HomeMy WebLinkAbout9844ORDINANCE N0. 9644
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 7 AND 8 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 7826 TO PROVIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF
THE CENSOR BOARD TO EXAMINE EXHIBITIONS AND TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS
OF MOTION PICTURES WHICH SHALL CARRY A NOTATION
INDICATING THE AUDIENCE FOR WHICH IT IS APPROPRIATE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS OF MOTION PICTURE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 7 of Ordinance No. 7826 shall be
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 7. Whenever three (3) members of the Board
shall have examined or viewed an exhibition, or perform-
ance of any kind, and shall have unanimously found that
any part of it is in violation of this Ordinance, they
shall report the same to the management of the place where
said exhibition or performance is held and order the unlaw-
ful part or parts excluded from future shows. If the
management does not agree with the censors or fails to ex-
clude such part or parts after so agreeing, the censors
shall report the same to the Chief of Police who shall
have the authority and will close the place of show or
exhibition until a lawful program is offered. No member
of the Censor Board shall act under the provisions of this
Section more than one time in any one calendar year until
all of the members of the said Board have so acted during
the said year."
SECTION 2. That Section 8 of Ordinance No. 7826 shall be
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 8. All newspaper advertisements, advance or
otherwise, of every type of entertainment shall carry a
notation whether appropriate for children, families, or
adults only, in accordance with standards published in
Motion Picture Association of America, or other publica-
tions selected by the Board. Any person, firm or corpora-
tion publishing or displaying any such advertisement without
such notation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
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being found guilty of such violation shall be fined not
less than Twenty -Five ($25.00) Dollars, nor more than
Fifty ($50.00) Dollars."
SECTION 3. That in order to protect the
public welfare, sense of decency and moral of
the City of Little Rock, this ordinance shall
and effect from and after its passage and app:
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
hereby repealed.
PASSED: June 13, 1955
ATTEST: 01 0. lolely�ll
City Clerk
APPROVED:
peace, safety,
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herewith are
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Mayor