The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-27
AN ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance to license and regulate thea
tres, moving picture shows, vaudeville
shows, museums, automatic machine exhibit
tons under canvas, or in stores or buildings,
other than theatres or opera honses shoot
ing galleries, caroussels, bill posters, hand
organ or stfeet-piano players, travelling
street bands or street musicians, and to fix
the amount of such license.
The Inhabitan hts of the City of Lambert
Vile do ordaln:
Sec IA committee of the Common Coun-
Gil, designated for that purpose tknown as
the Small show Commlttee) Is hereby author
lied to grant licenses, the same to be signed
by the chairman OF said committee or some
one OF them, to so many, and to such persons
as the said committee shall deem proper, of
good moral character, and otherwise Quali-
fled, according to the provisions of this or
dlnance, and to co-partnerships and incor-
porated companies, except as hereinafter
provided, to carry on or conduct a theatre
moving picture show vaudeville show, auto
matte machine exhibit. museum circus or
similar exhibition under canvas, or in n store
OF nniiaing other than regular theatre or
any pubic house or hall, not including
churches or places of religious worship or SER
Wees where any entertainment for the pub
lie Is gwen; or to act in the capacity of bill
POSTERS nand organ or street piano players,
travelling street bands or street musicians.
see. AL licenses granted for the pur-
poses mentioned in this ordinance, except as
hereinafter provided, shall expire on the first
day OF May next after the same shall be
granted, and shall respectfully state the pur-
pose FOR which the same shall be granted, the
number OF license, the name of the person or
persons, corporation or corporations or CO.
and the location of such place licensed or res
ldenee of such hcensee All such licenses
shall be renewed annually ON the first day of
May, as the case may be.
Sec. 3.-Ihe license for theatres. moving
picture shows, vaudeville shows, automatic
machine exhibits, museums, circuses or sim
liar exhibits under canvas, or in store or
building other than theatre or opera house;
shooting galleries, carousses, or any public
house or hall, not including churches or
places of religious worship or services where
an entertainment for the public is given,
shall be eountersigned by the chairman of
the small snow Committee OF Common
COUNCIL And the said committee shall an
ness aforesaid.
Such licenses shall be issued for one year
from their date, and licenses may also be
issued for any part of a year, upon applica-
ton therefore, the rate for such proportion
| tee as aforesaid.
Sec. i-Ihe licenses above referred to may
/ be suspended by the Small Show Committee
whenever in their Judgment it may be neces-
i sary Tor the furthefance OF decency or good
order so to do or revoked by the Common
| Council on satisfactory cause appearing for
so doing, and during such suspension, or
/ after such license shall be revoked, the same
shall be imperative and of no effect, and any
person or persons. corporation or corpora
tons OF, co-partnership, who shall conduct
/
section, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty
dollars for each and every day such violation
shall continue to exist
| See. 5.-That no person or persons. corpora.
| ton or corporations, co-parfnership shall
show forth or exhibit or cause to be shown
| forth or exhibited in any place whatever in
the City of Lambertville, for any price gain
or reward, any beasts or animals, or any such
| like shows or exhibitions, or any circuses, OF
any curiosity or curiosities of nature or art
or any shows or exhibitions of any kind what.
| ever, without having first obtained license
| for that purpose as herein mentioned under
a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every
Sec 6-No person or persons, corporation oil
corporations or co-partnership, having a
license under the provisions, of Section 5
shall use, suffer. or permit to be used, in OF
about the place where such business is
carried on, for the purpose of advertising oil
attracting attention to said place Of
/ drums, monograph organ or other musical
instruments, the sounds from which may be
permission therefor from the Committee on
Small Shows, which said permission may OF
may not be granted by said committee, and
may ma also be withdrawn at any time II COM
said. committee, and are found, after in.
yestigation, to be valid, All licenses granted
Hereunder shall be subject to such Rules and
time by Common Council of said City
Sec: The Commute shall at each regular
sons and for what purpose license is granted
aud pay over to city clerk all money receive
for licenses at each regular meeting.
! Sec Shat this ordinance shall take effect
Immediately after its publication according
| to law
| Passed April ith, 1910.
| CHARLES F. HOLCOMBE,
| President of Common Council
Attest JAMES II. REYNOLDS.
| City Clerk
Approved April sth, 1910.
WILLIAM J. LEDGER,
| Mayor.
April 9Th, lei0.-Pr's fee 800