[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Markesan
as Ch. 12, Secs. 12.05 and 12.15, of the 1991 Municipal Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall conduct for gain within the City any carnival,
circus, concert, or any other similar entertainment without first
obtaining a license.
Application for a license shall be submitted on forms supplied
by the Clerk-Treasurer. The application shall be accompanied by a
certificate of insurance showing that the applicant is covered by
liability insurance by an insurance company licensed to do business
in Wisconsin in the amount of $300,000 for the injury or death of
one person, $1,000,000 for any one accident and $50,000 for property
damage. If the entertainment involves carnival-type rides, proof of
current inspection of such rides by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce
must also be furnished.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 233]
The license fee shall be per event, as set from time to time
by resolution of the Common Council, except that no fee shall be charged
for events held or sponsored by educational, charitable, nonprofit
or religious organizations when the proceeds thereof shall be devoted
to the purposes of such organization.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in § 1-3 of the Code of the City of Markesan.
