River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-27

Sec Q. A public dance" as used in this
ordinance shall mean any dance at which admission
can be had by the PUBLIC generally upon the pay
ment of an admission fee. or by the purchase
possession. or presentation, OF ticket, or other
token; and the term public dance hall as usea
herein shall mean any room place or space at which
public dance may be held
Sec 8. Application for license for public
dance hall may be made by petition IN writing sgned
license is sought filed with the County Clerk.
Applications for license shall be granted or denied
by majority vote OF the So9nty boafo, Progaaea,
may be granted by the Chairman OF the County
Board. All licenses shall be renewed or refused
renewal by the County Board at their next annual
meeting following the date of said licenses. and If
refused renewal by the County Board, shall expire
on December list next following said annual meeting.
The license fee shall be $500. for year any
part thereof, and after an application has been
approved as herein provided, the County Clerk
shall issue license upon the payment Of said fee.
Sec a. No person shall hold or conduct a
public dance, exec I in compliance with written
permit to be issued by the County Clerk upon
application therefor made least three days prior
to the date of the holding of such public dance and
the payment to the said clerk by the said applicant
of an inspection fee of $500. The said Clerk shall
issue such permits for dances to be held only at
duly licensed public dance halls.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of the said clerk
uno the issuinr of said permit forthwith to notify
the inspector for the district in which such public
dance is to be held, and il shall be the duty of such
inspector to be present at such dance to see that
regulations of the county board are complied with
and enforced; and for tais purpose such inspector
shall have the powers OF deputy sheriff. Such
inspector SHALL within one week after the holding
of any such public dance, file report in writing
with the County Clerk as to the general conduct
lof such dance, the general demeanor OF those
present, and any violation VI law. ordinances or
rules and regulations governing the same. Such
inspector while present at any such dance, in case
of any such violation noncompliance, or in case
of any gross, violent vulgar disorder or conduct
on the part of those present at such dance, may,
in the name of the County, order such dance dis
continued and the dance hall closed.
Sec g. The Chairman of the county board
Immediately upon the passage of this ordinance
and annually thereafter, shall appoint committee
of three county board members to act as dance
hall inspection committee. Said committee shall
have power to appoint dance hall inspectors
inspectors so appointed shall qualify within twenty
days thereafter by filing with the County Clerk
a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance
of their duties which shall be approved by the dance
hall inspection committee as TO form and sureties.
Sec. 7. Dance hall inspectors shall receive
compensation at the rate of $500 for each dance
inspected. but said fee shall not be paid unless the
written report required by this ordinance be filed
as provided by this ordinance
Sec. 8. The following rules and regulations
shall govern the conduct and management OF al
public dances;
(a) At no public dance hall shall the presence
of any person under sixteen years OF age be per
mitted unless such person is accompanied by parent
or legal guardian.
(b) Public dances shall be discontinued. ane
public dance halls closed for the night before
two O'Clock A. M, excepting on Saturday nights
when they shall close on or before twelve O'CLOCK
midnight. No dance hall shall remain open OF
Sunday.
(c) The possession, drinking or offering t
another person of intoxicating liquors shall not b
permitted, either in public dance hail. or on thu
premises which it is stuated and no person unde
the influence of liquor or drugs shall be permitted
to participate in any public dance, or to enter an,
public dance hall.
Sec g. The County Dance Hall Inspection
Committee, shall promptly, after three days
notice and hearing revoke the license OF any person
who shall violate any provision of this ordinance
Upon the revocation Of any dance hall license
no new license shall be issued either to the sam
censee or to different licensee fot the same dane
hall within six months after the date OF such re
vocation.
I'll Sec. 10. The Sheriff OF the county and al
deputy sheriffs regularly appointed and qualities
to act as such shall have the powers to enforc
n the provisions of this ordinance as have dance ha
inspectors and when acting dance hall inspector
shall receive the compensation provided herei
# for dance hall inspectors
g Sec. H. All fees provided herein shall
paid into the county treasury, and the compensa
n ton of inspectors shall be paid by the count
treasurer as other moneys are paid n
n Sec. Il. The provisions of this ordinance sha
f not apply to any dance conducted under tn
y auspices of n Parent Teachers Association,