White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-07-28
City Ordinances.
New Ser1e5s
Ordinaace No. 10.
SHOWS.


SHOWS.
Be IL .,dsined By Tie MIysr sad Csuseiln.. AZ
the City Of Wkife Cloud:
Il Srcrios ]. Ii shall not DO lsvf,l for ..v
person or petsons Tn own. conduct or mana,s
for gain. within this City. any theatre, circus.
menageTie. or other exhibition show or .mu.e.
ment. or exhibit any natural or artificial eur;.
osites. or panoramic or other shos or device
OF any kind. or give any concert or mus;cal
entertai nmrnt. tilAout 6,st having obtained
license therefor; Provided, thas for musical
parties or concerts. and exhibitions Of paint.
ings or stsiusry, or exhibitions given in aid of
any religious or educational purposes, by the
citizens Of this City, and ihcspisn psrformsa-
ces Tor benevolent or charitable purposes. no
license shall be required.
SEC. 2. Licenses shall be granted by the
Mayor, upon application therefor, under the
prov isions o. this Ordinance. for any of the vur-
pose. Aforesaid, upon the payment 10 the msy:
or, for the use Of the City. such sum Of money
as 10 hereinafter prescribed, in each particular
case. together with the additional sum of one
dollar, one half Of thfch shall be retained by
the Mayor, and the other half paid over 10 the
Clerk. as his fees for recording said license.
SEC. 3. All licenses granted under the pros
visions Of this Ordinance shall specify the o6s
ject and length Of time for which the eame
! shall have been respectively granted; and 10
shall be the duty Of the person or personi u.
censed to keep good order about his place Of
amusement or exhibition. and for that purpose
| TO keep. at his own expense. suficiens police
| force.
SEC 4. There shall be collected on stesy
license granted under this Ordinance, - fol-
lows: For q menagerie, circus. or equestrian
exhibition, ten dollars for each day; for . cir.
Gus and menagerie, combined, ten dollars ior
each day; FOR theatre. museum. opera, con.
cert. or other sho y. exhibition. or amusement
ed for threc days or less, and not less thkn s~0
dollars per day for each additional day there
after; Provided. that monthly, quarterly Of
semi annual licenses may be issued. texcept to
menageries, circuses. or equestrian exhibiti6ns,)
on the payment Of not less that ten dollars foe
one month, not less than twenty i've dollan foe
three mouths. CT no: less than fifty dollars for
six months.
Sic. 5. IL any person shall violate, aid OF
assist in the violation Of anv of the foregoing
provisions, or neglect or refuse 70 conform
thereto, he shall be subject to . fne Of not less
than hve dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for everv such violation.
SIC. 8. All licenses issued under the pro.
visions Of this Ordinance, shall contain o pro.
iso that no gaming. raff}e, lottery, or chance
gilt distribution Of monev or articles Of vs'ues
shall be Connected Herewith, or allowed By
the person obtaining such license. or in any
wise pc, mitted or held out - an inducsment
to visitor; and if the provisions aforesaid BE-
; violated, the Mayor shall declare such license
forfeited; and any person or persons, whe,hef
licensed or unlicensed. getting up, carrying on,
or permitting. in any place occupied BY them.
an, rafic, lo,ter;. OF elsncs gilt distribution.
shall. on convictiou thereof, be fined not iess
than five dollars nor more than one hundred
PROVISIONS of this Ordinance shall be signed oy