The purpose of this Article is to protect the safety and welfare of the people of Charlestown and to establish a licensing procedure for businesses that have regularly scheduled outdoor and indoor public entertainment or exhibitions incident to the conduct of their business presented in the town that are not provided for in Article
I and Article
II of Chapter
108 of the Code of Ordinances.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
INDOOR/OUTDOOR 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.
The fee for an approved general entertainment license shall be set by
the Town Council and be payable upon issuance of the license.
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.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished for each violation by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500.). The continuation of a violation of any provision
of this Article shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued,
a separate and distinct violation hereunder. Any license granted under this
Article may be revoked by the Town Council after public hearing for cause
shown.