It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on or conduct a
business of exhibiting shows for any price, gain, reward, any menagerie
or collection of beasts or animals or any circus, or to exhibit, show
or perform feats of activity or street parades in connection therewith,
or to maintain any public golf driving course or to construct and
maintain any street stand for the sale or distribution of merchandise
or other articles without first having obtained a license for that
purpose as hereinafter mentioned.
The Township Council may, at their discretion, on application
give a license in writing to any person for any of the purposes mentioned
above and all licenses granted under and by virtue of the provisions
of this section shall set forth the place in which such circus, exhibition,
show, play or business is authorized to be made and conducted, the
time and the number of days it may be continued, and before any such
license shall take effect, the applicant or applicants shall pay to
the Township Clerk such fees as hereinafter mentioned.
No building, shed, tent, stand or other structure of any kind
either permanent or of temporary nature and used for the purpose for
which the license has been issued shall be erected upon any of the
property where such circus, exhibition, show, or business shall be
conducted without first obtaining a permit from the Construction Official
and the same to comply with the building code and also comply with
the terms of any or all ordinances of the Township.
Every such license shall remain in force and be valid only for
the time therein expressed, and shall apply only to the person to
whom granted and shall not be transferable.
Any person to whom such license is granted is hereby required
to exhibit such license whenever called upon so to do.
[Amended 6-19-1940; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
The fees to be charged for licenses authorized by this section shall be as set forth in Chapter
245, Fees, Rates and Charges.
Nothing in the provisions of this chapter shall apply to a concert
or entertainment given for charitable or benevolent purposes or any
baseball or football game or any other athletic event sponsored or
managed by the Board of Education or any organization or association,
the membership of which consists of the citizens of the Township and
recognized as such by the Township Council.
Licenses may be revoked by the Township Council at any time
for cause.