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

Luz floldtloH Dy person or Organiza-
ton holding a license for a public
dance hall, of any of the provisions
OF this ordinance, or other ordinances
or laws governing or applying to pub
Tic dance halls or public dances, or if
such person or organization knowing
iy permits any person or organization
to run a public dance in violation OF
any OF the provisions of this ordi-
nance, or other ordinances or laws
governing or applying to public dance
nails or public dances. Whenever a
dance hall license under the provis-
ion of this ordinance is revoked, at
least six months shall elapse before
another license shall be issued and
before such dance hall shall be used
for public dance purposes.
SECTION 5: No public dance or
ball shall be held in any public dance
hall, unless the person, association or
corporation intending to hold such
dance or ball shall apply for and re-
ceive from the County Clerk, with The
approval of the Chairman, a permit
to hold the same. Application for
such permit shall be made to the
County Clerk upon such forms as the
dance hall inspection committee may
prescribe. The applicant shall fur
nish to the County Clerk such infor-
nation as the dance hall inspection
| committee may require concerning
the applicant or other matters per-
tanning to the subject of the applica-
ton. A fee of five dollars ($500)
shall be paid for such permit. Sucn
permit may at any time be revoked
by the County Clerk or dance hall IN
SpectiOn committee in case it appears
| probable that the dance or ball for
which permit has been issued will not
| be conducted in accordance with such
| rules and regulations. The license Of
any public dance hall may be revoked
| by the County Clerk or dance hall in
| Spection committee if public dance
or ball be therein held without the
permit provided for in this section.
An annual permit for public dances
to be run under his personal au
| spices may, upon payment of a fee Of
| One Hundred Q00) Dollars, be issued
| to person whose principal business
| is the giving of dances. Holders OF
annual permits shall file with the
| County Clerk weekly in advance the
dances to be given under his person
| al auspices during the week. All the
provisions of this ordinance shall ap-
ply to dances given under an annual
| permit. An annual permit shall be
! required Of all persons who conduct
| for profit during a year more than
! ten public dances or balls. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to attempt
| to avoid or to avoid the payment of
this fee by sub-letting, by misrepre-
sentation, by using any intermediar-
| les, or by using indirection or evasion
or other means.
! SECTION 6: It shall be the duty
of said Clerk, upon the issue of the
said permit, forthwith to notify the
inspector for the district in which
such public dance is to be held, and
it shall he the duty of such inspector
to be present at such dance to see that
the laws OF the state, the ordinances,
rules and regulations of the county
and local ordinances, rules and regu-
lations are complied with and en-
| forced, and for this purpose such IN
spector shall have the powers of a
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
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general demeanor of those present
thereat and any violations of law, or
dinance or rules and regulations gov
erning the same which may come I'M
| der his observation. Such inspector,
while present at any such dance, in
case of any such violation or nom
compliance, or in case of any gross,
violent or vulgar disorder or conduct
| orf of
dance, shall in the name of the coun-
ty, order such dance discontinued and
the dance hall closed.
| SECTION Z: The Chairman of the
County Board, Immediately upon
passage of this ordinance and an
nually thereafter, shall appoint a
committee of three county board
members to act as dance hall in
spection committee. Such committee
shall cause to be prepared a list OF
names of suitable persons from each
town of the county who are qualified
to act as dance hall inspectors, and
shall submit such list to the Chair
man of the County Board for APP
proyal as such inspectors. InSpec-
tors so elected by the inspection COM
mittee shall qualify within ten days
thereafter by filing with the County
| Clerk a bond conditioned upon the
proper performance of their regular
duties. Such bond shall be approved
as to form and sureties by the dance
| hall inspection committee.
| SECTION 8: In case it shall be
impossible for an inspector TO be
| present at any dance by reason OF the
reuuisition of his presence at some
other dance at the same time. or for
any other reason, he shall at once aD-
prise the Clerk of such fact, VINO
shall then notify any other inspector
who is available and who is nearest
the locality where such dance is to be
held. In case no other inspector is
available, the Clerk shall notify the
supervisor of the town in which the
dance is to be held, who shall act in
stead of the inspector.
SECTION 8: The sheriff of the
county and all deputy sheriffs regul-
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