[1932 Revision, Title 8, Ch. 6, §§ 1, 2; G.O. No. 1347, § II]
No person shall show, exhibit or cause to be shown or exhibited in any place in the Town for any gain, price or reward any beasts, animals or menagerie or any such like shows or exhibitions or any circus or exhibit any feats of activity or agility or any wrestling, boxing or sparring contest, match or exhibition or any traveling theatrical performance, or any such like show or exhibition without first obtaining a license to do so.
No owner, occupant or other person having or possessing the care of any house, building, room or lot of land within the Town shall suffer or permit any such show, exhibition or performance mentioned in this section to be exhibited, acted, shown or performed for any price, gain or reward in his building or room or in or upon any lot of land, unless such owner, occupant or parties causing such show, performance or exhibition shall first obtain a written license to do so.
[1932 Revision, Title 8, Ch. 6, § 3; G.O. No. 1347, § II]
Licenses for the purposes set out in this article, upon payment of the prescribed license fee, shall be granted by the Town Council, and shall be under the seal of the Town, signed by the Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk. In the absence of the Mayor from Town, the license may be signed by the chairman of the finance committee. Every license shall specify the place of such exhibition or performance and the time or number of days during which the license shall be valid.
[1932 Revision, Title 8, Ch. 6, § 4; G.O. No. 1169, § 1; G.O. No. 1347, § II]
The following shall be the license fees to be paid to the Town Clerk by applicants for licenses under this article, upon receiving the license:
(a) 
For exhibiting any circus, menagerie or collection of wild beasts or animals or any like show or exhibition; the sum of $100 for one day and the sum of $50 for each day thereafter.
(b) 
For a merry-go-round, carousel or musical instrument of similar nature; the sum of $50 for each week or portion of a week.
(c) 
For the exhibiting of games, tricks, jugglery, sleight-of-hand or other feats of dexterity or any like shows or exhibitions whatsoever; the sum of $5 for the first and the sum of $4 for each subsequent exhibition.
(d) 
For a theatrical, dramatic, operatic, vaudeville or moving picture performance; the sum of $5 for the first and $4 for each subsequent performance; except, that the Town Council may, by resolution, grant a license to any place for any such performances as are mentioned in this paragraph for a period not exceeding one year. The yearly license fee in such case shall be at the rate of $20 per year for each 100 seats of seating capacity where only moving pictures are exhibited, with an additional charge of $100 per year if vaudeville acts or specialties are exhibited in connection with moving pictures.
(e) 
For a license to conduct wrestling, boxing or sparring contests, matches or exhibitions; $25 per year.
(f) 
Upon application duly made, the Town Council, may, in its discretion, waive any of the fees herein set forth, when it shall determine that the applicant is a recognized civic or nonprofit organization active in the Town, and that the licensed activity is in furtherance of a public purpose and is in the best interests and will be to the benefit of the citizens of the Town.