Ordinance 828 ORDINANCE NO. 828
• AN ORDINANCE REGULATING MUSIC AND ENTER-
TAINMENT IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS; EX-
CEPTING NIGHT CLUBS FROM THE OPERATION
THEREOF; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to operate, maintain or permit any music
or other form of entertainment in any hotel or restaurant, or on
the premises of any hotel or restaurant, except mechanical phono-
graph, radio, orchestra music, and music and singing incidental
to the conduct of dancing; and water shows, together with music
incidental thereto; provided, however, that no such music or
entertainment shall be conducted in such a manner as to be seen
from a public street or thoroughfare or to be a disturbance or
nuisance to any neighboring hotel,' apartment house, or dwelling;
and provided, further, that no such music or entertainment shall
be conducted or permitted between midnight and seven o'clock A. M. ,
on weekdays, and 1:00 o'clock A. M. and 7:00 o' clock A. M. on
Sundays; and, provided, further, that the City Manager may, in
his discretion, grant permits for special exhibitions and enter-
tainments in hotels and restaurants for charitable, civic, patriotic
or other meritorious purpose.
SECTION 2: That this ordinance shall not apply to night clubs
or cabarets, duly licensed under the terms of Ordi-
nance No. 394 of the City of Miami Beach.
SECTION 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished
by a fine notexcaeding $500.00, or by imprisonment for a period
not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall go into effect immediately
upon its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, A . D. , 1947.
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1st reading - July 11, 1947
2nd reading - July 11, 1947
3rd reading - December 3, 1947
POSTED - December 3, 1947
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 828 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING MUSIC AND ENTER-
TAINMENT IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS; EXCEPTING NI 1HT CLUBS
FROM THE OPERATION THEREOF; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF", having been passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been
posted by me in three conspicuous places in the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, one of which was at the door of the
City Hall in said City on the 3rd day of December, A. D. ,
1947, and that said Ordinance remained posted for a period
of at least thirty days in accordance with the requirements
of the City Charter of the City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
on this the 7th day of January, A. D. 1948.
( / ) ,
City Clerk
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