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Home My WebLink AboutORD 0978 __ _ � K • 1L Y �� • � � � • I , r J , ) _ l� ,, e � ; t � . O�I3JAIdC� N0. 978 � � � I AN ORDINANCt� R+II�ATING TO AYD �EGUIiaTING THE USi ANT� OPERATION OF C�T9Ii�1 I MACHI2dE AP,•'�USEPJfENT DEVICES AND CERTAIN �TE1�TDiNG T3ACHINES; DEFINING flFFENSES AND PR�SCRIBING PENAI,TIES. TFIE CITY COUNCII, OF THE CITY OF Rr,1`tTON DO ORDAI�1 AS FOI,LO�S: Seetion 1. That thia Ordinance is deemed expedient to maintain the peace, goo3 government and welfare of the �ity of Renton and its trade, com�nerce and manufactuxes, and as a proper exercise oi the police po�ver of said �ity. Section 2. For the purposes of this Ordinance the term "amusement device" shall be held, understood and construed to mean ar�q machine or device a�erein a person de�oosits any coin or token or slug, which said token or slug may have been purchased by any coin or money, and in return thereior receives the op— portunity of playing or qoerating such machine or device without any pro$pect I of reward in money, merchandise, or any other article of value to be won as a resalt of sucil play or operation. Section 3. For the purpose of this Ordinance the term "vending na ehine^ snall 'oe :�e�d, understood and c�nstrue� to :nean �iry e,utomatic machine or �vice wher�in � person d��its a coin or a t�,'_�Qn oz r� sla� �r=lic;:i in turn was po.tr— chased by any coin or money, and in return from said automatic machine or device receives therefor, or has the chance of receiving there�or, any money merchanciise token, slu�, or other thing of value. Section 4. Vending rriachines as hereinbefore defined are hereby dividea into two classes, Class A and Class B, to be known and mare particularly def3�ed as follo�vs: Class 4. 2,11 venili�g mac'ninas, by the operation of �hich it is possibl.e for the operator to receive through luck or �kill, goods, wares, merchandise, money, tokens, hickeys, slugs or any other article of ealue in excess of the amount of money deposited in said machine. Glass B. gll vending machines, by the operation of which the operator receives a fixed and certain amount of goods, �rares or merchandise, with no possibility of receiving through luck or skill, extra and additional reward. Section 5. It snall be unlawful to permit to be operated or used, or to • possess with the intent that the same may be operated or ussd or to keep in —1— I . ti �'� � ' �. 3 any place of public resort, within the corporate limits of the City of Henton; ar�y amuse�ent device without having a valid, unrevoked license issued un.der the provisions of. this �rdinance, which license sha.11 be designated "amuaement game license"; or to permit to be operated or used, or to possess with the intent that the same rnay be operated or used, or to keep in an,y place of public reso�rt, within the corporate limits of the City of Benton, any vending machine, without having a valid, unrenoked license issued under the provisions of tnis Ordinance, which licenae shall be designated "vending machine license"; provided hoaveoer, that no license shall be required for any machine vending sanitary napkins, ' or for any penny or five cent Class B vending machine. Section 6. Zicenses iasued under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be obtained from the �ity Clerk af the �ity of Renton after application ther�- for has been rnade to the City Council and the �ity Council has granted sucn ap- plication. No person of questian�ale morr�l char�ctpr shr�ll �e en�it�au to hold such license, nor shall ar�y suc� license be issaed �or d machine cr device tc be in.stalled in or on ar�,y premises,which said premises, in the opinion o�' the Gity Council, shall be unsuitable for the oparation of such machine or device. Section 7. Each amusement device or vending machine device licensed for � operation under the provisions of this �rdinance shall have affixed thereto �,n a conspicuoua place a sticker or Iabel, legibly setting forth the name and ad- dress of the licensee, the license number and the period For which issued, to- gether with the words "City oY Renton". Any license issued for, and the sticker or label attached to, any machine or device under the provisions of this Ordin- ance may, upon application to, and the consent and approval of, the City Clerk, be transferred to another machine or device, to be opsrated in the same premises, for which a license is authorized to be issued under this Ordinance and �hich is in the sarue license class. The fee for this transfer shall be �1.00, to be paid to the City �'reasurer. Section 8. The anrnxal fee for each "amu.sement game license" shall be �12.00. The annual fee for each Class 'Btt "vending machine license", except , a psrluy or five-cent Class B vending machine, shall be �5.00. All fees for "amusement game licenses" and Class 'B" "vsndin.g machine licens " shall be '� for tne period of one yaar, beginnin� on the � day of - and -2- . . � , , _. , . , . . L ' � ending on tne last day o� ,;`,��,_, . any license issued under the pro- visions oT this Ordinance for a fractional year shall be paid for as �ollows; For a period of 3 months or less, one-iourth of the annual fee; For a period of more than 3 months and not more than 6 months one-half o� the annual fea; r'or a period of more than 6 months and not more than 9 months, three-iourths of the annual fee; For a period of more than 9 months, the full amount of the annual fee. Section 9. The license fee for each Class "A" venaing ma�hine shall be �10.00 per montn. All licenses for Class "9" vending machines shall be issued for the period of one month only. Said license period shall begin tne first day of each month and end on the lsst day o� the same month. Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any person under the a�e of eigh- teen (18j years, to play or operate any amusement deviee or Class '•gtt vending machine as defined in this Ordinance, and it shall be unldwful for ar�y owner or operator of' ar�y amusement device or Class "an vending machine, or ar�y manager or other person in charge of premises where amusement devices or Class "�rr vending machines are kept, msintained or operated, or permitted to be kept, maintained or operated, to permit or allow any person under the age o: ei�htesn (18) years to play or o_aez�ate a�1 amusement device or Class "A" vending ruachine. Section 11. No amusement game license or Class � vending machine license sY�all be issued for, nor ahall any amusement device or Class A vendin� machine �e used or operated in any building or place within five hundred (500j feet of tne grounds or building of any school. Section 12. If the City conncil shall find tnat any license has violated ar�y provision of this Ordinance, the City Council may revake the license issued ��I to such holder and remove the license sticker or label from any licensed a�-��-�_ ment device or vending machine device �perated by tne holder; but such r�- � voc�tion or failure to revoke for violation of the provieions ol t'�:is Ordinaric� siiall not relieve tne licensee from li�bility to punishment under penalties provided in Section 13 hereof. �ection 13. �ny violation or iailure to coi,:pl�r �raith �ny of the provisions _3.. � � . . . , � . - • • . � L ' oi this urdinance snail consti-�ite a misdemeana_ a.lu upan conaiction thereof �na11 subject the offender to a fine in any sum not exceeding �300.00. �ection 14, lf any section or provision of tnis �rdinance shall be actjudged to be invalia, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision or part thereof not ad- juaged invalid. Section 15. ' �rdina�e shall take efzect and be in �'orce on the / _ - ��ay �f ='�' . A. �., 19a7. � � � ( ��S�E;� tnis r� �_� day of Aur;ust, 1937. 9''�- ��2��?G�-'�__�__.. MAYOR � KPP�:O�rr�: th�� ''� day Of r�ugust, 1937. .�_��; �,--��; =� i� . � „c�� ' :�s 1✓✓.:;.% czlY cL�x , �r��ov.�� tis �c �o_�:T: �� czTY .�T�o_�r�Y