public danea
c na shall be issued to any person. firm or
the place for which it is issued comnna=7
with and conforms to all laws. ordinapces
t5erefo ana ana fire regulations applicable 2
Win separate and sufficient toiIetsz
and nrnlD for each SEX and is safe
It shall be used Every person S io fir whicn =
is issued 50n sb 70 whom nns1 dance han license
spaeuols place in the dance hall covered Nv
Section 3. The license of snv nrhl,..s
dance hall may be revoked witbonRt up nc.
b sce 10 the person, firm or coTporation
any ni neoy sgen license for ting violation OK
nance nance pr law relating to such places or
mia regulations promulgated there5v
public dance 6aI sbair the be license reSoE of az
t nts three months shall eIapse before aas
the m ieense or permit shall be granted to-
dance hall. Aeeses OF such n,
,,a section a. 1t shall be unlawful for anv
nc dance or to hold or conduct cIassaps ~ u.
nernlits without having first obtained A..
Pe PER. therefor, which permit shall have
s eeen issued DIT least forty-eight hours be'77
10 ~ .ne lance authorized Hereunder iss-f
annual n pegI,t pToyided howeyer that an 2
Iar1v asses ese, heid and conducted by regu-Te
'Try ,e established f instructors in dancing.
Dollar ($1.00l, for each dance or Fiftee,,s7
pe glars tS1o-0o), for such annual permit
person, firm or corporation to whom =
lance hall license is issued or for anv
PuDie dance hall or dancing class under -
permit from the city, to allow or permit.s
committed or any disorder or conduct Of =.
gross, violent or vulgar Character Anv0F
member OF the police department or other
property constituted authority shall bavs1o
the power and it shall be the duty off,
sach OF them to cause any dance hall to =
be vacated whenever any provision OF this
ordinance, or of any ordinance, regulation
or law concerning dance halls has been
OF Is being violated or wherein any ordi-s
snail be violated, or whenever any inde- >
cent act shall be committed or when any :
vulgar character shall take place therein >
Section g. 1t shall be unlawful to per-
age of sixteen years to attend or remain 5
at any public dance, unless such person :
guardian Of such person. 1t shall be IN =
lawful Tor any person to represent him =
self or herself to have reached the age OF
sixteen years in order to attend or remaInco
at any public dance, when such person. =
- fact is under sixteen years Of age; and
u shall be unlawful for any person to
falsely represent himself or herself TO be
a parent or legal guardian Of any person
remain in any public dance. my @'e1
Section. Z. All public dances shall be
shai be Closed ana on or Before e hour IL
twelve O'Clock, D. IN.
Section s. IL shaIl-be the duty of ths..-
him to examine all applications for dance
hall licenses and who shall investigate =
not the dance hall seeking TO be licensed
conforms with the regulations, ordinances
OF the officer shall be made in writing
and shall be accompanied by recommen-
granted or refused. Applications FOR per-
nit, to keep sa and conduct h, public DANCE
made to The chef o. Police In wrng on
blanks to be furnished by the License
Section .. The term public dance as
used in this ordinance shall mean any
dance to which admission can be had by
payment directly or indirectly of fee, or
any dance 10 which the. public generally
may gain admission with or without the
balm Used 1 herein sha lnfm mean amy qoom
place or space in which a public dance
shall be held or in which classes in dane I
ing are held and instruction in dancing
is given for hire. =
Section 10. Any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall violate any Of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be punished by a fine not
10 exceed One Hundred Dollars (S1O0 00,,
or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty :
days. or by beth such fine and imprfson- Z
ment.
Section IL. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after lite
publication in the official city paper.
Passed the Board Of Commissioners,
May II, 1921.
Approved. May Is. 1921.