The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-25

any permanent or temporary place of amuse-
ment or any itiuerant form Of amusement
without a license therefor, as hereinafter
provided.
Every person, individual, partnership, as
socation or corporation desiring to continue
to conduct or hereafter To begin to conduct
any amusement ar any permanent or tenn
porary place of amusement or any itinerant
form of amusement, shall ltlie an application
for a permanent temporary. or itinerant
form of amusement license or licenses, as the
case may be, with the Mayor of the Village
of Button, Ohio. Upof approval pr 1,u OF the
Bluffton. Ohio. the Mayor shall forthwith
| issue such license, or licenses, unless the
same is withheld for cause, upon the pay
ment by applicant of a fee of One Dollar
| (Si.00l.
An amusement license shall be valid only
! for the person. individual, partnership, as
| sociatlon or corporation IN whose name 1t Is
| issued and for the condpct OF amnsements at
| the place designated therein; 1t shall not be
| assignabte; 1t shall be conspicnousiy display
! ed at the place places for which issued
! during the period Of ticket sale and conduct
| of amusement All licenses for permanent
| places of amusement shall expire on the
| thirty-firsc dav of December next following
/ the date upon which they are issued Licenses
! for temporary place ot amusement or Tor
| forms of itinerant amusement shall expire
at the time specified therein. Licenses issued
| for permanent place Of amusement under the
/ provisions of this Ordinance may be renewed
| annually before the first day OF January upon
! application made to the Mayor and the pay
| ment of a renewal fee of One Dollar (sl.00).
| Section 4. The Mayor may suspend or
| after hearing revoke an amusement license
! hereinbefore provided whenever he finds that
! the holder thereof has failed TO comply with
| any of the provisions of this ordinance or any
rules regulations of the Village treasurer
| prescribed and adopted under this ordinance.
! Upon suspending or revoking any amusement
| license the Mayor shall require the holder
J thereof to surrender to him Immediately all
! fn holder
! holder shall surrender promptly all such
licenses to the Mayor as required. whenever
the Mayor suspends an amusement Incense:
he shall notify the holder Immediately and
| afford him hearing, If no hearing has al
ready been afforded and one is requested in
writing by the holder Of the license, .
After such hearing the Mayor shall either
rescind his order of suspension or upon good
! cause appearing therefor shall continue the
suspension or revoke the license. The Mayor
shall further have the authority to modify
any order of suspension or revocation naoe Dy
him pursuant to this ordinance.
Section 5 Whoever continues to conduct or
begins to conduct any form OF amusement at
a permanent or temporary place OF amusement
or any itinerant form Of amusement within
the corporate limits of the Village of Biuffton,
Ohio, without having a license in full force
and effect therefor as provided in this Ordi-
nance, shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollars
(S25.00) or more than One Hundred Dollars
tSl0O00), and each day such violation con-
tinues may be deemed a separate otfense.
Section g. Whoever being person charged
by this Ordinance with the duty of collecting
or paying the taxes imposed by this Ordinance
wilfully fails or refuses to charge and collect
| or to pay such taxes or I'd make return to tn,
Treasurer as required by this Ordinance ol
| to permit the TrGasIer or any other author
ICED agent of the r5ancill of the Village ot
/ BlufTton, Ohio, te examine his books anc
other records. lin or upon The premises wher,
/ the same are Kept, to the iextent necessary Il
| verify any return made or to ascertain ant
4 assess the tax imposed by this Ordinance, Il
| no return, lesser or greateF time may b.
| permitted or required by the Treasurer, sucl
| records. ticket stubs. and other documents per
| tanning 10 the sale other disposition o
admissions, as may be required by the Treas
| urer shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeano
| and upon conviction thereof shall be fine'
not less than Twenty-Five Dollars (s25.00) o
more than One Hundred Dollars (s100.00)
and upon conviction for a second othe
subsequent offense shall. if a corporation, b
fined not less than One Hundred Dollar
($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollar
| (S50000), or If individual or a mernbe
of q partnership, firm or association, b
fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollar
! C$25.0O) or more than One Hundred Dollar