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(A) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct, operate or manage any picture show, medicine show, vaudeville or other show, exhibitions, or entertainment upon any vacant lot or parcel of land in the city without obtaining a license.
(B) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct, operate or manage any show, exhibition or entertainment upon any vacant lot in the city within 300 feet of any dwelling house, and no license shall be issued therefor.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation who shall desire to secure a license to conduct, operate or manage any picture show, medicine show, vaudeville or other show, exhibition or entertainment upon any vacant lot or parcel of land in the city shall file a written application for the license on a form prescribed by the City Controller, setting forth the name of the owner, the nature of the show or exhibition, the particular lot or location where the applicant proposes to conduct the show, the days, dates and hours when it is proposed to conduct the show or exhibition, admission fees to be charged, if any, articles to be sold, if any, and other relevant information required by the City Controller.
(D) The City Controller, upon receipt of the application shall immediately refer it to the Chief of Police for investigation as to whether the location requested is suitable and probably will not cause annoyance to the people in the neighborhood or damage to adjacent lots or lands by persons going to and from the show or exhibition and report these facts to the City Controller. No license shall be issued to an applicant unless the application has been approved by the Chief of Police.
(E) The City Controller shall issue a license to the applicant to conduct and operate the show or exhibition upon delivery of the application properly filled out and signed, together with the written approval of the Chief of Police as to the proposed location of the show or exhibition, and the payment of a license fee of $10 for 1 week or for any period less than one week.
(F) No license shall be issued for a longer period than 1 week, but any license may be renewed from week to week upon payment of the license fee and a certificate from the Chief of Police stating that during the previous week the show or exhibition licensed has been conducted in an orderly manner without annoyance to the people of the immediate neighborhood, that no valid complaint that persons going to or from the show or exhibition have caused damage or injury to private property in the neighborhood by walking or trampling on plants, shrubs and lots has been filed, and that the movement of vehicular traffic in the neighborhood has not been unduly obstructed.
(G) This section shall apply to all shows, exhibitions or entertainments conducted upon any vacant lot or parcel of land regardless of whether any admission fee is charged, demanded or received, and shall apply to all shows and exhibitions whether exhibited upon the open lot or in a tent or enclosure of any kind. However, this section shall not apply to carnivals, which are expressly prohibited from operating or exhibiting in the city by this chapter, nor to circuses which are expressly licensed under § 111.01. This section shall be in addition to any other provisions of this code providing for a license fee for theatres, shows or exhibitions in permanent buildings.
(1979 Code, § 111.04) (Ord. 1329, passed 8-20-1941) Penalty, see § 111.99
AMUSEMENT DEVICES
No person, firm or corporation owning or having charge of any billiard table, pool table or card table maintained or used for the purpose of gain, or for the use of which any fee is charged, either directly or indirectly, shall use or permit any one to use it within the city between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. of any day.
(1979 Code, § 111.10) (Ord. 660, passed 4-20-1914) Penalty, see § 111.99
(A) For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUKE BOX. Any music vending machine, contrivance, or device which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc or key into any slot, crevice or other opening, or by the payment of any price, operates or may be operated, for the emission of songs, music or similar entertainment.
MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE. Any machine, which upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disc, may be operated for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score. It shall include such devices as marble machines, pinball machines, skill ball, mechanical grab machines, shuffle board games and all similar games, operations or transactions.
PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION or ASSOCIATION. Any person, firm, corporation or association in whose place of business any juke box or mechanical amusement device is placed for use.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize, license or permit any gambling devices, or any mechanism that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device contrary to law.
(C) Any person, firm, corporation or association, displaying for public patronage or keeping for operation any juke box or mechanical amusement device shall be required to obtain a license from the city, upon payment of a license as hereafter provided. Application for the license shall be made to the City Controller upon a form provided for that purpose.
(D) The application for such license shall contain the following information:
(1) Applicant’s name, address, age and date and place of birth;
(2) Prior convictions of applicant, if any;
(3) Place where the machine or device is to be displayed or operated and the business conducted in that place; and
(4) Description of the machine to be covered by the license and its mechanical features.
(E) No license shall be issued to any applicant unless he or she is 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States.
(F) The application for license shall be made out in triplicate, 1 copy being referred to the Chief of Police, 1 copy to the City Electrical Inspector and 1 copy to the City Controller.
(1) The Chief of Police shall investigate the location proposed to operate the machine, and ascertain whether or not the applicant business, its owners or managers, or others in responsible charge of the business have a criminal record. If any of the principals has been convicted of a felony, the Chief of Police shall deny the application.
(2) The Electrical Inspector shall inspect all wiring and connections to the machine, determine if they comply with the Electrical Code of the city, and approve or disapprove the application.
(3) No license shall be issued to any applicant unless approved by both the Chief of Police and the Electrical Inspector.
(4) If it is discovered after a license has been issued that the applicant has made false statements on the application regarding ownership or management of the business, or any other aspect leading to the original approval, the license shall be immediately revoked.
(5) A new application may be made for operation at a rejected site if the new applicant can provide sufficient evidence that the cause of denial/rejection has been corrected. The reapplication shall be treated as a new application with regard to inspections and fees.
(G) Every applicant, before being granted a license, shall pay the following annual license fee for the privilege of operating or maintaining for operation each juke box or mechanical amusement device:
Juke boxes | $20 per machine |
Mechanical amusement devices | |
Mechanically operated rides for children | $10 per machine |
All other mechanical amusement devices | $25 per machine |
(H) Each license shall expire on December 31 of the year the license is issued. However, if any license is issued on or after July 1, the license fee shall be ½ the annual fee.
(I) Display of license.
(1) The license or licenses shall be posted permanently and conspicuously at the location of the machine in the premises where the device is to be operated or maintained to be operated.
(2) The license may be transferred from one machine or device to another similar machine or device, but not more than 1 machine shall be operated under 1 license, and the applicant or licensee shall be required to secure a license for each and every machine displayed or operated by him or her at any 1 time.
(3) If the licensee shall move his or her place of business to another location within the city, the license may be transferred to the new location upon application to the City Controller, giving the street and number of the new location. The new location shall be approved by the Chief of Police and the city’s Electrical Inspector as provided in this section. However, whenever application for the transfer is made, a transfer fee of $10 shall be paid to the City Controller before being granted the transfer.
(4) (a) When the business of an exhibitor is sold or transferred, the license of the exhibitor may be transferred to the transferee, with the consent of the Chief of Police and the city’s Electrical Inspector as provided in this section.
(b) However, whenever application for the transfer is made, a transfer fee of $10 shall be paid to the City Controller before being granted the transfer.
(J) Every license issued under this section shall be revoked if the licensee permits the operation of any juke box or mechanical amusement device contrary to those provisions.
(K) If the Chief of Police has reason to believe any mechanical device is used as a gambling device, the machine may be seized by the Police and impounded, and if upon trial of the exhibitor for allowing it to be used as a gambling device the exhibitor be found guilty, the machine shall be destroyed by the Police.
(1979 Code, § 111.11) (Ord. 1506, passed 4-2-1952; Am. Ord. 1950, passed 6-11-1962; Am. Ord. 3751, passed 9-22-1986; Am. Ord. 3962, passed 12-18-1989) Penalty, see § 111.99
DANCE HALLS
No person shall open, conduct, maintain, operate or carry on a public dance hall, dance pavilion, or other similar place in the city which shall be open to the public either on payment of an admission fee, a fee or charge for each dance or any group of dances, or otherwise, without obtaining a license.
(1979 Code, § 111.20) (Ord. 1222, passed 11-14-1932) Penalty, see § 111.99
(A) (1) The applicant for a license to open, conduct, maintain, operate or carry on a public dance hall in the city shall file with the City Controller a written application for the license on a form to be prepared by the Controller, in which shall be set forth the name of the applicant and if it is a partnership, the full name and residence of all of the partners, and if a corporation, the names and addresses of all of its officers and stockholders, the exact location of the proposed dance hall, the length of time for which the license is applied for and other information required by the Controller, and a promise to abide by all of the provisions of §§ 111.25 through 111.34.
(2) Upon the filing of the application with the Controller, it shall pend for a period of 5 days and the Controller shall refer it to the Police and Fire Departments of the city.
(3) The Police Department shall make a report within this period as to the moral reputation of the applicant and the Fire Department as to the safety of the place where the dance hall is to be located from fire, and as to its equipment with fire escapes and other safety devices as by law provided.
(B) If the reports are favorable, the Controller shall issue a license to the applicant for the period applied for upon payment of the following license fees and charges.
(1) For the issuance of a license, a fee in all cases of $0.50.
(2) For the license the following fee shall be paid:
(a) For 1 month: the sum of $15.
(b) For 3 months: the sum of $25.
(c) For 6 months: the sum of $50.
(d) For 12 months: the sum of $100.
(1979 Code, § 111.21) (Ord. 1222, passed 11-4-1932) Penalty, see § 111.99
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