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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1211•���l�.tcfl X500 ORDINANCE NO. 1211 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON FIXING THE LICENSE FEES; OF PINBALL MACHINES AND SIMILAR GANGS OF SKILL WITHIN THE CITY OF RET` TON, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLAa uN HEREOF, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. l:XQ? AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT STH. The City Council of the City of Kenton, 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, merchandite, 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. Provided, hourever, that while machines operated in any private club, fraternal organization or service organization club room, shall not be required to operate under a master license. Said private club, fraternal organization or service organization shall apply for and obtain the sub license provided for herein and shall at all times comply with all of the other terms and conditions of this ordinance, except the provi- sion as to operating under a master license. SECTION 2; Application for such master license shall.be made to �r the City Clerk in such form and shall contain such information as the 0 -1- City Ulerk may require:_. Upon approval by the City Council and pay- ment 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 entitled to hold such license nor shall any such license be issued to anyone not operating similar machines in King County, Washington under license issued by King County Commissioners. The holder of each master license shall be authorized to operate up to 40 pinball machines or games of skill in the City of Kenton, provided that each such machine or game shall require a valid sub license as here- in 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 install- ed 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: gaster 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 transfe4ed to any other location. b SECTION 4: The license fees to be charged hereunder shall be and ti re X5000.00 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 #42166.67. SECTION 5: The owner, person in control or in charge of any pinball 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 L • Y • i ~ 1 City Ulerk may require:_. Upon approval by the City Council and pay- ment 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 entitled to hold such license nor shall any such license be issued to anyone not operating similar machines in King County, Washington under license issued by King County Commissioners. The holder of each master license shall be authorized to operate up to 40 pinball machines or games of skill in the City of Kenton, provided that each such machine or game shall require a valid sub license as here- in 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 install- ed 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: gaster 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 transfe4ed to any other location. b SECTION 4: The license fees to be charged hereunder shall be and ti re X5000.00 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 #42166.67. SECTION 5: The owner, person in control or in charge of any pinball 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 L City Ulerk may require:_. Upon approval by the City Council and pay- ment 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 entitled to hold such license nor shall any such license be issued to anyone not operating similar machines in King County, Washington under license issued by King County Commissioners. The holder of each master license shall be authorized to operate up to 40 pinball machines or games of skill in the City of Kenton, provided that each such machine or game shall require a valid sub license as here- in 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 install- ed 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: gaster 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 transfe4ed to any other location. b SECTION 4: The license fees to be charged hereunder shall be and ti re X5000.00 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 #42166.67. SECTION 5: The owner, person in control or in charge of any pinball 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 I have prominently displayed thereon a sign approved by the City Clerk, statim that it is unlawful for anyone under 21 to play the machine. 5EC`1'IUN 6: The holder of each master license shall, on or before the first day of every month, furnish the City Ulerk 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 to the City 'Treasurer the sub license fee for such machines or game, on or before the 5th 'day of each month said sub license shall be picked up and placed upon all such machines or games. SE(;T1.UN 7: Any person -wh-o 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 V300.00,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: Partial invalidity of ordinance. That if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality -thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. i;Lo7 SECTION 9: Ordinance #" O "sm a ad by Or and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 10: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and after its passage, approval and legal publication. APPROVED this 27th day of February, 1945. M A Y O R Passed this 27th day of February, 1945. City Clerk F:roved as to form: W. Dob o C ty Attorney _3-