[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Grand Chute 1-7-1997 as
§§ 9.06 and 9.12 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
No person, firm, partnership or corporation
shall be allowed to exhibit or hold any show, exhibition, contest,
caravan, circus, carnival, menagerie, concert, sporting event, musical
entertainment, theatrical performance or vaudeville performance within
the Town of Grand Chute without first obtaining a license as herein
required.
Every application for a license shall be furnished
by the Town Clerk and verified and shall contain the name, place of
residence, age, and occupation of the applicant, the purposes for
which a license is desired, and the place where and the time when
and the terms for which he/she proposes to carry on the amusement
to be licensed.
Upon receipt of each such application, the Town
Clerk shall immediately institute such investigation of the applicant's
business and moral character as he/she deems necessary for the protection
of the public good and shall endorse his/her approval or disapproval
upon said application within 72 hours after it has been filed with
him/her and shall issue or deny the license in accordance with his/her
findings after presentation by the applicant of a receipt of the Town
Treasurer showing payment of the required fee.
The license required in § 190-1 shall be for one day, including evening, or from day to day or other specified time, as the case may be, and the license fee therefor shall be as prescribed in the Town Fee Schedule.
A.
A first violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be punished by a fine as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture
and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution, and on
default of the payment of any such fine and/or costs of prosecution
such person shall be committed to the county jail of Outagamie County
until such fine and costs are paid, but not to exceed 90 days.
B.
Any person violating this chapter who shall previously
have been convicted of a violation of this chapter shall, upon proof
and conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform
Forfeiture and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution,
and on default of the payment of any such fine and costs of prosecution,
or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and
confined within the county jail of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until
such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed six
months.
C.
Each day of violation
under this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
