[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Farrell 3-2-1932 by Ord. No. 20. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DANCE HALL or BALLROOM
Any room, place or space in which a public dance or public ball, as herein defined, shall be held, and any room, hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held and instruction in dancing is given for hire.
PUBLIC DANCE or PUBLIC BALL
Any dance or ball conducted in connection with instruction in dancing for hire, and any dance or ball to which admission may be had by the payment of a fare by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or a token or in connection with which a charge is made for caring for clothing or other property, and any dance or ball to which the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee.
No person or persons, society, club or corporation shall hold a public dance or public ball, within the limits of the City, without having first obtained a permit therefor from the Mayor, except for dances held and conducted by regularly established instructors in dancing in connection with such instruction.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The fee for such permit, which shall be paid at the time of the issuing thereof, shall be as established from time to time by resolution of City Council for each public dance or ball.
It shall be unlawful to hold or conduct any public dance or public ball, to hold or conduct classes in dancing, or to give instructions in dancing for hire in any hall, ballroom or academy, within the limits of the City, unless the dance hall, ballroom or academy in which the same may be held, shall have been duly licensed for such purpose. The application for such license shall be made by the proprietor of such dance hall, ballroom or academy to the Mayor who is hereby authorized to issue the same.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
The fee payable for each of such license granted hereunder shall be as follows:
(1) 
In case of dance halls maintained and conducted in connection with regularly established instructions in dancing and exclusively used in such connection, the annual license fee shall be as established from time to time by resolution of City Council.
(2) 
In cases of all other dance halls and ballrooms, the annual license fee shall be as established from time to time by resolution of City Council.
B. 
The license granted hereunder shall expire on the first day of June of each year, with the exception of the year 1932, in which instance, all persons making application and receiving said licenses after the passage of this chapter, their license shall extend until the first day of June 1933.
The fee payable for each license granted hereunder shall be for the whole or any portion of a calendar year, and all moneys received by way of license fees hereunder shall be paid by the Mayor into the general fund of the City.
Every licensed public dance hall, ballroom or academy shall post its license in a conspicuous place within the hall where the dance is held.
It shall be the duty of the Mayor to cause an investigation of all applications for public dance halls or ballroom licenses to determine whether or not the dance hall, ballroom or academy, sought to be licensed complies with the rules, regulations, ordinances and rules applicable thereto, and in making such investigation, he shall, when desired, have the assistance of any department of the government of the City.
No license for a public dance hall or a ballroom or an academy shall be issued until it shall be ascertained that the place for which it is issued complies with and conforms to all rules, ordinances, health and fire regulations applicable thereto, and is a safe and proper place for the purpose for which it shall be used, properly ventilated and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences.
All public dance halls or ballrooms or academies shall be kept, at all times, in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition, and all stairways and other passages from all rooms connected with the public dance hall, ballroom or academy, shall be kept open and well lighted.
All public dance halls shall be subject to inspection by the Police Department at all reasonable times, and whenever they are open for dancing, instruction in dancing or for any other purpose. Any police officer shall have the power to cause such place to be vacated whenever any provision of any law or ordinance with regard to public dances is being violated, or whenever any indecent act shall be committed, or whenever any disorder of a gross, violent or vulgar character shall take place therein.
The license of any public dance hall may be revoked by the Mayor for disorderly or immoral conduct on the premises, or upon proof that the dance hall was frequented by disorderly or immoral persons, or for the violation of any of the rules, regulations, ordinances and laws governing or applying to public dance halls.
All public dances shall be discontinued and all public dance halls shall be closed on or before 1:00 a.m. However, upon the application of a bona fide organization or society and upon investigation by the Mayor or whomever he shall designate, the Mayor may grant such organization or society to permit to continue a dance until 2:00 a.m.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, or to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.