Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-11
AM ORDINANCE.
To License, Regulate und Prohibit
shows and Exhibitions.

Be 1t ordained by the City of Perth
Section l. That no person, persons or
corporation shall exhibit in the City OF
Perth Amboy, any travelling or other
show, circus, menagerie, or athletic or
scientific exhibition or theatrical or
variety performance without first OBJ
tanning q license therefore as herein
Section g. No license shall be granted
for any theatre. opera house, public hall
or moving picture show unless the same
shall be first approved by the mayor.
chief OF the Fire Department and the
superintendent OF Police under such
rules and regulations as shall be adopt
ed by them.
charged for such licenses respectively
shall be as follows, towit: For a license
for circus with or without a menag-
erie charging twenty-five cents, ($.259
or more for one admission the sum OF
one hundred dollars, ($fO0) for each
day: for O license FOR @ circus with or
without !. al lmenageris charging from ten ssa
for a single admission the sum OF fifty
dollars 450.00l for each day; for IL
cense for concert or entertainment
more for q single admission the sum
not exceeding ten dollars $10D0) for
each concert or entertSinment; for .
license FOR a concert or entertainment
chargtng less than twenty ivs cents
(S.25) for a single admission stlm not
exceeding five dollars ($5OOl for each
provisions shall not apply to a concert
or entertainment given for charitable
or benevolent purposes;, for g. license
for q scientific or athletic perforinance
exhibition, the sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars ($i00) for each exhibit
tion; for a license for theatre, opera
house, or moving picture show, with
sum of two hundred dollars ($2O000) per
year with seating capacity of less
than 1000 and more than 500 the sum
OF one hundred dollars t$100D0) per year.
with seating capacity of less than
500 the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per
year; for q license for a public hall
the sum Of nifty dollars t$5O.O0) per year;
with seating capacity of less than
LOCO and not more than 500 the sum of
twenty five dollars, ($26o01 per year
500 and not more than 800 the sum of
ten dollars ($10e0) per year; with
seating capacity Of less than 900 the sum
of five dollars ($5.00) per year.
Section L. The Mayor shall have au-
thority to decide whether q license Is
REQUIRED under tbe terms of the pre-
upon an application, and he shall also
have authority to revoke q license for
any theatre, opera house, public hall,
or moving picture show, upon their fai1-
ure to comply with whatever rules and
regulations that may be required Upon
the payment of q license fee to the Col
IectOr OF heWenHe ana the production
Of his receipt therefore to the Mayor
he may give to the applicant license
which shall state the name of the per-
son or persons licensed and the purpose
| for which II was granted.
| Section 5. That any person or persons
who shall make or have any exhibition
| or show OF any kind hereaboye descrlb-
| ed without first obtaining a license
| therefore as hereinabove provided shall
] on conviction be subject to fine not
| exceeding one hundred dollars (&100O01
1 or Imprisonment not exceeding sixfy
/ tee) days or both such fine and Impris-
onment.
/ Section 8. That all ordinances ana
parts of ordinances which conflict with
any of the provisions of this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Introduced May q 1910
Passed May 10, 1910
/ Approved May 80. 1910.
1 A. BOLIlSCHWEILER
| Attest: MAYOR.
WILBUR LARoE. city Clerk :