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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
REGULATING SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC DANCES IN THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood do ordain as
follows:
SECTION I: It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to conduct or maintain any public dance hall,
dancing club or place where public dancing is provided for, with-
out having first obtained a permit and license therefor.
SECTION I1 : Application for such permit shall be
made to the City Council, and the Council hereby reserves the
right to reject such application should it, after such investiga-
tion as it may deem sufficient, determine that such permit, or the
conduct of business thereunder, would be detrimental to the public
welfare.
SECTION III Should such permit be granted, then the
License Clerk shall issue a license thereunder, which shall be re-
vocable by the City Council at any time thereafter, should it,
after such investigation as it msy deem sufficient, determine that
the same, or the conduct of the business thereunder, has become
detrimental to the public welfare.
SECTION IV: The fee for such license shall be the sum
of $25.00 per annum, payable annually in advance, and in addition
to such license fee, such licensee shall, on the first day of each
week, deposit with the License Clerk the sum of $1.00 for each hour
during the previous week in which any dancing has been conducted
under such license, such deposit being for the payment of the costs
of such special supervision as the Chief of Police may deem advisable.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to waive any of the said
weekly deposits of any licensee should he determine that no special
supervision is necessary as to such licensee.
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SECTION V: Ary person, firm or corporation con-
ducting or maintaining any public dance hall, dancing club or place
where public dancing is provided for, without having a valid license
therefor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
therefor shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $300.00 or by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION V I: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause the same to be published once in the
Lynwood Press and the same shall become effective thirty days from
the passage thereof.
PASSED and APPROVED this 10th day of October, 1933.
ATTEST:
City Clerk City o Lynwood.
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I, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at an adjourned meeting
thereof, Meld on the 10th day of October, 1933 by the following
votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Wright,
Davies.
YOES• COUNCILMEN: NONE.
Snyder, Daetweiler, Childs and
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE.
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CITY
CLERK,
CITY OF LY
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