[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Kingston 8-7-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984, approved 8-28-1984, as Ch. 46 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Advertisements and billboards — See Ch. 130.
Airports and aircraft — See Ch. 138.
Animals — See Ch. 151.
Auctions and auctioneering — See Ch. 154.
Bingo — See Ch. 163.
Building construction — See Ch. 172.
Container hazards — See Ch. 188.
Disorderly conduct — See Ch. 195.
Electrical regulations — See Ch. 208.
Fortune-telling and phrenology — See Ch. 238.
Municipal stadium regulations — See Ch. 295.
Noise — See Ch. 300.
Parks and recreational facilities — See Ch. 310.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 318.
Solid waste — See Ch. 350.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 355.
Sunday activities — See Ch. 358.
Admission of children to theaters — See Ch. 366.
Theaters and motion-picture establishments — See Ch.367.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 390.
Weights and measures — See Ch. 401.
Zoning — See Ch. 405.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation to have or conduct a carnival or any show or exhibition of the character of a carnival under that or any other name, within the City of Kingston, without a license therefor from the Chief of Police, countersigned by the Mayor.
The owner or operator of the carnival shall apply to the Chief of Police for such license by verified petition, stating the name and residence of the owner and operator, the particular place and time it is intended to conduct the same, the names and the character and a description of each show, entertainment and concession to be given or operated, and such other facts concerning the same as required by the Chief of Police, and shall furnish to the Chief of Police such proof as shall be necessary and satisfactory to him to establish the truth of the facts stated in the petition, and may be required by the Chief of Police to exhibit all shows, entertainments and concessions in advance of any public exhibition.
The Chief of Police shall also cause such inspections to be made from time to time as may be necessary, in his judgment, to determine whether said shows, entertainments and concessions are legal and proper and being lawfully and properly conducted and operated, and to determine whether the conditions of the license are being complied with.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014, approved 9-11-2014]
The applicant shall pay for such license at the time of making such application such sus as set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common Council of this City[1] for each show, entertainment and concession, for each day to be exhibited; and such sums as set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common Council of this City to cover the cost and expense of the first investigation in the event of same being made by the Chief of Police prior to issuance of license, and such sums as set forth in the fee schedule to be established by resolution of the Common Council of this City for each subsequent inspection.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 217, Fees.
The Mayor or Chief of Police may revoke any such license for any violation of the conditions thereof, and such license shall become void upon any such violation whether so revoked or not, or either of them may suspend such license during an investigation as to whether any such conditions have been violated.
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $50 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
This chapter shall be published twice in each of the official papers of the city, and shall take effect immediately after the publication thereof.