[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Sauk City
as Ch. 5.05 of the 1970 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
The Village Board of Sauk City, Wisconsin.
Any dance where more than five couples, 10 people, are allowed to
dance at one time or any ball to which admission can be had by the public
generally upon payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession, or presentation
of a ticket or token, or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing
or other property, or any other dance to which the public generally without
any restriction may gain admission with or without a payment of a fee or a
dance operated for profit.
Any room, place, or space at which a public dance or ball may be
held, whether the music is supplied by live musicians or reproduced by record
or tape or other mechanical means.
No person, firm, association or corporation shall hold a public dance
without first having obtained a license or permit for such dance or dances
from the Village Administrator's office.
Application for license for a public dance shall be made by petition filed by the owner or lessee of the premises for which the license is sought, on such forms as specified by the Village Administrator's office, and directed to the Board. If a license is granted, the applicant shall automatically qualify to act as a dance hall inspector as specified in § 140-10E.
The annual license fee shall be as set by the Village Board, and the
fee may be prorated for not less than a six-month period. No license shall
be transferable, nor shall any licensee use the license in connection with
any other premises except the one for which the license was granted, and each
license shall be subject to revocation as provided in this chapter.
No license for a public dance hall shall be issued until it shall be
found that such hall complies with and conforms to all Code provisions and
health and fire regulations and that it is properly ventilated and supplied
with sufficient toilet conveniences and is a safe and proper place for the
purpose for which it is to be used.
Each license granted as provided in this chapter shall be for the period
of July 1 through June 30 of each year, and the license shall be posted in
a conspicuous place within the hall in which the dance is held.
In addition to the annual license as provided, a twenty-four-hour permit
may be issued upon application being made to the Village Administrator's office
and subject to approval of the Village President. The permit fee for the permit
shall be as set by the Village Board, which fee shall accompany the application,
and the permit shall be enforced for a period of 24 hours only. No bond shall
be required, but the licensee shall comply with the other provisions of this
chapter. No more than two twenty-four-hour permits shall be issued for any
one place or to any one person during a current year.
A.
The Board shall immediately revoke the license of any
dance hall proprietor or manager if there is allowed at any such dance the
presence of intoxicated persons, or of minors under 21 years of age unaccompanied
by their parent or lawful guardian, when intoxicating or fermented malt beverages
are available for consumption on the premises, or if any of the Village ordinances
are violated. The Board may enact an ordinance requiring the revocation of
such dance hall license if the use of intoxicating liquor is permitted on
the premises during the holding of a public dance. The Village President,
when the Board is not in session, is authorized to issue licenses or to suspend
the license of any person violating this chapter or any regulation adopted
by the Board, the issuance of such license or the suspension of such license
to be acted on by the Board at its next meeting.[1]
B.
Whenever a dance hall license under the provisions of
this chapter is revoked, at least one year shall elapse before another license
shall be issued and before such dance hall shall be used for public dance
purposes.
The operator of any public dance hall shall conform to the following
rules and regulations:
A.
No minors, under 21 years of age, shall be present at
any dance unaccompanied by their parent or legal guardian when intoxicating
or fermented malt beverages are available for consumption on the premises,
unless the dance hall is physically separated from the area where such intoxicants
are sold or dispensed. The adequacy of the physical division and the structures
required to obtain this purpose shall be as determined by the Board.
B.
No person shall have intoxicating liquor and/or fermented
malt beverages in his/her possession while at a public dance unless such place
of dance is designated and licensed so as to allow such.
A.
All dance hall inspectors shall be appointed by the Village
President, such appointments to be subject to confirmation by the Village
Board at its next meeting. The inspectors shall immediately file with the
Village Administrator an oath conditioned for the faithful performance of
their duties under this chapter. Such inspectors shall be paid by the licensee
or permit holder for their services.[1]
D.
Inspectors are to perform only those duties as provided
in this chapter and are prohibited from rendering any other service for the
benefit of the dance hall proprietor or licensee.
E.
In case it shall be impossible for an inspector to be
present at any dance for any reason, he or she shall at once advise the owner
or lessee of the premises for which the license has been issued, who shall
then notify any other inspector who is available. In case no other inspector
is available, the owner or lessee may act as such inspector.
F.
It shall be necessary that an inspector be present at
all dances within the Village limits where there are allowed 10 couples, 20
people, to dance, whether the same is a public or a private place, other than
a private home, used exclusively as such.
G.
It shall be the duty of a dance hall inspector to attend
public dances in his jurisdiction and maintain order at such dance and enforce
the provisions of this chapter and make such reports as shall be required
by him by the statutes governing.
