HomeMy WebLinkAbout1382 ORDINANCE NO. 1382
AN ORDINANCE making it unlawful to operate theaters in the City of
Bremerton without payment of license fees, fixing the amount of license fees
for theaters, based on the seating ~apacity of same; repealing all ordinances,
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and fixing penalties.
THE CITY COM~IISSION OF THE CITY OF BRE¥~ERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLL0'~S:
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 entrace fee,
are regularly conducted or shown, without the payment of a license fee to the
City of Bremerton, ms 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
h~reby fixed in the following amounts:
All theaters shall pay a minimum license fee of $75.00 per year, providing
however, that all theaters having a seating capacity of over 500 seats, shall
pay, each year, in addition to the minimum fee of $75.00, fifteen cents (15¢)
for each seat over 500 in number.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect starting
July l, 1941, as to all theaters which have paid a license fee for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1941, and shall be in full force and effect on its effective
date as to any and all theaters which have not paid a license fee for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1941; providing however that the license fee for the balance
of the fiscal year between the effective date of this ordinance and June 30, 1941,
shall be pro rated and shall amount to one-twelfth of the annual license fee for
each month or fraction of a month that such theater shall operate between the
effective date of this ordinance and June 30, 1941.
Section 4. License fees fixed and established herein shall be paid to the
City Treasurer, annually, in advance, and the City Clerk is authorized to 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 o~a~er of such theater,
stating the exact seating capacity thereof, before the issuance of said licanse.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation, or the manager or employee of
any person, firm or corporation operating a theater in the City of iBremerton,
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.
Section 6. That all ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict here-
with, are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That an emergency exists and this ordinance is immediately
necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety in the City of
Bremerton, and shall take effect immediately following passage e~d publication.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the ~!ayor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 2nd day
of April, 1941.
Attest:
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I the undersigned do ~dify that the above
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above data.
............. ~~i~y C,erk