Amusements, Classification For License. Intoxicating Liquors

All theatricals, shows and amusements offered, operated, presented or exhibited for gain or for admission, to which a fee is charged, are divided into 21 classes.

No person or corporation, either as owner, lessee, manager, officer or agent, shall give, conduct, produce, present or offer for gain or profit any of the foregoing entertainments without a license. Penalty: fine not to exceed $200 for each offense and each day on which there is a violation shall constitute a separate offense.

It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or give away any intoxicating liquors in any place in which public entertainments are given for gain or in any room connected with the same, without a license or a special bar permit from the mayor, under a penalty of not more than $100.

Counc. Proceedings for 1909, p. 2147.

Counc. Proceedings for 1910, p. 456.

Theaters And Places Of Amusement - Prohibiting Minors

It shall be unlawful for anyone conducting any place where entertainments of the first, second or third class are presented for gain or for admission, to which a fee is required, or for any of his employees, to permit any minor, female or male, under the age of 16 years unless she or he be employed in the theater, or under 14 years when she or he be not so employed, to remain therein during any time when such place is not open to the public in connection with a public performance given therein, unless such minor person is accompanied by a parent or other adult relative.

Penalty for violating the above is a fine of from one to two hundred dollars.

Anyone falsely representing himself as the parent or adult relative of any minor person under 16 years may be fined from ten to one thousand dollars.

Amusement Places - Dressing Rooms

It is the duty of all owners, occupants and lessees of theaters and places of amusement to provide separate dressing rooms for males and females in all places of amusement where dressing rooms are provided therein.

It shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner, occupant or lessee of any theater or place of amusement, to permit the joint use by both males and females of any dressing room in such place of amusement.

Counc. Proceedings for 1909, p. 3521.

Bathing Beaches - Amusements Prohibited

None of the amusements, shows, public exhibitions, etc., enumerated in section 99, Revised Municipal Code of Chicago of 1905 as amended, shall be carried on, maintained or permitted upon any premises in the city where a boating, fishing or bathing beach is located; should any such amusement be permitted contrary to this provision the license to conduct such beach shall at once be revoked. Penalty for violating the ordinance, fine of from $50 to $200 for each offense, and each day during which such ordinance is violated shall be deemed a separate offense.

Counc. Proceedings for 1909, p. 454.