Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-24
DANCE HALL ORDINANCE

Enacted Dy the county Board OF
Grant County in pursuance of author
ity granted by Chapter 222 of the laws
of 1928, creating subsection (S) of
section 59.OS of the Statutes. The
! County Board of Grant County do or
dain as follows:
SECTION l.: No person shall hold,
conduct or be present at public
dance within the county of Grant eX-
cept such as may be held within a
public dance hall or pavilion or on
premises duly licensed to be used as
such under the provisions of this or
! dinance. A public dance" as used in
+. this ordinance shall mean any dance
at which admission can be had by the
public generally upon payment OF an
admission fee or by the purchase, pos
session or presentation of ticket or
token, or in which charge is made
for the caring of clothing or other
property, or any other dance to which
the public generally without restric-
ton may gain admission with or with
out payment of a fee, or a dance OPP
Grated for profit. The term public
dance half as used herein shall be
taken to mean any room, place or
space at which a public dance may be
held, or any hall or academy in which
classes in dancing are held and in
struction in dancing given for hire.
Neither the term public dance" nor
the term public dance hall" shall be
construed to apply to a dance con-
Quoted in a church or parochial
school or to such place when con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
proper church authorities, nor to any
dance conducted under the auspices
of a Parent Tea cheers Association in
conformity to law and the rules of
the proper school authorities, nor to
the place at which the same may be
held.
SECTION 2: 1t shall be unlawful
to hold any public dance or public
bali, or to hold classes in dancing
within the limits of the County of
Grant, until the dance hall in which
the same may be held shall first have
been duly licensed for such purposes.
The application for such license shall
be granted by the County Clerk as
herein prescribed, and the license
shall be signed by the Chairman of
the County Board and the County
Clerk. Each license granted hereun-
der shall expire on the 18th day of
November of each year, and the Ii
censes shall be posted in conSpicu-
Gus place within the hall IN which the
dance is held The annual license fee
where more than one dance is held
in any one year shall be fifteen (15)
dollars This ordinance shall be
printed in full upon each license is
sued, and each license shall by its
term be made subject to revocation,
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 8: No license for pub
lie dance hall shall be issued until
it shall be found that such hall COM
plies with and conform to all ordi-
nances. health and fire regulations of
the county and of the state.
SECTION 4: The license of any
dance hall shall be forfeited or re-
voked by the County Board, and during
the recess thereof by the Chairman of
the County Board, for the wilful vi
olation by a person or organization
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
eaniZation knowingly permits any
person or organization to run pup
lie dance in violation of any of the
provisions of this ordinance, or other
ordinances or laws governing or APP
plying to public dance halls or pubic
dances. Whenever a dance hall IL
cense under the provision of this or
dinance 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, permit 10
hold the same. Application for such
permit shall be made to the county
Clerk upon such forms as the dance
hall inspection committee may pre-
scribe. The applicant shall furnish 10
the County Clerk such information as
the dance hall inspection committee
NAV require concerning the applicant
or other matters pertaining to the sub
iect of the application. A fee of t1ve
dollars ($5.00) shall be paid for sucn
permit Such permit may at any Time
be revoked by the County Clerk or
dance hall inspection 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 reg
ulations. The license Of any pupilc
dance hall may be revoked by the
County Clerk or dance hall lnspectlon
committee if public dance or ball De
therein held without the permit pro-
vided for in this section An annual
permit for public dances TO pc run
under his personal auspices, may up
on payment of fee of One Hundreu
Dollars ($10000), to be issued TO a
person whose principal business Is
the giving of dances. Holders OF an
nual permits shall file with the Coun-
ty Clerk weekly in advance the dances
to be given under his personal aus
nices during the week. All the proVl-
sions of this ordinance shall Apply 10
dances given under an annual per
nit An annual permit shall be re
uuired of all persons who conduct Ior
profit during a year more imam ten
public dances or balls. 1t shall be un
lawful for any person to attempt to
avoid the payment of this fee by sub
letting, by Misrepresentation by using
any Intermediates, or by using 1nul-
rection or evasion or other means
SECTION 6: 1t shall be the duty OF
said Clerk, upon the issue of said
permit. forthwith to notify the in
spector for the district i'll which such |
public dance is to be held, and II
rhal1 he the dnty of such inspector 10 |