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4 .AN ORDnrANCE BEGULATINq THE CONSTRUCTION AIID MAINTENANCE
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OF TREATERS WTTHnr THE CITY OF SAN BEIDtlRDINO , DI7t PROVID-
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GUARD AGAINST FIRE AND FOR THE PROEECT~OX OF
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s PERSONS ATTENDING SUCH THEATERS .
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The Mayor and Comm.on Council of the City of San Bernar ,
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Section I: - Every tbt ater hereafte r const rue ted or main
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to the provision of this o~dinance .
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II: The word theater as used in this
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iaintained for the purpose of
giving or holding therein
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entertainments , moving picture shows,
or plays
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Section III.
Every theater shall have at least
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one front
on fu e street and
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in. such front
there shall
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of not less than six feet in width / for its entire width, r
and a separate entrance Iv! r III _"I........ i.J.llJll~ of I
than six feet i n width for its~;i~~~~t;,~
rovided , however , that if the seating capacity of the
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be not less than one entrance to the parquet
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exceeds five hundred persons the width of the
thereto from the street shall be increased
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for each additional 1" persons~. or less .
If the seating capacity of the gallery or balcony exceeds
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pr~et
ntrance
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the width of said entrance shall be
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Th@ entrance to the pa~e and balcony shall be ~ept
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Section IV. In addition to the ordLnary entrances
6 rovided for in section three hereof , there shal~ be provided
7 in every th.ater emergency exits, as follows :
(.! ( 4 ) For tll"" h t1..- t. it
n u parque w ere ~5 sea 1ng capac y
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to the seats
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one rear
exit
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in width
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16 rear .%Xxx exits of a combined width of eight feet .
14.-) In tle aters where the parque :bl. has a seating
18 capacity exceeding three hundred parsons the ro shall
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19 e maintained two side exits of at least six feet in
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idth , one on each side of the fue a tar in such position as 0
the most ready access to the seats of tbs
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and in addition thereto there shall. be maintained
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two rear exits lmving a combined width of not
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eight feet
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All gal~ries shall have at least
two eme rg ency
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tits o).a,combined width of not less less than
eetJ~Shal1 be so located as to give the most
ready access to the seats of the gallery .
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Section Y: Over each entrance and exit shall
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-Exit" in large letters and shall. be kept and maintained
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in illuminated condi tion in JIb;KK plain view of the
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audience .uring th$ whole of every performance or public
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therein .
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meeting :J:ulmI:x hel.d or given
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All halls... and ways leading to or from any
exi t shall be kept well lighted during the whole of
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any performance or meeting jr...-r..Yxx held in snch tbil ater .
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All~oors of any theater and all exit ~
shall be so hinged as to open outwardly and shall
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open .
Section VI. No door of any theater leading to
any entrance or exit shall bIl fastened, locked or in any
manner obstructGld
aft er the beginning of iLIll1ya.ny performance
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or meeting nor until the audience has left the building .
Section ""_~ In all. th eaters where a moving picture
20 achine is used the same shall be ~ncased in a fire
21 prOOf;J1:.. ...:..:ns t=cted of st 88~ with abastus Hning 0'"
22 Sl ch ,,-infl.a.mable material. as shall be approved by
23 the Chief of the Fire Department,l and the operat ors
24 roo.. shall. al.so be c OrB tructed of a non..-inf'l.ama.bl.. material
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Section VIII. It shall. be the duty of every owner
28 lessee, manager , or propri.tor of any theater for which
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rogrammes are issued
to cause a diagram showing
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the exits d' said building to be printed on such programme
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Every The~te~where a stage.
is used in connection trerewith must be equipped with a
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curtain of steel or some other non-inflamable material
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which cu.rtain shall be so arrang ed and hung so tba t
it may be easily and quickly lowered without obstruction
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and when so lowered
it wi11 entirely shut off the stage
from the auditorium .
Section X. In every tl. ater there shall. be
aintained upon the stage, a stand pipe of at least two
diameter constantly filled with water at a
ressure direct from.. the mains with twentV-"five feet of
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ire hose of the same dimensions as that used by the
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ire department attached to said stand ~ pipe and at
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times ready for immediate use .
Section XI: It is hereby declared unlawful for
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person to stand or sit in or in any manner obstruct
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aisl.e or passage way in any theater during any
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no owner , manager , proprietor ,
erformance ~d
or lessee of any thitater shall all.ow or permit any person
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nager of ariy theater to conduct ot' carry on the same
complying wi th the provislions of this ordi. nance
first procuring from the Chief of ~
ire .partment a certificate that he has examined ,said
and found the same to be in compliance here...
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Section XIII. Any theater not in compliance with
the provisions of thi s ordinance shall ';) be ordered ~b...
c10 Bad by the Chier of the Fir e Department and shall not
1:e again opened until the same has been made to c amply
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Section I#.=H XIV. It is hereby declared unJa wful
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1e~ tJdf ~e~eo~p~ in every respect with this ordinance.
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provisfpnj of 'this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
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mi sde:aeFUlor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
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by a -tine not ex:ceeding three hundred dollars or by
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impri~_ent in th~' Ci ty jail
not exceeding ninety days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment , in the discretion
of t."11. e court.
Section XVI. All ordinance. and parts ~ of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed .
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Section XVII. This ordinance sl~ll take effect and
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be in force from'~d~ and after thirty days after its
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passage and approval.
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Section XVII. The City Clerk s~ll certify to the
passage of the foregoing ordinance and cause the same to be
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pUblis4ed for three consecutive days in the
Evenizg Index
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
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was passed and adopted by the Mayor and Common counc i1 of
at its meeting held on. the
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, 1908 , by the fo1lowing.vote:
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