No theatrical or dramatic representation shall be performed or exhibited, and no parade or procession upon any public street or way, and no open-air public meeting upon any ground abutting thereon, shall be permitted, unless a special license therefor shall first be obtained from the selectmen of the town, or from a licensing committee for cities hereinafter provided for.
Source. 1850, 971. CS 131:12. GS 100:2. GL 110:2. PS 114:2. 1919, 150:1. PL 145:2. RL 174:2.