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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1207t i' ORDINANCE NO. 1207 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTUN, WASHIidGTON FIXING `i'HE L10t!&jor, ,F.6; OF PINBALL MACHINES AND SIMILAR GQAES OF SKILL WITHIN THE CITY 0'F RENTON, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1195 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HER.7E 11ITH. The City Council of the City of Renton, Washington do ordain as follows: SECTION 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or to have in his or its control or possession within the City limits of the City of Renton, any pinball machines or game of skill, by the operation of which it is possible for the operator to receive through luck and skill, goods, wares, merchandize, money, tokens, hickeys, slugs or any other article of value in excess of the amount of money deposited in said machine or device, or paid for the privilege of playing any such game. Or for any person, firm or corporation to maintain or permit to be operated any such machines or games on or in the premises owned by him or it or over which he or it has control within the boundaries of the City of Renton, without having a valid unrevoked master license, and a sub license for each such machine or game as herein provided. SECTION 2; There shall be issued only two master licenses within the City of Renton. Application for such master license shall be made to the City Clerk in such form and shall contain such information as the City Clerk may require. Upon approval by the City Council and payment of the master license fee to the City Treasurer, the City Clerk shall issue the master license. No person of questionable moral character shall be en- titled to hold such license nor shall any such license be issued to anyone not licensed by the County Commissioners of King County to operate similar machines in King County. The holder of each master license shall be -1- r V , authorized to operate up to 40+pinball-machines or games of skill in the City of Renton, provided that each such machine or game shall re- quire a valid sub -license as herein provided which shall be attached in plain view to such machine or game. No sub -license will be issued for a machine or game to be installed in or on any location which in the opinion of the City Council shall be unsuitable for the operation of such machine or game. SECTION 3: Master licenses shall not be transferable from one person to another, and sub -licenses shall not be transferable from one machine or game to another. Nor may a machine or game licensed to one location be moved or transfered to any other location. SECTION 4: The license fees to be charged hereunder shall be and are $5000.00 per year, for a master license and $20.00 per month for a sub -license. The license period for a master license shall begin on January First and end on December Thirty-first of each year. The license for a sub -license shall begin on the first day of the month and end on the last day of such month. No license shall be issued for a fractional period, provided, however, that the master license fee for the balance of the year 1945 shall be $4,166.67. SECTION 5: The owner, person in control or in charge of any pin- ball machine or game of skill shall not permit any person under the age of 21 years to operate such machine and it shall be illegal for any person under the age of 21 years to operate such machine. Each machine shall have prominently displayed thereon a sign approved by the City Clerk, stating that it is unlawful for anyone under 21 to play the machine. SECTION 6: The holder of each master license shall, on or before the first day of every month, furnish the City Clerk with a list of the locations and the description of the machines or games at each location, where his machines or games are operated and at the same time shall pay -2- to the City Treasurer the sub -license f ee for such machines or game, on or bef ore the 5th day of each month said sub -license shall be picked up and placed upon all such machines or games. SECTION 7: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $300.00 or imprisoned in the City jail for any term not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and the license of such person may be revoked and the machine or machines confiscated. SECTION 8: Ordinance #1168 as amended by Ordinance #1195 and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 9: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and after its passage, approval and legal publication. APPROVED this 13th day of February, 1945. IMMiWaffou Passed this 13th day of 'February, 1945. GNES EDtiWIMS, lty Clerk Approved as to form: W. ob s on y Attorney -3-