[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Hamburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-7-1977 as Sec. 4-1 of the 1976 Revised General
Ordinances]
It shall be unlawful to operate for gain or
amusement in the Borough any bagatelle or pin and ball game or device
without first obtaining a license therefor.
The Borough Clerk upon authorization by the
Mayor and Council is hereby authorized to issue such licenses as follows:
A.
No above described devices shall be eligible for license
if fee is less than $0.05.
B.
The license for each and every device shall be issued
for one year from date of such issuance and the fee of a license shall
be $10 per year for any part thereof.
C.
The license shall be prominently displayed by attaching
same upon each device or substitute machine.
D.
The placement of each machine or game shall have the
approval of the Chief of Police of the Borough.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 02-2019; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
E.
This article does not provide and prohibits the licensing
of any bagatelle, pin or ball game device which automatically vends
coins, tokens or tickets.
Children below the age of 16 years are not permitted
to play.
[Adopted 3-7-1977 as Sec. 4-4 of the 1976 Revised General
Ordinances]
It shall be unlawful for any person to perform,
show or exhibit within the limits of this Borough, for any price,
gain or reward, any exhibition of natural curiosities or artificial
curiosities, caravan of animals, theatrical exhibition, circus, concert
of music, either vocal or instrumental, or both, moving-picture show
or other public performance without first having obtained a license
for that purpose as hereinafter provided.
The Borough Council, upon application being
made to it for any such license as aforesaid, may grant such license
in its discretion and the same, if granted, shall be given in writing
under the hand of the Borough Clerk upon payment of the license fee
prescribed. Any license so granted may be revoked by the Mayor and
Council for failure by the licensee to comply with, or for the violation
of, any law of this state or Borough.
The Council shall have the power, by resolution,
to fix and determine the terms, fees and conditions under which licenses
required by this article shall be granted.
Nothing in this article shall be taken to require
a license for the holding of any entertainment, exhibition, show,
concert or moving-picture show given for the benefit of any club or
society in this Borough, or for educational purposes for which 10
or more citizens of the Borough shall act as guarantors, nor shall
any license be required by any person maintaining and operating a
permanent theater or concert hall in this Borough; provided, however,
that nothing in this article contained shall make it lawful for any
traveling caravan, show or exhibition of the name or nature of a traveling
carnival to show, exhibit or give any public performance or entertainment
within the limits of this Borough without a license for that purpose;
and provided further that no carousel or merry-go-round shall be operated
within the limits of this Borough without a license for that purpose.
