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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0246ORDINANCE NO. 246 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING DANCE HALLS, DANCING CLUBS AND PUBLIC DANCES IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD. The City Council of the City of Lynwood does ordain as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, associa- tion or persons, or corporation to conduct or assist in con - ducting any public dance hall, dancing club, or any public dance, in the City of Lynwood unless under and by authority of a written permit from the City Council of said City; and it shall be unlawful for any person to participate in any such dance conducted without such permit. Permits to conduct public dance halls, dancing clubs or public dances in said city may be issued by said City Council upon the written application of any person for himself,, or on behalf of any association of persons or corporation. The Council must first satisfy itself that such conduct of such dance hall, dancing club or public dance will comport with the public welfare, and for this purpose may consider any facts or evidence bearing on the place where the proposed public dance hall, dancing club or public dance is to be located, the character, reputation and moral fitness of those who will be in charge of it, and any other facts or evidence tending to en- _ - lighten -said- , Council- in. this .respect.-- = _ - -- -: - -_ 1 -11-1 Provided, that the Chief of Police may, without any action on the part of the City Council, grant a permit to any person, association or club to conduct not more than one (1) public or club dance in any calendar year, after first satisfying himself as to the good character, reputation and moral fitness of those who will be in charge of such dance, and that such dance will be conducted in an orderly, legal and proper manner. When the'Council shall issue any permit under the terms of this section, the same may be revoked at any time thereafter by said Council, if such Council become satisfied that the conduct of such dance hall, dancing club or na.ablic dance does not or will not comport with the public welfare for any reason or that the same has been conducted in an illegal, improper or dis- orderly manner. Said Council may make rules governing the public dance halls, public dances, and dancing clubs, and may revoke or suspend permits issued for any public dance hall or dancing club where the proprietor or person, or persons, in charge thereof violates or permits any infraction of any such rules or any law of the State of California or any ordinance of the City of Lynwood; provided, however, that no permit for a public dance hall or dancing club shall be revoked or suspended under the terms of this section unless hearing and notice thereof be given the permittee; provided, however, that any such permit may be temporarily suspended by written order signed by the Chief of Police, a copy of which order shall be transmitted by the Chief of Police to the City Council at its next regular meeting. Such order shall be passed upon -by the City Council at its regular meeting after such issuance and shall cease to be of any effect thereafter, but said City Council may at such meeting adopt a resolution continuing such temporary suspension in effect pending a regular hearing. For the purpose of this ordinance, a public dance hall is defined to be a place where dancing is conducted whether for profit, and to which the public Is admitted, either with or without charge, or at which the public is allowed to participate in the dancing, either with or without charge. For the purpose of this ordinance the term. "public dance" is defined to be a gathering of persons in or upon any premises' where dancing is participated in, either as the main purpose for such gathering or -as an incident to some other purpose, and to which premises the public is admitted. For the purpose of this ordinance a dancing club is defined to be any club or association of persons which conducts dances other than public dances for its members or bona fide guests more often than once per month, at which a fee is charged, either for admission to such dance or for dancing therein, or at which . any collection or donation of money is made or received, or in which the amount of dues to be paid by each member is dependent upon attendance at such dances by such member; and a club dance is defined to be any dance held by a dancing club. Section 2. The fee for such permit shall.be the sum of Twenty -five dollars ($25.00) per annum, payable annually in advance, and in addition to such permit fee, such permittee shall, on the first day of each week, deposit with the License Clerk the sum of one (1) dollar for each hour during the pre - vious week in which any dancing has been conducted under such permit, such deposit being for the payment of the costs of such special supervision as the Chief of Police may deem ad- visable. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to waive `any of the said weekly denosi't - s "of - asiy permittee" should he de= termine that no special supervision is necessary to such per.mittee. That nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed as applying to any dance conducted or given by any recognised religious, charitable, civic, fraternal, public school or patriotic organization of the City of Lynwood. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any minor person under eighteen years of age to enter, be or dance in any public or club dance unless such minor is accompanied to such public or club dance by one or both of his or her parents or by his or her guardian; it shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian of a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, or the proprietor or person in charge of any public dance or club dance to permit any such minor person to enter, be or dance in any public or club dance unless such minor person is accompanied to such public or club dance by one or both of his or her parents or by his or her guardian; provided, that nothing herein shall be con- strued to prevent a minor person.under the age of eighteen (18) years from being in a bona fide hotel,, cafe or other place where. meals are regularly served, and where a public dance is being held, in the event that such minor does not participate in the dancing therein. That nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed as applying to any, dance conducted or given by any recognized religious, charitable, civic, fraternal, public school or patriotic organization of the City of Lynwood principally.for minors provided such dance is conducted or given under proper. supervision of adults.' . Section 4. The proprietor or permittee under a permit from the City Council conducting a public dance hall or public dance or club dance, shall have the right to apply to such City Council for the appointment of a special police officer or special police officers, to be paid by such proprietor, and to attend in such public dance hall, public dance or club dance during such times as dances are conducted therein, for the purpose of preserving order and seeing that no violation of any law of the State of California or any ordinance of the City of Lynwood is permitted, but the presence of such special police officer or officers at any such public dance hall, public dance or club dance shall not relieve the proprietor thereof, or any of his employees, from the responsibility for any violation of any law or any ordinance. Any police officer of the City of Lynwood on duty whether in uniform or working in civilian clothes, shall be admitted without charge to any such public dance, club dance or public dance hall at anv time for the pur of inspecting the con- duct of those participating in the dancing and to see that the provisions of this ordinance are being properly complied with. Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or assist in conducting any public dance, public dance hall or club dance on Sunday, or between the hours of 1 o'clock A. Pd. and 6 o'clock A. M. on other days. Section 6. All public dance halls or places where public or club dances are held must at all times when open for dancing therein be brightly lighted throughout, and the volume of illumination must not vary during the time, such dance hall or ,public.dance,.is._open to the.public or such club is open to its members or guests. Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to take any form of alcoholic liquor into any premises where a public dance or club dance is being held, and it shall be unlawful for any person in charge, or assisting in the conduct of any public dance hall or any public dance or club dance to permit any person therein, and it shall be unlawful for any person to be or remain therein, who has any form of alcoholic liquor in his possession, or to permit any intoxicated, boisterous or disorderly person to enter, be or remain in any public dance hall, public dance or club dance, or for any person to conduct himself in a boisterous or disorderly manner in a publip dance hall, public dance or club dance. Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation.conducting, maintaining or carrying on a public dance, dance hall, or having charge or control thereof, to em- ploy or permit any female under the age of twenty -one (21) years to give instruction in dancing therein to persons of the opposite sex. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation conducting, maintaining or carrying on a public dance hall or having charge or control thereof, to permit any instructor who is under the age of twenty -one (21) years to give in- structions in dancing to persons of the opposite sex in any private room� booth in such public dance hall. For the purpose of this .section, -the term "private room or booth" shall include any room booth; alcove or enclosure, every part of which is not clearly visible at. all, times from the main;dance floor iocated.upon the same floor upon which such private room or booth is located. That nothing in this section contained shall be deemed, or construed as applying to any place wherein dancing is the principal subject taught. Section 9. Anv Derson, associ.afi9.oii or, corporation who shall violate'.any of'.the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of,a'misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred- Dollar's (4500.00) or by imprisonment in the.city jail or in the county jail of the County of Los Angeles for 'a period not, exceeding six,(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and, upon conviction, any permit which may have been granted to such person, association'of persons or corporation to conduct, —maintain or carry on any public dance hall, public dance-or club .dance, shall be rendered void, ipso facto, shall b,e revoked'by the City Council as hereinbefore provided; and no new.permit'shall be'issued to such person,'association of persons or corporations to conduct, any public dance'hall,, public dance, or club 'dance "for at• least one year thereafter: Section 10. That Ordinance No.'223 of the of Lynwood be`and the same is hereby 'repealed. Section 11. That the City.Clerk shall'certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, and shall cause the —passage - - same to'be`pizbli'sfied' "onoe "in "'the LYNWOOD'PRESS, - a'.weekly hews= ,paper of general circulation, published and circulated within the City,o£ Lynwood, and which is hereby designated for that purpose. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this. 13th day of November, 1934. • ;fir,,,, ;`.``".�t'�Y�a+, .. ' . f / � �,�,. � �_• - .. ., f. rr Mayor ,o e� y o ynwoo � ATTEST � � , ?City erk,s_City of Lynwood '