[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Centuria 3-13-2006 as § 7-5-2
of the 2006 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall maintain or operate any transient or temporary public
entertainment within the Village without first obtaining a license
therefor as hereinafter provided.
B.
This chapter does not require a license for the conducting of fairs,
lectures, concerts, exhibitions or entertainments of a scientific,
historical, political, literary or musical character for humane, religious,
charitable or scientific purposes.
As used in this chapter, the following term shall have the meaning
indicated:
One to which the public may gain admission by payment of
an admission charge. It includes shows, circuses, exhibitions, carnivals
and vaudeville.
Application for carnival licenses shall be made by the applicant
to the Clerk-Treasurer in writing at least 10 days before the planned
event, and all of the information regarding insurance, etc., shall
be filed within 10 days and referred to the Village Board for examination
of the qualifications, character and reputation of the applicant and
of the desirability of permitting the carnival to operate, show or
exhibit in the Village.
A.
Insurance required. No license shall be granted unless the applicant
therefor shall have filed with the Clerk-Treasurer a public liability
insurance policy in a sum as set by the Village Board from time to
time, with the condition that the applicant shall indemnify and save
harmless the Village and its officers and agents and citizens against
any injuries and damages resulting or arising from the conducting
of any carnival for which the license is issued or from the performance
by the applicant or his/her agents of any negligence incident to or
connected with the conduct of such carnival, and that the applicant
shall pay all judgments, costs and charges that may be recovered against
the Village or any of its officers or agents by reason of the conducting
of such carnival.
B.
License fees required.
(1)
No permit shall be issued unless the applicant shall pay a permit
fee for the operation or maintenance of the public entertainment as
prescribed in the current Village Fee Schedule on file in the Village
offices for carnivals, circuses or other public entertainments.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. IV)]
C.
Posting of license. Such permits when issued shall be prominently
displayed while the carnival is in operation.
D.
Food handlers to obtain health certificate. Any person employed in
such carnival for the purpose of preparing, handling or selling food
or drink shall submit to a physical examination and obtain a health
certificate as required by state statute.
E.
Inspection of mechanical devices. The applicant shall indicate the
date of the last state inspection of rides, merry-go-rounds and other
mechanical devices. The Village reserves the right to require inspections
of all mechanical devices that would be available to the public. All
inspection costs shall be paid for by the licensee.
Any license granted by the Village Board under the provisions
of this chapter may be revoked by the Village President, provided
such carnival shall not be maintained or if the person who maintains,
owns, controls or operates such carnival shall permit the violation
of any provisions of this Code or state laws, or where, in the opinion
of the Village President, the carnival is deemed undesirable. Revocations
or suspensions may be appealed to the Village Board.
