[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook as Ch. 5, Art. III, of the 1967 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 66.
Outdoor entertainment — See Ch. 115.
Licenses — See Ch. 153.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 175.
Sunday activities — See Ch. 216.
No person shall exhibit for money any moving picture or motion-picture show, exhibition or performance or theatrical exhibition or performance in the village or maintain and charge admission to any roller-skating rink, ice-skating rink or public dance hall or maintain in the village any cabaret, nightclub, roadhouse or any other place where entertainment is furnished regularly without having first obtained a license therefor from the Mayor as herein provided.
Every person applying for a license to the Mayor of the village for any of the purposes set forth in § 228-1 shall produce satisfactory evidence of character and that he is a citizen of the United States and is upwards of 21 years of age, except in the case of a corporation.
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Generally. Every application for a license herein shall be made upon a blank furnished by the Village Clerk and verified and shall contain the name of the applicant, his place of residence, a statement that he is a citizen of the United States of America, his age, occupation and any other facts which may be required and shall be filed with the Village Clerk.
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Corporations or associations. Every application for a license by a corporation or association shall contain the names and addresses of the principal officers thereof and the principal place of business of such corporation or association.
No license hereunder shall be issued until the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and the payment of the fee provided for herein shall have been made to the Village Clerk.
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No license hereunder shall be issued by the Mayor in any case in which, in the judgment of said Mayor, the conduct of the establishment shall be likely to destroy the peace, quiet and order of the Village or that any performance or entertainment to be given in said premises is or is likely to be immoral or improper.
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Such licenses shall be uniform and may, in the discretion of the Mayor, contain provisions and conditions which, in his judgment, may be essential for the welfare and benefit of the people of the Village, including provisions and conditions respecting the hours of opening and closing thereof.
[Amended 12-2-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002.]
The annual license fee for each motion-picture theater, performance theater, exhibition hall, roller-skating or ice-skating rink, dance hall, cabaret, nightclub or other place where entertainment is regularly provided shall be in such amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
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Authorized. When an applicant for a license to conduct a cabaret or theater has not engaged in the business or occupation until after the expiration of more than six months of the current license year, the license fee for the remaining period of the current license year shall be 1/2 the yearly fee, and said fee shall be paid for the remaining six months or fraction thereof during which the business has been, or will be, conducted.
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Scope. The foregoing provision for proration of fee shall apply to the fees prescribed in § 228-6 for theaters and cabarets.
Licenses issued hereunder shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Village Clerk. They shall be issued from a bound book and shall be consecutively numbered, and the amount paid and the date thereof shall be shown thereon. Each of said licenses in said book shall have a stub attached thereto upon which the substance of said license shall be entered.
All licenses issued hereunder shall be issued as of April 1 of each year and shall expire on March 31 next succeeding the date of issuance thereof.
A person operating any of the enterprises set forth in § 228-1 shall exhibit his license upon the request of a police officer or other officer of the village.
Upon surrender or cancellation of a license hereunder, the fact of such surrender or cancellation shall be entered upon the stub thereof in the license book by the Village Clerk.
Any license provided for by this chapter may be revoked and annulled by the Mayor upon proof of a violation of any provision of this chapter. The proof shall be taken before the Mayor upon notice of not less than two days to show cause why such license should not be revoked. He shall hear the proofs and allegations of the case and determine same summarily, and no appeal shall be taken from his determination. On an examination pursuant to notice to show cause, as aforesaid, the licensee may be a witness in his own behalf. Any person whose license shall have been revoked or annulled shall not thereafter be entitled to a license under the provisions of this chapter.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 15 of the General Business Law of the State of New York, the exhibit of motion pictures shall be permitted on Sunday after 2:00 p.m.
No child under the age of 16 years unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person shall be admitted to any theater in the village unless such theater is licensed pursuant to and in compliance with, the provisions of this chapter.
The Village Clerk shall issue to any owner, operator or management or any theater where motion pictures are exhibited a license to admit to such theater children over the age of eight years and under the age of 16 years unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person, upon application, in writing, on forms to be furnished by said Clerk.
The annual fee for a license hereunder shall be $10 same to include the licensing of a matron or supervisor as provided in § 228-22B.
All licenses issued hereunder shall be issued as of April 1 of each year and shall expire on March 31 next succeeding the date of issuance thereof.
A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be exhibited by the holder thereof upon the request of a police officer or other officer of the village.
In addition to any other penalties for violation of this chapter, the Village Board, after hearing held on due notice to the licensee, upon proof of willful violations of the provisions of this chapter, may suspend or revoke any license granted hereunder.
No child unaccompanied by an adult shall be permitted in any balcony or box, nor shall such children be admitted to a licensed theater during the time school classes within the village are in session or after the hour of 6:00 p.m.
Each owner, operator or management licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall set aside a separate section of seats on the main or orchestra floor to be used exclusively by children unaccompanied by adults. Such section shall be clearly marked or designated. During the time this section is reserved for said children, adults shall not be permitted to use such section. The size of such section may be varied at any time. However, a seat in such section shall be provided for each unaccompanied child.
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Required. Each owner, operator or management of a licensed theater shall provide at least one matron or supervisor who shall give undivided attention to said supervision during the time such children shall be in such theater.
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Licensing. The matron or supervisor shall be licensed by the Village Clerk. The license fee provided for in § 228-16 shall include the license provided for in this section.
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Identification. The matron or supervisor shall, while on duty, conspicuously wear a badge or other proper identification furnished by the Village Clerk.