The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-14
ORDINANCE.
ARTHUR III. DUMoND,
CITY Clerk.

ORDINANCE.
| An ordinance to regulate the granting mr.
licenses TO circuses, SHOWS, exhibitions or
amusemeDts, theaters, theatoriums, shooting
| galleries. or other places OF pubic amusement
and to prohibit the same in certain Cases.
The city OF Owosso ordains:
Section l. No person or persons, firm or
corporation Shai. within the limits OF said city
| act, play exhibit, perform or operate any play
| farce, show, opera or other theatrical per.
| Torrance, circus, circus riding or other feats
OF horsemanship, menagerie or exhibition of
| animals. picture galleries, arcades. diorama
panorama painting, sculpture, natural curos-
ity, tricks OF legerdemain. musical party, con
cert, whirligig, sea wave, lifting machine lung
| tester, serenading band medicine or hand
balloon vendors, swing, telescope. shooting
gallery or any other exhibition entertainment
show or amusement " whatever nature or
| name. for winch money or other reward Is In
Any way demanded or received, without first
procuring license or permit for that purpose
from the City Clerk OF the City OF Owosso
which license or permit shall express y whom
and for what purpose 1t IS granted. and the
| time it Is to be continued, and which said
license or permit shall not be transferable.
Section 9 The person or persons to whom a
license Is granted TO conduct any exhibition,
show or performance, or business as Aforesaid,
shall state plainly on any placard or a news
paper advertisement which announces such
entertainment or exhibition or business, the
price OF tickets OF admission to such enter
tertainment or exhibition or business. and no
tickets OF admission shall be sold 1T any
place OF sale In said city for price In
excess OF the amount named In such placard or
advertisement.
Section 3. The city clerk shall not deliver
such license or permit TO any person. persons,
firm or corporation, unless they be OF good
moral character, nor until he or they shall
have paid TO said clerk. the sum or sums here
matter named
a. For each circus or menagerie, or circus
and menagerie combined, or circus riding or
Aaa,o
Zee OF fifty cents or more fer any single admis.
sion Is charged, a license fee Of one hundred
collars Tor the rs day. ana dollars
Include concerts and one side show under the
same management.
b. For each circus or menagere or circus
and menagerie combined or circus riding or
feats OF craftsmanship where an admission fee
OF more than twenty-five cents and less than
nifty cents for any single admission is charged
license of fifty dollars for the first dav and
twenty five dollars for each DAY thereafter.
and for each concert and side show maKing a
distinct charge for each exhibition. the sum of
five dollars per day, in excess OF said sum
above mentioned
C. For each circus or menagerie or circus
and menagerie combined, or circus riding or
feats OF horsemanship. where an admission fee
charged the sum OF fifteen dollars for the first
day. and seven dollars for each day thereafter.
For each concert and side show, making a
separate charge for each exhibition, the sum
or four dollar per day III excess OF said above
mentioned sum.
d. For each show or exhibition not above
specified, where an admission fee of over
twenty nve cents Is charged the sum OF
seventy five dollars for the first day, and
twenty-five dollars for each day thereafter,
ana for any show or exhibition not above
specihed, where an admission fee OF twenty
nVe cents or less Is charged. the sum of fifty
dollars for the first day, and fifteen dollars for
each day thereafter.
e. For any concert or entertainment under
foA xuffh
circus. or menagerie, not above mentioned for
each day seven dollars, or each week twenty
i've dollars.
I. For each diorama, panorama. exhibition.
painting or sculpture or natural curiositv'
tricks OF legerdemain, musical party, concert
picture gallery or arcades In any hall or public
dollars, or for each week ten dollars; yearly
license twenty dollars.
G.. For operating any whirligag, sea wave.
shooting gallery or ferris wheel, or anything OF
such like construction, for one day, three dol
lars or for each week, ten dollars yearly
license twenty dollars.
b. For exhibiting any animal or animals or
natural curiosity, upon the streets or under
the purpose OF gain or reward. for each day,
two dollars, or for each week, ten dollars;
yearly license twenty dollars.
l.. For each striking or lifting machine, lung
tester. telescope. swing or like contrivence the
sum or two dollars per day, or for each week
ten dollars; yearly license twenty dollars
j. For each medicine vender, the sum of
seventy five dollars.
k. For every transient band with music nj
one or more pieces, supporting themselves by
serenading on the streets or In any place in
said city, the sum OF one dollar per oay. or five
dollars per week.
|. For each venderj upon the streets Of
Whistles, hand balloons or other souvenirs, the
sum OF one dollar per day, or five dollars per
week; yearly license fifteen dollars.
AnA
scientific or literary subjects or musical con
certs or fairs or other exhibitions for entertain-
ment given or made by citizens or associations
Of this city, which do not occupy in whole or in
part, any street or public place of the Civ of
Owosso' no license or permit shall be required,
- Section 4: "A yearly license of, to.wit:
twenty nve collars per year, shall be charged
10 opera houses and theaters including moving
picture theaters. and no additional license
shall be required from any thcat rical troupe or
therein.
Section 5. No person, or persons Shall act.
exhibit, show or perform, or be in any wav
In the acting, or exhibiting show.
ing or performing OF any blasphemous play,
talhment or performance OF any kind whatever
Section 8. No person, persons, firm or cor
porati0n shall hold any meeting or have anv
concert or have any parade, drill or exercise Of
my sort upon any OF the streets or public
places within the City OF Owosso, without hay,
ng FIRST obtained permit so to do. from Ihe
Mayor Vi tne Salu City or OwOsSO,
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of everv mar
son, persons, hrm or corporation receiving anv
'uch license or permit as above SET form IN
maintain and keep good order IL and about his
Or their place OF business, amusement. enter.
or exhibition
sections All yearly licenses granted herein
'hail expire upon the 3lst day OF Nav of each
md every year. Violations OF any OF the nro-
'lslons or this ordinance shall be deein,d
'umclent cause for revocation of the license
,r any person or persons concerned i'm such
and such revocation and An.
1ulllng shall not eutitle such offender
% receive back any portion of the
'um PAID for such license. Any person per-
IONS, nm or corporation granted such a IL
'ense, shall give free access TO anv of INA
)once force, or TO the chief OF the Are depart.
nent OF said city, to any part OF their tent hall
,r place OF exhibition or amust ment nj anv
lime ana the chief Of police OF said city shall
rave fuli power to determine the location of .
VI tents or exhibitions located upon any pub
ic street of said city. 800
section y. Any person violating any OF the
PROVISIONS OF this ordinance, shan be punished %
~ hne OF not more than one hundred dollars
" Dy Imprisonment In the county iail OF Shia.
'assee county for period OF not exceeoIug
ninety days, or by both such fine and i'm prison.
nent In the discretion Of the court "
Section 10 All ordinances or parts OF ordt-
lances conflicting or inconsistent with this
are hereby repealed.
Section II. This ordinance shall take effect
wenty Gays AFTER itS adoption and publication
according TO law.