It shall be unlawful to conduct, operate or exhibit any race between persons, animals or vehicles, or any baseball games, boxing or wrestling matches, or any other athletic contest or exhibition for admission to which a fee is charged without first having procured a license therefor.
The proprietor of such exhibition shall submit to the city clerk a statement verified under oath of the number of persons attending each such game, contest or race, within one week after such exhibition. At the same time the proprietor or person exhibiting or operating such exhibition shall pay to the clerk a sum equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) or five cents ($0.05) for each person attending the exhibition, whichever is greater.
Sufficient members of the police department serving the city shall be admitted free of charge to all such exhibitions for the purpose of preserving and maintaining order; and the clerk may post a person or any number of persons at the box office of each such performance; and may examine all the books pertaining to such performance showing or tending to show the number of persons attending each such exhibition. (Ord. 0-77-24, 11-7-1977)