[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln as §§ 3-1-1
through 3-1-11 of the 1972 Code (Ch. 11, Art. II, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
STATE LAW REFERENCES
Power of Town Council to tax and regulate billiard tables — See
R.I.G.L. § 5-2-1.
Power of Town Council to regulate and license dances — See
R.I.G.L. §§ 5-2-5 and 5-2-12.
Local license and fee for pool or billiard tables — See
R.I.G.L. §§ 5-2-10 and 5-2-11.
Shows and exhibitions — See R.I.G.L. § 5-22-1
et seq.
Penalty authorized — See R.I.G.L. § 5-22-18.
Disposition of license fees — See R.I.G.L. § 5-22-19.
Penalty for shows where unlicensed liquors sold — See
R.I.G.L. § 5-22-20.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or conduct any billiard
or pool hall, dance, fair or floor show without first having obtained a license
therefor.
All applications for licenses under this chapter shall be heard and
determined by the Town Council.
The fee for a license to operate a billiard or pool hall shall be $15
per table, per year.
The fee for a license to conduct a dance shall be $2. Each license so
issued shall be for a twenty-four-hour period; provided, however, that the
Town Council, in its discretion, may grant, upon application therefor, a yearly
license to persons conducting dances on a regular basis. The fee for a yearly
license shall be $50 per year.
A fee for a license to conduct a dance may be waived, in the discretion
of the Town Council, where the dance is conducted for the benefit of charity.
It shall be unlawful for a holder of an alcoholic beverage license to
permit dancing within the licensed premises, unless a proper license shall
have been obtained, in accordance with this chapter, from the Town Council.
The fee for a license to operate a fair shall be $50; provided, however,
that such fee may be waived, in the discretion of the Town Council, when the
proceeds of the fair are for charity.
[Amended 8-18-1992 by Ord. No. 92-16]
A.
The fee for an entertainment license shall be $10 for
each twenty-four-hour period. Alternatively, the Town Council may, in its
discretion, grant an annual license in the amount of $50 provided that the
licensee upon application specifies the dates, times and nature of all events
to be held during the term of the license. License fees may be waived in the
discretion of the Town Council, when the event is conducted for charity.
B.
“Entertainment” as used herein shall be deemed
to include but not be limited to acts, floor shows, contests, exhibitions,
routines, performances and all forms of live entertainment professional or
amateur not otherwise regulated by this Code which are held in commercial
establishments or public or private halls or places of assembly.
All fees for licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall
be paid to the Finance Director. The Town Clerk shall issue all licenses required
hereunder upon approval of the application by the Town Council.
A recording fee shall be set from time to time by the Town Council and
shall be paid to the Town Clerk for each license issued under the provisions
of this chapter.
