[Adopted 9-25-1974 by Ord. No. 947 (Ch. 13, Part 4, of the 1996 Code
of Ordinances)]
The word "person," as used in this article, shall mean and include
any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural
shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine
and the neuter.
[Amended 2-19-1996 by Ord. No. 1159]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate in the Borough
any bowling alley, pool or billiard room, theater (including any motion-picture
theater) or skating rink to which the public has access and for the
use of or attendance at which any fee or admission charge is made,
without having first obtained from the Borough Manager a license for
operation thereof, which shall be issued upon payment of a fee which
shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council.
All licenses shall be issued on an annual basis, payable in
advance, and shall be due and payable on or before January 1 of the
year for which such license shall be issued, provided that, in case
of any establishment commencing operations after January 1 of any
year, the full annual license fee shall be due and payable prior to
the date on which such establishment shall commence operation, but
in case of any establishment commencing operations after June 30 of
any year, only 1/2 of the annual license fee shall be due and payable
prior to the date on which such establishment shall commence operation.
[Amended 2-19-1996 by Ord. No. 1159]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day on which
any establishment shall be open for business without having a license
for the then-current year shall constitute a separate violation.
