HomeMy WebLinkAbout1376 ORDINANCE NO. 1376
AN ORDINANCE making it unlawful to operate theaters in the City of
Bremerton without payment of a license fee, fixing the amount of license
fees for theaters, based on the seating capacity of same, and fixing
penalties.
THE CITY CO~..~J. ISSION OF THE CITY OF B~E~,~RTON DOES O~DAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to operate a theater in the City of Bremerton, where motion pictures,
vaudeville, shows or other entertainments open to the public on payment of
an entrance fee, are regularly conducted or shown, without the payment of
a license fee to the City of Bremerton, as herein specified.
Section 2. An annual license fee to be paid by the persons, firms or
corporations owning or operating theaters, as described in Section i of
this ordinance, shall be based upon the seating capacity of such theaters
and are hereby fixed in the following amounts:
Theaters having a seating capacity not exceeding 200, $50.00
Theaters having a seating capacity~between 201 and 300, $75.00
Theaters having a seating capacity between 301 and 600, $150.00
Theaters having a seating capacity between 601 and 1200, $300.00
Thea.ters having a seating capacity over 1200, $500.00
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect starting
July l, 1941, and license fees fixed and established herein shall be paid to
the City Treasurer on or before the 1st day of July of each year, beginning
July l, 1941. The City Clerk shall issue a license upon presentation of a
receipt for the proper amount, signed by the City Treasurer, providing
however, that the City Clerk shall have the right to ask for and demand an
affidavit from the manager or owner of such theater, stating the exact
seating capacity thereof, before the issuance of said license.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation, or the manager or employee
of any person, firm or corporation operating a theater in the City of
Bremerton, contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding $100.00, and by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than
thirty days.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 19th
day of February, 1941.
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