Ordinance 344 - Regulating Speaking on Streets, Etc w/o PermitOrdinance No. 344
I AN ORDIE"AITCE regulating speaking on the avenues, streets,
alleys, parks, public ways and public grounds of the City of Kal-
ispell and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kalispell:
Section 1. Any person who shall in the City of Kalis-
pell deliver sn address, or lecture, or make a speech, or cause
a crowd to gather for the purpose of hearing an address, lecture
or speech, or. any avenue, street alley, park, public way or
public grounds of the City of Kalispell, without first having
made a written U application to and obtained a permit in writing
therefor from the Y, Hyor or Council, or who shall print, publish,
advertise, or distribute or circulate any advertisement of any
such address, lecture, speech or assemblage in any case where the
permit herein provided for has not been granted, sha.11 be guilty
of the offense of inciting an unlawful assembly and upon convict-
ion thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding three
hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not exceeding ninety days
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2. The application herein provided for shall
state the particular place where the speaking is to take place,
the name of the speaker, his age, his citizenship, his permanent
residence, whether he is a resident of the City of Kalispell and
if so how long he has been such a resident, his occupation, the
subject to be discussed, the date and hour of the speaking,*
whether or not he represents or is in the employ of any organ-
ization and if so the name of such organization, shall. be signed
and verified by the speaker or some one in his behalf and shall
have endorsed upon it the approval or dis approval of the Chief
of Police of the City of Kalispell,
Section 3. The 419yor or Council may refuse to grant
the permit herein provided for whenever --7- in his or their
judgment as the case may be it would be best ior the public
safety so to do.
Section 4. This ordinance is declared to be an em-
ergency measure and its going into immediate effect necessary
for the preservation of safety.
Section 15. The provisions of ail ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
S,ection 6. This ordinance shall take ei'iect upon its
passage and approval.
Passed Uy the Council this the 3rd day or September 10317.
Approved by the M ayor this the 3rd day of September 1917.
R. Pauline, Muyor.
R. E. Rollins, City Clerk.
State of Yontana�
County of Flathead Ss
City of Kalispell
I, R. E. Rollins, city Clerk of the
City of K!Dlispell, Montana, do hereby certify that on the 4.th
day of September 1917, 1 posted a copy of the foregoing orainance
No. .344 in my office, and that the same remained posted for a
period of five days thereafter, and that the toregoing record is
a true copy of the ordinance as passed by the Council.
Witness my hand this the 15th day
of September 1917.
City Clerk.