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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Licensing of Exhibitions, Repealing Ordinance 430, 725, 727 76 J TEMPORARY ORD. NO. 6 Permanent Ord. No. 76 AN ORDINATCE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION FROM CONDUCTING, CARRYING ON, OR EXHIBITING OR DISPLAYING ANY CIRCUS, MENAGERIE, THEATER, THEATRICAL EXHIBITION, OR SHOW WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A LICENSE AND PAYING THE FEE THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUNISHMENT FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 430, 725, 727 AND ALL ORIINAN ES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: Section 1. Licenses Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, fir ' or corporation to conduct, carry on, exhibit or display any circus, menagerie, theater, theatrical exhibition, show or other exhibition of any kind within the City of Ames except lectures on scientific, historical, and literary subjects, without first paying the license fee and procuring the license therefor, except as provided for herein. Section 2. Application. Before any license shall be issued, under the provisions of this ordinance, the person, firm or corporation applying therefore shall apply by written application to the city council, which application shall state the business to be licensed and the party to whom the license shall be issued The city council shall, upon receipt of said application, consider the same, and if in the opinion of the council the granting of such license would be proper shall authorize the issuance of the license therefor. Suction 3. City Clerk to Issue License. If the issuance of the license is authorized by the city council, the city clerk shall issue such license upon the payment to him of the amount of the license fee as set forth herein and shall make a record thereof. Section 4. Exceptions. For any exhibition, concert, lecture, or other entertainment conducted for charitable purposes, public benefit, or by any church school, public building, or conducted on the grounds of the State, under the super vision and authority of the State, no license fee shall be charged. Section 5. Parades. No circus, menagerie, company, exhibition, or aggregation of persons, specified or described in this ordinance shall parade, march or exhibit on the streets, avenues, highways, or other public places of the city, without first obtaining from the chief of police a permit which shall specify the line of march, the time, manner and conditions of such march, parade, or exhibition and such permit shall be issued without additional charge in addition to the license fee. No riotous, noisy, or disorderly march, parade, or exhibition shall be permitted. Section 6. Vulgar Shows. No -3bscene, vulgar, immoral, illegal, or disorderly show or exhibition, shall be licensed or permitted. Section 7. Gambling. No circus, menagerie, or show, or proprietor or manager thereof, shall permit any gambling, or games of chance at the place or upon the premises controlled or used in connection with any eirFus, menagerie or show, nor shall any person, firm or corporation conduct, manage, or carry or. any gambling or game of chance, or any device or apparatusfor gambling or game of &ance, at or about any circus, menagerie, or show. Section 8. Public Grounds. The city council in its discretion may issue a permit for the occupancy of any public ground, except streets, parks and play- grounds, for the use of shows, circuses, menageries, exhibitions, and like entertainments and amusements for which a fee is eharged. The charge for the I use of such public grounds, as determined by the city council shall be in addition to any license fee. Section 9. License Fees. The fees to be paid for licenses required in this ordinance shall be as follows: Section 9. 1. Shows and Exhibitions. For shows or exhibitions by ventriloquists, magicians, sleight-of-hand performers, and the like, the license fee shall be $25. 00 and $10. 00 for each additional performance or exhibition. No license fee shall be charged when such exhibition is in a church or school house or public building. Section 9. 2. Theatrical Exhibitions Etc. For theatrical exhibition, traveling concerts or operas, minstrel shows and performances, and all other public exhibitions not otherwise enumerated, the license fee shall be, for the first performance or exhibition $20. 00, and for each additional performance or exhibition $10. 00. No license fee shall be charged when such exhibition or performance is in a church, school house, or public buildin . I Section 9. 3. Circuses, Street Carnivals, Et c. For each circus or circus and menagerie, wild west show, or street carnival the license fee shall be $100. 00 for the first day, and for each succeeding day $75. 00. For each dog or pony show the license fee shall be $50. 00 for the first day, and for each succeeding day $25. 00. Section 9. 4, Menagerie. For each menagerie (alone) the license fee shall be $25. 00 for each day. Section 9. 5. Side Shows and Small Shows. For each side show, or other small show exhibiting in a separate tent or truck, whether traveling with a larger show, circus or menagerie, or alone, the license fee shall be $20. 00 per day, However, any side show or other small show, owned, operated or in possession of a larger show, circus or menagerie and traveling with the same, shall be considered a part of such larger show, circus or menagerie and the license fee is covered and no additional fee shall be charged such side show or small show. I Section 10. Penalty. Any person who shall violate any of the provision's of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $100. 00, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. Section 11. Repeal. Ordinance No. 430, 725, 727 and all other ordin- ances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinanc are hereby repealed. Section 12. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and afterits passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 14th day of September, 1954. J. W. Prather, City Clerk J. P. Lawlor, Mayor I Moved by De Hart and seconded by Judge that Temporary Ord. No. 6 be passed oA its first reading. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: Nor Absent: None Moved by Smith and seconded by Bolton that the rules governing the passage of ordinances be suspended, the second and third readings omitted and Temporary ord. No. 6 be placed on its final passage. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: None Moved by Bolton and seconded by Bliss that Temporary Ord. No. 6 do now pass. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Ab s3it: None Mayor Lawlor declared Temporary Ord. No. 6 duly passed. I, J. W. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 761 was duly and properly adopted by the City Council at a meeting on September 14, 1954, and published by codifying on the day of f 19 `1 I �J. rather, CityClerk