lieu York (st^fe) St^t'ijtes, jtc. oademies. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES TH UCSOUTHE ^Sul:Lfiiiiiii Y iiiii c !iii!iiii muni J001 245 893 1 MCO SUPPLIES BtfOKSHOP ERY atS6t New York City afld GALLERY ' - ' ve. at 56th St. LOCAL-NEW YORK, KINGS, QUEENS AND RICHMOND COUNTIES. [Ten folios.] 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. <TI.\ K. BROWN Co., Printers, 49-57 Park Place, N. V. University of California SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY 305 De Neve Drive - Parking Lot 17 Box 951388 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90095-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. 2002, JCLAYRL/IL ./DJ TH N52 (City) An act to UC SOUTHERN REGIOI New Yorkj charter. Univ( So