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 Z7.S 
 
 LAWS OF NEW YORK. -By Authority 
 
 CHAP. 4OO. 
 
 AN ACT to amend the Greater New York Charter, in 
 relation to regulating and licensing public (lancing 
 
 academies. 
 
 Became a law May If), 190!), with the approval of the 
 
 Governor. Passed, throe-fifths being present. 
 
 Accepted by the City. 
 
 Tfic People (if flic State of \<'ir York, represented 
 in Senate ami A.xxenihl!/. do enact as follows: 
 
 Section 1. The Greater New York charter, as re- 
 enacted by chapter four hundred and sixty-six of the 
 laws of nineteen hundred and one, is hereby amended 
 by adding after section fourteen hundred and eighty- 
 seven, seven new sections, to be sections fourteen hun- 
 dred and eighty-eight, fourteen hundred and eighty- 
 nine, fourteen hundred and ninety, fourteen hundred 
 and ninety-one, fourteen hundred and ninety-two, four- 
 teen hundred and ninety-three and fourteen hundred 
 and ninety-four thereof, to read, respectively, as fol- 
 lows: 
 
 S 1488. The words '"public dancing academy," 
 when used in this act, shall be taken to mean: 
 
 1. Any room or place in the city of New York in 
 which dancing is taught and which is designated, ad- 
 vertised or held out by advertisements, signs, placards 
 or public notices of any kind, as a dancing school. 
 
 440288
 
 dancing academy, dancing class, school for dancers, 
 or place whore dancing is taught; and 
 
 2. In which payment is made for instruction or 
 to which admission can be had by paying for in- 
 struction or for the right to be admitted, or to which 
 admission can be had by the purchase, possession or 
 presentation of a ticket or token, or in which a charge 
 is made for the caring for clothing or other property. 
 
 1489. No public dancing academy shall be con- 
 ducted nor shall dancing be taught or permitted in any 
 public dancing academy unless it shall be licensed 
 pursuant to this act and the license be in force and 
 not suspended. Any person violating this section shall 
 be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
 
 , 1490. All public dancing academies shall be li- 
 censed by the mayor or other licensing authority of 
 the city of New York; the fee for each such license 
 shall be fifty dollars for each year or fraction thereof. 
 All licenses issued on or between the first day of 
 April and the thirtieth day of September of any year 
 shall expire on the thirty-first day of March of the 
 succeeding year. All licenses issued on or between 
 the first day of October and the thirty-first day of 
 March of any year sliji.ll expire on the thirtieth day 
 of September of the succeeding year. \n li<'-< : itx< i xlnill 
 he jsxiicil nnlcx* tlic i>1<icc for irliirli it /\ ixxiiol cuin- 
 l>licx irilii all hiir*. oi'iJiiHUtccx. ruli'x mi'l llic iirori- 
 v/r>./x of anil bniltUni/ <-<><l<' <ii>i>lic<il>l( llicr<i<>. and is a 
 xafc and )>r<>iicr place for the purpose for which it 
 shall be used, properly rrntil<itr<l and supplied with 
 sufficient tnihi i.-rnirciih'iir*-*. 
 
 S 14!H. \t> //<(//*< xlutll IK ix*n<'<1 iinlil tin- liccnx- 
 hi'i (iiithvi'ifii xlnill hare i'<T'ci i'i'<1 <i li'i'ittcii' report of
 
 an inspector and of the bureaus and departments hav- 
 ing supervision over the building or premises to be 
 licensed or the construction thereof, that it complies 
 irith all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and pro- 
 rixidiix of building code. No license shall be renewed 
 except after reinspection by the licensing authority. 
 Additional inspection of every licensed dancing acad- 
 emy may be made under the direction of the licensing 
 authority. All inspectors shall be permitted to have 
 access to all public dancing academies at all reason- 
 able times and whenever they are open for dancing, 
 instruction in dancing or for any other purpose. In- 
 spectors shall be required to report all violations. All 
 reports shall be in writing and shall be filed and 
 made matters of public record. 
 
 1492. No liquors shall be sold, served or given 
 away in any public dancing academy, or in any room 
 connected therewith or on the same floor of the build- 
 ing. The word " liquors" as used in this section shall 
 be construed as defined in the liquor tax law of this 
 state. 
 
 * 1 1'.3, The license of any public dancing academy 
 shall be forfeited on conviction of any person for vio- 
 lation of section fourteen hundred and ninety-two of 
 this act, or upon the conviction of any person for vio- 
 lation of section four hundred and eighty-four or 
 section eleven hundred and forty-six of the penal law 
 in or with respect to the premises of any public 
 dancing academy. The license of any public dancing 
 academy may be revoked by the licensing authority 
 whenever the licensed premises do not comply with 
 section fourteen hundred and ninety of this act, pro- 
 vided that the licensee or persons in charge shall he
 
 served with a copy of the report or complaint and 
 shall have the right to a public hearing. 
 
 1494. The mayor or licensing authority of the 
 city of New York, may appoint such inspectors and 
 other officials necessary to carry out the provisions 
 of this act as may he authorized by the board of esti- 
 mate and apportionment of said city or other autho- 
 rity having the right to appropriate public moneys. 
 The money paid for licenses under this act shall be 
 applied toward the payment of the salaries of the in- 
 spectors appointed hereunder. Any deficiency and 
 any other expense of carrying this act into effect until 
 appropriation can be made therefor shall be met by 
 the issue of revenue bonds of the city. 
 
 2. This act shall take effect September thirtieth, 
 nineteen hundred and nine. 
 
 STATE OF NEW YOEIC, } 
 
 Office of the Secretary of State.} ss - : 
 
 I have compared the preceding with the original law 
 on file in this office, aud do hereby certify that the 
 same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the 
 whole of said original law. 
 
 SAMUEL S. KOEXH'J. 
 
 Secret aril of Xtatc.
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 BUREAU OF BUILDINGS, BOROUGH OF 
 BROOKLYN, 
 
 governing the erection and conversion of buildings to 
 he used for the purpose of Moving Picture Shows, 
 DANCING ACADEMIES, Music Halls or any other 
 public entertainment for the accommodation of not 
 more than three hundred persons 
 
 Before the erection, construction or alteration of 
 any such building, or part thereof, there must be filed 
 with the Superintendent of Buildings, complete plans 
 and detailed statement as set forth in section 4 of the 
 Building Code. 
 
 The plans must show clearly and fully the location 
 and width of all exits, passageways, stairs, fire es- 
 capes, aisles, etc.: the arrangement of seats; size of 
 floor beams, wall, supports, etc.; the location and 
 construction of the enclosure for the moving picture 
 light and machinery or for other similar apparatus; 
 a diagram of the lot or plot, showing outlets from 
 all exits and also such other detailed statements, plans 
 or other details as may be required by the Superin- 
 tendent of Buildings, and if such house is a tenement 
 house, permit from the tenement house department 
 must be obtained. 
 
 EXITS. All such buildings nmst be provided with 
 at least two separate exits, remote from each
 
 other, and leading to direct and positive outlets. The 
 width iu the clear of each such exit must be at least 
 4 feet for buildings accommodating 100 persons or 
 less; 4 feet 6 inches in the clear whore more than 
 100 and not over 200 persons are accommodated: 5 
 feet in the clear for over 200 and not more than 300 ; 
 or in lieu of the increased width there may be pro- 
 vided an additional exit not less than 2 feet G inches 
 in width in the clear. 
 
 All exit doors must be made to open outwardly and 
 in such a way as not to obstruct any passageway. 
 
 GALLERY. If there is to be a gallery, there must 
 be provided from said gallery at least one line of 
 interior stairs and one line of outside fire escapes. 
 remote from each other. All doors leading to fire 
 escape must be not less than 3 feet in the clear. 
 
 STAIRS. The width in the clear of all stairs must 
 be at least 3 feet where they accommodate 50 persons 
 or less ; 4 feet in the clear where above 50 and not 
 more than 100 persons; 4 feet 6 inches in the clear 
 for over 100 and not more than 150 persons; 5 feet 
 in the dear for over 150 and not more than 200 per- 
 sons: 5 feet ii inches in the clear for over L'lto and 
 not more than 25O persons and <; feet in the dear 
 for over 250 and not more than 300 persons ; or in lieu 
 of the increased width there may be provided an ad- 
 ditional stair providing that the width in the clear 
 of each stair is not less than 4 feet. 
 
 FIRE ESCAPKS. All fire escapes must have balconies 
 not less than 3 feet in the clear in width, and not less 
 than 4 feet 6 inches long, and from said balconies 
 there shall be staircases extending to the ground 
 level ; with a rise of not over S'^, indies and a step
 
 of not less limit xi .j indies, and the width of each 
 stairs must he not loss than 3 feet. All fire escapes 
 must be built of fireproof material. 
 
 PROSCENIUM WALT,. A fire wall shall separate the 
 auditorium from the statue, and said wall shall ex- 
 tend the full height of the auditorium. Said wall 
 must be constructed of approved fireproof material, 
 or may be constructed of wooden studs covered on 
 both sides with either sheet iron, metal lath and 
 plaster or V.-ineh plaster boards. All openings in 
 said wall shall have fireproof self-closing doors. 
 
 CURTAIN, SCENKRY, ETC. All curtains, sceneries, 
 drops, etc., must be treated with at least one good 
 coat, of fire resisting paint, approved by the Super- 
 intendent of Buildings. 
 
 SIGN OVER EXITS. Every exit must have over the 
 same on the inside the word EXIT painted in legible 
 letters, not less than S inches high. 
 
 LIGHTS. Every portion of the building devoted to 
 the uses or accommodation of the public, also all 
 nit lets leading to the streets, and including the courts 
 and corridors, nuisi he well and properly lighted dur- 
 ing every performance, and the same must remain 
 lighted until the entire audience has left the premises. 
 
 There must be one red light placed over each exit, 
 on the inside. 
 
 SKATS.- All seats in the auditorium, excepting those 
 contained in boxes, must be not less than L'S inches 
 from back to back, measured in a horizontal direc- 
 tion. No seat in the auditorium shall have more than 
 seven seats intervening between it and an aisle, on 
 either side. 
 
 440288
 
 STORAGE ROOM. Any room located within any por- 
 tion of the building devoted to the uses or accommo- 
 dation of the public, used for storage purposes, or 
 workshop, or property room, shall be enclosed with 
 walls or partitions constructed in the same manner 
 as herein specified for proscenium wall. 
 
 CKII.IXG. The ceiling directly under the auditorium 
 floor must be plastered or covered with metal. 
 
 MOVING PICTURE APPARATUS. Where the calcium 
 lights are used for moving pictures, or other purposes. 
 and where specially hazardous lights or apparatus are 
 used for any purposes whatsoever, all the supports 
 and enclosures used for said apparatus must be either 
 constructed of fireproof material, or wood covered on 
 all sides and edges with metal and adequate provi- 
 sion must be made for the protection of both prop- 
 erty and life. 
 
 FLOOR LOADS. Any portion of the floor of the build- 
 ing devoted to the uses or accommodation of the pub- 
 lic, must be of sufficient strength to safely bear a 
 live load of !><> pounds per superficial foot. 
 
 Aisr.KS. All aisles on the respective floors in the audi- 
 torium must be not less than 2 feet < inches wide in 
 the clear where they accommodate 50 persons or less. 
 and the width of such aisles must be increased one 
 inch for every ten persons over ."><>. 
 
 GRADIFNTS. To overcome any difference of level in 
 and between courts, corridors, lobbies, passages and 
 aisles, gradients of not over one foot in eight feet 
 or steps having a rise of not over S'^ and a width 
 of not less than 10 inches must be used. 
 
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