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Effective July 1, 1957, business establishments, including taverns, shall cease doing business, including the dispensing of liquors, and close doors to the public at 1:00 a.m. of every day, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays when the hour of ceasing business and closing doors to the public shall be 2:00 a.m. Provided, that any such business establishment may remain open after 2:00 a.m. upon the owner making application to the Police Commissioner for a Special License for said purpose, and upon payment of a special license fee of $1,000 for each hour the business establishment will be opened after 2:00 a.m. Provided, further, that no special license shall be granted which will extend the closing time beyond 4:00 a.m. Provided, further, that no special license shall be granted to bars and taverns which are surrounded by at least two dwellings within a distance of 100 feet on any two sides of said bar or tavern.
Night clubs shall cease business and close doors to the public at 4:00 a.m. and any night club that is enclosed 100% shall close its doors to the public at 5:00 a.m. of every day except that night clubs which are surrounded by at least two dwellings within a distance of 100 feet on any two sides of said night club shall close at 1:00 a.m. on weekdays and 2:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. On Christmas Day, Fourth of July and New Year's Day the hour of ceasing business and closing doors to the public shall be 4:00 a.m. Taverns shall not be opened before 8:00 a.m.
Restaurants, hucksters' shops, places selling food and nonalcoholic drinks only, or for which a public dance license has been obtained, are exempt from the provisions of this section.
The playing volume of nickelodeons and similar instruments in such business places shall be controlled at 12:00 midnight by the owner and the Police in order to prevent any disturbance of the peace of any adjacent residents.