The city administration is getting ready to censor the city dance halls and ballrooms of Williamsport and will impose a license fee under the Pennsylvania law of May 1919 for first-, second- and third-class cities.

Lieutenant of Police, Oreste Giglio has received copies of the licenses, permits, rules and regulations governing public dances and halls in other parts of the state and the police department and Mayor Gilmore are working on the idea of drafting an ordinance for Williamsport in compliance with the Pennsylvania law.

The fee for the permit is to be $1 to be paid at the time of the issuing of the permit for each public dance or ball. Such place, ballroom, hall, or academy used for hire must be licensed and the application should be made to the mayor.

Each license expires in June of each year and the fee for the license is for the whole or any part of the year. The license must also be conspicuously posted in the hall.

The places where the dances are held must be at all times be kept clean and sanitary and all areas connected with the hall or ballroom must be kept open and well-lighted. All public dance halls and private dance halls are subject to police inspection and any police officer can vacate them for any violations of the law, rules or regulations.

After 9 p.m. all persons under the age of 16 years are barred from public dance halls or ballrooms and those places must be closed at 1 a.m. The mayor may upon application from any bona fide organization or society and upon proper investigation may grant a permit to permit the dance to go until 2 a.m.

Complied by Lou Hunsinger Jr.