No person shall conduct any public amusement for profit without a license
obtained hereunder.
This chapter shall not apply to any public amusement conducted or offered
for civic, educational, religious or charitable purposes.
The owner or manager of any exhibition hall, auditorium or theater may obtain an annual license for a fee as set by the Common Council which shall expire on May 1. Any public amusement conducted therein is exempt from the license fees imposed under §
108-4.
License fees as set by the Common Council shall be imposed for individual
public amusements:
A. Circuses, menageries, and pony or dog shows.
B. Concerts and theatrical or musical amusements.
C. Merry-go-rounds and other public amusements.
Application for a license hereunder shall be made to the City Clerk/Treasurer
upon a form prescribed by the City.
No license issued under this chapter is transferable without consent
of the Common Council.
The Mayor may summarily revoke any license issued hereunder for a violation
of this chapter or any other ordinance of the City or state law, subject to
appeal to the Common Council. The licensee may appeal by serving notice of
appeal upon the City Clerk/Treasurer. The Common Council shall, within five
days thereafter, hold a public hearing on such revocation.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I of this Code.