WAUPACA POST

November 26, 1914

 

MAYOR HOLLY VETOES ORDINANCE

Which Prohibited Sunday Moving Picture Shows

 

            Great disappointment is expressed over the stand taken by Mayor Holly on the matter of Sunday shows in this city which by ordinance passed by the Council at its last meeting to prohibit Sunday shows in the moving picture theaters in this city.  The text of the veto is not public until read in the next meeting of the Common Council.

 

 

WAUPACA POST

December 3, 1914

 

TEXT OF MAYOR’S VETO

ORDINANCE AGAINST SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS FAILS

OF PASSAGE BY CITY LAWMAKERS

 

 

            As mention was made in these columns last week of the action of the Common Council on the matter of closing of the moving picture shows on the Sabbath and of the veto of the measure by Mayor Holly, we herewith give the full text of the first veto message of Mayor Holly:

Waupaca, Nov. 20, 1914.

To the Members of the Common Council, City of Waupaca.

            Gentlemen – I hereby return to you Ordinance No. 5 passed Nov. 17, without my signature or approval.

            I believe that said ordinance is unfair in that it requires the playhouses or those who may wish to show motion pictures to pay a license and other places of less beneficial amusement are not taxed.

            I believe that it is unreasonable to require churches, opera houses, or event he picture theatres to pay a license at all.

            I believe that it is unnecessary because the section that relates to Sunday closing is now fully covered by law .  Roy Holly, Mayor.

            When the motion to pass the ordinance notwithstanding the veto of the mayor, was made, the vote stood:  Ayes – Morgan, Hom, N.P. Peterson, H.P. Peterson and T.W. Davidson; 5.  No – Gordon, Ebbe and Bierre; 3.  The motion was declared lost and the veto of the mayor was sustained.

            Before the vote was called, Ald. H.P. Peterson made a strong appeal for the enforcement of the law.

            In answer the mayor stated that he did not believe in the passage of an ordinance that aims to do nothing further than what is already covered by a state law.

            A call for Rev. Jacobs brought that gentleman to his feet and he made a strong appeal to members of the council to pass the ordinance for Sunday closing for the effect it would have in closing the picture show in this city forthwith.  His remarks called C.P. Stanley to make a defense for his position in advocating the opening of the picture show on Sunday.  He maintained that the boys and girls must have some place to go so as to keep them off the street.