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Home My WebLink About1908 AN O[~DINANCE regulating mancing ana all other xinms oS' entertainment in establishments licensed for the sale oi' beer, wine and/or spirituous liquor; providing i'or licensing aha the revocation of licenses; an~ providing penal- ties i'or 'the violation thereof. THE CITY OF BRE~.,1ERTON ~OES ORDAIN: Section 1o No person, firm or corporation holding a retail license auth- orizing the sale or' beer, wine and/or spirituous liquor Z~or consumption on the premises shall permit upon the licensed premises any mancing or other enter- tainment without i'irst securing a license so to no, to 0e issued, by the City Clerk as hereinafter provided, permitting such aancing or other entertainment. Section 2. Any person, I'irm or corporation holding a retail license de- siring to apply i'or such license permitting ~ancing or other entertainment shall Z~ile a written application theres'or with the City Clerk upon blanks provided by the CityClerk I'or that purpose, who shall i'orthwith seliver the application to the Chief o~' Police, who within ten days therea2'ter shall in writing enmorse thereon his approval or misapproval and return the applica- tion to the City Clerk, who shall present the same to the City Council X'or S'inal approval or ~isapproval. Saim application shall be grantem by the Coun- cil when it appears that such license woulm not be contrary to the interest of the public peace, health, sat'cry anm morals, and,.S'or the purpose o~' making such c]etermination the Council may ormer a public hearing of the application to which all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to appear before the Council. Upon approval by the City Council and payment o~' the ~'ee to the City Treasurer, the City Cler~ shall issue the license. Section 3. The fee for such license shall be $200.00 per year anm shall he issued in the name oS' the person, I'irm or corporation operating the estab- lishment in which such mancing or other entertainment is permitted and shall be valid only for the location o~~ such establishment. Said license may not be transferre~ except in connection with a bona S'ide sale of the business con- ducted by the licensee upon the premises and upon approval oI' the transferee by the Chief oS' Police and City Council. Section 4. The words "dancing" and "entertainment" as in this 0rminance used shall not apply to ramios anm other mmechanical music devices, Out shall include music as mefined by Ordinance No. '1842. Section 5. 'l~is Ordinance shall not apply to clubs holding a license authorizing the sale oI' beer, wine anm spirituous liquors for consumption on the premises, but all such cluOs shall neFertheless be su0ject to the r~les and regulations oi~ the Washington State Liquor Control Board relating to dane- lng or entertainment within such club and, I'or the purpose of this Ordinance, a "Club" is defined as an organization of persons incorporated or unincorpor- ated operatem solely z'or I'~aternal, benevolent, educational, athletic or soc- ial purposes anm not for pecuniary gain. Section 6. Any license issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be sub- ject to the rules an~ regulations of the Washington State Liquor Control Board relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor. Section 7. No person securing a license as herein provided shall permit or maintain any boxes or 0ooths closed by any door, screen curtain or other device, with an entrance ~hereto on any side other than the si~e which ~'aces the center line oS' the main room. · t shall be unlawful S'or any holder of such license to give or permit tae giving oS' an e~s~D~xhibition of a lewd, suggestive, vulgar or inm~oral type, or use or permit the use o ' obscene language. Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicity mancing part- ners on a commission Oasis, direct or indirect, or to solicits, the purchase of reI~reshments on a cozm~ission basis, mirect or inmirect, anm it shall oe un- lawful z'or the owner, manager or other person connected with the operation of the premises, to permit or allow any such solicltation therein. Section . ' aide__person employed in any premises so licensed by this 0rminance shall, during-ffh~e~hou~_R~_emplo~aent, eance or partake of any refreshments with any patron or customer oi' B~db~em~m.aa~ a~n_m no manager or operator thereoz' shall permit, suS'fer or allow any such person-so~ Ordinance No. 1908 (Con't) Section ll. All rooms in which dancing or entertainment tales place shall be proviaem with artificial light sources so that all objects are plain- ly visiole at all times, and all such parts or such premises shall 0e illum- inated to a minimum of P. root-candles as measured by a i'oot-candle meter at a plane or zo inches above the rloor line. Section 12. Any premises permitting mancing as provided unmer the con- ditions o~~ this Ordinance shall permit such aancing only in an area designated and maintained exclusively for that purpose. Section 13. The hours for dancing anm other entertainment s~all be those fixed by state laws anm regulations for retail liquor licensees. Section l~. Any person violating any oi~ the provisions o~~ this Ordinance shall be deeme~ guilty of a misdemeanor an~ upon conviction shall Oe punished by a fine not ~o exceed i)~O0.O0 or by imprisonment in the City Jail x'or not more than ninety ~ays or by 0oth such tine an~ imprisonment. Section lO' Licenses issued unmer the provisions or this Ordinance may De revoked by resolution cZ' the City Council whenever it shall ~'inm that the lic- ensee or any agent, servant or employee of such licensee has violatem the pro- visions of this Orainance or permitted the same to be violated. Provided, how- ever, that no such license shall be revokem unless c~arges in writing shall first have been riled with the City Clerk setting forth with reasonaOle certain- ty the nature of such charges against saim licensee. Upon the z'iling or charges as aforesaid, the Council shall Lix a time and place for the hearing of said charges, anm a copy oL the charges as I'iled, together with notice or the time and place of hearing, shall be served upon the licensee at least i'ive mays prioz to the mate I'ixed Dy the Council z~or the hearing. Any notice provided for in this Ordinance shall be served either (1) By delivering a copy personally to the licensee, or (2) By leaving a copy with some person of suitable age anm discretion at the place or business or the lic- ensee, or ii' no such person may 0e found at the place of business of' the lic- ensee, by leaving such notice in a conspicuous place on 'the premises and mail- ing a copy oi' the notice to the licensee at his place or business as set forth in his application for license. At the nearing on said charges the licensee shall have the right to appear anm defend the charges, and, if he so mesires, to be representem 0y counsel. Section 16. Every license issued unmer the provisions o~' this Ordinance shall state in substance that such license is issued in consimeration or the rees palm thereZ'or anm the right cZ' the City Council to revoke such license pursuant to the provisions oz' this Ordinance. Section 17. No portion of the license[~.~shall ce refunded or returned to the licensee upon revocation or surrender o~ the license under the conmitions of this Ordinance. Section 18. The provisions cz' this Ordinance shall be cumulative aha in addition to the provisions o~' the now existing Ordinances or the City of Brem- erton, aha shall not have the effect of repealing any 0rminances cz' ~he City or Bremerton now in effect, except those specirically repealed herein. Section 19. This entire Ordinance shall Ce aeemed an exercise of the pol- ice power or the City, for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, morals: and sa~'ety of the people, aha ail its provisions shall be liberally construe~ for the accomplishment of that purpose. Section ~0. If any provision ct' this Orminance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance~:is helm invalid, the remainder oI' this Orminance an~ the application oI~ such provisions to any person or circumstance shall not be afz'ected thereby. CANVASS OF RETURNS, SPECIAL ELECTION, CITY OF BREM~TON, NOVE~BER V, 1950. THIS IS T0 CERTIFY that at a Special '"lection aela on November 7, 1~5~, in the City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, i'or the purpose oi' amopting or rejecting "an Initiative Measure, Regulating Dancing anm All Other KinGs or En~er~inment in Establishments Licm~sea for the Sale or Beer, Wine, mac/or Spirituous Liquor; froviming rot Licensing anm the Revocation or Licenses; and Providing Pe~$~lties for the Violation Thereof" the vote on said Initiative Mea- sure was as follows: For 4774 Against ~ Ordinance No, 1908 (Con't) We further certify that said Initiative Measure did pass an~ that it shall become effective in accoraance wit~_ the provislons oz- ~he Charter of the City of Bremerton anti the Laws of' ~e State oz~ Washington, aha that it s.~a±l be designated Ordinance No. 1908 oi' the City of Bremertono WITNESS our han~s and seal this 13th ~ay of November, 1950o City Clerk' ~ity oi" Bremerton Commissioner of Public Works Slate of Washington ~) City of B~enmerton ) I, ~h~ undersigned, do ~ere by cerfi~ IRsI the ab~.v~ ~,~.~ forego:~',g ii a Irue and correct ~o~y of Ordinance No .'/.~g.of the C~ty of ~e~erto~ en~tt~d ~s 'above 8qd that the II~e baa Oeen pub~,sned according lo law. .................. 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