Ord 3277 1/3/1978 ORDINANCE NO. 3277
ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 25-15 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING THAT THE CITY CLERK
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
DANCE HALL LICENSES; AND AMENDING SEC. 25-16
CORRECTING AN ERROR IN THE MINIMUM FEE TO BE
CHARGED FOR AN ANNUAL DANCE HALL LICENSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Sec. 25-15 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Wichita Falls is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 25-15. The application for the license, required
by this article, shall be made in writing by the owner or
lessee of such hall and filed with the City Clerk, who is
authorized to issue the license. The City Clerk shall
refer all applications for dance hall licenses to the Chief
of Police who shall investigate the application, or cause
same to be investigated to determine whether the dance hall
sought to be licensed complies with the regulations, ordinances
and laws applicable thereto, as hereinafter set out, but in
making such investigation, the Police Chief, if he desires,
shall have the assistance of the Police Department, Health
Department and the Chief of the Fire Department. The Chief
of Police shall furnish the City Clerk, in writing, the
information derived from such investigation, accompanied by
a recommendation as to whether a license should be granted
or refused. In the event the City Clerk refuses or neglects
to issue the license, then the applicant may appeal to the
Board of Aldermen for a hearing to determine if such license
should be issued. The decision of the Board of Aldermen
as to whether or not a dance hall license should be issued
shall be final. No license shall be renewed except after
inspection of the premises. Each license granted herein shall
expire the 1st day of January of each year, and the license
shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the hall in
which the dance is held. "
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SECTION 2. The first entry in the schedule of annual
license fees for the operation of dance halls contained in
Sec. 25-16 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"For a room or building containing less than 400 sq. ft. . . .
$25. 00"
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of January, 1978.
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opr ATTEST:
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_ Affidavit of Publication ` J Li •e'''
ORDINANCE NO.3277
ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. THE STATE OF TEXAS
25-15 OF THE CODE OF ROOT-
NANCES PROVIDING THAT
THE CITY CLERK SHALL BE COUNTY OF WICHITA
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 1S-
t SUANCE OF DANCE HALL
LICENSES: AND AMENDING
SEC. 25-16 CORRECTING AN On this 20th day of January
ERROR IN THE MINIMUM
FEE TO BE CHARGED FOR AN
ANNUAL DANCE HALL
LICENSE. A.D. .197• . personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF Roy L. Reaves , bookkeeper
THE CITY OF WICHITA i: •
FALLS,TEXAS,THAT:
SECTION 1.Sec.25.15of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
Wichita Falls is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 25-15. The application for Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
the license,required by this arti-
cle,shall be made in writing by Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states
the owner or lessee of such hall
and h City e
authorized zed to issue the Clerk,license.sg . - that the attached,advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
The City Clerk shall refer all ap-
to theions f of Police hall licenses Qne (1 issues thereof on the following
to the Chief of Police who shall published in
investigate the application, or
cause same to be investigated to dates:
hall sough to whether
licensed the dance corn- Januar._ 17, 1978
hall sought to be licensed com- .
plies with the regulations,ordi-
nances and laws applicable r
thereto, as hereinafter set out, i
but in making such investigation, \ "
the Police Chief, if he desires,
shall have the assistance of the Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
Police Department, Health be of Wichita Falls
partmenf and the Chief of the
Fire Department. The Chief of
Police shall furnish the City 1
Clerk,in writing,the information Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
derived from such investigation,
accompanied by a recommends- L) written. ////
tion as to whether a license
should be granted or refused.In /
the event the City Clerk refuses I
7 or neglects to issue the license, i r
then the applicant may appeal to - - -
the Board of Aldermen fora hear- {'
ing to determine if such license �,n , w„ �t3i” �h•U :'t:
should be issued.The decision of �7xs a "�° Fs > �s v
the Board of Aldermen as to }4� �O� 'v joa3.t� .:J L sj< '^. ,^
whether or not a dance hall
license should be issued shall be
final.No license shall be renewed
except after inspection of the
premises. Each license granted
herein shall expire the 1st day of
January of each year, and the
i license shall be posted in a con-
; spicuous place within the hall in
which the dance is held."
SECTION 2.The first entry in the
schedule of annual license fees
for the operation of dance halls
• contained in Sec.25-16 of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"For a room or building contain-
ing less than 400 sq. ft. .
$25.00."
PASSED AND APPROVED this
the 3rd day of January,1978.
is/Jerry F.Mathh
Mayor
ATTEST:
/5/Wilma J.Thomas
City Clerk
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