Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
Resolution Regulating Public Dances
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Resolution Regulating Public Dances
In Iron County.
BE 1t Resolved BY the County
Board of Supervisors of Iron Coun-
ty, State of Wisconsin:
Section L. That from and after
the passage and publication of this
| resolution, no person, firm or cor
poration, shall hold or conduct any
dance to which the public is ad-
mitted within the county of Iron
without first having obtained
license as provided for in this re-
solution; dance and dance halls
which are already, or which may in
the future, be satisfactorily re
gulated by the provisions of any
ordinances of any city or village
within the county shall be excepted
from the provisions of this resolu-
ton.
Section 2. Every person holding
dance to which the public is adj
mitted shall, at least seventy-two
hours before the date set for hold
ing such dance, obtain a license
from the County Board through the
supervisor of the town in which such
lance is to be given permitting the
holding of such dance and shall pay
for such license the sum ofS6.O0.
Section 3. All public dances shall
close at two O'Clock in the morning
and the hall where such dance is
conducted shall be closed by two
thirty in the morning; and no moon
light dances or dances in the night
time with dim or extinguished lights
shall be permitted.
Section A. No person, firm or
corporation to whom a license has
been issued for the conducting of a
public dance shall conduct such
dances except in the presence and
under the supervision of County
Dance Supervisor
Section S. The chairman of each
town, the president of each village
and the mayor of each city within
said Iron county are hereby APP
pointed Dance Supervisor for their
respective town, village or city.
Such Dance Supervisor shall, if
unable to perform his duties as
Dance Supervisor, name some
suitable person to act in his stead
and perform his duties and shall see
that the person so appointed shall
attend all public dances during the
period of his appointment.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of
every supervisor within the county
Of Iron to attend all public dances
held within his jurisdiction and see
that the provisions of this resolu-
ton are complied with and that the
provisions Of section 4599-M and
section 4509-N are strictly complied
with. The Dance Supervisor shall
make report in writing Of each
dance attended by him to the county
clerk of Iron county within seventy
two hours following such dance and
shall be paid for each dance so at
tended the sum of $500 as com
pensation for his services. The
Dance Supervisor may, if he shall
see fit to do so, relinquish his right
to compensation with regard to any
dance, in which such case $500 Of
the license fee as herein required
shall be refunded TO the person
obtaining the license for the dance to
which claim Of compensation has
been relinquished.
Section 7. Any Dance Supervisor
failing or neglecting to perform
the duties of his office may be re
moved by the county board of
supervisors and new Dance
Supervisor appointed in his stead
Section 8. Any person, firm or
corporation holding dances to which
the public is admitted who shall
violate any of the provisions Of this
resolution or Of the laws Of the
State Of Wisconsin regulating public
dances shall in addition to the
penalties provided by law have his
license revoked and shall not be
granted a license for a period Of one
year following such revocation
Above resolution unanimously
adopted by the County Board Of
Supervisors Of hon county, Wiscon-
sin, at an adjourned annual meeting
held on the 18th day Of September,
1923.
Dated this 9Th dag Of September,
1923.
Chas. a. Noren,
County Clerk.