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Home My WebLink About0311 Ordinance132 ORDINANCE NO 310 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSES AND REGULATING POOL AND BILLIARD HALLS ANI) SOFT DRINX PARLORS OR PLACES AND PROHIBITING PUNCH BOARDS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIII AS FOLLOWS: Station 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person firm, or corporation to open up, engage in or carry on any pool hall, billiard room or soft drink parlor or place contrary to the provisions herein, and without first obtaining a license therefor and paying such fee as hereinafter provided. Section 2. A "Pool Hall" as hereinafter used shall mean any place operated for gain where one or more pool, billiard or card tables are kert or maintained. A "Soft Drink Parlor" shall mean any place opened up and conducted for gain, where sort drinks or refreshments are served as distinguished from resturants are served as distinguished from restura.nts or eating houses. "Punch Boards" shall mean any wooden board, paper, card, sheet or other lottery device whereby a ticl-,et,r_umber, share or chance may be secured for a consideration, representing money or other thing of value the securing of which is in any degree dependent upon chance or luck. Section 3. Any person desiring to obtain a license to open a pool hall or soft drink parlor shall make application therefor to the City Clerk, of the Citi of Pasco, which application shall describe the premises wherein the same is to be conducted and the City Clerk shall issue sr_ch license upon approval of the Cite Co-•ncil, upon the payment of a fee of 15.00 per annum. Section 4. No license granted to any person under the provisions of this ordinance shall be assignable and any it license so granted may be revol.ed by the City Council when in their opinion public interests will be best subserved. Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any blinds, screens or other obstruction to be placed or used in any room where such billiard tables or pool tables shall be kept or operated, to prevent a full view of said room from the street on which said room shall front, or from the main portion of the sdLid room so occupied, that is, no curtains, boxes, or partitions or any other obstruction, shall inclose any room in the interior of such pool hall used either for the purpose of conducting a pool, billiard, or card game. Section 6. No pool room shall be allowed to remain open between the hours of 12:00 o'clock, midnight and 6:00o'clook A.M. No gambling shall be permitted in said pool room or so? t drink parlor. Section 7. Ito pool hall or soft argnlr parlor shall have Herein any liquor of any kind containing a greater amount of alcohol than r of 1%. Section 8. Do person intoxicated or in any degree under the influence of liquor, or in any manner disorderly shall be allowed to remain in such pool hall or soft drink parlor. Section 9. Any proprietor,4.gent,or employee of such pool hall or sort drink p,.rlor shall be liable and may be prosecuted for the violation of arty part of this ordinance and the possession of any liquor of a greater alcoholic content than 1 of 1% in any pool. hall or soft drink parlor shall be prima facie evidence against the proprietor, agent or employee of such place that he has violated this ordinance. Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any pool hall, soft drink parlor or any other place to keep or display any punch board. Section 11. Any person who srall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a, mis- demeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed ;?100 or be imprisoned for a period not to ex -Geed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 12. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con:"lict herewith, are hereby repealed. Section 13. This ordinance shall tal-e effect five days from and after its passage and publication. Passed and approved, this 8th clay of I:Iareh 1921 H. Warden, ATTEST: Iuayor Alfred R. Pnchner, City Clerk. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original ordinance as passed and published and which is now on file in my office? city ler . ORDINANCE NO 311. AN ORDINANCE REGUI,AT111G DAIICING :111D PROVIDING LICEiISE FOR DADOE HALLS III TYE CI'T'Y OF PASCO, REQUIF.IIIG A 17?21.iIT FOR COIIDUCTIIIG DLiICES Ai;D YP.OVIDING A P!.iIALTY FOR Tii_, VIOLATICId OA' THIS Oid)lai'PICE. TN CITY COWIC1L OF THE CI`1'Y OF Pu SCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, club or association to rent, lease, or permit to be used, any hall, b ilding, pavillion or other property owned or controlled by them, for the purpose of conducting a. public or quasi -public dance, ,iithout fi-^st obtaining a license therefor from the City Clerl;, such license fee payable in advance shall be ;x5.00 per anrmsp. vection 2. It shall be unlawful for any person,firm, corporation, club or association to give or have any part in giving any public or quasi -public dance, without first obtain- ing a permit therefor from the Chief of Police. 71hen such permit is issued, the Chief of Police shall collect tpe sum of ;j?43.00 to be paid into the City Treasury to r1efray tlhe exper<,e of a police matron or police officer who shall be desimnated by the Mayor and approved by the City Couincil to attend such dance for the purpose of preserving order and enforcing the provisions of this ordinance, and the laws of the City of Pasco and the State of Nashington. Section 3. The City Coi,ncil reserve the right to refuse or cancel any license referred to in Section 1, whenever in its descretion such action shall be deemed for the best interest of the public welfare or social decency. The hTayor shall have the right to refuse or withdraw any per7ait mentioned in Section2, whenever in his descretion such action is for the best interests of the public welfare or social decency. Section 4. Ido person under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to attend any public or quasi -public dance without the escort of tine written consent of his or her parent or guardian. Section 5. No public dance shall be conducted between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 8 o'clock A.I,1. or on the first day of the wee'.:;icommonly called Siuiday. Section 6. There shall be no turning, out of t_'=e lights or any use of "dimmers" whereby the room in which the dance is held is so darkened that persons are indistingaishablo from any part of the room. Section7. It shall be unlawful for any person at any public or gi,asi-public dance to enrage in what are popularly known as "The Rag", "The Turkey Trot", "The Texas Tommy" "The Bunny Hug" "The Boston Dip" "Tile Shimriy" "The Shuffle" "Toddle" "The Cheek -to -cheek" "The Camel's Hump" of any dance or personal conduct, in or about such dance room, which is of a disorderly, lewd or suggestive character. Section 8. It shall be anlawful for any person in charge of any public or quasi -public dance, or :ho has any interest or part in the production or management of any sr:ch dance, or any owner or lessee of the place or building -'ere any public or quasi -public dance is held, to permit any danc- ing at such Glance in a manner or at a ti:ze contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, or to permit tho attendance at any, such dance of any person prohibited by this ordinance. Section 9. The ternis "public" and "q•iasi-public" as ap,Jied to dances set out in this ordinance shall be construed to mean every dance for which an admission fee is charge or tickets sold or for the admission to which any other consider- ation or'thing of value is paid or exacted;provided, that this ordinance shall not apply to fraternal orders or other societies occupying their own premises --' • 1'o liitit ti-leir dances to members of their own organization.. Section 10. Any person 'violating any provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Five (�;p5.00) Dollars, nor more than :1,100.00 or imprisonment in the city jail for not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment Section 11. All ordinances and -parts of ordinances in conflict hereiwht are hereby repealed. Section 12. This ordinance shall take effect five clays from and after its passage and publication. Passed and approved this 8th day of I:Tarch 1921. ATTEST: Alfred R. Puchner City Clerk. E. 'garden Mayor I hereby e, -reify t_iat the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original ordinance as passed and published and which is now on file in my office. City er 13,3 lip