Chap. 111.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1 and 2 of an act en-
titled “An act to provide for the regulation of public dance halls located
in counties adjoining cities of fifty thousand inhabitants or more and in
counties having a density of population of more than three hundred per
square mile, according to the last United States census”, approved March 9,
1926, so as to define public dance halls, and to include within the provisions
of the act any county adjoining a county having a population greater than
five hundred per square mile according to such census. [H B 210]

Approved March 12, 1938

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tions one and two of an act entitled an act to provide for the regulation
of public dance halls located in counties adjoining cities of fifty thous-
and inhabitants or more and in counties having a density of popula-
tion of more than three hundred per square mile according to the last
United States census, approved March ninth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-six, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall, in any county
adjoining a city of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, or in counties
having a density of population of more than three hundred per square
mile, or in any county adjoining a county having a population greater
than five hundred per square mile, according to the last United States
census, operate or conduct a public dance hall, as herein defined, without
a permit, which may be obtained from the circuit court of the county,
or the judge thereof in vacation, on satisfactory evidence that the appli-
‘ant is a proper person to receive the same... Such permit may. be re-.
voked at any. time.by the court or judge granting the same.

Section 2. A public dance hall; as herein defined, shall be construed:
‘O-meait:any place where dancing xis permitted. to. which an admission’
fee is charged or for which compensation is in any manner received
either directly or indirectly by cover charge or otherwise; or where.
refreshments or food or any form of merchandise are served for com-
pensation before, during or after dancing, and the sale of any refresh-
ments, food or any form of merchandise at any such place, or the
exhibiting of such for sale shall be. deemed direct compensation for
any such dance hall as is contemplated in this act; or any place where
any club, association, corporation, organization or group of persons
conduct, operate or permit dances. This section, however, shall not
apply to dance§ held for benevolent or charitable purposes, or when
the same are conducted under the auspices of feligious or educational
or military organizations. , poe he