As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ROLLER-SKATING RINK
Any place or establishment where roller-skating is carried on and
admission is obtained by purchase of a ticket or token, or payment of a fee,
or by payment of a charge for checking clothing or other properties.
No person shall conduct, or engage in, the business of operating a roller-skating
rink in any premises within the Township without first having obtained a license
therefor, as provided in this chapter, and upon payment of an annual license
fee of $300.
The Township Clerk shall promptly forward the application and accompanying
material to the Township Manager who shall refer the same to the following
officials for investigation and report:
If, after investigation and reports by the officials referred to in §
240-5, the Council is satisfied that the individuals and manager, if any, named in the application are persons of good moral character and capable of operating the proposed roller-skating rink in a manner consistent with the public safety and good morals, and that all of this chapter's requirements have been met and further that the pertinent provisions of the Building Code, Fire Prevention Code and Plumbing Code that govern the Township have been fully complied with, the Council shall authorize the Township Clerk to issue the license.
When the operation of any roller-skating rink, or the conduct of any
licensee, agent or employee, is so inimical to the public health, safety or
general welfare as to give rise to an emergency or to constitute a nuisance,
the Township Manager shall have the authority summarily to order the cessation
of business and the closing of the licensed premises or to suspend the license;
or the Council, after hearing, upon a showing of good cause for its so doing,
may revoke any license issued hereunder. During such suspension, or after
any such license shall have been revoked, the license shall be inoperative
and of no effect.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.