§ 5.72.155. Initiative ordinance.

The following initiative ordinance was approved by the qualified electors of this City at an election held on the sixteenth day of August, 1932 as required by Ordinance No. C-1148. The placing of this initiative ordinance in this Code shall not be construed as altering, amending, or repealing such ordinance. Any violation of the provisions of the initiative ordinance shall not be deemed a violation of any of the provisions of this Code, but shall be deemed a violation of the initiative ordinance and punishable as therein provided.

ORDINANCE NO. - An ordinance regulating public dance halls and public dances in the City of Long Beach, California, providing penalties for the violation of this ordinance and repealing Ordinance No. B-1118, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance.

The people of the City of Long Beach ordain as follows:

SECTION 1 - "Public dance hall" as used herein is defined to be any room place or space, excepting a private residence or home, where dancing is held or carried on; and "public dance" as used herein is defined to be any dance not held or given in private home or residence.

SECTION 2 - No person, as principal, agent or otherwise, shall carry on, maintain or conduct, or assist in carrying on, maintaining or conducting a public dance hall or a public dance in the City of Long Beach at any time between the hours of 2:00 o'clock a.m. and 6:00 o'clock a.m., except on New Year's Eve, or without first having filed with the Chief of Police a written schedule showing the time of commencing and the time of closing of all regular dances or without filing with the Chief of Police a written notice showing the time of commencing and time of closing of every dance carried on other than regular dances, at least forty-eight (48) hours previous to the holding of such dance.

SECTION 3 - No person, as principal, agent or otherwise, carrying on, maintaining or conducting, or assisting in carrying on, maintaining or conducting, a public dance hall, or a public dance in the City of Long Beach, shall permit any person under the age of seventeen (17) years to be present in any public dance hall or to participate in any public dance, unless accompanied by the parent or legal guardian of such person; or to permit any person to indulge in boisterous conduct or use profanity, or otherwise conduct himself or herself in a vulgar or indecent manner in such a public dance hall or in any of the hallways leading thereto; no intoxicated person shall be present in any public dance hall or at any public dance.

SECTION 4 - Every person seeking admission to a public dance hall or to any public dance shall, upon the request of the manager, proprietor or door keeper, or managing agent of the proprietor of such public dance hall or public dance, register his/her true name, age and address in his/her own handwriting.

SECTION 5 - Every person, as principal, agent or otherwise violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SECTION 6 - Ordinance No. B-1118, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

SECTION 7 - The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the People of the City of Long Beach.

(Ord. C-7461 § 6, 1997; Ord. C-7423 § 26, 1996)

Note— Prior ordinance history: Ord. C-6260.