Article I. In General
Sec. 4-1 Carnivals, etc.
Sec. 4-2 Billiard Rooms, Bowling Alleys, etc.--Operating Without a License
Declared to be a Nuisance
Sec. 4-3 Repealed
Sec. 4-4 Public Dance License; Hours of Operation of Billiard Halls, Bowling
Alleys, etc.; Playing Musical Instruments in Billiard Halls,
Bowling Alleys, etc., Prohibited
Article II. Skating Rink License
Sec. 4-5 Required
Sec. 4-6 Application; Issuance
Sec. 4-7 Nonassignable; Business to be Personally Conducted by Licensee
Sec. 4-8 Cancellation; Use of Rink by Minors; Hours of Operation of Rink
Sec. 4-9 Occupation Tax
Article I. In General
Sec. 4-1 Carnivals , etc.
The holding of carnivals or shows or exhibitions of like character within the City, or within one-half (1/2) mile of the City, excluding the grounds of the Dawson County Agricultural Society, is hereby prohibited, except by express written permit issued by the City Manager.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be a party to or instrumental in procuring any such carnivals or show or exhibition of like character to exhibit within the City, or within one-half (1/2) mile of the City, excluding the grounds of the Dawson County Agricultural Society, without express written permission of the City Manager. (Mun. Code, Secs. 5-401, 5-402; Ord. No. 1746)
Sec. 4-2 Billiard Rooms , Bowling Alleys , etc.--Operating Without a License Declared to be a Nuisance.
Any pool or billiard room or bowling alley, kept or maintained within the
City with a view of gain or where money is charged, either directly or indirectly, for playing or bowling therein, and for which no license has been granted, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated as such. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-304)
Sec. 4-3 Repealed Ord. No. 1722
Sec. 4-4 Public Dance License; Hours of Operation of Billiard Halls, Bowling Alleys, etc.; Playing Musical Instruments in Billiard Halls, Bowling Alleys, etc., Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have or conduct a public dance in the City without first procuring from the City Clerk-Treasurer a license therefor. It shall be unlawful for all persons, being the owner of or conducting any pool or billiard hall, to keep open or allow or permit to be kept open such place of business between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all weekdays, except Saturday, and between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday and 6:00 A.M. on the following Monday. It shall be unlawful for any person being the owner of or conducting any bowling alley, to keep open or allow or permit to be kept open such place of business between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all weekdays, except Saturday, and between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday and 12:00 noon on the following Sunday, and between the hours of 11:00 P.M. Sunday and 6:00 A.M. on the following Monday. It shall be unlawful for any person to play or allow or permit to be played, within any room in which shall be conducted any such pool or billiard hall or bowling alley, any musical instrument of any kind, except a radio. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-201)
Article II. Skating Rink License
Sec. 4-5 Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to open, operate or run a skating rink or room in which the public generally are invited to congregate and skate on roller skates, where money is charged for admission and for the privilege of skating, with a view of gain, unless such person shall first obtain in the manner provided in this Article, a license for keeping and operating the skating rink. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-701)
Sec. 4-6 Application; Issuance.
Any person desiring to open and operate a skating rink as a place of public amusement in the City for the purpose mentioned in Section 4-5, shall make application, in writing, to the City Council asking for such license and describing the premises in or upon which it is proposed to be conducted, signed by the full name of the applicant for such license, whereupon the Council may grant or reject such application. In case the application is granted, the City Council shall instruct the Clerk-Treasurer to issue such license to the applicant for the conduct of such business, in or upon the premises described in the application, upon the applicant depositing a receipt for the occupation tax required by this Code for conducting the business. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-702)
Sec. 4-7 Nonassignable; Business to be Personally Conducted by Licensee.
A license issued under this Article shall not be assignable and the licensee
shall be required to personally conduct or supervise the business carried on under the license. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-703)
Sec. 4-8 Cancellation; Use of Rink by Minors; Hours of Operation of Rink
The City Council shall have the right, and may, with or without cause, cancel the license issued under this Article if any of the provisions of this Article are violated by the licensee or when they find that the public good requires the cancellation thereof, or if, in the opinion of the Council, the licensee is not conducting the business in a proper manner or for the welfare of the inhabitants of the City. No person operating a skating rink in the City shall permit minors to enter the rink or to skate therein after being so notified by the parents or guardian of the minors, in writing. All skating rinks shall close and skating shall be prohibited between the hours of 11:30 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. on weekdays and between the hours of 11:30 P.M. on Saturday night and 12:00 noon on Sunday. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-705)
Sec. 4-9 Occupation Tax.
No license shall be issued to any applicant under this Article unless the occupation tax assessed and levied against the business, as provided by section 10-9, shall be paid in advance. (Mun. Code, Sec. 5-704)
As to entertainment on premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, see Sec. 3-9 of this Code. As to dancing on premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, see Sec. 3-10 of this Code.