53 of 1954 - Amending Section 3657, Chapter XXXV, licenses of massage parlors and masseurs. ROLL'CALL Salt Lake City,114, 4 1454 195
'I VOTING Aye Nay
I move that the ordinance be passed.
Burbidge . . . .
Christensen . . .
Nicholes
Romney . . . .
Mr.Chairman AN RDINANCE
Result _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Section 3657, Chapter XXXV of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City 194+4 dealing with licenses of Massage Parlors
and Masseurs.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 3657 of Chapter XXXV of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944, be and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
SECTION 3657. LICENSE FOR MASSAGE PARLORS AND MASSEURS.
(a) DEFINITION OF MASSEUR. A Masseur is hereby defined to be any_
person who, not duly licensed by the Department of Registration of the
State of Utah to practice the healing arts or whose treatments hereinafter
C..) referred to are not in connection with the treatment of a disease or ail-
ment whether given by a person licensed by State authority or not, engages
in, conducts cr carries on the giving of treatment by the application of
mechanical and/or manual manipulation or massage of the soft tissues of the
human body.
(b) DEFINITION OF MASSAGE PARLOR. A massage parlor is hereby
defined to be any place where a masseur or any person who, not duly licensed
by the Department of Registration of the State of Utah to practice the
healing arts or whose treatments hereinafter referred to are not in connec-
tion 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 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, except a private home where a licensed masseur without
assistance from other persons or attendants conducts massage
treatments and where no more advertising media than a non-illuminated
name plate not exceeding 12 sq. ft. in area is used to distinguish
such private home as the home or residence of a masseur.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, conduct, carry
on or maintain a massage parlor or engage in the pursuits or carry on the
business of a masseur in Salt Lake City without first obtaining a license
so to do. Every person desiring a massage parlor license or a massuer's
license shall make application therefor to the License Assessor and
Collector of Salt Lake City and shall 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 and room numbel/
of the place where he proposes to conduct, operate, carry on or maintain
such massage parlor or engage in the pursuits of a masseur.
2. A statement setting forth the exact nature of the business or
pursuits to be conducted, maintained or carried on in said massage parlor
or by said masseur.
3. A certificate signed by at least three reputable persons, residents
of Salt Lake City, testifying as to the moral character of the applicant.
4. A certificate from a licensed doctor showing applicant'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 Sani-
tarian 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
regard to granting or denying the license.
(d) Every massage parlor licensed under this ordinance shall display
in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises and every masseur licensed
under this ordinance shall display in a conspicuous place on the premises
where he engages in the pursuits of a masseur its or his massage parlor
license or masseur's license duly issued by Salt Lake City together with
a notice listing all persons employed in said massage parlor or engaged
in the pursuits of a masseur under said license. This notice shall be in
a type which can be easily read.
(e) Any showing by the Chief of Police or Chief Sanitarian of Salt
Lake City that any licensed massage parlor is being operated or maintained
or that any person is engaging in the pursuits of a masseur in an immoral
way or for immoral purposes, or contrary to the public health or the health
of its partrons or customers or without due regard to proper sanitation
or hygiene, shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of its or his
license by the Board of Commissioners
(f) The license fee payable under this ordinance shall be $10.00
per year payable i8 advance.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of.the Board of Commissioners, it is nec-
essary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake
City that this ordinance shall become effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publica-
tion.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 4th
day of August, 1954•
May
/v
C ty Recorder
( SEAL )
BILL NO. 53
Published August 6th, 1954
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
ss.
County of Salt Lake
AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Sec-
tion 2057,Chapter XXXV of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City 1944 deal- 1)e -
e OC'"0c/
d 4with LICENSES OF MASSAGE '
(PARLORS AND MASSEURS.
B it d I led by the Board I
0 1 pf halt ecto City,Uta: Being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is ad-
apter SECTION ] That Section Revised f
.Ch ptet• XXXV f the U fah Orcli- and )1. �i' 'Tel C'T�1111
I;e and°theas¢e Is City, nded 'vertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS/ newspaper
''.to read as follows: t }� ) [� T City, Lake/�
GAGE PARLORS AND MASSEURS.AS published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State
(a) DEFINITION OF MASSEUR. A
MASSEUR IS HEREBY DEFINED TO
BE ANY PERSON WHO, NOT DULY Ot Utah.
LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OP 1
REGISTRATION OP THE STATE OF
UTAH TO PRACTICE THE HEALING
ARTS OR WHOSE TREATMENTS
•-HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO ARE That the advertisement
NOT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
TREATMENT OF A DISEASE OR AIL•
'MENT WHETHER GIVEN BY A ll,PER- , �'Yry
.SON LICENSED BY STATE AUTHOR- ()�;1.(;t?. tJi ii le P,(l�Tl E': 'r+C'.].c�'l �I.IJ C
ITT OR NOT, ENGAGES IN, CON-
dOUCTh OR CARRIES ON THE GIVING
OF TREATMENT BY THE APPLICA-
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'MANUAL MANIPULATION OR MAS-
SAGE OF THE.SOFT TISSUES OF THE
HUMAN BODY.
B DEFINITION OF MASSAGE PAR-
LOR A e e Parlor h hereby ile-
SOU tO be a y place here o Muly
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licensed by the to of aht of c
Regis-
tration he li the State of Utahpo to practicements
the healing arts whose treatments
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cation with the treatment of a disease
or ailment b whether given d
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on, Conducts, carries
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carried
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n He or a other kind or character
of a baths,though
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nature thosh bearing a differlUME HERE
EXCEPT A PRIVATE !TOME WHERE
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WITHOUT ASSISTANCE NTS OTHER PERSONS
OR ATTENDANTS CONDUCTS MADE-
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NON-ILLUMINATED NAME PLATE AdvertisingClerk /
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HOME
SUCH PRIVATEIDC HOME MASSEUR.THE HOME
OR RESIDENCE uOFn A ora
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Itos pe e conduct,for any Parr
on or
maintain operate,maseeee parlor OR ENGAGE
SIN THE PURSUITS OR CARRY ON day of
THE BUSINESS OF MASSEUR to y, leth
Salt Lake City without first obtaining :O lief Ore me this
a license so to do.Every person desir-
ing massage ge parlor ,ice n,a OR A
MA therefor
LICENSE shalt make appli-
cation ,t.D.1/1 �(1
therefor to the License Assessor A. J
and Collector of Salt Lake City and
shall with his application deposit the
sum of S10.00,which sum if the license
Os granted shall be retained by the .'
City Treasurer as the license fee herein
t o ided F be returned to the
applicant if his license denied;and
h shall l file with said pplicattont
the street,building nu IMOnt'numbe: ( Notary Public
of the place where he Proposes Ito e
does, rate: maintain
O1f n parlor carry
ENGAGE IN
THE 1'IIRci,sc:S [ A MASSEUR.
•2.A statement setups forth the e
Life hnnin i1 nss DR PRSUI'I.S�
to i l eetend ncled.,naintninnd n aft
MAin o ain'ld n ans,un p OR BY SAID
SSEUR.f
a. A ccrtirreat, signed by a: tea,
Ihree reputable p
a sident.s or
Sall Lake City, testifyinr as to the
In<rat character of the applicant.
9.A certificate+rim,a licensed
for showing applicant's physical condi-
tion as toe cable diseases.The
•Application for license, together
with such other information as is r
trred by the ells,to he attached there-
o,shall he referred to the Chief of.
Police and Chief Sanitarian of Salt
Lake City for investigation and re
endation as to the moral character at
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 Hoard of Com-
missioners shall a steno the toi-
tion a it shall deem fair, lustet and
Proper In regard to granting or denying
the license.
(d) Every massage parlor licensed
Under this ordinance shall display in
I a noon place the licensed
Premises d EVE MASSEUR LI-
,CENSEDC ORDINANCE
THIS ORDINANCE
I SHALL DISPLAY IN A CONSPICUOUS
PLACE ON THE PREMISES WHERE
'HE ENGAGES IN THE PURSUITS OF
A MASSEUR its OR HISIS message
ssage
parlor.license
duly issued by Salt Lakes City together
With a notice listing all persons e
Cloyed in said massage
sage parlor OR EN-
GAGED IN THE PURSUITS OF A
MASSEUR UNDER SAID LICENSE.
This notice shall be in a type which
can be easily read.
(e)Any showing by the Chief of Po-
lice or Chief Sanitarian of Salt Loke
City that any licensed massage parlor
Is being operated Olt MAINTAINED
OR THAT ANY PERSON IS ENGAG-
ING IN THE PURSUITS OF A MAS-
'SI:CR inan immoral w or for i
moral s r contray to the
publc health eSorsethe health f its
!patronso customers r without due
shall be sufficient cause
toy hygiene,
ere,
cation of its OR 11I5 slicense Inc the
Board of Commissioners.
der
this ordinance e
shalle fee Inc$10001per roar
payable 2n advance.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of tha
Board of Commissioners,It to necessary to the peace,health and safety of the
c inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this
ordinance shall become effective
immediately.
SECTION 3.This ordinance shall take
effect upon its first publication.
Passed be the Board of Commission-
ers
f Sall Lake City. Utah,this 4th
day of August, 1954.
EARL J.GLADE.
Mayor.
IRMA F.AITNER,
City Recorder.
(SEAL)
RILL NO.53
published Aug(tst 8tb, 1050. 03.855