[Adopted 5-10-1982 as Ch. 129]
The purpose of this Article is to protect the safety and welfare of the people of Charlestown through regulations of indoor entertainment or exhibitions presented in the town.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT OR EXHIBITION
Includes but is not limited to any exhibition dancing, demonstrations of physical skills or other public performances and exhibitions, including those encouraging audience participation, presented for public entertainment.
A. 
No person shall hold or conduct any indoor entertainment or exhibition for the public without first obtaining a license from the Town Council.
B. 
Any person or persons applying for such a license shall file application on a form approved by the Town Council.
C. 
Any person applying for such a license shall show that all taxes due to date have been paid for the premises in which the entertainment is to be held.
D. 
Application for this license shall be filed with the Town Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to the Town Council meeting at which it will be considered. The Town Clerk shall advertise said license for hearing.
E. 
The fee for license for indoor entertainment shall be as set by ordinance by the Town Council, payable upon issuance of the license.[1]
[Amended 6-12-1989 by Ch. 171]
[1]
Editor's Note: Current fees are available and on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
If the entertainment being licensed is to be held in a place of business that has a license to serve alcoholic beverages, the licensee shall not permit the entertainment or exhibition to continue beyond the authorized closing time.
In accepting a license for a special indoor entertainment or exhibition, the licensee shall accept responsibility for meeting the following public health and safety requirements:
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to assign an adequate number of officers to the event and to control the number of persons allowed in the entertainment area of the building, not to exceed the maximum permitted for safety. All police officers and/or Constables shall be paid at the prevailing hourly rate by the license applicant.
B. 
The applicant shall be responsible for compliance with all federal, state and local laws relating to health, safety and welfare of the public at public gatherings.
No license shall be granted for any indoor entertainment or exhibition unless a public hearing has been held by the Town Council. Such public hearing shall be advertised in advance in the local newspapers once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. The expense of such advertising shall be borne by the applicant.
A. 
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for enforcement of this Article. Prosecution for violations shall be by the Chief of Police or his designee.
B. 
Any person violating any sections of this Article shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.