Ordinance 0006ORDI NANCE NO. 6 .
An ordinance to license, tax and regulate theatres, shows, ex-
-1 hibitions and public amusements.
Be it ordained by the Council of the town of Edmonds.
SECTION 1: All theatres, operas, concerts, shcris, exhibitions
and other public amusements hereafter connacted in the torn of Lf .�C'te.3
Edmonds, shall be licensed and taxed at the following rates, namely:
For circus (exclusive of side shows), $50.00 per dwy.
For side shows connected wit:4- the circus ten dollars per dot
For skating rink ten dollars per month.
For theatre, opera, concertin show, exhibition and other public i,*fly4
amusements, except as otherwise kerein provided, $2.50 per day, or (p l o 6-
$40.00 per month.
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f SECTION 2: Every person who, as proprietor, lessee, manager
L or agent shall hereafter conduct; manage or superintend any
theatre, opera, concert, show!, exhibition or public amusement of
any kind in the Town of Edmonds without first having obtained a
license therefor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than one
hundred dollars or imprisonment for any term not exceeding thirty
days.
f SECTION 3: The tow_a clerk shall issue a license certificate
for any theatre, opera, concert, show, exhibition orother public
d"I(I" amusement, to any applicant therefor upon the presentation and -t
filing of the Treasurer's receipt for the license fee or tax
specified in Section 1 of this Ordinance and not otherwise.
SECTION 4: The license certificate shall specify the kind
of amusement and place licensed, the amount paid therefor, and
to 3 �zL�-� the time or date for which it is issued; and the same shall
authorize only the kind of amusement therein specified, and only
a/t� the place and time therein designated.
!� �`- SECTION 5: No license issued under the provisions of this
ordinance shall authorize or afford any protection to any inde-
cent or immoral or unlawful exhibition, performance, amusement,
pastime or practice.
�0-VI $EC^1ION 6: The provisions of this Ordinance shall not in
any manner apply to church entertainments, Christmas trees,
school or Sunday school concerts, exhibitions or entertainments,
or to any concert or entertainment given for the benefit of any
church, school, Sunday school, cr charitable object, by any
literary or musical or amateur company composed of residents of
the town, or to any agricultural or mechanical fair, or art ex-
hibition under the auspices of any association composed of resi-
dents of the town.
SECTIO-d 7: That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval and publication.
Passed by the Council of the town of Edmonds the 20th day
of October 1890.
Approved by me this 20th day of October 1890.
Attest; Geo. Brackett, Mayor.
Frank Asheraft Clerk of the town of Edmonds.
-Published the 25th day of October 1890.
I have examined and compared the foregoing Ordinances Nos. 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and hereby certify that they are a true and accur-
ate copy of original .Ordinances Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Witness my hand and seal) Frank Ashcraft clerk of the
this 13th day of December) town of Edmonds.
A.D. 1890. )