(A) The following fees shall be paid to the police chief upon the issuance of a license therefor:
(1) Public dance, play or show, $5 for each day;
(2) Theatrical performance, $5 for each day;
(3) Motion picture exhibition, $1 for each day;
(4) Athletic exhibition, $10 for each day;
(5) Circus, $500 for the first day and $250 for each succeeding day;
(6) Carnival, $100 for the first day and $50 for each succeeding day.
(B) Provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing daily license fee, the license fee for any motion picture exhibition of any motion picture house with a seating capacity of 200 or less for the period of one month shall be $2.50, and the license fee of any motion picture house with a seating capacity of more than 200 shall be $5 per month; and provided further that the police chief may waive the payment of all or any portion of the license fee for any public dance, play or show, theatrical performance, motion picture exhibition, athletic exhibition or carnival whenever the same shall be exhibited, conducted or operated by any religious, educational or charitable organization, by any volunteer fire department or veteran's organization of the town, or if the proceeds thereof are to be used entirely for the benefit of any religious, educational, charitable, or veteran's organization located in the town.
('66 Code, § 7-7)