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3743F� ^'A CE NO 373. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF PUBLIC DANCES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS, FIXING THE LICENSE FEE, PLACING CERTAIN REGULATIONS AROUND THE CONDUCT THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK- ANSAS : Section 1. The words "public dance" as herein employed are hereby defined to mean and include any dance, or any entertainment or assemblage at or during which dancing shall be permitted, that stall be given, held, operated or conducted for hire, profit or gain; provided, however, that no fraternal organization, lodge or club organized and existing as such ie good faith, shall be held to come within the scope or purview of this ordinance, provided no admission or other charge is made. Section 2. All so- called dinner - dances, cabaret dances or other assemblages or entertainments where dancing shall be permitted and where there shall be made, received or collected a general charge or fee for admission to the hall or other place at or in which such entertainment or assemblage stall be held,( -where there shall be made, received or collected a charge or fee for food or the service of food, or for drink or the service of drint or for any other entertainment shall be deemed and considered as public dances, subject to the exception contained in the proviso which is a part of section one (1) hereof. Section 3. Any house, hall, pavilion or other enclosure, whether or not under roof, or 4ny other place in which public dances as herein defined are or shall be given, held,conducted, operated or permitted is hereby declared to be a public dance hall within the meaning of this ordinance. Section 4. From and after the passage of this ordinance any person, firm or corporation o- erating a public dance or public dance hall shall obtain a license from *he City Collector and shall pay for the same the amounts prescribed as follows: For the privilege of conducting each public �a dance, F=or the privilege of conducting or operat- ing each public dance hall, Three Hundred 37Y�; .f:�nv-)— . -2- Ord. No. 3743. fm Fifty Dollars (350.00) er y�:ar The payment of the annual license fee for operating a dance hall shall entitle the licensee to conduct in the public dance hall so licensed as many public dances as shall be desired durp ing the year for which the license shall have been granted. The license fees hereby required stall be paid in full.before any license shall be issued hereunder. Section.5. Before any license shall be iasued, as provided for in the ordanances of the City of Little Rock, any person, f iry. or copporat ion for the purpose of conducting or engaging in the business or vocation of running or carrying on a public dance or public dace hall, application for such license Gall be made to the City Collector not less than five (5) days prmot to the time of the first dance to be conducted. under such li- cense; and. sucb application shall, state what, if any, other business is to be operated in the sam,- room or building with such dance and any other information desired by the Llapor and Police Committee. Such application shall be approved by the Mayor and Police Committee before such license shall be issued, and should the Mayor and Pplice Committee refuse to approve any ap- plication, no license shall be issued to such person, firm oR` corporation. Section 6, All person *, firms and corporations holding li- censes under this ordinance shall display the same in a con• spicuou6 place it such dance ball for which the license is granted.. Section 7. All persons, firms or corporations desiring 10 condUtt or carry on a dance hall 3ball, oefore, being granted a license under this ordinance, remove all partitions, curtains, screens, articles of furniture or other equipment or other de- vices which serve partially or effectually to conceal full and clear observation of all parts of such dance hall by any& effi- CeT, c * tizen er ctle.r yerc-cn. de.._rir_ " tC, ILEkc )nervation; provided, further, that all doors or xindows ahall 'be left clear and unobstructed. -3- Ord. No. 3743- Section 8. It shall be made one of the conditions in granting a license as provided herein to any person, firm or corporation that all ordinances of the city shall be observed by such person, firm or corporation in the conduct of such dance hall, and power is hereby conferred upon the Polict Committee of the City Council, upon notice and hearing, to revoke such license for the violation of ouch ordinances. Section 9. Any person, firm or corporation whose license shall have 'been forfeited shall not be permitted or entitled to secure a new license dntil the team for which the forfeited li- cense was gra.ntt -d shall have expired. Section 10. Any parson, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinanc(l, upon conviction thereof in the 'lunicipal Court, shall be fined in any sup, not less than Ten Dole Tars 010.0$) nor more than One Hund ed Dollars (9100.00) for each offense, and each day shall be considered a separate offense. Section 11. 'phis ordinance b -73ng necessary for the protectiond of the public peace, healti and safety, sball take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and all ordinances in donflit herewith are hereby repealed. Passed: March 9, 1925- Attest: App rov d• City Clem. Mayor. .