HomeMy WebLinkAbout02337ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF DANCES FOR
PERSONS LESS THAN TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE &M{1;tLRl'J( WHERE
L= NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SERVED, SETTING LICENSE
FEES THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO OR DAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Not withstanding the provisions of ordinance no. 1079
and ordinance no. 871, any person who shall first obtain a license,
as herein provided, shall be permitted to conduct a public dance
for persons under 21 years of age or exceeding 21 years of age.
Section 2. Any person desiring to obtain such license shall first
pay into the City Treasury the sum of $25.00, which sum shall be
sufficient to provide a license for the balance of the year in
which application is made, and shall file with the City Clerk his
application giving his residence, the location where such dance
will be conducted, and stating that the applicant will comply with
all Ordinances of the City of Port Townsend and laws of the State
of Washington, and that the premises will at all times be under the
supervision and control of some person or persons over the age of
21 years, and that no alcoholic beverages will be permitted therein.
Section 3. Each such application shall be presented to the City
Council by the City Clerk, and the City Council shall have the
right to inquire as to the purposes, backgrounds and character
of the applicant, as well as to determine the suitablity of location,
the safety and sanitation questions pertaining thereto and all
other matters relative to the conduct of the premises and the
activity thereon.
Section 4. Upon favorable motion of the City Council, the City
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C:ierk shall grant said license, and the same shall be made in full
force and affect until the end of the calendar year in which granted,
subject to the supervision of the police department of the City of
Port Townsend, and further subject to revocation in the event that
the premises shall not be conducted in a lawful and orderly manner,
or shall in any way become unsafe or unsanitary.
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