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AN ORDINANCE i'vCF REGULATING N1() P G
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S f tB IS If\G A L._AIZD Or C1i9NSORS ^i-.�v �'•5+.>, r
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Be it ordianed by the City Council of ttie
City of Ames, Iowa
Sec. 1. That there is hereby created. a
Loard of Ccasurs whose duty it shall be to . -
investigate and pa=s upon the character of Al'
all moving picture shows and vaudeville
acts to be given in the city of Ames, Iowa.. - for
See. ?. That the said Board shall be cons- of t
`posed of five citizens.of the said city, shall A p n
be appointed by the mayor and shall hold ♦ Bl
such Position for the period of one year the'
See. :3. That when the said board shall aypr
deride and determine that any moving pie fun,
- ture reel Or vaudeville act is immoral, in
dcrent, unpatriotic or against the public in- - Thai
.. terest and welfare they shall make a written rive,
report to that effect and file the same with. by I
the mayor.
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See. 4. The mayori if he shah approver 1 vu:
the said report,and finding, may by his writ-' 1 &
ten order forbid and prohibit the public pre- - St
entation of such moving picture reel or vau- Ct
deville act, and cause a COPY thereof to be - Se-served upon the person or persons sivingor; - Se
preperin.; to give such show or act t _ S:
Sec. 5. Any f.erscn or Persons w...o after � - -+
havinw ilad such order served upon them A
shall disobe it and i Y present the condemned 1. - Whi
Picture, �:au;leville act oi• show shall be de- tuge
rimed mity of mimeemeanor and upon con- - - • -
viction shalls
be fined the um trey
of ore hand- this
red dollars and cots and shall have their license cancelledrec.,and annulled. In default and
of the paynient of the said fine such person or Persons shall be commit to t
n committed to jail for a to
-pe: d of not more than thirty clays. - ed a
Sec. 6.- It shall be the duty of the owners - total
or managers of all movine• picture shows or appn
theaters to admit to al! public exhibitions the i. 1-.•reo
said boated of c•.ensoes or any of them free of - solid:
expense. And it shall be their further duty, if - - viz:
-the said board shall s o demznd,. to make a 1. C
sneer 1 and me imina:y presentation of any - (a
picture reel or vaud-wille act to the said. - _ $600.
board, before its presentation to the public. - - fec3
Sec. 4. All ordinances in conflict hereof city
are hereby repealed. (h,
Sea. 8. This ordinaneel .shall be in full - ` - ary
-erce in effect after it; passage and its - - (Cl
nub- i..Cation as.provided b s:aoo.
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