The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-04

Resolved By the City Council Of the
City Of Barre, now in session, as fol-
lows.
BE it ordained by the City Council
OF the City of Barre as follows: That
Section of Chapter 26 of the Ordinances
of the City OF Barre concerning Common
Showmen and shows, Itinerant Vendors.
Peddlers and Transient Auctioneers, "a
hereby amended to read as follows, viz,
Section /. Every common Snowman or
other person, company or corporation de-
string to exhibit for pay a theatre, cir
Gus, swing, merry -go-round, feat of
heorsemanship, agility, sleight-of hand,
rope dancing, or cards, or animals, or
wax figures. Or show Of any kind,
within the limits of the city. shall be
required to take out license for each
days performance thereof. before open
ing any such show to the public. But
the foregoing provisions shall not apply
to exhibitions, the proceeds of which
are devoted to educational, charitable,
public or pious purposes.
There shall be paid BY the owner or
owners of each and every menagerie
and circus, or combination thereof. ex-
hibiting within the limits of the City
a license fee OF fifty dollars to be paid
to the City Clerk, before each DAYS
exhibitions thereof shall be allowed to
take place. For all other shows as
aforesaid license fee Of two dollars
for each days performances. shall be
paid to the City Clerk before such show
shall be opened to the public.
The applicant for license shall state
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and the place or building where said
show is to be exhibited, and the name
and character of the show.
Upon the fling of such application with
the Clerk and the payment OF the fore
going fee, in any given case. the Clerk
of the City shall issue license. which
license shall state the time and place
| Of the exhibition, and the name and
character of the show, and the name Of
the person exhibiting the same; but no
license shall in any way be treated as
a defense, provided the show shall be
illegal.
Tt il further provided, however, that
| if the City Clerk has complaint made
to him, or has knowledge, that any ex-
hibition would be detrimental to morals.
or that the place where the same is to
be exhibited is unsafe for people to
assemble in, he shall forthwith refer the
matter of granting license to the City
Council.
II the applicant for the license files
with the City Clerk a request to be
| heard before the City Council, the City
Council shall appoint time and place
for hearing him in the premises.
| If the City Council should decide to
grant the license, the same shall be
issued by the City Clerk. Ii it refuses
to grant the license, because such show
is immoral or the place where it Is to
be held is unsafe for the public, it
shall, if requested by the applicant,
make statement in writing of reason
able changes OF conditions upon which
the license will be granted, and, ii the
applicant complies with such reasonable
changes or conditions, license shall be
granted.
The foregoing amendment of said or
dinance shall be published in the Barre
Daily Times on the 4th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1905, and shall take effect
on the Goth day Of December, A. D..
1905.
Read once, and referred to the Com
mittee on Legislation and City Attori ey;
read second time and adopted BY the
City Council December LIST, 1905
Approved December 2nd, 1905
WILLIAM BARCLAY. Mayor.
City Clerks Office, Barre, VI,
Dec. 18th, 1905.
hereby certify that the above copy
is a true copy as appears By the files
and records of this Office, this day ex-
amined and compared by me.
Attest:
JAMES MACKAY, City Clerk.