[Adopted 8-20-1963 (Ch. 57, Art. II, of the 1981 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, carry on or promote any motion picture theater without having first obtained a license therefor.
A. 
All applications for licenses required by this article shall be made in writing to the Township Council on forms provided by the Township Clerk.
B. 
The application shall set forth the name of the applicant (or, in the case of a corporation, the names of its four principal officers), the place where the business is to be carried on, a description of the building and an agreement to abide by all the terms of this article or of any amendments or supplements thereto.
C. 
The applicant shall also present with his application a certificate of approval of the Building Inspector of the Township that the building or place wherein the licensed business is to be carried on complies with all the requirements of Chapter 150, Zoning, and Chapter 190, Construction Codes, Uniform, of the Township and all the laws of the state pertaining to such buildings or places.
D. 
In addition thereto, the applicant shall also present with his application a certificate of approval of the Chief of the Fire Department showing that the building complies with all laws of the state and all local ordinances pertaining to fire or safety.
Upon approval by resolution of the Township Council, the Township Clerk shall issue a license upon payment of the fee herein provided. Such license shall be prominently displayed in full public view in and about the premises licensed.
The license required by this article shall be valid for one year, from January 1 until December 31.
A. 
The fee for the license required under the terms of this article shall be as provided for in Chapter A565, Fees for the following divisions:
[Amended 8-17-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81]
(1) 
Five hundred seats or less.
(2) 
Five hundred one to 1,000 seats.
(3) 
Over 1,000 seats.
B. 
If the license is granted after July 1 of any year, the fee shall be 50% of the yearly fee herein designated.
Any license issued under this article may be revoked by resolution of the Township Council by reason of the violation of the terms of the license, the violation of any municipal ordinance, state or federal statute, or falsification in applying for a license or for violating any of the conditions set forth in § 139-11. The licensed person must be granted a hearing by the Township Council upon his request.
Every applicant for the license provided for herein shall be subject to the following conditions and, in accepting the license, shall agree to abide thereby:
A. 
Such license shall not be transferable or assignable.
B. 
The building in which the exhibition is conducted shall in all respects comply with the requirements of the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Township respecting such building.
C. 
No person under the age of 14 years shall be allowed to enter the premises for the purpose of the viewing of a motion picture exhibition unless such person shall be accompanied by his parent or guardian or person standing in loco parentis.
D. 
Fees for entrance shall be uniform for all persons.
E. 
The licensee shall be responsible for any disorder, and any police officer or fireman may enter at any time such place for the purpose of inspection and to enforce obedience of the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Township.
F. 
The Building Inspector shall have access at all times to such place of business.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, Smoking, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
G. 
Sufficient personnel shall be hired to keep good order on the premises. In the event that it is necessary for any of the personnel hired by the licensee to have police power, then application shall be made to the Township Council for their appointment as special police in accordance with ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted.