As used in this article, the words and phrases herein defined shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)   Person shall include individuals, firms, partnerships, corporation, and associations;

(b)   Dance shall mean any dance or ball except the following:

(1)   private dances in private homes,

(2)   dances conducted by non-profit fraternal, non-profit social, church, school, or other non-profit organizations, or.

(3)   dances in class A or class B clubs as defined under the laws of the State of Kansas.

(c)   Dance Hall shall mean any room, hall, floor, pavilion, building or part of a building used for the purpose of conducting a dance or ball.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 1)

It shall be unlawful for any person either as principal, officer, agent, servant or employee to conduct any dance or to run a dance hall without having first obtained a license from the city. However, non-profit fraternal, non-profit social, school, church or other non-profit organizations that hold dances shall not be required to obtain a license from the city, nor shall persons holding private dances in private homes or dances in class A or class B clubs as defined under the laws of the State of Kansas be required to obtain such a license.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 2)

There is hereby prescribed a license fee of $100 per calendar year from each dance hall. The full amount of the license fee shall be due and payable regardless of the time of the year in which the application is made and licensee shall only be authorized to operate under the license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the license is issued.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 3)

Any person desiring a license shall make an application to the governing body of the city and accompany the application by the required license fee for each place of business for which the person desires the licenses. The application shall be verified and on a form prepared by the city.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 4)

The journal of the governing body shall show the action taken, and if the license is granted. The action of the governing body shall direct the officers in charge by law to issue other licenses under the general licensing power of the city to execute the license by order of the governing body. A license shall not be transferable and shall be only for a specific business location, which location shall be described both on the application for a license and the license itself. Among other things, the license shall state that it is not transferable and it shall also state the calendar year for which it is issued. The license shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 5)

All such dance halls shall close not later than 1:00 a.m. of any night, and all persons other than the proprietors or employees thereof must be expelled at or before that time, and will remain closed until at least 6:00 a.m. of the next day; no such place shall be opened on Sunday, but this shall not prohibit a dance hall from remaining open until 1:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 6)

The room in which dances are conducted shall be on the ground floor and shall have no openings into any other room or place of business, except that it may be operated in conjunction with a place of business licensed to sell cereal malt beverages.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 7)

All dance halls shall have separate restrooms for men and women which restrooms shall be maintained in a good, usable, and sanitary condition and shall be properly lighted and equipped and maintained in accordance with the sanitary regulations of the city.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 8)

No person, regardless of age, shall be authorized to consume cereal malt beverages in any such dance hall between the hours of 12:01 midnight and 6:00 a.m. No person shall be permitted to buy any cereal malt beverage in the place of business between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. No intoxicating liquors shall be permitted to be taken in or consumed in any such dance hall. No intoxicated person shall be permitted in or to remain in any premises licensed under this article.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 9)

The governing body of the city, may upon five days’ notice to the person holding such license, revoke the license if any of the provisions of this article are violated.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 10)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction be fined a sum not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned for a period of time not to exceed three months or may be fined and imprisoned.

(Ord. 725, Sec. 11)