Ord 1266 12/6/1938 'I�- A �
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oRDINAN
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL HOTELSj, ROOMING HOUSES, BOARD-
TOURIST CAMPS IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TO KEEP
ING HOUSES AND SUCH INSTITUTIONS' SHOW-
A REGISTER OF ALL GUESTS AND PATRONS OF LITY AND COMR; DATE
HOME ADDRESS SEX NATIONA 0 ROOMS,, ApART-
ING THE TRUE NAME-* DEPARTUF!; PRO'VIDING THAT N
OF ARRIVAL AND DATE OF H GUESTS AND CUSTOMERS UN-
SHALL BE RENTED TO SUC EG
'TS UIRING THAT
MENTS OR HOUSES > - AND F
-IGN-ED BY.SUCH GUEc P -IDING THAT SUCH
LESS SUCH REGISTER IS S I FURTHER PROV
SUCH GUESTS SIGN sUCH REGISTERS $ CHIEF OF PO-
,L BE KEPT OPEN FOR INSPECTION BY Ta
REGISTERS SHAI- IDING A PENALTY,, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY*
LICEJ, ETC. ; PROV ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
WICHITk FALLS, TEXAS: SECTION_1-
That hereafter the oWnersj, managers$ or persons in
of all hotels$ rooming hOusesj, boarding houses Ina
charge situated within the corporate limits Of the
tourist camps ide and keep registers
y of Wichita Falls., Texass shall prov ality, and col-
cit * home addreSso sex., nation
showl ng the true name
and the date of arrival and date of departure of each and
or.. guest and customer of such hotel., rooming houses board-
every use or tourist camp*
ing hO SECTION 2-
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for the owner.*
�f any hotel., rooming houses
manager., or person in charge I est or customer
e or tourist camp to allow any gu or occupy
boarding hOus ises as such guest or customer
to remain on the prem where such guest or customer has
any roOmp apartment or house h is required to be kept under
not signed the registers whic
this Ordinancee
SECTION 3-
eafter be unlawful for an7 person
That it shall her houses boarding house.. or tOUrist
to s tay at any hotel, rooming ithout first signing his or her
as a guest or customer w ch is required to be kept under
camp the registers whi
true name to provisions of this ordinance*
the terms and SECTION 4.
That such register shall at all times be kept open
to the inspection of the Chief of Police and the Slieriff Of
or the deputy of eithery or my officer of the
hita County$ Texas*
vile of the City Of Wichita Fallso
police force SEC ,ION 5.
firm or Corporation violating this Orai-
Any person# a misdemeanor and upon convic,
ce shall be deemed guilty Of
nan of competent jurisdictions shall be fined not
tion in a court ed (�;200.00) Dollars.
more than Two Hunar SgcTION 6.
The fact that there is no ordinance in the City Of
requires the keeping of registers by
Wichita Falls which now es and tourist esmPss
hotels, rooming houses$ boarding hOus he reading of Ordi"
creates an emergency and the rule requiring t and this Ordi-
by suspendedp
nances on three several days is here
nance shall take effect and be in force from and after its pas-
sage and approval*
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of December$
A.D. 1937.
ATTEST:
CITY C