(A) It shall be unlawful to conduct, operate or exhibit any race between persons, animals or vehicles, or any baseball games or any other athletic contest or exhibition for admission to which a fee is charged except scheduled school activities without having procured a license therefor.
(B) The proprietor of the exhibitions shall submit to the City Clerk a statement, verified under oath, of the gross receipts for each game, contest or race, within one week after the exhibition. At the same time, the proprietor or person exhibiting or operating the exhibition shall pay to the Clerk a sum equal to 3% of the gross receipts.
(C) Sufficient members of the Police Department shall be admitted free of charge to all exhibitions for the purpose of preserving and maintaining order; and the City Clerk may post a person or any number of persons at the box office of each performance and may examine all the books pertaining to the performance showing or tending to show the gross receipts.
(1980 Code, § 16.103) Penalty, see § 112.999