, 1922-04-22


session or presentation of a ticket
or token for which a charge is
made. or any other dance to which
the public generally may gain ad-
mission with or without the pay
ment of a fee. The term public
dance hall" as used herein shall be
taken to mean any room. place or
space in which a public dance or
public ball shall be held, or hall or
academy in which classes in dancing
are held and instruction in dancing
Is given for hire
SECTION 2. It shall be unlaw-
full, on or after May l., 1922, to
hold any public dance or public
ball. or to hold Glasses in dancing,
or to give instruction in dancing for
hire in any hall or academy within
the limits of the City of Casper IN
til the dance hall in which the same
may be held shall first have been
duly licensed for such purpose. The
license shall be issued by the City
Clerk, after approval by the City
Council and the fee therefor shall
be in the sum of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per annum. pay
able annually in advance. All IL
censes so issued shall expire on the
last day of each year. Every public
dance hall shall post its license in
n conspicuous place within the hall
where the dance is held. provided
however, that for the licenses issued
during the year 1922, the amount
toned for the balance Of the year
1922.
SECTION 8. No license for
public dance hall shall be issued un-
til it shall be found that such hall
complies with and conforms to all
ordinances, health and fire regula-
tons of the City, that IL is properly
ventilated and supplied with suffi-
cient toilet conveniences and is a
safe place and proper place for the
purpose for which 1t is to be used.
SECTION 4. The license of any
public dance hall may be forfeited
or revoked by the City Council for
disorderly, immoral or obscene
conduct or dancing on the premises.
or for the violation of any of the
rules, regulations. ordinances and
laws governing or applying to pub
lie dance halls or public dances. All
musicians must at all times keep
their positions on orchestra plat
form.
SECTION s.. It shall be unlaw-
full for any person, persons. society,
club or corporation, to hold a pub
lie dance or public ball within the
limits of the City of Casper without
first having obtained a permit
therefor from the City Clerk for
which n fee of s1.00 must be paid.
SECTION 6. An public dance
halls shall be kept at all times in a
clean, healthful and sanitary con-
dition, and all s~tairways and other
passages and all rooms connected
with the dance hall shall be kept
open and well lighted. The Fire
Chief and the Chief of Police. or
other duly authorized representa-
tive. shall have the power and it
shall be their duty to cause the
or ball is held or given to be va
Gated whenever any provision Of
any ordinance with regard to public
dances or public balls is being vio-
lated, or whenever any indecent act
snail De committed, or
any disorder of a gross, violent or
vulgar character shall have taken
place therein.
SECTION z. All public dances
shall be discontinued, and all pub
lie dance halls shall be closed on or
before the hour of 1900 o'clock
Midnight, provided, however. that
upon the application of a bona fide
and responsible organization or
society and upon an investigation
and favorable report by the Chief of
Police. the Police Board may grant
such organization or society a per-
NIT to continue a dance until 900
o'clock A. M.
SECTION s. The person. per-
sons, society, club or corporation
desiring a permit to hold a public
dance or a public ball shall use the
following form of application, a
copy of which shall be secured from
the City Clerk:
APPLICATION"
Casper, Wyoming, --19-