From and after the passage of this chapter,
no boxing or wrestling matches, circuses, carnivals, fairs, parades,
shows, demonstrations, professional sport or other exhibitions or
any transient retail business or house-to-house merchandising of any
kind shall be held or carried on within the township except upon the
payment of a license fee and the granting of a permit therefor, as
hereinafter provided.
No permit shall be issued for any activity mentioned in §
111-1 hereof, or for any of like character, where it shall reasonably appear that such activity would be a nuisance or detrimental to the health, morals or safety of the citizens of the township or where the purpose for which the permit is sought may adversely affect the general welfare of the township's residents.
No permit shall be issued for any activity hereinbefore
mentioned after 12:00 midnight except by special permission of the
Board of Commissioners.
The Township Manager may, at his discretion,
waive the fee otherwise required hereby when the proposed activity
is to be conducted by a nonprofit, charitable or benevolent organization;
and no permit shall ever be required for games, exhibitions or similar
activities to be carried on by or under the supervision of the township
schools or the township itself.
A permit fee as set forth by resolution of the
Board of Commissioners from time to time shall be charged for permits hereunder. The Township Manager
may waive said fees at his discretion.
All applications for permits hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be filed with the Township Manager, who is
hereby authorized to issue the permit in each instance if, after due
investigation, he is satisfied as to the proper and lawful purpose
for which the permit is sought and upon receiving the prescribed license
fee.
The Township Manager is authorized to revoke
any permit granted hereunder when the activity covered thereby shall
prove to be a nuisance or detrimental to the public health, safety
or morals of the citizens of the township; and when a permit is thus
revoked, it shall be promptly returned to the Manager, canceled, and
the unearned portion of the license fee paid therefor returned to
the licensee.
Should any applicant for a permit hereunder
deem himself aggrieved by reason of the Manager's refusal to issue
such permit or by the terms and conditions under which the same is
allowed or by a revocation of such permit, such applicant may appeal
to the Board of Commissioners by filing with the Manager a written
notice of an intent to appeal, said notice to be filed within one
week following the action of the Manager complained of.
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Art.
II, Violations and Penalties, §
1-17, Other violations.