Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21

issued to a person whose principal business
| is the giving of dances. Holders of annual
permits shall file with the City Clerk week.
/ ly in advance, the dances to be given un-
| der his personal auspices during the week.
| The provisions of this ordinance shall APP
ply to dances given under annual per-
| nit. An annual permit shall be required of
| all persons who conduct for profit during
any one year more than ten public dances
| or balls. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to attempt to avoid the payment OF
| this fee by subletting, by misrepresentation,
| by using any Intermediates, by using in
direction evasion other means.
Section s.:
1t shall be the duty of the City Clerk
| upon the issuance of permit forthwith
| to notify dance hall inspector for the
| city and it shall be the duty of such in
spector to be present at such dances to
see that the laws of the State ordinances
and regulations of the City and local reg
ulations are complied with and enforced.
and for this purpose such inspector shall
have the powers of a constable. Such in
spector shall within three days after the
holding of any dance file or report in wriI-
ing to the City Clerk as to the general
conduct of such dance, the general de-
meanor of those present thereat and any
violation of law, ordinance or rules and
regulations governing the same which may
come under his observation. Such inspector
while present at any such dance in case
of any violation or compliance, or in
case of any gross. violent vulgar dtsor-
at such dance, shall in the name of the
City order such dance discontinued and
the dance hall shall be closed.
Section Z:
The Mayor Immediately upon passage of
this ordinance and annually thereafter
shall submit list of names of suitable
persons of the City of Lancaster, who are
qualified to act as dance hall inspectors
and from this list the City Council shall
appoint three persons to act dance hall
inspectors for the City of Lancaster. In
spectors so elected by the City Council
shall qualify within ten days thereafter by
filing with the City Clerk bond condi-
toned upon the proper performances of
their regular duties. Such bond shall be APP
proved as to form and sureties by the City
Council.
Section g:
The sheriff of the county and all deputy
to act as such shall have the same powers
to enforce the provisions of this ordinance
| as have dance hall inspectors, and when
acting as inspectors shall upon request of
the City Clerk receive the same compensa-
ton is provided for dance hall inspec-
tors.
Section o:
All public dance halls shall be kept at
all times in a clean, healthy and sanitary
condition and all stairways and other pas
sages, and all rooms connected with
dance hall shall be kept open and well
lighted. The sheriff deputy sheriff any
inspector other person of competent au-
thority shall have the power, and 1t shall
be their duty, to cause the place, hall or
room where any dance or ball is held or
given to be vacated whenever any provision
of any ordinances or any law of the state
with regard to public dances and public
balls is being violated or whenever any in
decent act shall be committed, or when any
disorder Of a gross violent or vulgar char
acter shall take place.
Section 10:
1t shall be the duty of the owner of ev-
cry hail. room other space. rented, or
used for public dances as well as of the
person association of any kind giving
the dance, to see that the provisions OF
this ordinance and all other laws and reg
ulations relative to public dances and pub
lie dance halls are complied with.
Section IL:
That there shall be present at every pub
lie dance a capable dance inspector, matron,
sheriff or deputy sheriff appointed by the
City Council, whose duty it shall be to
that all rules, regulations. ordinances, and
laws whether of city or state or county APP
plicable to public dances and public dance
halls, are strictly enforced. Such dance in
spector, matron, sheriff, or deputy sheriff,
shall receive a fee of $500 for each nights
service to be taken from the license and
permit fees collected in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 12:
In all circulars, newspaper advertise
ments, or other announcements of pub
lie dance the name of the person under
whose auspices the dance is to be held
shall be printed in conspicuous manner.
Whenever a public dance is given under
the auspices of organization the names
of at least two of the responsible officers
of the association shall be printed as above
provided.
Section 13:
All public dances shall be discontinued
and all public halls closed on or before
one O'Clock a. M and continue closed until
s o'clock a. m.
Section IA:
1T shall be unlawful for any person con-
Quoting q public dance or any manager or
other agent of such a person:
| (a) To permit any person under SIX
| teen years of age to enter or remain II, IN
a public dance hall during public
dance unless such person is accom-
panied ly parent or legal guardian
M To permit on the dance hall prem
Uses any person having in his possession
or Offering for sale, selling, giving
away, or drinking any Intoxicating
LIQUORS. -,
(c) TO permit any person under the
influence of liquor or drugs to partlcl-
nate In or to be allowed to remain at
any public dance or on the premises.
(d5 To permit idlers, loiterers, or other
hangers-on to be ON or ABOUT Ihe u@AN'
hall premises.
Co TO permit any person VINO Is re-
norted on a list of Objectionable per-
SONS TO be prepared by the dance nan
nroprietcrs holding annual permits or
nv dance inspectors and filed with the
Citv Clerk to enter or to remain III
public dance hall during public dance
| Section 10: -, =, naid
| into the City Clerks treasury, ana the con-
| pensatfon of inspectors shall be pald py
| tbe CITY Treasurer as other monies are
| paid. that no compensation shall pc nia ,1
| for any inspection except for Whlch u WIZ ~
| ten report has been filed as proVlueu III
section Of this ordinance
Section 16: .,.A on oor.
! Any person, persons, society, clup OF ooa.
! poration who shall violate any OF the Plu
| visions of this ordinance or shall laiselS
represent the age, parentage or guarulanSs
| shin of any child under sixteen years VI
/ age in order to secure the admittahce oI
| such child to a public dance, or TO secure
| permission to such child to continue 10 at
| tend such dance shall be punlshed py .
| fine of not less than Twenty-Five DoliaIs
| and not more than One Hundred DolrlrS ~
/ by Imprisonment for not more tnah s
| months in the county jail, or poth sucn
| fine and Imprisonment, and as an adulton
al penalty thereto the license or licenses VI
| the person or persons so violating the Pro
| visions of this ordinance shall be reVokeu'
| Section II: o. ~ ond
| This ordinance shall take erect on an"
after its passage and publication.
| Passed Jan. 18th, 1925.
GLORGE f. BECK, May or.
L. P. BARNETT, City Clerk