Section
112.01 Definition
112.02 License required
112.03 License application; investigation
112.04 When license refused
112.05 License form and content
112.06 Certain prohibitions to be observed by licensee and employees
112.07 Rules for operation
112.08 Licensee responsibility
112.09 License revocation
A PLACE OF AMUSEMENT OR ENTERTAINMENT, for the purpose of this chapter, shall be any place of business that operates as a pool hall, billiard hall, dance hall, carnival, circus, coffee house, cocktail lounge, night club, beer hall, any similar establishment or any combination of the above mentioned.
(Ord. 92-6, passed 6-9-1992)
Pursuant to the authority granted the town in G.S. § 160A-181 to regulate places of amusement and entertainment, it shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate any such business unless the person shall have secured a license from the Town Council to operate the business. The license shall expire July 1 of each year and shall not be transferable.
(Ord. 92-6, passed 6-9-1992) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Applications for a license to maintain or operate a place of amusement or entertainment shall be made upon forms provided by the Town Clerk and shall contain all information necessary for the Council to act intelligently upon the applications.
(B) The Town Clerk shall refer the information furnished by the applicant to the Chief of Police who shall investigate such applicant and place sought to be licensed to determine whether said applicant and place is desirable. The Chief of Police shall furnish the Town Council with all information pertaining to convictions of any crimes and any other pertinent information pertaining to the location of the proposed business. After the applicant has appeared before the Town Council and the investigation made by the Chief of Police has been furnished to the Town Council, the Town Council may, in any case, by majority vote of its members refuse the issuance or order the issuance of such license.
(Ord. 92-6, passed 6-9-1992)
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