It shall be unlawful for any persons, firms or corporations
to conduct or engage in any of the following businesses or enterprises:
circuses, menageries, shows under canvas, carnivals, fairs, and minstrel
or variety troupes giving public entertainment, without first having
obtained from the Township of Upper Moreland a license.
All applications for licenses shall be made to the Township
Building Inspector, who shall make an inspection of the premises or
property where any of the above-enumerated businesses or enterprises
shall be conducted, and it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector
to signify upon said application his approval or disapproval of the
issuance of a license.
Upon the approval of application for a license by the Building
Inspector and upon the payment by the applicant of the sum as set
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, which
sum shall be paid into the Township treasury for the use of the said
Township, a license shall be issued to the said applicant, which shall
be for the period of one month or fractional part thereof. Nonprofit
organizations shall be exempt from the payment of fees but shall comply
with all other requirements.
No license shall be issued to any applicant if the Building
Inspector, after the filing of the application and an inspection of
the property to be used for said business, had disapproved the issuance
of said license.
Any persons, firms or corporations who shall conduct or engage
in the business or enterprise of operating circuses, menageries, shows
under canvas, carnivals, fairs and minstrel or variety troupes giving
public entertainment without the license required by this chapter
first having been obtained, or who shall fail to comply with any of
the requirements of the license or of this chapter, shall be liable,
on conviction thereof, to a fine or penalty not less than $50 nor
more than $600 for each and every offense. And whenever such persons,
firms or corporations shall have been notified by the Building Inspector
or by service of summons in a prosecution, or in any other way, that
he is committing such violation of this chapter, each day in which
he is continuing such violation after such notification shall constitute
a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines
or penalties shall be collected as like fines or penalties are now
by law collected.