The following words and phrases, when used in this
article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AMUSEMENT
All manner and forms of entertainment, including, among others,
theatrical or operatic performances; concerts; moving-picture shows;
vaudeville; circuses; carnivals; fairs and sideshows; all forms of
entertainment at fair grounds and amusement parks; athletic contests
or diversions, including, among others, wrestling matches, boxing
and sparring exhibitions; bowling; pool; billiards; bathing; swimming;
archery; shooting; riding; dancing; and all other forms of diversion,
sports, recreation or pastime, shows, exhibitions, contests, displays
and games, as well as all other methods of obtaining monetary admission
charges, donations, contributions or monetary charges of any character
from the general public or a limited or selected number thereof, for
admission to the premises or for use of facilities provided for entertainment,
amusement, sport or recreational purposes.
ESTABLISHED PRICE
Regular monetary charge of any character whatever, including
donations, contributions fixed and exacted or in any manner fixed
and received by producers, as herein defined, from the general public
or a limited or selected number thereof, directly or indirectly, for
the privilege to attend or engage in any entertainment or amusement,
provided that when such entertainment or amusement is conducted at
any roof garden, nightclub, cabaret or other place where the charge
for admission is wholly or in part, included in the price paid for
refreshment, service or merchandise, the amount paid for admission
to such amusement shall be deemed to be the amount paid of the cover
or minimum charge, if any.
PERSON
Every individual person, copartnership, association, unincorporated
enterprise owned by two or more persons, or corporations, domestic
or foreign. Whenever used in any clause prescribing and imposing a
penalty, or both, the term "person," as applied to copartnership or
association, shall mean the partners or members thereof, and, as applied
to corporations, the officers thereof.
PLACE OF AMUSEMENT
Any place, indoors or outdoors, within the Borough of Economy,
where the general public or a limited or selected number thereof may,
upon payment of an established price, attend or engage in any amusement
as herein defined, including, among others, theaters, opera houses,
moving-picture houses, amusement parks, stadiums, arenas, baseball
parks, skating rinks, circus or carnival tents or grounds, fair grounds,
halls, lodge rooms, riding academies, golf courses, bowling alleys,
poolrooms, bathing and swimming places, dance halls, tennis courts,
archery, rifle or shotgun ranges, roof gardens, cabarets, nightclubs
and other like places.
PRODUCER
Any person, as herein defined, conducting any place of amusement,
as herein defined, where the general public or a limited or selected
number thereof may, upon the payment of an established price, attend
or engage in any amusement.
TAX COLLECTOR
The person appointed by the Council of the Borough of Economy
to collect the taxes imposed by this article and to issue permits.
TEMPORARY AMUSEMENT
An amusement to be conducted at one location for a period
of less than one month.