(A) It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any amusement which is open to the public and for admission to which a fee is charged without having first secured a license therefor; provided that, the provisions of this section shall not be held to apply to those amusements which are specifically licensed by the other subchapters or sections of this chapter.
(B) No license fee shall be required for any performance or exhibition given solely for the benefit of any charitable, religious, educational or fraternal organization, and under the auspices of such organization.
(C) Applications for such licenses shall be made to the City Clerk and shall, comply with the general provisions of the ordinances relating to applications. For such licenses, fees shall be paid as set out in the fee schedule.
(D) It shall be unlawful to conduct, operate or exhibit any race between persons, animals or vehicles, or any baseball games, boxing or wrestling match, or any other athletic contest or exhibition, for admission to which a fee is charged, without having secured a license therefor.
(E) The proprietor of each such exhibition shall submit to the City Clerk a statement verified under oath of the gross receipts of each such contest, game, race and the like within one week after such exhibition. At the same time, such proprietor or person exhibiting or operating such exhibition shall pay to the City Clerk a sum equal to 3% of the gross receipts. At the time of application, a cash deposit of as set out in the fee schedule shall be made, to insure payment of this fee; this deposit shall be returned without interest upon payment of the fee herein required.
(E) Sufficient members of the Police and Fire Departments, in uniform, shall be admitted, free of charge, to all such exhibitions for the purpose of inspection and preserving and maintaining order.
(F) No fee or percentage shall be required to be paid for any exhibition or contest conducted solely for the benefit of and under the auspices of any religious, charitable, educational or fraternal organization.
(Prior Code, § 5-2) Penalty, see § 10.99