It shall be unlawful to give or hold any circus, play, exhibition,
common show or theatrical performance within the limits of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus without having first obtained a license for that purpose.
It shall be unlawful to give or hold any circus, play, exhibition,
common show or theatrical performance or any public amusement where
the speed of horses, speed or kinds of automobiles or airplanes are
exhibited and where an admission fee is charged in any building, tent
or structure or grounds, without such building, tent, structure or
grounds being licensed for that purpose.
The license fees shall be as follows:
A. Concert hall: $5 per day or $100 per year.
C. Theater for the exhibition of moving pictures: $5 per day or $50
per year.
D. Open-air moving pictures: $5 per day or $50 per year.
E. Public dance hall: $5 per day or $100 per year.
F. Theaters for exhibitions or shows other than moving pictures: $5
per day or $100 per year.
G. Traveling or other street shows: $5 per day or $100 per year.
H. Places where speed of horses, etc., is shown:
(1) Any place of public amusement where the speed of horses or breed
of horses or speed or kinds of automobiles or airplanes are exhibited
and an admission fee is charged: $50 per day or $500 per year.
(2) The owner of any racetrack, grounds or place of public amusement
where the speed of horses or breed of horses or speed or kinds of
automobiles or airplanes are exhibited for which an admission fee
is charged shall not be required to take out a license for each of
such shows or exhibitions as provided for in this article, provided
that the receipts of the admission to such shows or exhibitions shall
be for the sole benefit of the owners of the ground or place where
such show or exhibition is given, and provided further that the owner
has taken out a yearly license for such grounds or place. Said license
fee is hereby fixed at $50 per year, all licenses to expire on the
31st day of December in each year.
[Added 6-19-1929 by Ord. No. 122]
Licenses shall be issued by the Borough Clerk on application
in writing stating the time and place when and where such circus,
play, exhibition, theatrical performance, common show or public amusement
shall be given, and the owner or person in charge thereof, which application
shall be accompanied by the license fee herein provided.
The license fees fixed in this article are imposed for revenue.
Any person or persons giving or taking part in or permitting
any grounds, building or structure of any kind to be used for any
circus, play, exhibition, theatrical performance, common show or traveling
show or public amusement, without having first obtained a license
for that purpose as herein provided, or any corporation or corporations,
person or persons permitting to be used any building, structure or
grounds for any such purpose without a license having been first obtained
as herein provided shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding $100
for each offense.
This article shall take effect upon its publication as required
by law.