HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 238 Ordinance No,238,
An ordinance regulating moving picture
shows, creating a board of censors, and
fixing a penalty.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSEONERS OF THl]
CITY'OF FORT WORTH:
Sec 1 That all pictures, or a synopsis thereof, displayed or
exhibited in the City of Fort Worth, shall be first submitted to the
censor committee as hereinafter -provided ;LQr, 16 their .
approval. That if, in the judgment of the said censor committee
any picture sought to be exhibited or die ayed is calculated to corrupt
the morals of the youth or is indecent low and vulgar, or is calculated
to provoke racial prejudice and cre a disorder, or is reasonably cal-
culated to cause a disturbance of _ he peace, such picture or any film
used to display any such picture - shall be condemned by said censor
committee and no such condemned icture or film shall be used, exhibited
or displayed.
Sec. 2 That for th purpole of creating a censor board, the
Mayor shall appoint three 3t�dr of the Pity of Fort lr who shall
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shall subscribe to the oath prescribed by the consttitution lofore tak-
ing their said office; that said board so constituted, shall
be known as a "Censor Board" and it shall be their duty to actively
enforce the terms of this ordinance, or such other ordinances as may
be passed by the Board of Commissioners, imposing duties upon said
Censor Board that said Censor Board will serve without
compensation. That said Censor Board shall be active in the dis-
charge of its, duties and shall without unreasonable delay, inspect,
examine and pass upon, as herein provided, the films used for the pur-
poeex o-f dis _la ina mollag pictures and&ive their cert' Cate in
writing o:c-- apvcazal or cendebnetion o-- nny picture or film socamined or
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shall
49.shall be the duty of the said Board to state their reasons in writing
for the condemnation of such picture or film. That any member of said
Board shall have the right to enter at all rea,s meble times MY IDOY'IIT
picture show for the putpose of observing the same in the enforcement
of tl,e terms of this ordinance.
Sec . 3 . That any person, firm, or corporation or the agent of
any such corporation, keeping, conducting or maintaining or aiding and
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abetting in the keeping, conducting or maintaining of any moviAg
ricture show in the violation of the terms of this ordinance, shall
be subject to a fine, upon conviction in the Corporation Court in
any .sem � �;�#sg Two
--Dollars and e�eh and every
exhibition or d play of any moving picture in violation of this ordi
ance shall 8n constitute a separate and distinct offense.
See. . This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
I hereby certify that the abov6 and fore going ordinance
was duly presented and unanimously passed by the Board of Com-
missioners of the City of Font Worth at a sess-ion or say
held Tuesday July 25th91911.
Secretary.
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Sec. That all moving picture shows rooms shall be kept
well v-enTlIatdd and kept in a clean sanitary condition and shall
be maintained and oonducted in strict accordance with the law.
That all entrances and exits shall be kept open and unobstructed
4cT"d it shall be unlawful Ao display_ or exhibit any placards ot" _
wr :advertising matter composed of cloth, paper, or other in-
flammable matter except such as may be permitted by the Censor
Board.
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