The terms used in this chapter shall have the meaning herein defined unless another meaning is clearly apparent in the language or context.
(a) "Public dance" or "public hall" means any dance or ball to which admission can be had by payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token obtained for money or other valuable consideration, or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing or other property, or any other dance to which the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee, including restaurant dancing or any other dance or party where dancing is held before or after a program of some other nature and dancing to which any of the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee.
(b) "Public dance hall" means any auditorium hall, academy, room, place, restaurant or night club in which a public dance or public ball is held or any room, place, hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held or instruction in dancing is given for a fee.
(c) "Known," as used in Section 723.09, means known to the manager, owner or lessee of a public dance hall, or to the persons conducting a public dance or to the Division of Police.
(d) "Private dancing" means and includes any dance given at any home or by any permanently organized club, society or corporation, where the dancing is restricted to members of the society, club or corporation admitted by invitation only.
(e) "Home" means and includes only such buildings as are used exclusively for private dwelling purposes.
(f) "Dancing" does not mean or include exhibitions or performances in which the persons paying for admission do not participate.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)