5 of 1943 - Amending Chapter XXVIII relating to licenses for massage parlors ROLL CALL f MAN 24 043
VOTING Salt Lake City,Utah, 194
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Matheson - - -McConkie
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Mr.Chairman - - - AN ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE,AMENDING CHAPTER XXVIII, Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944, by adding in and to said Chapter a
new section to be known as Section 739, relating, to licenses.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter XXVIII, Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1934, be and the same is hereby amended by adding
in and to said Chapter a new section to be known as Section 739,
relating to licenses, which shall read as follows:
"SEC. 739. LICENSE FOR MASSAGE PARLORS. (a) DEFINITION.
A massage parlor is hereby defined to be any place where any
person, not ±u1y licensed by the Department of Registration
of the State of Utah to practice the healing arts or where
the treatments hereinafter referred to are not in connection
with the treatment of a disease or ailment whether given by a
person licensed by State authority or not, engages in, conducts,
carries on, or permits to be engaged in, conducted or carried
e3 on, any business of giving treatment by the application of !)
mechanical and/or manual manipulation of the soft tissues of
the human body, and/or by the use of sweat, Turkish, Russian,
Swedish, vapor, electric, salt, magnetic or any other kind or
character of baths, or any business of the same nature though
bearing a different name.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, conduct,
carry on or maintain a massage parlor in Salt Lake City with-
out first obtaining a license so to do. Every person desiring
a massage parlor license shall make application therefor to
the License Assessor and Collecor of Salt Lake City and shall
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with his application deposit the sum of $,10.00, which sum if
the license is granted shall be retained by the City Treasurer
as the license fee herein provided for, or be returned to
the applicant if his license is denied; and he shall also file
with said application:
(1) A statement under oath showing the street, building
andiroom number of the place where he proposes to conduct,
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operate, carry on or maintain such massage parlor.
(2) A statement setting forth the exact nature of the
business to be conducted, maintained or carried on in said
massage parlor.
(3) A certificate signed by at least three reputable per-
sons, residents of Salt Lake City, testifying as to the moral
character of the applicant.
(4) A certificate from a licensed doctor showing appli-
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cant s physical condition as to communicable diseases.
The application for such license, together with such other
information as is required by the city to be attached thereto,;
shall be referred to the chief of police and chief sanitarian
of Salt Lake City for investigation and recommendation as to
the moral character of applicant and the sanitary conditions
of the premises to be used. Upon receipt of the report and
recommendation from the chief of police and chief sanitarian
of Salt Lake City, the Board of Commissioners shall act upon '
the application as it shall deem fair, just and proper in re-
gard to granting or denying the license.
(c) Every massage parlor licensed under this ordinance
shall display in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises
its massage license duly issued by Salt Lake City together
with a notice listing all persons employed in said massage •
parlor. This notice shall be in a type which can be easily
read.
(d) Any showing by the chief of police or chief sanitari-
an of Salt Lake City that any licensed massage parlor is being,
operated in an immoral way or for immoral purposes, or that it:.
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is maintained contrary to the public health or the health of
its patrons or customers or without due regard to proper rani-
tation or hygiene, shall be sufficient cause for the revoca-
tion of its license by the Board of Commissioners.
(e) The license fee payable under this ordinance shall '
be $10.00 per year payable in advance.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, .,
it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants
of Salt Lake Citx that t' " ordincep sha `. ake effect immediately.
SECTION 3. This Ydinaie shall �e effect_upon its
ifirst publicatio34.
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Passed y the B4d d of otiss s of Salt Lake
City, Utah, tnisTay of /9� r- . 1 , -A.D. 1943•
• Mayor.
City Recorder.
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
County of Salt Lake
Legal Notice AN ORDINANCE Leo H. Yount
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAP.
TER XXVIII, Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake Ciaa,a Utah, 1934. bye addieng Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is the ad-
Rs and to c.
n to be known as Section 739, r
lating t licenses.
Be A ordained by the Board of vertising clerk of THE DESERET NEWS, a newspaper
Commissioners o1 Salt Lake City. Utah:
Revised Ordinances That Chapter
�ltteLak X oaH published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State
Utah, 1934, be and the same 's here-
by amended by adding in a d to said Chapter a new
section to be known of Utah.
e Section 739,relating to licenses,whrek
'shall lead as ianows:
'SEC. 139. LICENSE FOR MAS-
SAGE PARLORS. (a) DEFINITION. the advertisement -No
A massage
That Ord inance-Bill
be any
parlor is hereby defined to ....5,---
place where any person,not duly
licensed by'theDepartment of Registra-
tion of the
cote°o01 Utah
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`treat. relating to licenses
ones hereinafter referred to arc not i
connection with the treatment o e dim..
ease ailment whether given by Salt Lake Cityriot O a
person nn licensed by State authority per. t.lAri
not, engages iii,conducts,carries
permits to be engaged in, conducted
vied ' any busine s of giving
treatment by the application of
thani cal.and.or manual manipulation of
the soft tissues'o'( the human body,
and-or by the m of sweat, Turkish,
Russian• Swedish. vapor, e'eetor• h, was published in said newspaper, in its issue dated, the
tie other kind char- C
actor of•baths. p y biness of the
one same nature }hough n usbearing a differ 26 March A.D. 19.43...
(b)aIt eshall be unlawful for any per
day of
i to operate..conduct, carry p maintain a massage parlor in nSalt
or
Lake City without first obtaining and was published once
license so to do. Every person de-
siring sage parlor license'shall
make application therefor to the Li.
aka Assessor
and
Collector
of Salt
' the last publication thereof being in the issue dated the
lion deposit the x of 510.00, which
sumif the license" granted shall be A.D. 19
retained by the City Treasurer as tin day of license See herein provided for, or be
returned to the aplicant if his license
s denied; and he shall also file with
said applicallonn: t� ✓ /g
erasing Cl
C) Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-Ili-nth day of
March A.D. 19 43
NotaryPu
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Ill A statement under oath show-
in,t the street, building and room
her of the place where heproposes
to conduct, operate,
on or main
e
such massage parlor.2) A statement setting forth the
exact stature of the business to he
conducted. maintained or carried ou
in aid massage parlor.(01 A certificate signed by at least
three r'opalablo persons, r csideiita of
Salt Lake City, testify)ne as to the
mor
al character of the applicant,(4) A certificate from a liceored don.
toe showing applicant's physical condi-
tion as to communicable diseases. The
application for
u such license. together
with such othotherinformation as
towed by the city to be attac
hed
thereto, shalt be referred to the chief
of police and chief sanitarian of Salt
Lake City for investigation and rec-
omendation as to moral oral character
of applicant and the sanitary conditions
of the premise.,to be used. Upon re.
ceipt of the report anti recommenda-
tion from the chief of entices a rid chief
sanitarian of Salt Lake City, the Board
of Cnmmlesiroeytshallf act upon the ap-
plication asit shall deem lair. lust
and proper in gard to granting or
deny Mg the license.
act Every massage parlor licensal
a
tinder this ardinace'e shall display t
rtspi iiaus place the licensed
Premises its We C ceea duly
noticesued b fast f ako City together wild
d sage. all persons employed
in said massage. iohloc. be notice real.
be in a typeshowing
can be easily hie read.
fir Any showing ri the Salt[ of
City a en that chief sanlicensed tan of Saage paake
rlor
is bung operated i an immoralway
r 1or immoral parpos., or that it is
maintained-contrary to the public health
or the health of its patrons or custom-
ers withoul duo regard to proper
sanitation or hygiene,shall ha anf ficient
cause fur the revocation of its license
by r
the!Board of Commission ea.
tel The fen payable under
this ordinaneo e�hall be $10.00 per year
payable advance.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the
Board of Commissioners,it is
0''11 the peace. health and safety of necessary the
abitants of Salt Lake City that this
ordinance shall take elfect i ediately.
SE'Ceff et Tlpo�i its first pis ublic tionce n, take
Commission-
ers• sofa Sao its
d by the Board rite,, Utah, this 21th
day of March. A. D. 1940.
AB JENICINS •
Mayor.
(SEAL) ETHEL
2 MACDtALD
City
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