Ordinance No. 452
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ORDINANCE 1I'0. 452
All' ORDINAlI'CE OF THEl CITY OF VERlifOll' REG1JLATIllG TIIE OPEllIl!lG.
COIIDUCTING AIID CARRYING ON OF PUBLIC DANCES. PU:BLIC DANCl!I
HALLS AIID DANCING CLUBS Ill' THE CITY OF VERNON; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUING OF PEIDnTS FOR TIlE SAMll. Al!lD PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF A.IfY OF THE PROVISIOIiS mmEOF.
THEl CITY C01JlfCIL OF TIlE CITY OF VIDlliON DClJ:S ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: It shall be unlaw~ul for any person,
association of persons ar oorporation to conduct or assist
in oonduoting any public d.a.nce hall, danoing olub or any
publio dance in the City of Vernon unless under and ~ auth-
ority of.a written permit from the City Council of the City
o~ Vernon. and no permit issued under this ordinance ahall
be transferable except with the c olUlent of the City Council.
Such p~t shall be posted in a conspicuous place
aD the premises where the dance for wh1.ch such permit 18 18-
sued is conducted. and shall be so posted during all the time
danc ing ie taking place.
Section 2: Permit to conduct pUblic dance halls.
dancing academies or public dances will be inued ~ the City
Council only u.pon the written application of a.ny person, for
himself or on behalf ot any association o~ persons or oorpora-
tion. Every such written applica.tion for a. permit shall be
presented to the City Council aJ1d shall set forth the follow-
ing bcts:
(a.) The name and residence of the applicant
or QPp11canta. and. i~ the app1ican\ be
a :firm. the name. and. residence. of the
par'tners thereof'; if the. a.ppl.1.oant be an
aSBociation, the names and residences ot
the officers thereof; and if the appliant
be a corporation, the names and residences
of the officers and directors thereof.
(b) The place for which the permit is desired
or in which any dance is to be, or dances
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are to be, held.
(c) The number and dates of dances to
be he ld under the permi t.
,Said City Council, before issuing any permit, will
first satisfy itself that tbe conduct of such danae ha11,
dancing club or public dance will comport wi~ the p\lblic
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welfare, and, .for thlB purpose, will consider any- facts or
e'", idence bearing on the place where the praposed publio dance
hall, dancing club or public dance ie to be located, the
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character, reputation and moral fitness of those who will be
in charge of it. or other facta or evidence tending to en-
lighten said Council in this respect.
Section 3: lbe following license ~ee shall be
charged or colleoted for permi ts gran ted as herein pr ov ided :
For a permit for a single dance... $20.00
II For So permit for a series of
dances ext~nding over a period
of six months or less............ . $15.00 per
dance
Ho permit shall be iseued for a period longer
than six months.
Section 4:Nhen the City Council shall issue any
permit under the terms of this, ordinanoe the same may be re-
voked at any time thexeafter by said Council if said Council
becomes satisfied that the ~onduct of such dance ballt dancing
club ox public dance does not. or will not. comport with the
publiC welfare. for any reaeon, or that the same has been
conducted in an illegal.. improper or disorderly manner. ~'he
City Council may make rules governing pUblic danoe halls.
pub~1c da.nces and dancing clubs, and may revoke or suspend
permits iseued for any publio dance hall or dancing club
where the proprietor or person or persons in c~ge thereat
violate, or permit any infraction of. any law of the United
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States, the State of Ca1ifornLa, or any ordinance of the
City of Vernon; provided, however, that no permit for a pub-
lic dance hall or dancing club ox pnbl1c dance shall be re-
voked or suspended under the terms of this ordinance unless
a hearing and notice thereof be first given tbe permute..;
provided, however, that any such pe:rmit may be tempora'l'iq
suspended without suoh notice or hearing by the City Council.
Section 5: (a) For the purpose Of thie ordinance,
a "public dance hall" is defined to be a place where dancing
ia conducted; where mara.thons or walkathons are conducted,
whether for profit or not for profit, and to which the :public
is admitted, either with or without charga, or at which the
public is allowed to participate in the dancing, either with
or without charge.
(b) For the purpose of this ordinance, the term
"public dance~ 1s defined to mean a gathering of persons in
or upon any premises where dancing 1a participated in, ei~her
as the main purpose of such gathering or an incident to some
othex purpose and to which premiees the public is admitted.
(0) For the purpose of this ordinance, a "dancing
club" is defined to be any club or association of persons
which cO,nducts dances for its members or bona fide guests
more often than. once per month, and a .club dance" is de-
fined to be a dance held by a dancing o1.ub.
Section 6: It shall be unlawful for any minor per-
son under the a.ge of eighteen (18) years to enter, be or' dance
in any public dance o:r club dance unless accompanied. by his or
her parent or ~ega.1. guardian; 1t shall. be un1awf'ul. for any
parent or guardian of a minor undex the age of eighteen (lS)
years, or the proprietor or person in charge of any public
dance or club dance to per.mlt any such minor person to enter
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1 be or dance at a.ny public or club dance unless a.ccompanied
2 by his ox her parent or legal guardian.
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Section 7: It shall be unlawful for any person
4 I to conduct or aBsi.t in conducting a.ny public dance, public
5 dancs ball or club d.aIlce On SllDday or between the hours of
6 twelve o'clock midnight and six o'clock A. K. on other 4&78.
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Section 8: All public dance halls or places whers
8 !I public ox club dances ars held must be in a Class "A" building
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9 as dsfined by the building ordinance of the City of Vernon.
10 and when dancing is being he~d therein ahall be briglltly
11 lighted throughont and the volume of illumination must not
12 vs;ry during the time such dance hall or public da.nae is open
13 I to the publia or suah alub is opsn to its members or guests.
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Section 9: It shall be unlawful for any person in
15 abarge or assisting in the conduct of any public dance hall
16 I or any public dance or club dance to !)ermit any intoxicated,
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17 II boisterous or disorderly" person to enter, be or remain in,
18 or to assist in a.ny such public dance hall, public dance or
19 'club dance; and it shall be unlawful for any person in an
20 intoxicated condition to enter or remain in any public d.aIlce
21 hall, public dance or club dance or. for any person to oonduct
22 himself in a boisterous or disorderly manner in a public dance
2.3 hal~, public dance or club danee; a.nd no public dance hall
24 ehal~ have any priva.te rooms or booths in connection therewith.
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to their several duties, to inspect any and all dance halls
or places where public dances are held, and they shall be
permitted to enter free of charge any place where a public
dance 1s held. for the purpose of inspection.
Section 11: Any 'person, a8sociation of persoDs or
corporation who shall violate any of the provisions o~ this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be puniShable by a fine not exceeding Three
Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City
Jail of the City of Vernon or the County Jail of the County
of Los Angeles, at the discretion of the committing magistrate,
for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. or by both suoh
fine and imprisonment.
Section 12: there being no newspaper ot general
circulation printed, publiShed and circulated in the City of
Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to certify to the
passage of this Ordinance I and shall poet same, or cause same
to be posted, in three of the moet pUblic places in said City,
to-wit: at the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe
Avenue; at the northwest corner of 37th Street and Santa Fe
Avenue; and at the entrance to the City Hall. 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, in said City; that this Uxdinance shall be in f~l
force and effect from and ~er the date of posting.
A40pted and approved this)
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1 STAT3 OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, THOMAS J. FURLONG, City Clerk of the City of
4 i Vernon. do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance WaS
5 duly and regularly introduced at a regul.... meeting of the
e ei'y Council of the City of vernon held on the 20~ d~ of
7 June, 193&, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular
8 meet ing of said City Coune il held on ths 5th day of July,
9 193&, by the following vote:
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.\yes:
Leonie, Furlong, Levy, llartin
Noes:
None
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A.bsent: Dur7~ .
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