[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville 6-21-1955.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No circus, carnival or road show, rodeo, horse show or wild west show,
auto race, dog show menagerie, tent show, fireworks display, club fair, clambake
or outdoor entertainment, performance or exhibition of any kind, where admission
is charged or which is conducted for gain or profit, shall hereafter be conducted
or operated within the Town of Cortlandville without a license first having
been issued therefor by the Town Clerk pursuant to § 137 of the
Town Law; provided however, that this section shall not apply to amateur athletic
contests or other amateur performances or exhibitions.
All applicants for licenses hereunder shall submit a written application
therefor supplying such information under affidavit as the Town Board may
from time to time by rule or regulation require.
License fees shall be as set forth from time to time by Town Board resolution.
Upon receipt of the license fee therefor, and provided that, in the
judgment of the Town Clerk, the applicant therefor is not an undesirable person
or incapable of properly conducting the show, performance, exhibition or entertainment
for which a license is desired, or shall not have been convicted of a misdemeanor
or felony which in the judgment of the Town Clerk renders the applicant unfit
or undesirable to carry on such show, performance, exhibition or entertainment,
and provided further that the indemnity bond or insurance policy or a certificate
of the insurance thereof in the amount of at least $100,000 in the case of
a circus, carnival or road show and $20,000 in the case of every other kind
of show, performance, exhibition or entertainment, indemnifying any person
or persons against any and all liability for damages in connection with such
show, performance or exhibition, or entertainment be filed simultaneously
with such application, the Town Clerk shall issue the appropriate license
desired, which license shall become effective from the date of issuance and
shall continue in force for the term specified therein, but in no event for
a longer term than until the first day of January next succeeding. Such license
shall not be transferable.
Anyone violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment
for a term of not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
