The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-05-27
ORDINANCES,
Published MAY 27. 1s75.l

An ordinance in relation 10 licensing shows
and exhibitions in the City of Manitowoc.
lie it ordained by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen OF the City of bianitow-uc:
SECTION l. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to own, conduct or manage
for gain within the corporate limits of the CITY
of Manitowoc, any theatre circus, caravan or
other exhibition, or show TOR amusement or ex-
hibit any natural or artificial curiosities nano-
ramlc or other show or devise of any kind or
give any concert or other musical entertain
nent, without license. proeids3, however, that
nothing il this section or this act shall be con-
strued to require licenses for lectures on scien-
tlf1c, moral or literary subjects or for concerts
OF music if exclusively for the above specified
oD9ect. or Tor any theatre. concert, show, eXhi-
oltlon OF paintings, statuary clTiositieS Civ
en- or made by societies citizens of this city
SECTION :. the MAYOR shall whenever an
piled to by any person for Il license, fix the
amount for such license f'rortdcd. however
til;it the same shall not be less than five dollars
Tor one day or evening, ten dollars for one
week, twenty-five dollars per month and one
hundred and fifty dollars for a year; for each
concert or exhibition by company of min
StrelS, ntteen dollars; and for each exhibition
OF any panorama or exhibition of like character
ten dollars, and that for the exhibition OF any
circus or lGenagerie. the same not to be less
than one hundred dollars for the first days
exhibition ana fifty dollars for every additions
al day or portion of day, when said exhibition
snail be continued from day to day and for
all size or separate shows or exhibitions ex-
hibiting al the same time and place, no license
snail be issued by the MayOr for less than
twenty doliGrS for the first day and ten dollars
for every additional day, portion of day :;
anu the Mayor is hereby authorized and en-
powered TO add SUCH further per centage for
said licenses as he may in his discretion deem
proper and the said sums above specified
and such percentage SIS the Mayor may add, is
hereby established and ordained SIS the price or
sum of money to be paiii for licenses for the
shows. exhibitions and other entertainments
named in this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons who shall
exhibit or shall in any way have charge or con-
troll, i'll whole or i'll part, of such exhibition, or
the property or articles thereto belonging, of
any public theatre, concert or public show
whatever, required by this ordinance to be
licensed, without first having obtained therefor
a license, shall be deemed guilty of an offensa,
shall be fined in any sum not less than double
the amount fixed by this ordinance as license
for such show exhibition, nor more than
four times the amount fixed as a license for
such show exhibition in the discretion Of the
court and said court is hereby authorized to
commit AL persons so offending and fined, to
imprisonment in the county jail of ManitOwOc
County, until discharged by due course of law.
SECTION l. No license shall be issued to any
applicant for any purpose, until such applicant
shall have first paid the amount designated by
this ordinance or by the Mayor. into the hands
of the City Treasurer, and his receipt filed with
the City Clerk. and certificate from the Clerk
that such receipt has been so filed is presented
to the Mayor.
SECTION ). All ordinances or parts of ortli-
narceS conflicting with any of the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION g. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Adopted May 18th, 1879,
Attest AI.oSZO D. JONES Mayor
T. W. BoRCHERDT, Clerk.