Res Carnivals 9/27/1943RESOLUTION
That, whereas, not withstanding the fact that Ordinance No. 1192 of
the City of Wichita Falls, provides for the issuing of permits to car -
nivals to show in said City, the Board of Aldermen has at all times upon
the application for such permits expressed their opposition to the grant-
ing of same to carnivals to show in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and,
Whereas. the acts of the Board of Alddrmen in granting permits for the show-
ing by carnivals -in the past have been based upon the fact that various organ-
izations in the City were sponsering the showing of said carnivals for the
reason that they were receiving a percentage of the receipts from the showing
of the same which was being devoted to various charitable purposes by such
sponsering organizations, and
Whereas, carnivals heretofore showing in Richita Falls, have always furnished
a low class of entertainment and operated various gambling devices inviolation
of the laws of the State of Texas, anal,
Whereas, the various sponsering organizations of said carnivals have been
unable to prevent said carnivals from engaging in gambling and showing of
lewd and obsene shows, not withstanding the fact that they have diligently
attempted to do so.
NOW TH,2LT RE, BE IT RaSOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDE IaT OF THE CITY OF
vVICHITA FALLS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
That the Board of Aldermen is of the opinion that the best interests of the
citizens of Wichita Falls will be served by the refusal of all permits to
carnivals.
SECTION II
That the Board of Aldermen shall not issue permits to any carnivals authorizing
them to show in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas but shall at all tames oppose
the showing of carnivals, in said City.
PASSE ANT} APPROVED THIS THE 27th Day of September A. D., 1943.
Mayor
ATTEST:
aty Cle