[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Clearfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-6-1908 (Ch.
19, Art. I, of the 1966 Code)]
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to maintain or exhibit any theatrical or
operatic entertainment, sleight-of-hand performance or play for which
an admission fee is charged or where a collection is taken up, in
the Borough of Clearfield, without having first obtained from the
Mayor of said Borough or, in his absence, the President or Clerk of
Council, a written license so to do, for which license he or they
shall pay to the Mayor for the use of the Borough of Clearfield, the
following sums: for one performance, $1; for performances for one
week, $3; for performance for one month, $10; for one year, $50, provided
that this section shall not apply to any performance when exclusively
by residents of this Borough for any charitable or other public use
and not for any personal profit.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to perform or exhibit in the open air of
any public grounds, streets or alleys within the Borough of Clearfield
with any wax figure, sleight of hand, jugglery, rope walking or acrobatic
feats without having first obtained from the Mayor of said Borough
written license so to do, for which license he or they shall pay to
the Mayor for the use of the Borough of Clearfield the following sums:
for one performance for one week, $6; for performance of one month,
$20.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to give an exhibition of any kind upon any
public ground, street or alley in the Borough of Clearfield for the
purpose of selling proprietary medicine or any other merchandise without
having first obtained from the Mayor of said Borough a written license
so to do, for which license he or they shall pay to the Mayor for
the use of the Borough of Clearfield the following sums: for one performance,
$3; for performance for one week, $15.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to exhibit any show or circus in tents or
under canvas within the Borough of Clearfield without having first
obtained from the Mayor of said Borough a written license so to do,
for which license he or they shall pay to the Mayor for the use of
said Borough of Clearfield the following sums: for performance for
one day, where an admission of $0.25 or less is charged, $20; for
performance for one week, where an admission of $0.25 or less is charged,
$50; for one day, where an admission of over $0.25 is charged, $40;
for performance for one week, where an admission of over $0.25 is
charged, $100.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any company or troupe exhibiting in tents or under canvas outside
of the Borough limits to give a street parade or outdoor exhibition
within the Borough of Clearfield without having first obtained from
the Mayor of said Borough a written license so to do, for which license
he or they shall pay to the Mayor for the use of the Borough of Clearfield,
the following sums: for performance for one day, where $0.25 or less
is charged for admission to their show tent, $10; for performance
for one week, where $0.25 or less is charged for admission to their
show tent, $25; for performance for one day, when over $0.25 is charged
for admission to their show tent, $15; for performance for one week,
when over $0.25 is charged for admission to their show tent, $35.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to maintain any roller-skating rink or like
place of amusement within the Borough of Clearfield without first
obtaining from the Mayor of said Borough a written license so to do,
for which license he or they shall pay to the Mayor for the use of
the Borough, the following sums: for one month, $5; for six months,
$20; for one year, $30.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to obtain or exhibit any moving-picture
show, electrical or phonographic performance or a combination of electrical
and phonographic performance for which an admission fee is charged
or where a collection is taken up, within the Borough of Clearfield,
without having obtained from the Mayor of said Borough a written license
so to do, for which license he or they shall pay to the Mayor for
the use of the Borough of Clearfield the following sums: for one performance,
$1; for performance for one week, $3; for performance for one month,
$5; for performance for six months, $20; for performance for one year,
$30; provided that this section shall not apply to any performance
given by the residents of this Borough for any charitable or other
public use and not for personal profit.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to maintain any shooting gallery or merry-go-round
within the Borough of Clearfield without having first obtained from
the Mayor of said Borough a written license so to do, for which he
or they shall pay to the Mayor for the use of the Borough of Clearfield
the following sums: for one day, $1; for one week, $2; for one month,
$5; for six months, $20; for one year, $30.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to maintain any bowling alley within the
Borough of Clearfield without first obtaining from the Mayor of said
Borough a written license so to do, for which license he or they shall
pay to the Mayor for the use of the Borough of Clearfield the following
sums: for six months, $10; for one year, $15.
Any person, company or troupe violating the provisions of any of the sections of this article shall pay for such violation a fine equal to double the amount of the license fee as hereinbefore fixed for a single day or performance in such sections thereof, except in the case of §§
257-6 and
257-9, when a fine shall equal double the amount of license fee fixed in §
257-6 for one month, and in §
257-9 for six months, which fines are to be recovered by summary proceedings to be instituted before the Mayor or any Magisterial District Judge in and for the County of Clearfield, upon information on the oath of the officers charged with the collection thereof, upon whose warrants or summons the goods and chattels as well as the person of the offender may be liable to attachment and seizure forthwith, until payment and satisfaction of the said fines shall be effected.
The ordinance of this Borough adopted day of relative to the licensing of shows, and all other
ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
[Adopted 4-15-1914 (Ch.
19, Art. II, of the 1966 Code)]
From and after the passage of and publication of this article,
it shall be unlawful for any owner, manager, clerk or person in charge
of any billiard room, poolroom, bowling alley or shooting gallery
in the Borough of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, to which the public is
invited, to cause, allow, permit or suffer the same to be open or
any person or persons to play at billiards, pool or to bowl on said
alleys or to shoot in said gallery under his control, management or
supervision, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
Any person or persons violating the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction before the Mayor or a Magisterial District
Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $5 nor more than
$50, and, in default of the payment thereof, with costs, shall undergo
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.