The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Ordinance No. 88.

An ordinance Regulating Shows and Elk.
hibitiOns and Providing License There
for.
The city council of the City of Virginia
do ordain as follows:
Section l. No person, PERSONS firm or
corporation shall exhibit or cause to ex-
hibit. or assist in exhibiting. public show,
caravan, circus, theatrical or other per-
formance or exhibition. whatever. or per
form or assist in performing any public
game. play or concert. or conduct a merry
gO-rOund, for which pay or compensation
of any kind shall be demanded or received
within the limits of the City of Virginia,
without having first obtained license
therefore. as required by section two (2) of
this ordinance.
Section z Any person or persons who
shall intend or desire to exhibit or cause
to be exhibited any public show, caravan
circus, theatrical or other performance or
exhibition or perform any public play
game or concert. or conduct merry-gO
round. shall make application for license
therefor to the City Council if in session
and if not then to the city clerk. The city
council or city clerk to whom such applic.,
ton is made, may issue and deliver to eacl,
person or persons SO applying therefore a
license for such play or exhibition; Pro
Vided, that such person or persons shall
have first paid into the city treasury the
amount required for such license fee here
matter named, and shall deliver to the
party issuing the license the treasurers re-
Ceipt therefor.
Section 8. The license fee to be paid by
any caravan, circus, 1llenagerie, or similar
shows. shall be One Hundred ($lOOOO)
dollars for the first day and Twenty five
($25OO) dollars for each subsequent day
and for any play, game. concert. theatrical
performance or exhibition, the sum of Ten
$4,000 dollars for each day except that
when a license shall be desired for the
latter class of shows for a week or longer
it shall be as follows: one week $3.50: two
weeks $1,000: one month 5000: six months
$3.50: one year $1,000: except when the nd-
mission fee to each performance of any
PLAY. game. concert, theatrical performance
or exhibition shall not exceed the sum of
Scts. an annual license may be granted
upon payment into the city treasury the
sum of 5000 and for any merry -go-round
the following sums: for not to exceed one
month $500: for not to exceed three
months 5000: Provided no Intoxicating
liqours are sold on the premises.
Section L. This ordinance shall not be
construed to prevent any person or persons
or society of persons residing in the said
City of Virginia, from making any public
performance, show or entertainment and
receiving pay or compensation therefor.
tor any religious. charitable or literary
purpose. and any license granted under
any provisions of this ordinance shall be
subject to be revoked by the city council at
any time.
Section 5. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by a
fine of not less than Five $500 dollars nor
more than One Hundred $4,000 dollars or
by imprisonment in the City Jail until
such fine is paid not to exceed thirty 500
days.
Section 6. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances Inconsistent with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
Section !. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Passed on motion of Alderman Boylan,
by the following vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Laviolette, Boylan. Tre-
zona, Mr.. President4.
Nays-None.
Adopted August g, 1905.
A. G. OSBORN
President of the City Council,
Approved this 3lst day of August, 1905
A. HAWKINSON
Mayor.
Presented to the mayor this 3lst day of
August, 1908.
= Returned by the mayor this 31st day of
August, 1905.
Attest:
ALBEIT E. BICkFORD.
City Clerk.
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