[R.O. 1966 § 5:5-1]
No person shall operate on any street or in any public or private
place a merry-go-round, whip or other mobile device for amusement,
mounted on automobile chassis or solicit riders therefor, without
first having obtained a license therefor from the Director of the
Department of Finance and/or his designee.
[R.O. 1966; R.O. 1966 C.S. § 5:5-2; Ord. 6 PSF-C, 8-3-2016 § 5]
a. Application for a license shall be filed in the Office of the Division
of Tax Abatements/Special Taxes on forms to be provided.
b. The fee to be paid for the license required by this chapter shall
be $100 per annum.
c. The fee shall be payable upon the presentation of the application
and shall be returned, less the sum of $10 in the event such license
is not granted.
d. The license shall expire on March 31 after its date of issuance unless
sooner revoked or suspended.
[R.O. 1966 § 5:5-3]
No license shall be issued and no device described in Section
5:5-1 shall be operated or riders solicited therefor unless and until the licensee-operator thereof has filed with the Division of Tax Abatements/Special Taxes for the period of the license, an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the laws of this State conditioned for the payment of a sum not less than $25,000 to satisfy all claims for damages, by reason of bodily injury to, or the death of, any one person, resulting from an accident occurring from the use or operation of the amusement device; and a sum not less than $50,000 to satisfy all claims for damages, by reason of the bodily injuries to, or the death of, all persons resulting from such accident.
[R.O. 1966 § 5:5-4]
A license plate or certificate shall be issued, and the licensee
shall attach and prominently display it on the device.
[R.O. 1966 § 5:5-6]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the amusement
operational feature of such automobile amusement device while in operation
or awaiting riders or in use by riders, on a street or in a public
or private place in the City.
[R.O. 1966 § 5:5-7]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.