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Show ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BIN GUAM CANYON, j ' , AN ORDINANCE IN RELA TION TO THE LICENSING AND REGULATING OF PUBLIC PUB-LIC DANCES. DEFINING PUBLIC 'DANCES AND DANCE HALLS AND MAKING MAK-ING CERTAIN ACTS - AND CONDUCT UNLAWFUL THEREIN, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE TO BE PAID AND PROVIDING PENALTIES PEN-ALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS THEREOF: i PUBLIC DANCES DEFINED. . The term Public Dance shall mean any dance to which admission admis-sion can be had directly or ind-rectly ind-rectly of a .fee, at any dance to wfcicJi the public generally may gain admission with or without 1 payment of a fee. PuWic Dance Hall shall mean', any room, place or space in which instruction in dancing is given for hire and which has been duly licensed. PUBLIC DANCE HALL TO BE ' LICENSED. . It ihall be unlawful to conduct con-duct cr manage a Public Dance Hall until a license has been du- iy issued for same. The license fee shall be $50.00 per year, par able quarterty in advance. PERMIT TO CONDUCT ' " ' I DANCES. , J Application for permit to W' duct a public danca not hM ?n a public dance hall, must be made to the Town Board at least ten days prior to the date set for sail dance, f UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT IN--i DECENT ACTS. It shall be unlawful for any' person to whom such license is issued, or any person conduct-! ing a public dance under permit i from the Town, to allow or permit per-mit at any dance, any indecent act' to be committed or any dia- 1 order or conduct of a vulgar, gross or violent (4 character, or the dispensing or drinking , of 1 intoxicating liquors, or the car rying or displaying J of pocket flasks, bottjes or other contain- ! ers of 'liquor, whether intoxicating intoxicat-ing or not, within said Dance Hall. UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT ' PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. It sha'l be unlawful to permit any person under 18 years of ... age to attend or remain at a public dance unless accompanied ' by the parent or .guardian of ; ' such, .person. . .: ... UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT I DANCING AFTER MIDNIGHT i 1 OR ON SUNDAY. It Khali he unlawful fnr nnv i person conducting or having ' charge of a public dance to permit per-mit or carry on said dance be- , twee the hours of twelve o'clock i midnight of any day and Bix 'c'ock A; M. the following day, 1 or upon Sunday, i i INSPECTION OF. DANCE ; HALLS; :: i The President ' of the Town Board shall designate some member of the Police Depart- ment as an inspector of dance halls, whose luty it shall be to investigate ; all applications for. r publlic dances and report his findings in writing. Such in- ,-spector ,-spector shall be permitted to have access to a'l public dance halls at all times and shall be charged with the enforcement ' . of this ordinance, and shall have, when desired, the assistance of t any department of the govern- , ment of the Town of Bingham . Canyon in performing any - of ' the duties delegated by this ordinance.' or-dinance.' LICENSE MAY BE REVOK- ED.' The license of any public dance hall may be revoked for ' the violation of this or any other ordinance or law relating to such places; - PROVIDED,, however, that no license shall be revoked except . after due notice to, and hearing of, the said licensee. REPEAL. : Afl ordinances or parts of ordinances or-dinances now in force in conflict with these provisions are here- ' -by repealed. , , I Passed at regular meeting of Town Board, April 3rd, 1929. , , I DR. J. F. FLYNN, ! President of Town Board. Attest C.L. COUNTRYMAN, Town Clerk. . , (Seal) ' . - '.. |