[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of New Kensington
8-9-1977 by Ord. No. 5-77 as Part 3, Title 1, Art. 309 of the 1977 Code; amended
in its entirety at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch.
153.
No person shall hold any circus or carnival at any place within the
city without having first obtained a license. Such license shall be granted
by the Mayor after he has investigated the character of such circus or carnival
and has satisfied himself that the same shall not be such as to offend against
the health, welfare, morals and good order of the community. The fee for such
license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.) annually. Circuses or carnivals
and other public exhibitions held for religious, educational or other charitable
purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
A. Any and all licenses which may be granted by the Mayor pursuant to §
91-1 of this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor and may be revoked by the Council, after notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained
in the application for license.
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the
course of carrying on the licensed business or activity.
(3) A violation of any provision of this chapter.
(4) Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude.
(5) Conducting the licensed business or activity in an unlawful
manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute
a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
(6) Failure to adhere to any rule or regulation adopted by
the City Council, Mayor or Chief of Police.
B. Notice of the hearing for revocation of a license shall
be given in writing by mail, postage prepaid, to the licensee at his last
known address at least five (5) days prior to the date set for the hearing.
C. In the event that a licensed business or activity shall be conducted after suspension or revocation of its license, each day of such continuance shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter, to be punishable as set forth in §
91-3 below.
D. In the event that a license is revoked, no part of the
license fee shall be refundable.
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more
than six hundred dollars ($600.), and costs, and, in default of payment, shall
be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days.