Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-26

ASSOCIATION or any kind giving tie
dance, 10 see that provisions of this
ordinance and all other laws and
regulations relative 10 public dances
and public dance halls are compiled
with.
SECTION II: Any person conduct
ing a public dance or renting a pub
lie dance hall shall have a floor man
ager in control OF the premises con-
tinuously from a half-hour before
dancing begins until the dance hall
is closed. 1t shall be the duty of the
floor manager to see that standards
of decency and good taste are main
tanned and that disorderly, familiar,
or Objectionable conduct is not toler-
ated, and to take efficient steps
promptly to remove Objectionable per-
sons and stop Objectionable practices
SECTION IS: There shall be pres
ent at every public dance a capable
dance inspector, matron, sheriff, or
deputy sheriff, appointed u. the dance
hall inspection committee, whose duty
it shall be to see that ali rules, regu-
lations, ordinances, and laws, wheth-
er of city or state or county, apple
able to public dances and public dance
halls, are strictly enforced. Such
dance inspector, matron, sheriff, Or
deputy sheriff, shall receive fee of
$500 and mileage for each nights
service, to be taken from the license
and permit fees collected in accord
ance with the provisions of this or
dinance.
SECTION IA: In all circulars,
newspaper advertisements, or other
announcement of a public dance, the
name of the person under whose au-
spices the dance is to be held shall
be printed in conspicuous manner.
Whenever public dance is given I'M
der the auspices of an organization,
the names of at least two of the re-
sponsible officers of the association
shall be printed as above provided.
SECTION Is: All public dances
shall be discontinued and all public
dance halls closed on or before one
O'Clock a. M. and continue closed un
til 8 o'clock a. m.
SECTION 16: It shall be unlaw-
full for any person conducting a pub
lie dance or any manager or other
agent of such person:
(a) To permit any person under
sixteen years of age to enter or re-
main in a public dance hall during a
public dance, unless such person is
accompanied by parent or legal
guardian.
(b) To issue pass checks or other
checks permitting person or per-
sons to leave and re-enter the dance
hall building, except during definite
intermission period of fifteen minutes.
(c) To permit on the dance hall
premises any person having in his
possession or offering for sale, sell
ing, giving away, or drinking any in
toXicating liquors.
(d) To permit any person under
the influence of liquor or drugs to
participate in or to be allowed to re-
main at any public dance.
(e) To permit idlers, loiterers, or
other hangers-on to be on or about
the dance hall premises.
(f) To permit any person who IS
reported on a list of Objectionable
persons to be prepared by the dance
hall proprietors, holding annual per-
mits and filed with the County Clerk,
to enter or to remain in a pubic
dance hall during a public dance.
SECTION IT. All fees provided
herein shall be paid into the County
Treasury, and the compensation of
inspectors shall be paid by the Coun-
ty Treasurer as other moneys are
paid, but no compensation shall be
made for any inspection except FOR
which a written report has been filed
as provided in section six of this or
dinance.
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in the corporate limits of the cities of
and villages Of
deemed to be
regulated by sufficient and satisfac-
tory regulations provided by the Or
dinances of such cities and villages,
and for that reason are exempted
from the provisions of this ordinance,
subject, however, to this ordinance.
SECTION 10: Any person, persons.
society, club or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
ordinance, or shall falsely represent
the age, parentage or guardianship Of
any child under sixteen years of age
in order to secure the admittance OF
such child to public dance, or 10
secure permission to such child to
continue to attend such dance, shall
be punished by fine of not less than
twenty-five ($25) Dollars and not
more than One Thousand 10000
Dollars, or by Imprisonment for not
less than thirty 600 days in the coun-
ty jail and not more than one year in
the state prison, and as an additional
penalty thereto the license or licenses
of the person or persons so violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be revoked.
SECTION 20: This ordinance shall
take effect on and after its passage
and publication.
OSCAR KNAPP.
A. E. BRAINERD.
J. G. KRAMER.