The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-24
Legal Notices
DANCE HALL ORDINANCE


ORDINANCE no. 1873
AN oRpINANCE To REGULATE
PUBLIC DANCES AND TO LICENSE
AND REGULATE PUBLIC DANCE
HALLS IN THE. CITY OF YPsI-
LANTI
The Common council OF the city
Of Ypsilantl ordain.
Section l. DEFINITIONS. Tho
term rpuhliC Dance as used In THIS
ordinance shall mean and include
any dance or bali To which admis-
sion may be had uy the payment OF
fee or by the purchase, possession.
or presentation OF a ticket or token
obtained for money or other Naiua-
6le thing or in which a charge -
made FOR the caring OF clothing or
other property. or any other dance
or any party where dancing Is held
before or after a program OF some
other nature than dancing 10 which
any OF the pu>lic generally may gain
admission with or without the pay
ment Of fee.
TIE term Public Dance Han" as
used IN this ordinance shall mean and
include any room. place, space or
platform In which = public dance may
he held or any hall or academy in
which classes in dancing are held or
instruction in dancing given FOR hire.
The term Private Dance a. used
in this ordinance shall mean and IN
clude any dance given At any 1ome
or any dance where admittance IL by
Invitation only, given by permanent
~ organized clubs, societies or cor
porations not In the business OF CON
Quoting dances for profit. whore tho
attendance Is restricted to members
OF tho society club or corporation
and their guests,
The term Home as used In this
ordnance shall mean ana Include
only such buildings as are used eH-
clusively for private dwelling pur-
poses.
The term Person" rs used in this
ordinance shall mean ana include
natural persons, corporations, part
ncrs9i associations, joint stock
companies. socIeties and all other en-
titles Of any kind capable OF being
sued.
Section ?. II shall be unlawful for
any person TO conduct. operate or
manage a public dance hall within
the city except upon procuring "A
license for that purpose and comply
Ing with all other provisions OF TINS
ordinance.
Section q Any person desiring 70
conduct operate or manage a public
dance hall shall make application 70
the city Council for a license, desig-
mating tho location 81 sucl proposed
dance +s44-Sl+eA- application hhAlL
also include the length Of time such
applicant or applicants, or the man
ager or person In charge, n the APP
plIcant r. firm. partnership, corpor-
alton or association. has or have re-
sided IN tae city his or their preV-
Gus places Of employment. whether
married or single, whether he or
they or any 81 them have been con-
vlcted Of violating any law regulat-
Ing tie conduct Of public dance
halls or public dances. and II 20,
when and iu what court and suc1
other Information as tho council may
from time 10 time require. After SUI
ficieut time to permit an inyestiga-
ton Of tho premises by the Common
Council or committee thereof. tho
city clerk may be authorized 10 issue
such licenses for n period 81 one year
from tho date OF issue upon the pay
meut Of n fee ~ $50 90 such license
shall be granted and accepted upon
the EXPRESS condition that II may be
revoked upon cause shown by the
common council whenever II shall be
determined by majority vote Of
the Council that such public dance
hall has been or ia being conducted
I'm a manner detrimental 10 the pub
nc welfare or In violation q any
Of tito provisions Of tSls ordinance.
Section e. No license shall DO is-
sued unless and until II shan be
found that all ar the persons nRnnn'
ion tie application are 81 good moral
dance hail complies with and con-
forms 20 an ordinances. health and
fir regulation applicable thereto.
that 81 ig properly ventilated and