The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-06-04
Notica ID Sportsmen.
An Ordinance
10 regu'ate, and prohibit an certain cas-
Exhibitions.

To regulate, and prohibit an certain cases,
Exhibitions.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the city council Of
Canton, that no person or persons within said
city, shall act exhibit, play, or perform, any play,
farce, show. opera, or other theatrical perform
ance, circus riding, or feats Of Craftsmanship,
menagerie, or exhibition Of animals, panorama,
diorama. painting, sculpture, natural curiosity,
tricks Of legerdemain, musical party, or any eth
ment, Of whatever name or nature, for which
money or any other reward IS in any manner de-
handed or received, without 3 license or permit
Tor that purpose first had and obtained from the
Mayor, which said license or permit shall express
for what it IS granted, and the time It IS to con-
SEQ. 2. That the Mayor shall not deliver such
license or permit 70 any person until ne has re-
eeived for the use OF the city, the following sums
therefor: For any opera, theatre, minstrel per
Torrance, gin enterprise, concert or musicalen-
tertainrnent three dollars for the FIRST day or
night of performance. and two dollars for each
| additional day or night of performance; for any
circus, menagerie Of ANIMALS, or show, twenty
five dollars, for each day and night; for each
| side show three dollars for each day and night Of
performance and for huckster or vender Of re-
| freshments travelling with such circus or men
| agerie, two dollars per day and night; for any
panorama, diorama, exhibition of paintings or
statuary, or any natural curiosity, two dollars for
the first day or night Of exhibition, and one dol
lar for each and every day or night Of exhibition
thereafter; and for all other exhibitions or por-
formances for gain, three dollars per day or
night or ten dollars per week.
Sec. 3. That for lectures on scientific, histori-
cal, or literary subjects musical parties, or con-
certs, exhibitions or fairs, exhibitions OF statuary,
given or made by citizens Of this city, or wholly
for benevolent or charitable purposes, no license
or permit shall be required.
Sec. (. No person or persons shall engage in
any private spaTring or boxing mRtch,exhibition,
or contesi;nor shall any person ~Achexhibit, show,
or perform, or be in any manner concerned IN
the acting, exhibiting, showing, or performances
Of any indecent or blasphemous play, farce, ops-
"a, public exhibition, show or Entertainment, OF
performance of any kind whatever.
Sec s. No person shall sell, give, or distribute
by lottery, or by any scheme Of chance, any per
sonal or real property, to or among any person
or persons attending, or proposing to attend any
performance mentioned in the hrst and third
sections Of this ordinance.
Sec. 6. ANY person violating any provision o.
| this ordinance, SHALL on conviction thereof, II
fined in any sum not less than I've nor mor'
than dfty dollGra.
Sec. 4. That an ordinance entitled can ordi
nance to provide for the licensing OF certain
shows. performances and entertainments" pass
cd August &c, Is72, be and the same IL hereb,
repealed.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and b
in force from and after its passage. Passe'
May Is, 1871.
J. W. U~NDERHILL, President
Tou. Tunrw C1arF Iuue A 1874