The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
DANCE HALL LAW
ASSURED
Hearing Proposed by Sena-
tor from This District
Shows Wide Support.
COUNTY TO REGULATE
CBy United Preasl

Madison, WIS. - Inc most import
ant proposed "anti-vice" legislation in
several years came before the senate
committee on education and public
welfare late today for a hearing.
The Ridgway dance-hall measure, a
sweeping bill supported by most of the
which has arisen from the troubles
of a score of county boards in regu-
lating road houses, is the bill.
The committee is expected to recon-
mend the bill for passage.
The bill as introduced provides:
1. Authorizing county boards to
pass rules providing for the regula-
ton control, prohibition and licensing
of dance halls and pavillions, amuse-
ment parks, carnivals, street fairs,
bathing beaches and other like places
of amusement" Such rules shall pro-
vide license fees that will pay APP
proximately enough to administer the
enactments.
County Board in Control.
2. On passage of such ordinance,
the county board shall select from per-
sons recommended by the county pub
lie health committee sufficient num-
Der thereof, whose duty it shall be to
supervise public dances according to
assignments to be made by the county
public health committee. Such per-
sons shall have the powers of deputy
county clerk, and shall be paid as
the county board determined. The
county clerk will consolidate all re-
ports in report to each meeting OF
the county board.
3. The county board shall imme-
diately revoke the license of any dance
hall proprietor or manager if the use
of intoxicating liquors is permitted
in such dance hall or pavilion, or on
the premises during the public dance,
or if intoxicated persons a : allowed
at such dance, or if children Of six
teen years of age or under accom-
panied by their parent or lawful
guardian or if any of the ordinances
rules or regulations prescribed by the
county board are violated.
4. The chairman of the county
board when the board is not in SEES
sion shall be authorized to suspend
the license of any person violating
any of the provisions of this law, or
any rule or regulation of the county
board, such Suspension to be acted on
by the board at its next meeting.
Satisfactory" Places Accepted.
5. The county board may except
from the provisions of their regula-
tions dance-ha1ls or other places Of
amusement which are already "satis-
factorily regulated" under the provi-
sionsc of any city or village ordinance.
6. No persons shall conduct any
dance to which the public is admitted,
or conduct, entertain, or manage any
public dance hall or pavilion, amusa-
ment park, carnival, street fair, bath
ing beach or other like place of amuse-
ment in any county in which the board
of supervisors has adopted an ordin-
ance or resolution, or enacted bylaws
in accordance with this law, without
first securing a license therefor from
the county board. No persons requir-
ed to have such a license shall con-
duct a dance to which the public is
admitted except in the presence and
under the supervisors of county
dance supervisor.
7. Dance-hall proprietors who per-
nit the presence of liquor, intoxicated
persons, or children under 16 without
parents or guardians, shall be punish
ed by fine. of not less than SIS and
not more than $1,000, or by imprison-
ment for not less than 80 days in the
county Jail and not more than one
year in the state prison, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
8. Any child 16 years of age or
less who is not accompanied by his
parent or lawful guardian who at
tends any public dance or who wrong
fully misrepresents his or her age,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine of not less
than SIS nor more than $50, or by
Imprisonment for not more than 30
days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.