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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1970-056-O-70p, • • Revised 9-8-70 56-0-70 AN ORDINANCE Amending Sections 35-29, 35-30, 35-319 35-32, and 35-38, and Repealing Sections 35-339 35-349 35-35, 35-36, and 35-37 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as amended, Regulating Exhibitions of Motion Pictures. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 35-29 is hereby amended to read as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person to show or exhibit in a public place, or in a place to which the public is admitted anywhere in the City of Evanston, any motion picture, whether an admission fee is charged or not, without exhibiting a class- ification notice therefor as provided in this ordinance." SECTION 2: That Section 35-30 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 35-30. Designation of Motion Pictures. The classification notice required herein shall desig- nate the rating applied to the motion picture to be exhibited. Said classification notice shall contain one of the following designations: G -- All ages admitted. Picture suitable for general audience. GP -- All ages admitted. Parental guidance suggested. R -- Restricted. Any person under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. X -- Objectionable for persons under the age of 17. Any person under 17 requires accompany- ing parent or adult guardian. 10:J 0_, SECTION 3: That Section 35-31 is hereby ICI 5 amended to read as follows: "Sec. 35-31. Nature of Ratings. • Any motion picture which, because of its theme, content or treatment, should not be presented to persons under the age of 17 unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian, shall be designated as 'R -- Restricted'. For the purpose of this ordinance, such a picture shall include any motion picture which, by reason of its treatment of sex, violence, crime or profanity, may -be detrimental to children. Any motion picture which, because of its theme, content or treatment, is objectionable for persons under the age of 17 shall be designated 'X'. For the purpose of this ordinance, such motion picture shall include any motion picture which, when con- sidered as a whole, has a calculated purpose or dominant effect that is substantially to arouse sexual desires and the effect of which is so great as to outweigh whatever artistic or other merits • the film may possess, and of which to a person under 17 years of age, applying contemporary com- munity standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interests, or because of its treatment of violence, crime or pro- fanity, is objectionable for viewing by persons of that age. • It shall be unlawful for any person to show or ex- hibit or cause to be shown or exhibited to any person under the age of 17 any picture designated 'R' or 'X' unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Any person who admits a person not qualified to view a motion picture under the provisions of this ordinance to a performance of a picture designated IR' or 'X' shall be presumed to have violated the provisions of this ordinance. Said prima facie case of violation may be rebutted by a showing that the motion picture in question has been improperly classified. The rating herein provided shall be that imposed upon said motion picture by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. if the motion picture has been classified by that organization. In the 0 -2 y4, n U 0 event no classification has been imposed by said motion picture association, the person or organ- ization showing or exhibiting said motion picture shall be responsible for designating the class- ification in accordance with standards prescribed by this ordinance, and shall restrict admission to persons under the age of 17 in accordance with the standards set forth in the above ratings." SECTION 4: That Section 35-32 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 35-32. Posting of Classification. The notice of classification provided for in this ordinance shall be posted at or near the entrance of the theatre, hall, room, or place where any motion picture is being exhibited, at such a place and in such a position that it may easily be read by any person entering such theatre, hall, room, or place, at any time when any such motion picture is being exhibited." repealed. SECTION 5: Sections 35-33, 35-340 35-35, 35-36, and 35-37 are hereby SECTION 6: Section 35-38 is hereby re- numbered Section 35-33. SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. Introduced Julv 27 , 1970 Adopted September 21 , 1970 ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved September 2-11970 /s/ Peter D. Jans Acting Mayor Approved as to form: /s/ Jack M. Siegel Corporation Counsel 161 -3-