Sec. 4-36. - Required.

It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as principal or agent, clerk or employee, whether for himself, or for any other person, or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation or otherwise, to set up, carry on or give any circus, or give any show or exhibition specified in this article within the county and outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city, without first having procured a license from the county to do so.

(Ord. No. 149 § 1.)

Sec. 4-37. - Application.

No license shall be granted or issued under any of the provisions of this article until the person applying for such license shall file with the treasurer-tax collector of the county, at least thirty days prior to the date such show or exhibition is to take place, a written application, which application shall contain the following information:

The date or dates on which the show or exhibition is to take place, the kind and type of show or exhibition, the number of sideshows and the admission fee, if any, to be charged for each such sideshow, the exact location of the show or exhibition to be licensed and the signature and permanent address of the person applying for same, and a statement that all shows, exhibitions, sideshows and other amusement devices will be conducted in compliance with the laws of the state, the provision of this code and other ordinances of the county.

(Ord. Nos. 149 § 10, 290 § 1.)

Sec. 4-38. - Fees — Established.

The following fees are hereby fixed as fees to be paid in accordance with this article:

(a)

For every person engaged in the business of conducting a circus or exhibiting a traveling or itinerant menagerie, the license fee shall be one hundred dollars per day.

(b)

For every person carrying on or conducting a side show or after show to a circus, or traveling menagerie, when a separate fee not exceeding ten cents is charged, five dollars ($5.00) per day for each side show or after show.

(c)

For every person carrying on or conducting a side show or after show in connection with a circus or traveling menagerie, when a separate fee is charged exceeding ten cents ($0.10), ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each such sideshow or after show.

(d)

For every person conducting or managing or carrying on any other tent show or itinerant exhibition, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for every day such show is continued or carried on.

(e)

For every person conducting, managing or carrying on any other itinerant show, not under a tent, but in an established hall charging a rental for the use thereof, the sum of five dollars $5.00) per day for each day such show shall be conducted or carried on.

(Ord. No. 149 § 7.)

Sec. 4-39. - Same — Deemed debt due county, etc.

The amount of any license fee imposed by this article shall be deemed a debt to the county; and any person carrying on any circus, tent show or other exhibition provided for or mentioned in this article without have a license from the county to do so shall be liable in an action in the name of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of license imposed by this article on such circus, tent show or other exhibition,

(Ord. No. 149 § 2.)

Sec. 4-40. - Issuance — Contents.

It shall be the duty of the treasurer-tax collector to prepare and issue licenses under this article for any person liable to pay a license fee hereunder, and to state in each license the amount of the fee thereof, the period of time covered thereby, the name of the person whom it is issued, the character of circus, tent show or other exhibition licensed, and the location of the place of business where such circus, tent show or other exhibition is to be carried on.

(Ord. No. 149 § 3.)

Sec. 4-41. - Transfer and assignment.

No license granted or issued under any provision of this article shall be in any manner transferred or assigned or authorize any person other than is therein mentioned or named to do business.

(Ord. No. 149 § 3.)

Sec. 4-42. - Powers and duties of peace officers.

All peace officers, either county or township, are hereby appointed inspectors of licenses, and in addition to their several duties as peace officers are hereby required to examine all places of business and persons in their respective beats or territory liable to pay a license fee or tax, and to see that such licenses are taken out. They shall have and exercise the power:

(a)

To make arrests for the violation of any of the provisions of this article;

(b)

To enter free of charge at any time, any circus, tent show or other exhibition subject to be licensed hereunder, and demand the exhibition of such license.

(Ord. No. 149 § 5.)