§ 38-33. Prohibited acts; exemptions.

(a)

Except as exempted by subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement:

(1)

Directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to any person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof because of the sex, race, color, religion, creed or national origin of the person.

(2)

Directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written or printed communication, notice, or advertisement, to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person on account of sex, race, color, religion, creed, or national origin, or that the patronage or custom of any person belonging to or purporting to be of any particular sex, race, color, religion, creed, or national origin is unwelcome, objectionable, or not acceptable, desired, or solicited.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a club, institution, or membership organization, whether distinctly private or not, from restricting its services, facilities, and privileges solely to its members.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a distinctly private club, institution, or membership organization from selecting its members without regard to this article.

(Ord. of 7-27-88, § 3)