[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Howards Grove as Title 7, Ch. 9, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall maintain or operate any transient or temporary public
entertainment within the Village without first obtaining a license
therefor as hereinafter provided.
B.
This section does not require a license for the conducting of fairs,
lectures, concerts, exhibitions or entertainments of a scientific,
historical, political, literary or musical character for humane, religious,
charitable or scientific purposes.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
One to which the public may gain admission by payment of
an admission charge. It includes shows, circuses, exhibitions, carnivals
and vaudeville.
Application for transient or temporary public entertainment
licenses shall be made by the applicant to the Clerk-Treasurer in
writing at least 10 days before the planned event, and all of the
information regarding insurance, etc., shall be filed within 10 days
and referred to the Village Board for examination of the qualifications,
character and reputation of the applicant, and of the desirability
of permitting the transient or temporary public entertainment to operate,
show or exhibit in the Village.
A.
Insurance required. No license shall be granted unless the applicant
therefor shall have filed with the Clerk-Treasurer a public liability
insurance policy with $1,000,000 coverage, with the condition that
the applicant shall indemnify and save harmless the Village and its
officers and agents and citizens against any injuries and damages
resulting or arising from the conducting of any transient or temporary
public entertainment for which the license is issued or from the performance
by the applicant or his agents of any negligence incident to or connected
with the conduct of such transient or temporary public entertainment,
and that the applicant shall pay all judgments, costs and charges
that may be recovered against the Village or any of its officers or
agents by reason of the conducting of such transient or temporary
public entertainment.[1]
B.
License fees required. No license shall be issued unless the applicant
shall pay a license fee for the operation or maintenance of the public
entertainment as shall be determined from time to time by the Village
Board and adopted as part of the rate schedule kept by the Village
Clerk-Treasurer.[2]
D.
Food handlers to obtain health certificate. Any person employed in
such transient or temporary public entertainment for the purpose of
preparing, handling or selling food or drink shall submit to a physical
examination and obtain a health certificate as required by state statute.[4]
E.
Inspection of mechanical devices. The applicant shall indicate the
date of the last state inspection of rides, merry-go-rounds and other
mechanical devices. The Village reserves the right to require inspections
of all mechanical devices that would be available to the public. All
inspection costs shall be paid for by the licensee.
Any license granted by the Village Board under the provisions
of this chapter may be revoked by the Village President, provided
such transient or temporary public entertainment shall not be maintained
or if the person who maintains, owns, controls or operates such transient
or temporary public entertainment shall permit the violation of any
provisions of this Municipal Code or state laws or where, in the opinion
of the Village President, the transient or temporary public entertainment
is deemed undesirable. Revocations or suspensions may be appealed
to the Village Board.