[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warrensburg as Title 3, Ch. 2, of the 1978 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Application of provisions. The provisions of this section shall apply to all public shows, theatricals, circuses and other amusements in the Village, whether specifically licensed in another section of this chapter or not.
B. 
Street shows. No permit for any circus, exhibition, show or other amusement to be given on any public street or sidewalk or in such a place that the only main accommodation for the public or the audience will be in a public place shall be issued except on order of the President and Board of Trustees.
C. 
Order, crowding.
(1) 
The audience of any amusements, show or theatrical must be orderly and quiet at all times, and it shall be unlawful for any person attending any such amusement, show or theatrical to create a disturbance in the audience.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful to permit or gather such a crowd to witness any amusement or show as to create a dangerous condition because of fire or other risks.
D. 
Inspections. It shall be the duty of the Village President to see that every exhibition, amusement, theatrical or other public show is inspected to insure conformity with the provisions concerning such amusements.
E. 
Indecent shows. It shall be unlawful for any person to present, exhibit, conduct or take part in any indecent show, theatrical, play, motion picture, exhibition or other form of public amusement.
F. 
Exhibition of criminals. It shall be unlawful to exhibit any criminal or the body of any criminal or the exhibition of any person who shall be notorious because of the commission of a crime in any theatrical, exhibit, carnival or other public show or place.
G. 
Riots. It shall be unlawful to present in any public amusement or show of any kind anything which tends to or is calculated to cause or promote a riot or disturbance.
A. 
License required. No person shall operate, maintain or conduct a billiard, pool or bagatelle or pigeon hole or table open to the public without having first obtained a license therefor as is herein required. All applications for such license shall state thereon the intended location of the place of business and the number of tables to be used therein.
B. 
Fees. The annual fee for any such license shall be set from time to time by the Village Board.
[Amended 1-21-1985 by Ord. No. 446; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
C. 
Minors. No keeper of any hall licensed hereunder shall permit any person under the age of 18 years to frequent, loiter, go or remain in any hall licensed hereunder at any time or under any circumstances unless it be upon some lawful errand and sent under the direction and the consent of and knowledge of the parent, guardian or any person having the lawful custody of such minor, or unless upon the written consent or permission of the parent, guardian or other person having the lawful custody of such minor, to be delivered to the keeper of such place by such parent or guardian in person.
D. 
Gambling. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any billiard or pool hall to permit any gambling on such premises. The Village President may, in addition to any other penalty, revoke the billiard or pool hall license for a violation of this subsection.
E. 
Closing hours. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any billiard or pool hall open to the public between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
[Amended 6-17-1985 by Ord. No. 447; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
A. 
License required. No person shall place or install or maintain or operate in any building or place within the Village any coin-controlled amusement devices, including coin-controlled musical devices, for use by the public and for which a fee is charged, without first having obtained a license for each place or location where such coin-controlled amusement device shall be installed, maintained or operated.
B. 
Application. Any person desiring the license required in and by this section shall make application for that purpose to the Village Administrative Clerk, which application shall set forth the full name of the applicant and his address, the location and the character of the building or place where such coin-controlled amusement devices are to be located, maintained and operated in such building or place, the type of machine to be located, maintained and operated and the charge to be made to the customer for operating each of such devices.
C. 
License fee. The annual license fee for each amusement device shall be set from time to time by the Village Board.
[Amended 4-3-2000 by Ord. No. 568; eff. 6-1-2000]
D. 
Gambling forbidden. No gambling shall be permitted in any place of business where such amusement devices are operated and maintained, except for devices and equipment licensed and operated in accordance with the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.).
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 664]
E. 
Slot machines and gambling devices. The licensing of slot machines, or any device or mechanism that has been or may be judicially determined to be a gambling device is specifically prohibited, except for devices and equipment licensed and operated in accordance with the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.). If a gambling device is inadvertently licensed hereunder, such license shall not be construed as legalizing such gambling device.
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 664]
F. 
Restricted hours. If such amusement devices are operated in a place of business where the hours of such business are restricted, the operation of such amusement devices is hereby restricted to the same hours.
[Amended 6-17-1985 by Ord. No. 447]
G. 
Video gaming devices and equipment fees. The annual fee for the operation of a device or equipment, licensed and operated in accordance with the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.), shall be set from time to time by the Village Board.
[Added 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 664]