Chapter 1251. To regulate the issue of licenses for Turkish, Russian, or medicated baths in the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 1251.— An Act To regulate the issue of licenses for Turkish, Russian, or medicated baths in the District of Columbia. April 12, 1904. [[H. R. 10669](/us/bill/58/hr/10669).] [[Public, No. 109](/us/pl/58/109).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia. Turkish, etc., baths. Vol. 32, p. 626, amended. That paragraph thirty of section seven of “An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes,” approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
" “Par. 30. License tax. That owners or managers of massage establishments and Turkish, Russian, or medicated baths shall pay a license tax of twenty-five *Provisos*. Police approval. dollars per annum: *Provided*, That no license shall be issued under this paragraph without the approval of the major and superintendent Restrictions. of police: *Provided further*, That it shall be unlawful for any female to give or administer massage treatment or any bath to any person of the male sex, or for any person of the male sex to give or administer massage treatment or any bath to any person of the female sex, in any Penalty. establishment licensed under this paragraph.
Any person violating the provisions of this paragraph shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than forty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense, or by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; Revocation of license. and, in addition to such penalty, it shall be the duty of the assessor to revoke the license of the owner or manager of the establishment wherein the provisions of this paragraph shall have been violated.
” " Approved, April 12, 1904.