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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 44 - Regulating to Dances & Licensing Dance Halls 4#)r //17- ORDINANCE NO. 44. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DANCES AND DANCING; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF DANCES AND DANCE HALLS, AND PRO- VIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED., By the Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of McCall, Valley County, Idaho: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corpora- 7-/ - tion or association to give, permit or be engaged in any immoral, indecent or obscene dance or dancing, or for any person or persons to dance, or participate in, or permit the dancing of so-called muscle-dancing, shimmy, or cheek-to-cheek dancing, or any other dancing in any manner or form offensive to decency, or adapted to excite to vicious or lewd thoughts or acts in any place in the view of any number of persons. Seotio4 2. The term "public dance" shall be construed to mean any col dance or ball to which the public generally may gain admission with, orr, - without, the payment of an admission fee, except those dances hereinafter expressly exempted from license. The term "dance hall" shall be construed / to mean any hall, pavilion, room or place occupied or used for the pur- pose of carrying on public dances. /The provisions of this ordinance relating to licenses for public dances and dance halls shall not apply ✓ al' to dances given or conducted by schools or other educational institutions where such dances are given under the authority and supervision of the board of management thereof, or a person designated by such board, nor to fraternal orders or societiesconducting dances where admission is restricted to members of such orders or societies, and the families and guests of members, and such dances are not conducted for profit. / Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association owning or controlling any hall, building, pavilion, or other 1_; property, for the purpose of being used, in whole or in part, for## 1l/1� n apublic dance or dances, to rent , lease, use or permit same conducting 1 to be used for public dancing without having first procured an annual Page 2. license therefor from the Board of Trustees of the Village of McCall, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association} other than the holder of an annual license to give or conduct a public dance without having procured a license therefor; provided, however, that a license to carry on a single public dance may be issued by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of McCall, as hereinafter provided. Section 4. Licenses for dance halls shall be issued by the year only, 4:' '.'" to run from date of issuance. No license to conduct public dances or public dance halls shall be granted unless the applicant therefor be of good moral character. No such license shall be granted to any corporation, but , if any dance shall be conducted by a corporation the license shall be issued to the manager or other directing head thereof. t/, Section 5. The Village Clerk shall prepare blank forms of application for licenses and blank forms of license. The applicant shall be required to state the name of the person, association 'or body for whom the license t ,� is asked, the individual names of the persons or committees in chargel\ t v thereof, the name and location of the room, hall or place to be licensed, and if for a single dance, the date upon which the dance is to be held , and such other information as the Board of Trustees may by resolution from time to time require. The application shall be signed by the person aking it. The license shall state the place licensed, the person, asso- ciation or body to whom granted, the name of the applicant to whom granted, and the date or period for which issued, and the Village Clerk shall keep a record of applications for and licenses issued. It shall be the duty of any person, firm, corporation or association i leasing, running or permitting the use of any hall, building, pavilion or place for the purpose of conducting either public or private dances, to keep a copy of this ordinance posted in a conspicuous place therein, open to public inspection. Section 6. The license fee for a public dance hall shall be 0.00.00 per annum. The license fee for a single public dance shall be 0.0.00. .-- / 5rI Jf Page 3t* ( Cc)/- ) Section 7. Any license to conduct a dance hall granted Aereunder may oe revoked by the Village Board of Trustees after a hearing held upon not less than three days' written notice thereof to the licensee; the action of the Boar& of Trustees in revoking any license shall be final andreon- elusive. Every licensee accepting a license hereunder shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this section with respect to then cancellation of licenses. Section 8. No license granted hereunder shall be transferred without Y( , the consent of the Board of Trustees, nor shall any licensed dance be -71 conducted in any other place, or at any other time, than that specified in the license therefor. Section 9. All buildings, halls, rooms, pavilions, and all other,- .46* places in which dances are carried on shall be provided with separate rest and toilet rooms and lavatories for men and women. All such buildings, halls , rooms, pavilions and other places, as well as all halls, corridors and other rooms leading thereto, or connecting therewith, shall, at all times while open to the public be fully lighted, and no "dimmers" or other like device shall be permitted; !(or shall any booth, or rooms connected with or opening upon any main dance hall where any dance is carried on, to which the public is admitted, other than rest rooms or toilet rooms, '-e separated or screened from the main room by curtains, screens, closed doors or other device. It shall be unlawful to permit , carry on, or conduct any so-called dark or "moonlight" dances. No person shall be admitted tc any public dance hall except upon payment of the admission fee charged thereto , except as otherwise provided in ,this ordinance, and no pass-outs shall be issued. It shall be unlawful for any intoxicated person to attend, dance at , or remain, or be permitted to attend, or dance or remain at any place where a dance is being conducted. No child under the age of sixteen ( 16) years shall be permitted to attend any public dance without the escort of his or her parent , guardian or legal custodian, or unless accompanied by an adult person with the Page 4 written consent of a parent , guardian or legal custodian of such child, for his or her attendance thereat. No person between the ages of sixteen ( 16) and eighteen ( 18) years shall be permitted to attend or remain at any public dance without the written consent of his or her parents, guar- dian or legal custodian; provided, that any child between 16 and 18 years of age having no parents, guardian or legal custodian in McCall may be admitted to such dance upon the written consent of the Village Marshal of McCall, or the Probate Judge or Probation Officer of Valley County. Every written consent required for the attendance of any person at a dance shall be exhibited as a condition precedent to the admission of such person thereto, and shall be taken up by the person in charge of admission to such dance, and within one week thereafter shall be filed by the person or persons giving such dance with the Village Clerk and be kept as a public record. Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, by any false representation obtain, or aid in obtaining admission or permission to attend any dance, or remain thereat , in violation of this ordinance shall be punished as herein provided. All dances shall close at 12:00 o' clock, midnight , and dance halls shall be closed by 12:30, A.M. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke,or use tobacco in any form in, or to spit on the floor of, any public dance hall. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to apply to dances in private homes. Section 10. It shall be the duty of any person or persons in charge or control of the giving or conduct of any dance to enforce compliance ,Y 04 with the provisions of this ordinance, and any such person who shall r�' knowingly fail or neglect so to do, or shall knowingly permit a violation hereof shall be punished as herein provided. Section 11. Peace officers and members of the Village Board of Trustees shall always have free access to public dances and dance halls for the/ - --- purpose of inspection and to enforce compliance with the provisions o .__. this ordinance. a I Page 5 Section 12. Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions f. of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars (t100.00) and costs and in default of the payment thereof may be imprisoned, as provided by law, not exceeding one (1) day for each Two Dollars ($2.00) of such fine and costs. Section 13. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 14. This ordinance shall be in force and effect on and from June 1, 1922, after its passage, approval and publication. Passed this 8th day of March, 1922. ,Approved this 8th day of March, 1922. //, Chairman. . Attest : s7i�(',o��-i t , , Acting Clerk. k i E' r\- r CE , 01.�1,� 0