CHAPTER 6
PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCEHALLS
PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCEHALLS
SECTION:
4-6-1: Definitions
4-6-2: Permits Required
4-6-3: Permit To Conduct Dancehall; Application; Form
4-6-4: Permit To Conduct Dancehall; Application; Investigation And Recommendation
4-6-5: Permit To Conduct Public Dance; Application; Form
4-6-6: Permit Revocation
4-6-7: Permit Reissuance After Revocation
4-6-8: Permit Expiration; Not Assignable; Renewal
4-6-9: License Fee Required
4-6-10: Conduct At Dances
4-6-11: Agreement As To Compliance With Existing And Future Provisions
4-6-12: Permitting Persons Under Sixteen Years To Attend Dance
4-6-14: Closing Hours
4-6-15: Prostitutes, Procurers And Vagrants Prohibited
4-6-16: Responsibility For Good Order
4-6-17: Passout Or Return Checks
4-6-18: Violation; Penalty
For the purpose of this Chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meaning as in this Section set forth:
KNOWN: When used in connection with the words "prostitute" or "male or female procurer" or "vagrant" means and includes known to the manager, owner or lessee of the dancehall, or to the person conducting a dance, or to the police or other authorities having to do with the regulations or supervision of public dancehalls, or public dances, to be one of the persons named, or who has such reputation or character, or one who has pleaded guilty to or had been convicted of being a prostitute, male or female procurer, or vagrant.
PUBLIC DANCE: Any dance to which the public generally may gain admission with the payment of a fee, but does not include dancing in a regularly licensed establishment where dancing is incidental to the business for which the license was issued, and where the dance does not continue past two o'clock (2:00) A.M.
PUBLIC DANCEHALL: Means and includes any room, place or space in which a "public dance" as defined in this Section is conducted. (Ord. 549, 1987)
It is unlawful to hold or conduct any "public dance" as defined in Section 4-6-1 of this Chapter or maintain, operate or conduct a "public dancehall" as defined in Section 4-6-1 in any public dancehall within the limits of the City, until the person owning or conducting the dancehall, or other place in which the same may be held, has first obtained a written permit therefor as provided in this Chapter. (Ord. 549, 1987)
Applications for a permit to keep and conduct a public dancehall shall be on forms supplied by the City Clerk and shall be substantially as follows:
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO
CONDUCT A PUBLIC DANCEHALL
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The undersigned hereby makes application for a permit to keep and conduct a public dancehall at , in the City of Taft, State of California, from date of issuance of permit to and including , 19 . It is hereby expressly agreed that in the event that this permit shall be issued that said dancehall shall be conducted in strict accord with the provisions of law regulating public dancehalls, and the undersigned agrees that the permit is given and accepted subject to the provisions of this application and that he shall be held responsible for violation of any provisions of law or ordinance regulating public dancehalls.
There are square feet of dancing space in said hall.
The undersigned is the proprietor of the hall located at the above address, in which hall an application for keeping and conducting a public dancehall is hereby made.
Signature of Applicant
Post Office Address of Applicant
(Ord. 549, 1987)
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