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1 AN CRDINANCE OF THE CITY OF S1'"N BERN1'RDINO REGULATING
THE IHSTflLLl\TIC?1, AND/OR OPER1'"TIOllf OF NOTION PICTURE EG:"UIP-
2 IcfENT AND/OR ELECTRICAL E~UIHlENT USED FOR DISPLAYS OF HOTION
PICTURES IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, ESTABLISHING THE
3 FEE~ AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
4 THE HAYOR AND COI1HON 00lJNOIL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOh':':
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Section I - Motion Picture Projectionist It shall be
6 unlawful for any person to engage in the installation and/or
7 operation of a motion picture equipment and/or electrical
8 equipment used for display of motion pictures in the City of
9 San Bernardino without first obtaining from the City Electri-
10 cian a certificate of registration as hereinafter provided.
11 i Section 2 - Definition of Terms The Term "Professional
12 motion picture equipment of projection" shall mean such machines
13 or devices designed to use Dr operate with motion picture film
14 of standard width of 1 7/8 inch and has on each edge 5.4 per-
15 fora tion' per inch) or any other film of a combus ti ble nature
16 whatsoever. "Projectors of non-professional" or "Hiniature
17! type" shall mean such machines or devices designed to use or
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18: operate only approved slow burning Acellulose acetate or equi-
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19' valent film of le.ss than the standard width as herein described~
20' The work "approved" as applied to materials, device, machine,
21 i projectors and/or appliances means approved)listed> or labeled
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22! as con~orming to the standard of'the Underwriters' Laboratories,
23! U. S. Bureau of Standards or other similar institutions of recog-
24: nized standing.
25; The term "electrical equipment" shall mean all electrical
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26 utili za tion equipment which genera te s, transmits, transforms
27 or utilizes electrioal current for light, heat or power in con-
28 nection with any professional and/or non-professional motion
29 picture equipment as herein described.
30 The term "booth" shall mean any ro.om or enclosure in which
31 motion picture eq,uipment is being operated.
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Section 3 - Application aod Fees Every person prior to
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enga~inc in the operation of a motion picture machine or pro-
jector and/or electrical equipment for display of motion pic-
tures "ithin the City of San Bernardino shall appear in person
at the office of the City Electrician and shall there fay to
the City Electrician a registration fee of Ten (~lO.OO) dollars
and shall file in writing o~forms furnished by the City Electri-
cian, such information as may be desired for permanent records.
If said application shows sufficient experience to the satis-
faction,ofthe City Electrician and applicant shall answer
correctly in writing, all stich questions pertaining to the design
and operation of motion picture equipment, and design and operatior
of any electrical equipment used in connection wlt,h any motion
picture equipment and'" cemonstrate his noility In the act\lal
operation of a motion picture machine and necessary aLLxiliary
equipment, the application shall be granted. If any applicant
should fail to receive a Certificate of Registration after two
examinations he shall pay to the City Electrician Five ($5.00)
Dollars for each subsequent examination.
Section 4 - Assistant or Apprentice It shall be unlawful for
any person to act as assistant or apprentice to a motion picture
operator or projectionist in the handling, repairing or manipu-
lating of a motion picture .projector or equipment used for the
purpose of exhibiting motion pictures in the City of San Bernar-
dino without having first obtained a permit to do so from the
City Electrician. Any person wishing to act as an assistant
or an apprentice shall first file his intention to do so with
the City Electrician and pay a registration fee of Five (~5.00)
Dollars. Said application shall be accompanied by an affidavit
signed by the manager or owner Bnd also the operator in charge,
at the place where said applicant intends to ~erve als nfprbutice-
shlP or act as assistant,
Section 5 - Issuance of Certificate of Registration The
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City Electrician shall have the authority to issue a Certificate
of Re6istration when said applicant has proved to the satisfaction
of the City Electrician that said applicant is sufficiently coo-
versant with the installation, operation, repair, adjustment and
maintenance of motion picture equipment which is in common use
at the time cf the examination.
Said Certificate of Registration shall state that the
bearer has sucessfully proved that his or her qualification
pertaining to motion picture equipment) and is register-ed at the
office of the City
Electrician as a journeyman projectionist
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operate a professional or non-professional
and is entitled to
~lOtiotl picture projector at large, within the City' of San Ber-
nardino.
Time and Age Limit No Certificate of Registration shall
be issued for a greater period of time than one calendar year,
or for tLe unexpired portion theI'eof, at the time of the issuance
of the Certificate of Registration, and provided further that no
Certificate of Registration shall be issued to any person under
the age of eighteen years.
Expiration and Renewal Fee Each Certificate of Registration
shall expire on the last day of the year in which it was issued
and may be renewed by appearing in person at the City Electrician'
offico and paying'a renewal fee of Two ($?80) Dollars within
ten days after the expiration of said Certificate of Registration.
Time Limit Should any holder of a Certificate of, Re[;istra-
tion fail to appear within the above specified time for the pur-
pose of renewing his or her Certificate of Registration, said
registration shall be void and be of no 6ffect.
Joction 6 - Reissuance and Revocation of Certificates
Should said holder of a Certificate of Recistration fail to
renew hiB Certificate within thirty (30) days after expiration
of said Certificate, he or she shall be treated as a new applicant
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1 and shall be required to re-register by paying the regular fee of
2 $10.00 as prescribed in this code. Provided, further, that the
3 City Electrician shall have the pO',ver to issue a Certificate of
4 Registration to a fOl'mer holder of a Certificate of Eegistration
5 without an examination when it is proved beyond any doubt that
6 he has been employed continuously as a motion picture projectionis
7 outside of his jurisdiction. 'The City Electrician shall have
8 the power to suspend any motion picture projectionist in the
9 City of San Bernardino for any of the following causes:
10 (a) Failing to display projectionist certificate "hile
11 on duty.
12 (b) Baking false statements in the application for certi-
13 ficate.
14 (c) Smoking or permitting smoking in booth while on duty.
15 (d) Being intoxicated while on duty or having intoxicating
16 liquors in the booth.
17 (e) Permitting any fire or open light in booth with film
18 exposed while the audience is in the building.
19 (f) illowing door of booth to remain open while operating,
20 except when same is arranged with an automatic closing
21 device, approved by the City Electrician.
22 (g) Negligence "hile on duty.
23 (t) Having film exposed in booth at any time other than
24 the one film in process of transfer from or to machine
25 or rewind or from upper to lower magazine. All other
26 film shall be placed in metal receptacles with self-
27 closing doors.
28 (i) Over-fusing, and/or rendering any safety device inopera-
29 tive.
30 (j) Lending Certificate to an un-registered person to enable
31 the latter to operate.
32 (k) Operating a defective machine or apparatus.
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(1) Operatinc or assisting in the operation of any motion
picture machine of a type that is not approved.
(m) Maintaining a dirty booth or allowing inflammable
material to be exposed in booth during the performance
of the shovJ.
(n) Operating or assistinc in the operation of any motion
pictur~ projector, or equipment in connection t;here-
with, any lamp utilizinc inflammable gasses or fluids
as a source of light.
(0) Failing to report pron~tly to the Electrical Depart-
ment the occurence of any film fire and the apparent
cause therof.
(p) Runninc film on the floor or having more than two (2)
feet of the film exposed while the audience is in the
building.
(q) Operatinc with the magazine open or magazine fire
traps out of order.
(1') Operating with automatic light shutters or fire. guards
out of order;
(s) Operating with shutters on openings of booth out of
order.
(t) Reading while picture is being shown.
(u) Leaving operating booth while picture is being exhibited
(v) General incompetency.
Provided further, the City Electrician shall have the power
for good and sufficient reasons to make rules and regulations to
govern the installation, operation, repairs and maintenance when
same are not covered by this COde," and that said City Electrician
shall have the power for good and sufficient reason or reasons,
to condemn an! or .all motion picture prQject~!'s or equipment
when in his opinion said projectors or equipment are unsafe for
use in the Uity of. San Bernardino.
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1 The City Electrician shall have the power to issue permits
2 to assistants and/or apprentices when, in his opinion said
3 assistant or apprentice will not interfere with operator or
4 projectionist in the discharge of his duty or in any way
5 jeopardize the public safety.
6 Section 7 - Penalties It shall be unlawful to operate any
7 motion picture projector or equivalent unless located in a fire-
8 proof room as required by the building ordinance and provided
9 with automatic fire-shutters over all parts and openings leading
10 to the auditorium, except such as are expressly designed and
11 approved for use without a fire-proof room or booth.
12 Section 8. - Penaltie~ It shall be unlawful for any person
13 firm or corporation, either as owner, manager, agent or other-
14 wise, .to procure, employ, or' peI'mi.t or cause tc be procured,
15 employed or permitted, any person not duly registered, as herein
16 provided, to operate, or assist in the operation of any motion
17 picture projector or equipment of which such owner, firm or
18 corporation has charge or control.
19 Section 9 - Penalties It shall be unlawful for any person
20 to keep locked, during the time in which a motion picture ex-
21 hibition is open to the public, the door or doors or any en-
22 trance to the booth or room within which the motion picture
23 projector or equipment is being operated.
24 Section 10 - Penalties It shall be unlawful for anyone to .
25 operate or cause to be operated a motion picture projector with
26 defective and/or damaged film which is likely to jeopardize
27 public safety. n shall be the duty of the projectionist to
28 I. give the owner or manager a written notice upon finding any
29 film unsafe for use in the City of San Bernardino and a dupli-
30 cate copy of said notice shall be sent to the office of the
31 City Electrician. In the event of a fire or disaster and the
32 projectionist has failed to give said notice as herein described,
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1 he alone shall be held responsible, but if the projectionist,
2 after giving due notice to his superior, is ordered to run the
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film regardless of its condition, he shall be exonerated of
all responsibility in the event of a fire or disaster.
Section 11 - Stage Electrician All the electrical appar-
atus in a theatre or moving picture house shall be in charge
of a competent electrician and operator. The said electrician
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8 shall be at all times in attendance to operate the apparatus
9 whenever the theatre is open. Theatres using the stage for
10 other purposes than motion picture shall have a competent stage
11 electrician in addition to the operator, said electrician to be
12 in attendance at all times when the theatre is open for business.
13 Section 12 - License Fee Before granting such license,
14 each person desiring same shall appear before the City Electri-
15 cian and shall satisfy said City Electrician that he is com-
16 petent to be in charge of said apparatus. . The license fee
17 for stage electrician shall be the same as prescribed in this
18 code for projectionist.
19 . SECTION 13: Any person, firm or corporation violating any
20. of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty
21 of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun-
22 ished by fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment for a
23 term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and im-
24 prisonment.
25 SECTION 14: That all ordinances in conflict here with
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26 be, and the same are hereby repealed.
27 I Hereby Certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly
28 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
29 Bernardino, at a regular meeting thereof held on the :2/-.J day
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this ~~~ay
of /?l~AA'fl
, 1955.
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Approved as to form
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