[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Joy 6-8-1970 by Ord. No. 331 (Ch. 13, Part 3, of the 1992 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Includes any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
B. 
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall operate or install or conduct, at any place in the Borough of Mount Joy, any circus or carnival without first having obtained a permit therefor, as herein required, and except under all the terms and conditions of this chapter pertaining thereto.
[Amended 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 497]
Application for the permit hereby required shall be made to the Mayor, who shall have authority, before granting such license, to cause an investigation to be made of the proposed circus or carnival and who may refuse to issue such permit when he shall deem such refusal to be in the interest of the health, safety, welfare or morals of the Borough and the inhabitants thereof. If the Mayor shall see fit to grant such license, the applicant shall pay to the Mayor a fee for each day on which such circus or carnival is to be conducted in the Borough, said fee to be established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, which shall be for the use of the Borough. The Mayor may waive the permit fee in the case of any circus or carnival held, conducted or operated for the sole benefit of any charitable, community betterment, educational or religious organization or corporation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, hold or operate any circus or carnival after the permit therefor, issued hereunder, shall have expired, unless such person shall have applied for, shall have paid the applicable fee for, and shall have been issued a permit for such extended period of operation.
The Mayor shall have authority to revoke any permit issued under this chapter when he shall deem such revocation to be in the interest of the health, safety, welfare or morals of the Borough and the inhabitants thereof. In case of revocation, no part of any permit fee required hereunder shall be refunded, provided appeals from action of the Mayor in refusing or revoking a permit hereunder or in refusing to waive a permit fee may be made to the Borough Council within 10 days after the action appealed from.
[Amended 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 497]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.