[Adopted 10-5-1978 by Ord. No. 2335 as §§ 5-41
to 5-47 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
And include amusement devices designed for and used by children
such as but not limited to any mechanically or electrically operated
pony, horse, boat, airplane and/or equipment of similar design which
may be placed in or outside of any premises to which the public is
invited, and which devices are to provide an up and down, rocking
and/or circular motion for the enjoyment of not more than two children
at a time.
No person shall operate any such amusement device unless he
first obtains a license from the City Clerk.
A.
Application for such license shall be made to the City Clerk upon
such forms as he shall prescribe.
B.
Such application shall contain the name of the person, if a partnership,
the names of the partners and if a corporation, the names of the officers
of such corporation; the home address of all persons listed in the
application; the place or places of business at which such amusement
device is to be located; and the type of amusement device to be used.
C.
Upon filing such application, the applicant shall furnish a policy
or duplicate policy of liability insurance with limits of not less
than $25,000 for injury to one person nor not less than $50,000 for
one accident, which policy shall be approved as to form the validity
by the City Solicitor.
D.
Such application shall be submitted with the license fee required
therefor.
The annual fee for a license for each such device shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule. A license issued hereunder shall expire on December 31 of the year of issuance.
No amusement device as defined herein shall be located, placed,
maintained or operated on any public street, highway or other public
place in the City.
The Clerk shall, before issuing a license, cause an inspection
to be made of each such amusement device to determine whether such
device is so constructed mechanically and electrically as to permit
its operation safely and without danger to the users thereof. Subsequent
to the issuance of the license, the Clerk shall cause periodic inspection
to be made of all such devices and may, if any such device be found
defective or unsafe, revoke the license thereof.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
