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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5227x� ,s v ORDINANCE NC. 5227 I�A" C )INANCE RE ^UIRI7,TC T-E ANCE OF COMPLIP.ENTARY TICYETS FOR OF THE CENSOR BOARD TO ALL PERFOR1141ANCES, ST-?UN'S, N :CITALS ETC IT? TiTE CITY OF LITTLE :CCTV; AND FOR OTHER PUR- FCID I- 'EREA3, It i� the duty of the members of the Censor hoard to attend all amusement performances staged or shown in Little dock; and ?1Er1a, It has be -n a source of much trouble to the ,members of the Censor Board to secure tickets to shows staged by promoters not regularly doing business in the City; and, tiEREA3, The members of the Censcr 13oard should be provided with sufficient tic?ce is to view said performances and same should be obtainable without embarrasment and trouble to the members of the Board, i\dQw, therefore, BE IT C_RDAIMED BY T14E CITY CCTINCIL OF T =TL CITY OF LI TTL , CCK, AR1 ANSAS SECTION 1. Before any Gerson, firm or corporatign shall be granted a license to stage any piano, violin, vocal or any other professional concert, recital, performance by any individual or com- pany, or any show, chautaugua or any ,other program or entertainment of any kind ar nature whatsoever, such person, firm or corporation shall deposit with the City Collector Eighteen (18) complimentary tickets for each such performance to be staged in Little :R'oc!. . :)aid complimentary tickets shall be for reserved seats if seats are reser- ved at such performance. 3ECTICT? 2. ';hereas, it will be for the protection of the oub- lic morals for this ordinance to become effective, an emergency is hereby declared to exist ana this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and aooroval. Passed: April 1, 1935 Attest: City Clerk i,ayor. Veto sus ained April 8, 1935 r0 .ate HORACE A. KNOWLTON MAYOR April 4, 1935. s To the Members of the City Council: I return to you herewith Ordinance No. 5227 without my approval. The ordinance does not accomplish the purpose stated in the preamble, which is to require the issuance complimentary paid entertainments members shows of the Censor in Little Rock. The body of the ordinance states that before any person may secure a license for a show such person must deposit eighteen complimentary tickets with the City Collector. It does by the aCensortBoarderloredoes it are be used exclusively y t that the tickets e shows oupon members of Board in attending th The ordinance indicates that it was drawn with- out a study having been made of the existing ordinances creating and regulating the Censor Boara as this ordinance ignores the provision now existing that the Chairman of the Board shall delegate in rotation by alphabetical order, either singly or in groups of not more than four tmeGiberws to censor attractions offered to the public, the law that each member of the Censor Board is provided by the City with a badge entitling the member to admission to any performance for the purpose of enforcing the censor ordinances. The ordinance does provide, the that manage- ment the hose be sold eoGorthatCity the regular pay price. Under went for seats used by c unsi ned this provision the ordinance which I am returning g could cost the City as much as $59.40 for eighteen reserved seats costing as much as $3.30 each. The plan existing at present of having the Chairman of the Censor Board designate not to exceed four members of the Boaedf�otcthatrit isrunnecessary attraction censowas due no doubt to th • -2 -City Council- 4 -4 -35. HORACE A. KNOWLTON MAYOR toqw a piano, violin, or vocal concert or recital. Existing censor ordinances prescribe a fine for any person present- ing an attraction to the public who refuses to comply with the terms of the censor ordinances and one of these pro- visions being that a. member of the Censor Board on official duty shall be admitted to any performance upon presentation of the badge an adequate remedy now exists to punish the manager of any attraction who fails to admit a member of the Censor Board who seeks to attend the attraction for the purpose of censoring same. This being; the case the present ordinance does not add in any way to the efficiency of the Board's operation nor does it add to the protection of the public morals which is the purpose of the Censor Board, but does result in confusing the present regulations governing the Censor Board and its operation. Respectfully yours, HAK:VT Idayo .